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rendered unwholefome, and difeafe will, ne- 

 ceffarily, be generated. Where there are two 

 decks it is alio more difficult to keep the men 

 fufficiently expofed to the open atmofphere, 

 as the idle and difobedient can more eaiily con- 

 ceal themfelves, and remain below through- 

 out the day. 



The difference, in point of health, is 

 peculiarly ftriking between the troops convey- 

 ed in tranfports from England, and the (laves 

 brought in the Guinea mips from Africa, 

 Perhaps, from the prefent mode of conducting 

 the Have mips, might be derived fome ufeful 

 hints for the management of our tranfports. 

 The flaves are much more crowded than the 

 foldiers, yet far more healthy. It becomes us 

 therefore to afcertain the caufe of this, and I 

 much fufpecl that it will be found in the 

 difference of treatment and accommodation. 

 According to the prefent method of conduct- 

 ing them, I might venture it as an opinion 

 that a Guinea fhip would carry—with lefs 

 danger of difeafe being generated among 

 them— a cargo of flaves more than thrice as 

 numerous as a tranfport would carry of fol- 

 diers. 



