I travelled nearly seven thousand miles in this time, and I was able to count upon twenty new and willing evidences.
[Footnote A: Ten or twelve of those, who were examined, much to their honour, came forward of their own accord.] Having now accomplished my object, Mr.Wilberforce moved on the fourth of February in the House of Commons, that a committee be appointed to examine further witnesses in behalf of the abolition of the Slave-trade.

This motion was no sooner made, than Mr.Cawthorne rose, to our great surprise, to oppose it.

He took upon himself to decide, that the house had heard evidence enough.

This indecent motion was not without its advocates.

Mr.
Wilberforce set forth the injustice of this attempt; and proved, that out of eighty-one days, which had been given up to the hearing of evidence, the witnesses against the abolition had occupied no less than fifty-seven.