EXPEDITION TO SURINAM. 



the paffage with horfe-beans and oil for their whole fubfifl- 

 ence. But thefe fufFerings are often alleviated with better 

 food by the more humane : fo far, that none or few of 

 the cargo die during the palTage, and tiie whole crew ar- 

 rive healthy in the Weft Indies. I even remember one 

 inftance, where the captain, mate, and moft of the 

 failors, having expired at fea, fo that the remaining 

 few could not work the fhip without the negroes affift- 

 ance, yet thefe laft having been, well treated, helped at 

 laft to run the velfel on fhore, by which means they 

 not only faved many lives, but tamely and even chear- 

 fully allowed themfelves to be fetched and fold to any 

 perfon who would pleafe to buy them. — Having made 

 thefe reflections, I fhall now briefly proceed with the 

 manner in which the flaves are difpofed of. 



No fooner is a Guinea-lhip arrived, than all the flaves 

 are led upon deck, where they are refreflied with pure 

 air, plantains, bananas, oranges, &c. and being properly 

 cleaned, waflied, and their hair fliaved in different figures 

 of ftars, half-moons, &c. which they generally do the 

 one to the other, (having no razors) by the help of a 

 broken bottle and without foap. After this operation, one 

 part of them is fent afhore for fale, decorated with pieces 

 of cotton to ferve as fig-leaves, arm-bands, beads, Sec. 

 being all the captain's property ; while the others fpend 

 the day in dancing, hallooing, and clapping hands on 

 board the velTel. 



Having 



