Papers Presented to the House of Commons on the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade; &c. &c |
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... Produce , imported . into Great Britaine & G 04 March 19 - Accounts __ respecting British Krups - cleared outward Pentered Inwards , le Pfrom thes West Indies 66 . 141 142 . i 27. In Account of the quantities of Sugar Coffee imported ...
... Produce , imported . into Great Britaine & G 04 March 19 - Accounts __ respecting British Krups - cleared outward Pentered Inwards , le Pfrom thes West Indies 66 . 141 142 . i 27. In Account of the quantities of Sugar Coffee imported ...
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... producing the certificate of the Juftices as aforefaid . Perfons neglecting or re- fufing to attend the trials of ... produce fuch Slave to the Juftice or Juftices to be dealt with according to law , and it fhall afterwards be proved ...
... producing the certificate of the Juftices as aforefaid . Perfons neglecting or re- fufing to attend the trials of ... produce fuch Slave to the Juftice or Juftices to be dealt with according to law , and it fhall afterwards be proved ...
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... produce . Hence it has arifen , that almost every estate contains a confiderable portion of land fit only for provifion grounds . On fome eftates a fufficient quantity of this land is allotted to the Slaves ; on others , the Slaves may ...
... produce . Hence it has arifen , that almost every estate contains a confiderable portion of land fit only for provifion grounds . On fome eftates a fufficient quantity of this land is allotted to the Slaves ; on others , the Slaves may ...
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... produce the neceflary information from this Inland , which I fhall be happy to be enabled to tranfmit to His Majefty's Secretary of State with all convenient difpatch . The Honourable Thomas Beech , Speaker of the Houfe of Affembly ...
... produce the neceflary information from this Inland , which I fhall be happy to be enabled to tranfmit to His Majefty's Secretary of State with all convenient difpatch . The Honourable Thomas Beech , Speaker of the Houfe of Affembly ...
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... produce of foreign Colonies over ours at other markets , it is too evident that this Country must be rapidly impoverished ; its inhabitants , their families , and their creditors ruined ; and its Legiflature rendered totally unable to ...
... produce of foreign Colonies over ours at other markets , it is too evident that this Country must be rapidly impoverished ; its inhabitants , their families , and their creditors ruined ; and its Legiflature rendered totally unable to ...
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Addrefs alfo America authority aforefaid Barbadoes Batavia Berbice Bill Board bought within Three British cafe caufe Chinese Claufe Colonies Commander in Chief Committee confequence confideration Copy Council and Affembly Crown estates cultivation dated Dominica Duke of Portland duty Eftates emigrate expence exported faid fame feconded FEMALE Slaves fent feven fhips fhould fome ftate fubject fuch imported Slaves fuch Slave fufficient fupply further enacted Government Governor Grace the Duke Grenada hereby Honour the Commander Honour the Prefident Houfe of Commons Houſe Ifland increaſe Indies inftance Jamaica John Juftices labour laft Leeward Legiflature Letter Majefty Majefty's Malay March meaſures Meffage moft neceffary Negroes Nova Scotia Number of Births Number of Deaths Number of Slaves paffed Parish Penang perfon Plantations Planters prefent produce Proprietor provifions purpoſe quantity Refolution refpect ſhall Slave fhall Slave or Slaves ſtate Sugar thefe thofe Tortola Trade Weft India Weſt
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Page 23 - Waterton, for the delivery, duty free, of some birds, quadrupeds, reptiles, and insects, collected by him in Guiana, and recently imported from Demerara, I have it in command to acquaint you that my Lords have informed Mr. Waterton that, if...
Page 20 - And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, that it fhall and may be lawful, to and for the bifhop of the diocefe, or other proper ordinary, to re-cite any perfon or perfons...
Page 11 - Plantations to adopt such Measures as shall appear to them best calculated to obviate the Causes which have hitherto impeded the natural Increase of the Negroes already in the islands, gradually to diminish the necessity of the Slave Trade, and ultimately to lead to its complete termination...
Page 4 - Judgment, it shall be lawful for the Party or Parties so having obtained Judgment against such Public Officer for the Time being to issue Execution against any Person or Persons who was or were a Member or Members of such Corporation or Copartnership...
Page 9 - The result of all their inquiries on this most important part of the subject has brought before their eyes one grand and primary evil from which all the others are easily to be deduced ; namely, the facility of intercourse between the hostile colonies and Europe under the American neutral flag, by means of which not only the whole of their produce is carried to a market, but at charges little exceeding those of peace, while the British planter is burdened with all the inconvenience, risk, and expense...
Page 7 - By the right honourable the lords of the committee of council appointed for the confideration of all matters relating to trade and foreign plantations. Read — Letter from Mr. Alexander Champion, a principal merchant^ concerned in the Southern whale'-fifhery, to lord Hawkeibury. dated the za in.lant, acquainting hi...
Page 3 - An act for enabling his majesty to permit the importation and exportation of certain goods and commodities into, and from, the port of Road Harbour, in the island of Tortola.
Page 13 - Lord the King, his heirs and successors for and towards the support of the government of this...
Page 7 - Charities, pursuant to an Act of Parliament passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth...
Page 40 - ... shall appear to them best calculated to obviate the causes which have hitherto impeded the natural increase of the Negroes already in the islands, gradually to diminish the necessity of the slave trade, and ultimately to lead to its complete termination ; and particularly, with a view to the same effect, to employ such means as may conduce to the moral and religious improvement of the Negroes, and secure to them, throughout all the British West India islands, the certain, immediate, and active...