1796.] 
eating, has. always exifted as a condition 
and praétice of mankind, in fome place 
or other in the world; and, therefore, 
it might be rightfully extended every 
where, not, only in the mof barbarous, 
bat the moft civilized countries. 
4thly, That it is well known, that 
they who are doomed to be -devoured, 
exult at the thought of their approaching 
fate, always finging and dancing as they 
go tothe ftake, to the jingling. found of 
bits of iron, faftened to their hands and 
feet ; which diverfion 1s greatly promoted 
by their humane conductors, as fuch ex- 
ercife is found to purify their blood, and 
make their flefh more delicious. 
sthly, That it being proved, that the 
eating of human flefh is not contrary to 
religion, morality, humanity, and the 
practice of the world, it is obvious, that 
it is not only confiftent with, but dictated 
by found policy every where, and parti- 
cularly at Owhyhee. 
6thiy, That Owhyhee being a mercan- 
tile country, muft neceffarily facrifice 
every confideration, and every principle, 
to commerce; in the. courfe. of which, 
all the natural, inherent, and unalienable 
rights of man, may be fold and purchafed 
by another, for his fole profit and enjoy- 
ment in life. 
7thly, That Owyhee depending on 
trade for its exiftence, it ought to be ex-, 
tended every where, either by fraud or 
force ; that it cannot be carried on to any 
great extent or national advantage in cer- 
tain places, but by the purchafe of human 
fieth and blood. 
8thly, That 30,000 or 40,000 Owhy- 
heens could not live fo luxuriouflyas they 
do,if three or four hundred thoufand ftran- 
gers were not annually devoured by them; 
and, in particular, their wives, widows, 
and orphans, would lead moft uncomfort- 
able lives, if they did not feed on the 
wives, widows, and infants, of other 
countries. : 
gthly, Thatthe manufaétures of lances, 
knives, and daggers, canoe building, pad- 
dling, and even the fubfiftence of the 
King, and all the people of Owhyhee, 
are materially interefted in the trade of 
human flefh, and the facrifice of their 
fellow creatures. 
rothly, That although this trade is the 
grave of thofe who are the objects of it, 
and of thofe who carry it on, it is the 
-nurfery of the moft ufeful fet cf men in 
Owyhee. 
rithly, That the king of Owhyhee, 
could not be fo great and fo fat as he is, 
if he did not dine on human flefh ; and 
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his revenue in hogs would fenfibly dimi- 
nith, if man-eating was abolifhed; the 
natural breed of hogs not being fufficient 
for the fupport of the country ; and that 
the people of Owhyhee would not be 
fo brave and ftrong as they are, and, 
therefore, muft foon become dependant 
on the neighbouring nations, that is to 
fay, become flaves, which is more horri- 
ble than death itfelf, if they did not fee 
on, the flefh and blood of their fellow 
creatures. 
r2thly, That itis notorious, that the foil 
of Gwhyhce cannot be worked to advan- 
tage, unlefs it be manured by the bones 
and offal of the victims of human ava- 
rice; and therefore the orvonas, or lords 
of the world, muft go without their fa- 
gar canes and fava, unlefs millions of the 
human {pecies are killed off. 
r3thly, That fhould it appear, not- 
withftanding what-has been offered, that 
this trade is contrary to humanity, mo- 
rality, and religion, it, neverthelefs, ought 
not to be abolufhed, becaufe it has been 
once permitted. 
r4thly, Should it however be put a 
ftop to, as odious in the fight of God and 
man, the good people of Owhyhee, de- 
mand an indemnification for their loffes, 
they. being by no means inclined to be 
either religious, moral, or humane, from 
principle ; and no government whatever, 
as governments are condu<ted, hasa right 
or reafon to expeét they fhould. 
rsthiy, That though the Owhyheens 
are pretty confident and vain of their 
f{uppofed fuperiority over all other peo- 
ple, incourage knowledge, humanity, and 
religion, yet if is not their intereit to af. 
feét to be wifer and better in this inftance 
than their neighbours, the Francees, the 
Spantos, and the more diftant Amerecs; 
for why fhould the Owhyheens be lefs 
barbarous, than they are {aid to be; and, 
in a-word, lefs CANNIBALS than any 
other nation in the world} 
(Signed) CREOLE, Seer. 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine.” 
STR, 
YONSIDERING your Magazineas the 
beft Monthly Produétion extant, I 
profefs myfelf one of its advocates, and 
feel interefted in every thing which has 
reference to it. - Well affured that it is 
far from your with, intentionally, to mif= 
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lead or mifinform any of your readers ; 
allow me to rectify a miftake in the De- 
feription of the Admiralty Télegraph, given 
in No. II. You fay, ‘ As there nay be 
made as many changes with thefe frames, 
as 
