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He is not in Mr. Samo's employ, but in the employ of witness's father; he heard Wilson say, that Samo was to send him slaves for the vessel, and saw the barter to be paid for them; he did not see Samo send the slaves to Wilson; he thinks the Samadada another name for the Eagle; he heard Mr. Wilson say that Samo sent off slaves in that cargo; he heard the natives of the Soosoo country say, Samo sent off 20 slaves in January, 1812; he heard and believes that Samo sent off slaves in the vessel also that sailed in September, 1811. The natives told him he had; the natives always inform the factors who supply the cargoes of slaves for each vessel, but the factors do not inform each other.

sworn. Evidence.—The schooner Eagle came into the Rio Pongas in October, 1811, and went off with a cargo of slaves; Samuel Samo, the prisoner, shipped off ten slaves; Samo's cooper told him that he had got tobacco and rum for the slaves from Wilson: he saw the slaves come from Samo's factory, and saw Samo's people take them on board the vessel in his canoes; he saw slaves in Samo'ss factory in irons eight weeks ago.

Cross-examined. Evidence.—He saw slaves on board the Eagle; he knows Samo's slaves and people; the supercargo told witness they were Samo's slaves ; the vessel sailed off in November, 1811 ; lie saw the slaves come off from Samo's wharf in Samo's canoes ; Samo's people, and the master of Samo's vessel, said the slaves were from Samo's factory; he saw the vessel over the Rio Pongas bar, with all sail set; he went over the bar with her; Mr. Samo's clerk told, him Mr, Samo had purchased the slaves.