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to the scliooner, in ortler to make 

 a partition, and tliereby divide 

 the male from tlie female slaves. 

 The ivory and wood could be bet- 

 ter stowed without the partition. 

 The witness was on shore the 

 morning before he went for the 

 slaves, but returned in the after- 

 noon, and the prisoner told him 

 the schooner which was to take 

 the slaves was ready. Witness was 

 ordered to bed at seven o'clock, 

 and about ten he was called up by 

 James Lenton, who was steward, 

 and who said the canoe with the 

 slaves was coming; he got up, 

 and it proved to be a canoe of 

 yams ; she went alongside of the 

 schooner which was lying along- 

 side the ship ; the yams were put 

 into the schooner for the use of 

 the slaves. Witness was called 

 down stairs, and went in the 

 Captain's cabin, leaving Kenton 

 to look out for the canoe of 

 slaves. The jnisoner said, "'J'here 

 is a cargo of slaves — call at 

 the Qua river, at which place 

 vou will get ten more." In 

 about ten minutes after he went 

 down into the cabin, another ca- 

 noe came witli slaves. The pri- 

 fconer had told him to make as 

 good a bargain as he could for 

 the slaves, as it would be for the 

 good of himself and the owners. 

 Witness was to take them to Ca- 

 marones, two or three hundred 

 miles down the coast tVom Cala- 

 bar, by the piisoner's orders. He 

 said, " Whatever ytju do, keep in 

 sliore ; for if a man of war's boat, 

 or a man of war, falls in with 

 \i)U, they will take you, and con- 

 demn the ship likewise." Witness 

 w as to take them to Camarones, 

 and sell them to King Aqua. The 

 canoe contained twelve women and 



nine men, black slaves ; they were 

 brought along side the schooner, 

 tied hand and feet, and the men 

 were put into the forehold, and the 

 women into the cabin. John (it- 

 Gam and witness took provisions 

 from the ship and went into the 

 schooner ; they took water, beef, 

 and rum, and four ship's musk- 

 ets, &c. ; and two black men, be- 

 longing to Calabar, assisted them. 

 The i)risoner said, " Shove broad 

 off, and make the best of your 

 way to Qua river," and told the 

 witness to count the slaves, and 

 tell hiia how many theie were. 

 Witness told him 21. The pri- 

 soner said no nroi-e. This was 

 between ten and eleven at night, 

 in January or February. They 

 pioceeded to Qua river, and re- 

 ceived one female slave ; and 

 from thence they proceeded to 

 t;ainarones with the slaves ; and 

 on their ai'rival tliere, a Portu- 

 guese boat came alongside, with 

 King Aqua in it, who said he 

 wouhl not purchase them j but 

 the Portuguese captain said he 

 would purchase them, as he kept 

 his factory on shore. Witness 

 said, "Very well," and the slaves 

 were taken on shore that niglit. 

 and an agreement was made wit!> 

 the Portuguese captain for a pipe 

 of brandy, two gang casts, ("20 

 gallons of brandy eacii), two bar- 

 rels of gunpowder, GO iron bars, 

 and live pieces of Manchester cot- 

 ton, all which was given in pay- 

 ment for the slaves. The odd 

 slave was brought back, because 

 she had a sore leg, and they would 

 not ])inchase her. They weie 

 five days going from Calabar to 

 Camarones ; tliey brought the re- 

 jected slave back, also the articles 

 they got for the slaves, and wit- 



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