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 pare 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.

A day or two after our conversation on this latter subject he brought me the manuscript journal of a voyage to Africa, which had been kept by a mate, with whom he was then acquainted.

He brought it to me to read, as it might throw some light upon the subject on which we had talked last.