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104 I was heartily glad when they decamped, as they began to be noisy, wanted more lumme (rum,) and thought they had not been treated well,—being as yet only half-seas over, it was too apparent what a pest they might have turned out had I indulged them further!

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Slavery exists throughout the tribes on this part of the American coast, and some facts related by the Governor evince the extent to which they are subservient to the caprices of their masters. If a chief wishes to insult another, he sacrifices to him a certain number of slaves. It would be loss of stamp if the opponent failed in despatching an equal