He had shipped two hundred and sixty-five slaves, and he had lost twenty-three of them.

If he had gone on losing his slaves, all of whom were under twenty-five years of age, at this rate, it was obvious, that he would have lost two hundred and fifty-three of them, if his passage had lasted for a year.

Now in London only seventeen would have died, of that age, out of one thousand within the latter period.
After having exposed the other voyages of Mr.Hume in a similar manner, he entered into a commendation of the views of the Sierra Leone company; and then defended the character of the Africans in their own country, as exhibited in the Travels of Mr.Mungo Park.

He made a judicious discrimination with respect to slavery, as it existed among them.

He showed that this slavery was analogous to that of the heroic and patriarchal ages; and contrasted it with the West Indian in an able manner.
He adverted, lastly, to what had fallen from the learned counsel, who had supported the petitions of the slave-merchants.