Many were mere children about five years of age and under.

One little boy, with the simplicity of childhood, said to our men, "The others tied and starved us, you cut the ropes and tell us to eat; what sort of people are you ?--Where did you come from ?" Two of the women had been shot the day before for attempting to untie the thongs.

This, the rest were told, was to prevent them from attempting to escape.

One woman had her infant's brains knocked out, because she could not carry her load and it.

And a man was dispatched with an axe, because he had broken down with fatigue.
Self-interest would have set a watch over the whole rather than commit murder; but in this traffic we invariably find self-interest overcome by contempt of human life and by bloodthirstiness.
The Bishop was not present at this scene, having gone to bathe in a little stream below the village; but on his return he warmly approved of what had been done; he at first had doubts, but now felt that, had he been present, he would have joined us in the good work.