This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840. Excerpt: ... constantly traversed by our cruisers! The thing seems in itself incredible! But however this may have been in 1834, we are prepared to show, by the testimony of respectable men, commanders and supercargoes of vessels trading to the coast--testimony, the correctness of which we presume may any day be satisfactorily ascertained at the Admiralty, by reference to the log books of our cruisers on the coast--that a great and important change has taken place in 1838-9. From such testimony procured in writing, now lying before us, we select the following: TO ROBERT JAMIESON, ESQ. "Liverpool, 16th July, 1840. "Sir,--Being on the point of sailing for Africa, I, at your request, state in writing, what I have already mentioned in your hearing, that I was in Bonny last voyage, from the month of October, 1839, to the month of March, this year, during which time there was but one slave vessel there. "That I was likewise in that river in 1838, from four to five months, during which time there was only one slaver there;--and that it is my opinion the export of slaves from Bonny River is at an end, if the same watchfulness be shown by H. M. cruisers as at present. I remain, Sir, Your most obedient servant, Peter Douglas," Commanding the Barque Brutus. "Liverpool, July 22, 1840. "Sir,--I now state in writing, what I have before stated to you verbally, namely--that I was in the command of the barque Boddingtons, of Liverpool, in the Old Calabar River, Africa, B from the 23d of February to the 21st of September, 1839, and that the only vessels that were engaged in the Slave-trade in the river, during that time, were two small schooners, from Prince"s Island, owned by a man of colour at Prince"s, both of which were taken by H. M. cruisers, shortly after leaving the river; and ...