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the English farmer who goes to America ! 

 The gentleman further said, that Mr. 

 took nine thousand pounds sterling 

 rica with him. I need only observe that it 

 is not usual in England for men with these 

 thousands to live in that manner. Care in 

 England produces comfort: but want often 

 attends the utmost care in America. I have 

 found out that the above friend to emigra- 

 tion was a captain of a ship; and the reason 

 why all those favourable accounts are given 

 of America, is, that the interest of such a 

 town as Liverpool is to support the trade of 

 the place. There is a more cruel traffic 

 carried on for white slaves from thence to 

 America than the African slave-trade to 

 the West-Indies, of which I received the 

 following proofs. 



I by chance had some business in a pub- 

 lic-house in Liverpool ; where there were 

 two captains of ships, both Englishmen : 

 and they had been saying the most favour- 

 able things of America. There happened 

 ix> be a gentleman present who knew me ; 



