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tice of catching and selling slav^esj even if wicked white people 
should ask you to sell them, and that you will punish, without 
cruelty, any one who tries to do so; we also hope you will give 
up the sacrifice of your fellow-creatures because it is displeasing 
to God. 
Consider well the offer we now make you, and remember that 
if you accept it you will please the great God ; you will have 
our powerful Queen for you friend; all good white people will 
love you, and will endeavour to help you, and you will soon be- 
come wiser, richer, and happier than you ever were before. 
To the Commanders of the Vessels of the Niger 
Expedition, 
1. — 1, In issuing General Orders to the commanders of the 
vessels under my command, I would wish them to impress upon 
their respective officers and crews, that the mission on which our 
Most Gracious Queen has been pleased to send us for the benefit 
and happiness of the African race, is distinguished from all former 
Expeditions, by the disinterested and beneficent objects it has in 
\deW. It may, indeed, be said to have attracted the attention 
of the whole civilized world, and perhaps, it is not too much to 
add, that no Expedition ever left the shore of Britain with the 
good wishes and prayers of so large a portion of our countrymen. 
It is, therefore, incumbent on all of iis to consider the responsible 
nature of the duties before us, and how much the force of good 
example may effect towards the accomplishment of the ends 
proposed, by exhibiting to the African the Christian in character, 
as well as in name, and proving by our actions the sincerity of our 
deshe for their welfare and happiness. 
2. In the preparations made for this great enterprise, every 
thing which could he thought of as likely to contribute to the 
health and comforts of the officers and men has been most 
liberally provided ; it therefore more especially behoves us to use 
our best abilities and utmost endeavours zealously to discharge 
