Five Years Before the Mast: Or, Life in the Forecastle, Aboard of a Whaler ...
Five Years Before the Mast: Or, Life in the Forecastle, Aboard of a Whaler ...
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They were to enter into recognizances for hia restoration to the British authorities at the end of the five years.
These stipulations complied with, the purchaser was at liberty to choose one or more negroes from the cargo and depart with him at his pleasure. It may readily be supposed that on such liberal terms a cargo of slaves could soon be disposed of, and especially so, when the British Commodore was so ezcessively liberal as to be entirely indifferent con* coming the character of the sure...ty.
The restoration of these ^^apprentices, or ser- vants," at the end of five years, was claimed by the British authorities, with a view to their colonic lation to Sierra Leone. Were the intentions fol- lowed out to the letter, it would, doubtlera, be all well enough; but, unfortunately for the poor blacks, there are two defects in the system which invariably defeat them. First, as the absence of the ^^ apprentice," after having become useful in his trade, would be a loss to the purchaser, the tatter never thinks of restoring him to the British authorities ; and, second, as the British authorities 12* Digitized by Google 188 FrvB YBARr Bbporb thb Mast.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
They were to enter into recognizances for hia restoration to the British authorities at the end of the five years.
These stipulations complied with, the purchaser was at liberty to choose one or more negroes from the cargo and depart with him at his pleasure. It may readily be supposed that on such liberal terms a cargo of slaves could soon be disposed of, and especially so, when the British Commodore was so ezcessively liberal as to be entirely indifferent con* coming the character of the sure...ty.
The restoration of these ^^apprentices, or ser- vants," at the end of five years, was claimed by the British authorities, with a view to their colonic lation to Sierra Leone. Were the intentions fol- lowed out to the letter, it would, doubtlera, be all well enough; but, unfortunately for the poor blacks, there are two defects in the system which invariably defeat them. First, as the absence of the ^^ apprentice," after having become useful in his trade, would be a loss to the purchaser, the tatter never thinks of restoring him to the British authorities ; and, second, as the British authorities 12* Digitized by Google 188 FrvB YBARr Bbporb thb Mast.
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