The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-21
AsoLrr1oS OF THE SLAVE TRADE.

The following is copy of letter to the edi-
tors OF the Sierra Leone Gazette, which appear
ed in that paper MARCH,, 1908
Permit me To send you the following facts
fer insertion, which will tend to show m what
manner some of the natives of this country are
disposed to view the abolition Of the slave trade.
.. Since the abolition of the slave trade was
mane known in the neighborhood OF Goree, a
quarrel took place between the king of Daniel
and Maraboos after several skirnishes, the
Maraboos drove them back, and carried away
with them from 500 TO 1000 head " cattle, say.
would not take their people but that cattle
could be turned to advantage, they would take
them.
had some conversation with man who took
an active part against the king OF Daniel; he
assured me that the natives in their neighbour
hood had no intention OF taking any more prlsen-
crs, as they would not sell; that the idea, that
those who might unavoidably be taken would be
put to death, was quite erroneous.
MamaGoo Saani, powerful and intelligent
chief on the river Gambia, told me that he regret
ted the abolition As being the means OF dcprving
him OF considerable emoiumcnt, but that he be-
lieved, generally speaking, it would be of great
service to the country. One very strong rea-
son he gave was, that the want of confidence
inieacb other, occasioned by the fear of kidnap-
ping, or otherwise making slaves, obliged the
natives to be constantly armed, and every man
to suspect his brother; but that since the aboli-
ton they had already begun to lay aside their
guns, when they went out and he had no doubt
but, in short time, they would clear away the
woods from about their towns that were then
built and that in building new ones, they would
have them III more exposed situations, and that
he himself had altered his mind as TO the place
he had chosen to bu,id town on the banks Of
the river, and cut down all the woods near him !;
and that he intended, as he knew many other ma
tves did, to attend as much as possible to the
cultivation of cotton, which grows there in gSeat
THEATRE ROYAL. HAyMARKET-On
the 25th of May the play of Venice Preserved
was performed at this theatre, and Mrs. Siddons
for the last time, represented the unfortunate
Belvidere. Her delineation of this arduOus cha
racter is too well known to need any encomiums.
Cooke was particularly happy in his represen-
tation of Perre-his recitation ofthe following
passage produced an electric effect upon the au
dience-
PIeRRE-Yet for all this am a villain.
JAIFIER--A villain
PIERRE-Ycs, and a most notorious villain.
To see the sufferings of my fellow creatures,
And own mysefl man-tO see our senators
Cheat the deluded people with shew
Ofliberty, which yet they never must taste of.
For upwards of ten minutes the applause was en-
thusiastic, and there not an individual in the
audience who did not seem to enter fully into the
indignation ct the wronged Venetian.
We understand it to- have been yesterday de-
termined in council, that all the Dutch vessels
detained IN British ports are to be permitted TO
return home in ballast, being first furnished with
licence for that purpose, winch are to be grant.
ed without any demand whatever for such licen-
ces....London Print