2; I 



CHAPTER V. 

 Eour tjjroufllj Hollantr antr Etalg* 



NOTES OF A RAMBLE ON THE CONTINENT CLOSED TO THE BRITISH, 



AND NECESSARY TO OBTAIN AMERICAN PAPERS THE VOYAGE 



THE HELDER TRACES OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITION AMSTER- 

 DAM UTRECHT DELFT DUTCH APPRECIATION OF THE 'CO- 

 LONIAL POLICY ' RYSWICK DISCUSSION ON THE SLAVE TRADE 



PROJECTS FOR CO-OPERATION IN ABOLITION THE HAGUE A 



SITTING OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY HAARLEM DUSSELDORF 



AND ITS PICTURE-GALLERY THE RHINE VENICE PICTURES 



JOURNEY THROUGH ITALY NAPLES POMPEII THE GROTTO 



DEL CANE ROME ST PETER'S AND THE VATICAN. 



IN the autumn of 1804 I determined to go to Hol- 

 land, where I hoped to obtain much information on 

 the subject of the slave trade, with the intention of 

 afterwards proceeding through Germany, if I found 

 that could be done without much difficulty, and thence 

 to Italy. Jeffrey had written to me in July remon- 

 strating ; he complained of my absenting myself at 

 that period of the year, and throwing the labour of 

 preparing for the October number of the Eeview upon 

 his shoulders, for Murray and many of the others were 

 about to take their holiday, leaving him alone in 

 Edinburgh. To make his mind easy I contrived to 

 send him four or five articles before I left England : 



