The history of this prince's life he lent me afterwards to read, while it was yet in manuscript, in which I observed that he had recorded all the facts now mentioned.

Indeed he made no hesitation to state them, either when we were by ourselves, or when others were in company with us.

He repeated them at one time in the presence both of Mr.Cruden and Mr.Coupland.The latter was then a slave-merchant at Liverpool.

He seemed to be fired at the relation of these circumstances.

Unable to restrain himself longer, he entered into a defence of the trade, both as to the humanity and the policy of it; but Mr.Norris took up his arguments in both these cases, and answered them in a solid manner.
With respect to the Slave Trade as it affected the health of our seamen, Mr.Norris admitted it to be destructive; but I did not stand in need of this information, as I knew this part of the subject, in consequence of my familiarity with the muster-rolls, better than himself.
He admitted it also to be true, that they were too frequently ill-treated in this trade.