that a present should be sent to the Foolah king, to beg that he would drive the gentlemen at Bashia out of their quarters; which would open a free course to the slave vessels to purchase all the slaves that the Foolahs might bring down. The present was sent, and received: but, great disappointment again!—the king, soon after he had received the present, was dethroned by his subjects, on account of the unsuccessful wars which he carried on with the Caffries in the interior, and another was set on the throne. Thus the devices of the wicked came to nought!

Many of the native traders are now obliged to put their slaves on their rice plantations, since they cannot dispose of them. Many servants, who have been employed in the Slave Trade, are now dismissed, and are obliged to live on their own planting; and thus cultivation will be more attended to.

Having waited nine days for the repair of the vessel in which I had come hither from the Rio Pongas, and finding it was but badly repaired, I would not venture in it, but inquired for a path to return by land; and was told that there was one, but that it was very tedious for travellers, being a desert of about three days' journey; in consequence of which, one is obliged to sleep in the bush. It was said also, that there were above two hundred Foolahs encamped, to catch their run-away slaves, consisting of above one thousand, who had fled into the Capatches, a district near the sea shore, and who also were prepared for an attack. It happens sometimes, that some of these poor creatures go out into their rice plantations, not knowing that the Foolahs are lying in wait for them, and are thus caught and sold: the Foolahs themselves, however, sometimes sharing the same fate from them.

"Having received this information, I went immediately to John Pearce for advice; who said, if I would venture to go this difficult road, he would give me twelve of his trusty people, well armed on account of wild beasts, which were dangerous in the night. As for the Foolahs, if they should meet me in the path, and see his people, they would not disturb me in the least. Upon this I resolved to set out by

land the next day; and went to the factory where I lodged, in order to prepare myself.

Early the next day, a man rushed into my room, calling out, Mr. Butscher! here is war! here is war!' I rose up immediately, went into the front piazza, and saw a number of people surrounding the house, some fighting with cutlasses, and some tying others with ropes. I asked a trader the cause he said,There came down yesterday one hundred and fifty men from the Cabba country, to sell their produce to the traders: some of them came to me with ivory, callabashes, and live stock, and I see that John Pearce's people are now catching them; for what reason I do not know.' Soon after breakfast, I went to Mr. Pearce, where I saw above a hundred of these people already in irons; and his people were employed in catching them that whole day, till all had been brought in. When I asked him why he caught them, he said, These people came from the Cabba country, which country is divided into two kingdoms: the one borders on the Lantamas, and maintains a friendly intercourse with them, even so much that their children are intermarried one with another. These two kings had war with each other; and that of the northern Cabbas burnt one town of those who are on friendly terms with the Lantamas, and in the flames perished some Lantama women and children. Their relations became now enraged; but yet could do nothing without my assistance. A few days ago, the head man of those Cabbas, who are on friendly terms with the Lantamas, sent a message to me, that about a hundred and fifty of his enemies' subjects, especially of those who burnt the town where some of the women and children perished, were going down to the Rio Nunez with produce; and, in case they should arrive, he begged me to catch and sell them all for powder and guns, which would enable him to carry on war with his enemies again. The chief of the Lantamas received the same message; and, on this account, we caught them all.' I said, I suppose they are not all guilty of the crime for which they are all caught.' He replied, It may be so: however, if a slave vessel should be here, they would be sold without mercy, guilty or not

guilty; but, as there is none, the matter will be considered, and the people examined: perhaps all may return with safety:' which was the case, as I learnt afterwards.-Oh, what a happy effect, even in this instance, has the abolition of the Slave Trade had on these hundred and fifty men, their families, and relations!

"On taking my leave of Mr. Pearce, after having walked about five miles almost in the dark through the bush, we reached a Lantama town, where I lodged in the chief's house for that night, and was treated in a very friendly manner. Here I endeavoured to procure more rice and fowls for our journey, in case we might get detained by accident in the path: but I could get but little, as the Lantamas are also not very industrious in planting rice and raising stock of any kind.

"After having had a restless night, on account of the mus quitoes, we went on about eight o'clock in the morning, and walked about fourteen miles; when we cooked our dinner, and rested till two o'clock in the afternoon. It was extremely hot, and we expected a tornado that evening. Having now taken refreshment, we walked on till night prevented us; and then took our lodging for the night under a few small trees, on two of which my hang-mat was fastened. The guide cut off small branches from the trees, and erected a kind of shelter on the east side, in case a tornado should come on at midnight. True enough, a tremendous tornado rose. I left my hang-mat, and went under the shelter; but, as we were fifteen in number, the hut could not shelter us from the vio lence of the rain, which continued about half an hour. Our fire was extinguished, and our provision and clothes wet: we all felt very cold, and were anxious to see the dawning of the day, and the rising sun.

"Before six o'clock we proceeded, in order to warm and dry ourselves by walking. Having again walked about fifteen miles, through a barren and rocky tract of land, we rested at a fine brook, and took refreshment. There we had the river Capatches to the west; but saw not the least trace of Foolahs in the path: my guide, however, hastened us on

our way. About fifteen miles further, we came to a little valley, overgrown with bush, through which runs a brook, where I wished to take our lodging for that night, as by means of the bushes we should be preserved from the dew; but not far off we saw traces of leopards, hyenas, elephants, and wild hogs, which had made a beaten path to the brook: the guide thought it, therefore, rather dangerous to stay there all night, and begged me to go on a little further; which we did, and took up our lodging in the open air, where we spent a pleasant night.

Early on the following morning, we proceeded with a cheerful expectation of seeing a town about noon; and in walking rather hastily, I became very much fatigued, and was free quently obliged to lie down on a rock to rest and draw breath. At last a town appeared, which we entered: we rested there about four hours. There was a woman who knew some of our school children, and treated me very hospitably. Thence we proceeded to a factory, named Quasinge; where we arrived in the evening: it is a good day's journey from Bashia.

"From this factory an opportunity was offered to me to return home by water; and, as I then was very much fatigued, I cheerfully accepted it; and arrived safe, finding all in our settlement in perfect health."

The same Missionary who wrote the above, states it as a fact, which he had full means of ascertaining, that since the abolition of the Slave Trade, the number of slave factories, on the Rio Pongas and the other rivers adjoining, has greatly diminished. In the year 1807, the number was seventytwo; in February 1812, when he left Africa, this number had been reduced to eighteen; and it was supposed that the operation of the Slave Trade Felony Bill would soon put an end to the greatest part, if not the whole, of these,

K.

Judgment of Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, in the Case of the Donna Marianna*.

THIS case was heard upon an appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court at Sierra Leone: in which court the ship had been condemned, together with her cargo. It appeared that the ship was originally an American vessel, and had been purchased at Liverpool by Macdowall and Co. of that place, who, in August 1809, sent her, under the command of a person of the name of Vauralst, to Madeira, with a cargo of culm, and from thence the ship proceeded to Pernambuco. At Pernambuco the ship was said to have been sold to De Silva, a Portuguese merchant, by whom she was claimed as Portuguese property. From Pernambuco the ship sailed under Portuguese colours to Bahia, with some wine on board (but whether the same wine that she had brought from Madeira did not clearly appear); and having there taken on board a variety of goods assorted for the Slave Trade, she proceeded to Cape Coast, where she was proceeding to engage in the Slave Trade, and was seized at anchor. Vauralst, the master, to whom the command of the vessel had been originally entrusted at Liverpool, still continued on board, but, as asserted, only in the capacity of a passenger, for the purpose of delivering the wine at Cape Coast.

June 3, 1812, the Court condemned the ship, as being a British vessel engaged in the Slave Trade; and reserved the question respecting the cargo; to the condemnation of which

*This judgment having been delivered only on the 3d of June, it could not be inserted in its proper place among the Slave-Trade Cases. It is thought important, however, that it should still be inserted in this Report, with a view to the information of Naval Officers, and of Vice-Admiralty Courts abroad.