aiTembling together, in clofe unwholefome 

 crowds. Mirth and gaiety were promoted 

 among them : they were roufed to bodily 

 exercife, and care was iifed to divert their 

 minds from dwelling upon their change of 

 ftate, and lofs of home : and I may truly fay, 

 that a more general air of contentment 

 icigned among them than could have been, 

 expefled. While many were dancing and 

 finging, and playing together, others were 

 giving their afliftance in working the (hip ; 

 and, we even learned that feveral of them had 

 made themfelves highly ufeful on the paffage, 

 and were already becoming expert failors. 



They all feemed to regard the mafter of 

 the vefTel more in affe£lion than fear ; and, 

 although flridly obedient, they did not ap- 

 pear to be at all under the influence of terror. 

 Crowded in fome degree, they, neceffarilv, 

 muft be, particularly in the place where 

 they flept ; but every attention was paid 

 to prevent the injury which might derive 

 from it ; and to keep them in healt^. 



We went down belovy to fee their place 



