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During the few days, fmce our arrival 

 here, events and circumftances have occurred, 

 as if they had been planned for the gratifica- 

 tion of our curiofity, or defigned exprefsly to 

 place before us what was likely to be moft 

 ftriking to Europeans. 



Already have we witneffed the humilia- 

 ting, but very interefting fight of a cargo of fe- 

 veral hundreds of human fubjedts being land- 

 ed from a flave-fhip, and expofed to public 

 fale ; and on the other hand, naked beings, 

 who range in the utmoft freedom of human 

 nature, have prefented themfelves in crowds to 

 our obfervation — parties of copper-coloured 

 Indians, from the wild woods, having come 

 down the river in their canoes to vifit the 

 town. It has alfo chanced to occur to me to 

 be addrelTed by an unhappy fiave, ftrongly en- 

 treating me to purchafe her from her mafter ; 

 and I have further witneffed with furprife, the 

 more than apathy, perhaps I rnight fay, the 

 exultation of a white lady, on hearing the cries 

 of a negro fuffering under the whip. Like- 

 wife the honor has been done me of having 

 a young flave placed by my elbow at dinner 

 time, with a fragrant bough to defend me from 



