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Bulama Iland, now British.

This beautiful Inland was recommended to France, as a colony by M. de la Brue, M. Demanet and Mr. Barber, § 528, 531.———-Described, § 529 and note.———————It's colonization undertaken, § 532,-above £9000 fubfcribed, ib.-Original terms of fubfcription, § 537.-Colonists engaged, &c. § 538.-Colonists attacked by Canabacs, § 539,—well received by Portuguese, § 540.—prifoners well treated by Canabacs, ib.-Tranfactions relative to the purchase of Bulama, § 541.-Different deftinations of the colonists, § 545.-Mortality out and home, § 546, (fee alfo § 933, et feq.)-not to be attributed to the climate, § 546. -Ship of war ordered to affift the colony, § 547-Reafons for additional fubfcriptions, 548.-Letters defcriptive of the foil, climate, &c. § 550.-Mr. Beaver left with 20 men, $552.-Vote of thanks, &c. to him and Mr. Hood, ib. note.———) -Bijugas meditate an attack, $553-Block-houfe, &c. erected, § 554--General defpondency and fickness, § 555.-Vifit of the Canabacs, § 556,-which alarms and harraffes the colonists, § 557.-Colony extremely weak, § 559.-Another vifit of the Canabacs, § 560.-Mr. Beaver affifts S. Leona with provifions, § 562.-Ship of war approaches Bulama § 563,--misted by bad charts § 564.--Visit of Bijugas, $565.-Capt. of man of war mufters the colony. His kindness, § 566.-Bijugas, though 150 ftrong, retreat and why, § 567.-Land cleared and ready for the plough, § 568.-Capt. Moore quarrels with the Portug. and detains Mr. Beaver's difpatches, which ruins the colony, § 570.—Harmony between the colony and it's neighbours, § 572.—Hankey, falfely reported to have the plague, is put under quarantine, § 573,-which prevents application for a charter, § 574S. Leona Comp. kindly orders the Felicity to call at Bulama with fupplies, § 575.-Greater fupplies fent, but arrived not in time, § 576.-Lands cleared, &c. Hens and goats in plenty, European and tropical vegetables thrive, § 577.- -Number of labourers, § 578.-S. Leona Comp. generously furnish 10 barrels of pork, ib.-colony only wanted men, ib.-Biafaras invite Mr. Beaver to build a town, ib.—Mr. Beaver fooths the impatient colonifts, $579.—who perfift in their intention to leave Bulama, § 580. Mr. B. reluctantly yields, and why, ib.-arrives at S. Leona: his opinion of the Bulama undertaking, § 581. Supplies arrive a month after the evacution, § 582.—Statement of accounts, § 583.

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-Trustees' opinion of a future undertaking, § 584,-if in war, a fmall one recommended, § 585,-estimated expenfe, § 586,means of defraying it, § 587.-Lands to be devided in the beginning of the 2d. year, § 588.-Trustees' opinion of foil, &c. of Bulama, § 589.-Petition for a charter prepared, § 591.—African facts not yet published, § 592. -Civilization the great object of the British colonies in Africa, § 593.—Present Europeans pecuniarized, ib.-Names of fubfcribers to African colonization, § 594.A cafe of real and preffing distress, ib.

Aquapim. Danish.

Dr. Ifert, a German gentleman, founds this colony, § 596.-Danish government fupport it, § 597,-Slaves temporarily introduced, § 598.- -Dr. Ifert dies and Lieut. Col. Rohrs is appointed to fucceed him, § 599-Gov. Biorn's account of the colony, ib.

Swedish Defign or Attempt.

Meeting at Norkioping, in 1779, § 601,-propofe to form a new community, in Africa, 603, 604.-Their opinion confirmed by Des Marchais, &c. 605.-Outline of their plan,

§ 606.

606.-New claffification of the community, independent of all feudal ideas, ibid. No. 3 note. -Opposition of the slave-trade, § 607.-King of Sweden grants a charter to 40 families, § 609. -M. Chauvel's plan for fearching for gold, § 610.The author's petition granted, § 61 1.—Objects of the author's voy. to Africa, § 612.-—Difficulties in France furmounted, § 61 3.-Arrival in Africa, § 614.-Chev. de Bouffler's excellent character, ib.-The author's excurfions, § 615.-Difappointments, and their caufes, ib.-French Senegal Company rapa cious, ib. note.-Return to Europe, § 616.-C. Verd eligible for colonization, § 617.Caufes of the author's ftay in England, § 61 8.-Promifing aspect of his object, § 619;-was led into great danger by ministerial artifice in Sweden, ib. note;—is engaged by the British miniftry to go to Africa, and a veffel equipped, ib.—is disappointed in England by a threatened war with Spain, § 620;—enters into the cotton manufacture, and why, ib. note.-His prefent hopes, 621.

APPENDI X.

Containing Notes, Quotations, and Documents, fome of which, had they been fooner obtained, might have been more properly inferted in the Body of the Work.

Dr. Smeathman's Letters refpecting Africa.

Produce, § 622, 627.-Tendency of the Doctor's plan, § 623, et feq.-Government and ftate of the flaves, § 628.-Why traders become chiefs, § 629.-Free fociety might easily be formed, ib.--Cultivation and trade, § 632.-Natives unite their exertions in certain inftances, § 633,-their character mifreprefented, § 635,-and might be improved, § 636.—Customs against industry, § 637.—Might be reformed by good laws, § 638.-White tradesmen, &c. to be chofen as colonists, § 640.—Also free blacks from the W. Indies, § 641.—A mixed people eafily formed into a fociety, § 642.-Propofed fituation, § 643.-Seeds, &c. to be carried out, ib.-Preservation of health, 646.-Heads of the Doctor's plan, 648.-His letters among the valuable MSS. of Dr. Lettfom, § 650.-His difinterested fpirit of enterprize, ib.

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Tranfcript of a Paper of a Quantity of Gold, up the River Gambay, in 1693." Published by the Rev. W. Derham, F. R. S. in 1726.

The quantity of gold great, § 651.-Directions respecting the boat and chemical apparatus, $652.-Marks to find the place, § 656.-Sea-horses and crocodiles troublesome, § 659.63 gr. gold from 5lb. fand, &c. § 666.—Above 1 2lb. 5 oz. got in 20 days, ib.-River shallow, water bad, § 667.-Gold in an astonishing quantity, § 669.

From Dr. Franklin's Essays on Luxury, &c.

Innocent luxury promotes industry, § 670.-Navigation, when ufeful and when noxious, §671.-Sugar may be faid to be tinged with human blood, § 673.-Dearer in Paris and London than in Vienna, 674. (See § 268.)

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Notes and Documents refpecting S. Leona and Bulama.

Note A-Colony propofed by an Afr. king, in 1726, § 676.-Frustrated by a slave-captain's villainy, ib.

Note B. First colonists of S. Leona moftly profligates, § 677.-Provided with neceffaries by Government, and with comforts by Mr. Sharp, § 678.-Their mortality in England; fail under Capt. Thompfon, § 679.-Would not work, § 680.-Mortality from bad huts, $681.-Obliged to plant, § 682.-Capt. T's fhip loft but one man, § 685.-Bad water down the coaft, ib.-Excellent water at S. Leona, ib.—Mr. Sharp fends a vessel to relieve the colony, § 687,-but the captain deceives him, ib.--Many colonists emigrate, 2 fold as flaves, M. of W. ordered to call at S. L. § 688.—St. George's Bay Co. incorporated as S. L. Co. § 689.-Firft minutes of the former, § 690.

Note C.-Situation of the colonists after their difperfion, § 691.

Note D.-Mr. Falconbridge fixes them at Granville town, § 692.

Note E.-Accounts, old and new, of the climate, &c. of S. Leona, proving that the gentlemen concerned had very good reasons for fixing the colony there, § 693.

Note F.-The author paffes over the article Produce, in the report, because he has already bestowed a chap. (the 5th,) on that subject, § 694. (See also § 622, and 792, et feq:) Note G.-Caufes of the general profligacy of blacks in London, § 695.

Note H.-First terms offered to colonifts by the S. Leona Company, § 696.

Note I.-The author acknowledges the attention which the Directors have paid to fome gentlemen whom he recommended to them, § 697

Note K.-Danger of the colony's enemies becoming Directors, § 698;-may be avoided by giving the colonists a share in the government, § 699.

Note L.-Ill ufage of black American loyalifts, § 700;-iniquitously enslaved, by unprincipled whites fwearing to a property in them, ib.—Slavery corrupts mafters, § 702;——— proved by the crowds of useless black domestics kept in Jamaica and Barbadoes, ib.

Note M.-Sketch of the hift. of the question of the Abolition of the Slave-trade, § 704;and of the writings and exertions of Mr. T. Clarkson and Mr. J. Clarkson in that great. cause, § 706.

Note N.-Public fample-room, in a new colony, recommended, § 708.

Note O.-Bulama colonists wished not to intrude at S. Leona, § 710.-Many of them profligates, fome of them perfons of refpectability, § 711.

Note P.-Mr. Dawes, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Macauley, how employed before they went to S. Leona, § 712.

Note Q-Is a reference to Note BB.

Note R.-Reasons for inferting fome account of Mr. Nordenskiold's expedition and death, 714. His fick nefs before he embarked, &c. § 715.-Some account of his expedition up the country, § 716.His goods ftolen, ib.—He is taken ill and dies, § 717. Who it was that probably ftole his goods, § 718. He received no falary, and his widow and children no provision, § 720.- -Yet Dr. B.'s widow was provided for, ib. note.-The author's letter to the Directors on that subject, ib.

Note S.-Mr. Strands death and character, § 721.

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Note T.-Enormous mortality of feamen in the flave-trade, as teftified by the mufter-rolls, 723-compared with the fmall mortality of the feamen employed by the S. Leona Co. § 724. Note. U. Climates improve by cultivation, § 725.

Note W.-Reafons for refuming the confideration of money, § 726.—Causes for increafing the N. Scotian's wages, § 727.—Artificial and natural civilization defined, ib. note.—— Bars confused to the whites, as money is to the blacks, § 728.--European money would injure the Africans, § 729.They fell the dollars, § 731.-European money a luxury, $733; which tends to enilave mankind, § 734-Derivation of perfonal flavery, § 735. note.-Real iron bars have not that tendency, § 736.-Credit natural and artificial, § 737How bufinefs can be conducted in Price depending on demand cannot be fixed, § 738.fociety, without credit, § 740.-That the circulation of gold and filver, according to their weight and standard, would caufe no impofition, § 741.Check on fpeculation commerce, ib. note.—Societies might be provided, without the aid of fpeculation commerce, § 743-Weight and denominations of S. Leona coin, § 744. (See the errata.)

Note X. 1.-S. Leona cultivation fimilar to the W. Indian, § 745.-Labourers called out with a horn, work under a planter's eye, &c. § 746, et feq.-Ten hours daily labour too much. in a tropical climate, § 749.-Civilization cannot advance where labourers are not interested in produce, § 750.-Evils attending the cotton manufacture, § 751;—and that of fugar, -General § 752.-Little differences between manager and labourers at S. Leona, § 753.— character of lower overfeers in the W. Indies, ib. note.—— --Extreme danger of the W. Indian fyftem being compleated at S. Leona, § 754.-Causes of the ruin of W. Indian estates, ib. note. -Deplorable effects of forcing fugar cultivation, § 755-Delufive eftimates framed by the W. Indians to impofe on the credulous, ib. note.--Another plan recommended, § 757.A rude people to be led to activity by innocent luxuries, § 758.-Native chiefs to be conciliated, 760.-Provifions eafily raised, ib.--alfo provender, § 761;-but not fugar, indigo, § &c. § 762.-When fugar fhould be introduced, § 763.

-Mr. Botham's account of the

cultivation of fugar eftates, by free labourers near Batavia, &c. § 764, et feq.-A modification of Mr. B's plan recommended, § 773-French and British modes of establishing sugar eftates, § 774.-British unprofitable, ib.

Note X. 2.-Character of the N. Scotians fairly and ably drawn by the Directors, $755but their claims, &c. fhould be investigated, § 776.

Note Y. 1.-Canvas houfes foon decayed, § 778.-Mr. Dubois's merit and fervices, ib. Noe Y. 2-Oracle near C. Palmas, § 779.

Note Z. 1.-The S. Leona Company's profits, § 780.

Note Z. 2.-Additional anecdotes of J. H. Naimbanna, § 782;-and of the famous negro Job Ben Solomon, § 783;-who while in England wrote a copy of the Alcoran from memory, ib.Account of a kidnapped African prince who arrived in England in 1788, § 784A mercantile fpeculation in his perfon, § 785.-The author frees him from his bondage, § 786. -His character and death, § 787.-Slave dealers can fit upon a jury, but no butchers, § 789, and note.. -Political and Mercantile Slavery defined, § 791, et seq.

Note A A.-Mr. Afzelius's account of the animal and vegetable productions of S. Leona, § 792, et feq.Caution against the danger of a rash and indifcriminate use of Cassada, §802, note.

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Note B B.-Mr. Afzelius's account of the late transactions of the French at S. Leona, § 804. -Colony, profperous, before the attack, ib.attacked, and after fome firing, fubmits, $806.-Moft of the colonists fled, § 807.-The colony plundered, &c. § 808-Mr. Afzelius's loffes, 809.-Prizes taken, § 810.-The fquadron fails, § 811-Sickness but no want, $ 812.-Mr. Afzelius's peculiar misfortunes, § 813.-The French fquadron feem ignorant of the object of the colony, § 815.-Mr. Afzelius's own remarks, § 816.—Mr. Afzelius, though a Swede, was plundered, § 817.—Agreement of the publick and private accounts of this affair $819, et feq.-French incited to this attack, § 821.-Mr. Beaver's opinon of Mr. Padenheim, ib. note.-Proceedings at a General Meeting of the S. Leona Comp. refpecting the French attack, § 822.-Sickness and want of medicines, § 824,-favourable circumftances, § 825.-Comp. lofs and remaining stock, § 826.-Small veffels and goods on shore not infured, and why, § 827.-Good effects expected from the calamity, § 828.-Sugar apparatus deftroyed by the French, ib. note.-Supplies shipped and Mr. Dawes returns to the colony, $829.-Contraction of the Company's plan, § 830.-N. Scotians want inftructors, § 831.Directors determine to persevere, ib.—Slave-trade checked by the French, § 832.-Civilization the Company's chief object, § 833.-Offer of the French Convention to fpare the colony, &c. § 836.—The chairman explains this matter, § 837.-Opinion of Mr. Tho. Clarkfon and the other Directors refpecting it, ib. note.-Debate, § 838, et feq.-Attack not authorized by the French Convention, § 842.-Mr. Frend's motion, § 845.-The matter left to the Directors, § 851.-Proceedings at another General Meeting, on this fubject, § 839.-Mr. F. propofes a delegate to be sent to the French Convention, § 360.--The part the author took in this business, and his intended address, to the General Meeting, ib. note.—Mr. F's propofitions debated on and rejected, § 862, et feq.—Election of new Directors, § 869.-Letters dated March 14th, 1795, ftate the recovery of the colony, after the late disaster, ib. note.-Mr. Watt and Mr. Winterbottom's new journey, ib.

Note CC. Impolitic condition proposed by the Bulama Association, § 870,—it's effects in Jamaica, 871,-would ruin Bulama, § 872.

Note DD.-Sailing of the Bulama expedition retarded by the Ministry, § 873.

Note E E.-Bad character of the generality of the Bulama colonists, § 874.

Note F F.-Bulama colonists attacked by the natives, for want of an interpreter, § 876.The author's letter to the Governor of Goree, in favour of Mr. Dalrymple, &c. ib.—Mr. D. prevented from getting an interpreter, by the obftinacy of the council, § 877.

Note G G.--Mortality at Bulama owing to fatigue, &c. not to the climate, § 879. Provifions in plenty, § 880.--12 acres of land cleared, § 881.--Mr. Beaver's perfeverance, founded on conviction, § 882.Colonists mostly profligates, § 883.Cultivation and trade, § 884.▬▬▬▬▬▬Colonists able to hire labourers, if credited with provifions, may be fure of fuccefs, § 886.-Colony prepared for new inhabitants, § 887.—Value of land and stock at Bulama, § 888.-Commercial profpects, ib.-Long filence of the Truftees, § 889.-Plenty of game, § 890.-Colony wants but inen, § 891.-Difinterestedness of Mr. Beaver, § 892.-Vicinity abounds with eligible fituations, § 893.-Colony wants nothing, § 894.-Colonists will vigorously cultivate their own land only, § 896.-Number that ought to embark, and when, § 897.-No women or female children should go out, &c. 898. -Grumettas fhould be protected, their difpofition, &c. § 899.-Church, fchool, &c. § 900. -Security

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