This also was carried, but without the necessity of a division.
The resolution and the motion having passed both Houses, one other parliamentary measure was yet necessary to complete the proceedings of this session.

It was now almost universally believed, in consequence of what had already taken place there, that the Slave-trade had received its death-wound; and that it would not long survive it.

It was supposed therefore, that the slave-merchants would, in the interim, fit out not only all the vessels they had, but even buy others, to make what might be called their last harvest.

Hence extraordinary scenes of rapine, and murder, would be occasioned in Africa.

To prevent these a new bill was necessary.