On the ninth day he expired, having never been allowed any sustenance during that time.
[Footnote A: Officers are said to be allowed the privilege of one or more slaves, according to their rank.

When the cargo is sold, the sum total fetched is put down, and this being divided by the number of slaves sold, gives the average price of each.

Such officers, then, receive this average price for one or more slaves, according to their privileges, but never the slaves themselves.] I asked Mr.Arnold if he was willing to give evidence of these facts in both cases.

He said he had only one objection, which was, that in two or three days he was to go in the Ruby, on his third voyage: but on leaving me, he said, that he would take an affidavit before the mayor of the truth of any of those things which he had related to me, if that would do; but, from motives of safety, he should not choose to do this till within a few hours before he sailed.
In two or three days after this, he sent for me.

He said the Ruby would leave King-road the next day, and that he was ready to do as he had promised.