slavery of the world

This is another extract from The Interesting Life Account of Gustavus  Vassa . I now wished for death , but soon two of the white men offered me food; and , on refusing to eat , one of them held me fast by the hands , and tied my feet , while the other flogged me severely .     This was published in 1789.

This is an extract from the interesting life account of  Gustavus Vassa . I was soon put down under the decks , and there I received such a smell as I had never experienced in my life ; so that with the stench , and crying together , I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat.

The number of Slave Ships registered in the English ports  in the 18th century.  Year:                   1710  , 1771  Bristol   =              20      , 20   London  =            24      , 58 Liverpool   =          2        , 107 

This article was published in the Gentleman's magazine on 23rd April , 1789. The plan for the abolition  of the slave trade is , in every view of it , silly and unwise . It is founded on the mistaken idea of kindness , or rather on ignorance , stupidity and passion. The Negroes  of Africa , in their native  country , are apparently useless in the great scale of human society . They are totally incapable of improvement , arts or sciences. The only way to promote their civilization , to make them useful in their life , and happy in themselves , is to introduce them to a state of activity and industry. That is the most horrible argument I have ever heard against the abolition of slavery.

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 Advertisements were published in the newspaper for the people to know about the 'Run away slaves'.                                                                                                                    

 James Towne was a carpenter.  He served  on the slave ships. He was asked many questions about the slave conditions. These are the question's. Q:When the Negroes are brought down to the coast , do they appear to come willingly ? A:By no means. Q:Were the Negroes fettered on board ships which you have known? A:Always with legshackles and handcuffs, two and two. right and left . Q:Has the space in which they have been confined on board the ship been sufficient for their convenience or health? A:By no means. They lay in a crowded and cramped state , neither had their length or breadth . Q:Did you know any inconvenience arising from the heat of their rooms? A:I have known them to go down well , and in the morning  brought up dead , from the suffocated state they were in below. Q:Do you recollect the height between decks of the ships which you sailed? A:The Peggy was about 4 feet , and the Sally was about 4 feet 4 inches or 5 feet 5 inches. Q:Whereabouts were

Matthew Gregson was a rich Liverpool businessman who played a big role in the making of Liverpool . He said that how abolition will ruin the city Liverpool. He said that: "Abolition will bring ruin to Liverpool.Complete abolition would mean financial loss of more than 7 million euros. Not only would owners, masters, officers and sailors would be affected, but the whole town would suffer as there would be less dock duty, less employment for boat builders, etc, and a decrease in the rents of houses, shops and warehouses in consequence of the  unemployment, and likely emigration of seamen , boat builders and men in associated trades. This proves that the city of  Liverpool was dependent on slavery. If slavery was abolished Liverpool  could not grow into a large city.

The  Atlantic Slave Trade lasted so long for many reasons - 1. The slaves were  usually non-rebellious . They had a polite nature. They seldom used to protest. But few of them even killed their master. 2. They could survive in very harsh conditions . 3 . A lot of profit could be made by this business .