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The Slave Trade

           Atthepresenthour,thetradeisnolongercarriedon,exceptforthebenefitoftheSpanishandPortuguesecolonies,andtosatisfythewantsofthepopulationsoftheOrient,Turks,orArabs.Brazil,ifshehasnotyetrestoredheroldslavestoliberty,atleastnolongerreceivesnewones,andthechildrenoftheblacksarebornfreethere.

           ItisintheinteriorofAfrica,intheprosecutionofthosebloodywars,wagedbytheAfricanchiefsamongthemselvesforthisman-hunt,thatentiretribesarereducedtoslavery.Twooppositedirectionsarethengiventothecaravans:onetothewest,towardthePortuguesecolonyofAngola;theothertotheeast,ontheMozambique.Oftheseunfortunatebeings,ofwhomonlyasmallportionarriveattheirdestination,someareexported,itmaybetoCuba,itmaybetoMadagascar;otherstotheAraborTurkishprovincesofAsia,toMecca,ortoMuscat.TheEnglishandFrenchcruiserscanonlypreventthistraffictoasmallextent,asitissodifficulttoobtainaneffectivesurveillanceoversuchfar-extendedcoasts.

           Butthefiguresoftheseodiousexportations,aretheystillconsiderable?

           Yes!Thenumberofslaveswhoarriveatthecoastisestimatedatnotlessthaneightythousand;andthisnumber,itappears,onlyrepresentsthetenthofnativesmassacred.

           Afterthesedreadfulbutcheriesthedevastatedfieldsaredeserted,theburntvillagesarewithoutinhabitants,theriverscarrydowndeadbodies,deeroccupythecountry.

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