with a brief notice of the neighbouring tribes, soil, productions, &c. and some observations on the facility of Colonizing that part of Africa, with a View to Cultivation; and the introduction of letters and religion to its inhabitants: but more particularly as the means of gradually abolishing African Slavery relative to an attempt to establish a British Settlement on the Island of Bulama, on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1792
with a brief notice of the neighbouring tribes, soil, productions, &c. and some observations on the facility of Colonizing that part of Africa, with a View to Cultivation; and the introduction of letters and religion to its inhabitants: but more particularly as the means of gradually abolishing African Slavery relative to an attempt to establish a British Settlement on the Island of Bulama, on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1792
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Chapter IV. Proceedings from the Rejunction of the Ships, to the Abandonment of the Island of Bulama by the major Part of the Colonists, in the Ship Calypso.
62 African Memoranda. i 1792. j at 10 o’clock. This latter channel I immediately went to ex- June 2>. plorc, and found it safe and commodious, having from 7 to 15 fathoms through its whole extent, within pistol shot of either 25th. shore. The day following I sailed in the Beggar’s Benison for the island of Canabac, accompanied by Mr. Dobbin and Capt. Moore, to effect the object without which our enterprize were vain, as well as unjust. We had put on board the cutter an assortment of goods which had been chosen in Europe, to make presents of to the native chiefs, and to purchase of them the island of Bulama; and two grumetas of Captain Moore’s who were to be our interpreters to the Bijugas.* 26th. We anchored at Canabac late in the evening of the 26th, and had only day-light enough to land one of our interpreters,! to open the purpose of our coming, and deliver the customary pre sents for the king. He was joined on the beach by many of the natives. Although we had learned through the Grumetas, who had re deemed our women, that the Bijugas were willing to treat with us for the sale of the island of Bulama, and had been told at Bissao, that we should find no difficulty in purchasing it, yet we were at the same time informed that these were a treacherous, and faithless people, in whose professions no confidence could be placed, and that we ought therefore to be always on our guard, for they would lose no opportunity of surprizing us if any thing was to be gained thereby. Gillion had therefore been directed * The cluster of islands goes by the name of the Bijuga islands, Canabac is one of rthem ; but all their inhabitants are called Bijugas. + Whom I shall hereafter call Gillion, for that was his name, and an hpnest, good, and valuable man he was.