e, 36. Great waste of them thro' hard usage in the islands, 86.
Melancholy case of two of them, 136. Proposals for setting them free,
129. Tried and condemned without the solemnity of a jury, 174.
_Negroes_ (free) discouragement they met with, 133.
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_Portugueze_ carry on a great trade for slaves at Angola, 40. Make the
first incursions into Guinea, 44. From whence they carry off some of the
natives, _ibid._ Beginners of the slave-trade, 46. Erect the first fort
at D'Elmina, _ibid._
R
_Rome_ (the college of cardinals at) complain of the abuse offered to
the Negroes in selling them for slaves, 58.
S
_Senegal_ (river) account of, 7, 14.
Ship (account of one) blown up on the coast of Guinea with a number of
Negroes on board, 125.
Slave-trade, how carried on at the river Gambia, 111. And in other parts
of Guinea, 113. At Whidah, 115.
Slaves used with much more lenity in Algiers and in Turkey than in our
colonies, 70. Likewise in Guinea, 71. Slavery more tolerable amongst the
antient Pagans than in our colonies, 63. Declined, as christianity
prevailed, 65. Early laws in France for its abolishment, 66. If put an
end to, would make way for a very extensive trade through Africa, 143.
The danger of slavery taking place in England, 164.
_Sloane_ (Sir Hans) his account of the inhuman and extravagant
punishments inflicted on Negroes, 89.
_Smith (William)_ surveyor to the African company, his account of the
Ivory Coast, 20. Of the Gold Coast, 24.
V
VIRGINIA (laws), respecting Negro slaves, 172. _Virginia_ (address to
the assembly) setting forth the iniquity and danger of slavery, 189.
W
WALLACE (_George_) his testimony against slavery, 180.
_West Indies_, white people able to perform the necessary work there,
141.
_Whidah_ (kingdom of) agreeable and fruitful, 27. Natives treat one
another with respect, 29.
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