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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
f each called 10 trade bars at "J Kaarta bars. 
6 pieces baft^ Galam, where 60 of those J> equal to 240 
I bars are given for a slave J 
4|^lbs. of powder, |lb. a trade bar 30 
2 common guns (each 10) 20 do 80 
480 flints 40 do 48 
120 sheets common paper 20 do 24 
1 card snulF-box 1 do...... 2 
1 scissors 1 do 2 
1 steel 1 do.... 2 
1 common looking-glass 1 do 2 
120* ..equal to 430 f 
For which he could again purchase five slaves 
in Kaarta, where there is no want of those 
wretched beings. Is it then to be wondered at 
that those people view with a jealous eye our 
endeavours to suppress that trade, or throw ob- 
stacles in the way of our penetrating into the 
interior of their country, where they suppose we 
are attracted with no other view than the ulti- 
mate subversion of their religion and favourite 
traffic in their own flesh and blood $ for it is im- 
possible to convince them (at least by words) 
that we have no such intention : and as to think 
of persuading them that the extension of our 
geographical knowledge in visiting unknown 
countries at such risks and expense, or that the 
lawful increase of our commerce alone attract 
* Nominal value 2s. 6d. each, t Nominal value Is. 6d. each. 
