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quickly fallen to the ground, and the whole 

 contents been fhattered to atoms ; we, 

 therefore, left them to purfue their own 

 means. 



We have fince met with another cir- 

 cumftance nearly fimilar, which I might 

 offer to you as a further example of the indo- 

 lent manner in which flaves execute their 

 tafk : or I might note it as a fpecimen of the 

 cruelties which men, held in flavery, may, 

 and too frequently do become fubjecT: to, 

 from paffionate, and unfeeling individuals. 

 Walking towards the hofpital we met a party 

 of negroes rolling a box of ftores from the 

 boat, in which they had been brought on more, 

 to the ftore-room. Perceiving the cafe to be 

 light, and knowing it to contain only vef- 

 fels of tin, a defire to fee how they would 

 perform led us to try the experiment of 

 making them carry it : nor in doing this were 

 we aware of expofmg any of them to an act 

 of cruelty, or, we had affuredly left them, as 

 before, to their own way. — On attempting 

 to lift the package to their fhoulders, they 

 fet about it precifely in the awkward and ludi- 

 crous manner we had expe&ed ; ftill as no 



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