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 and it is therefore to be presumed, that the health of the Negro Slave, whilst on board British ships, is as much attended to as on board the ships of any other nation, and Mr. Park corroborates my opinion in the following words:—

"The mode of confining and securing Negroes in American Slave ships (owing chiefly to the weakness of their crews) is abundantly more rigid than in British Vessels."

Having now brought your Lordships to the West Indies, I trust I may be allowed for a moment to pause, and consider a little who are the West India Proprietors: They are our fellow-subjects—they are Englishmen—they are, if not born, at least educated in this country. From local knowledge, and personal experience, I must bear testimony to the affection and to the loyalty they entertain for their and the Mo-