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Report, 1871—continued.
Liberated Slaves—continued.
6. Question of sending Liberated Slaves to the Mauritius—continued.
C. Vivian 69. 73, 74. 114, 115 Great mortality among those taken to the Mauritius,
Rigby 616.
Communication from Governor Barkly in July 1869 as to the facilities for disposing of
liberated slaves in the Mauritius, App. log.
7. Disposal of Liberated Slaves at Aden :
Very bad accommodation at Aden for the liberated slaves, iTi?«. C. Vivian 113*
Various modes of disposal formerly of the liberated slaves at Aden, Sir B. Frere
457 Explanation as to witness having liberated slaves at Aden on several occasions,
no difficulty having been experienced as to their employment, Sir W. Coghlan 881-885
Objections to the system of capturing slaves in order to liberate them at Aden,
where they are rather worse off than if uncaptured, Colomb 1278. 1280-1283.
8. Other Details and Suggestions generally :
Particulars relative to the several modes of disposal of the liberated slaves; objection
to any of them being taken to British colonies for employment there, Hon. C. Vivian
66-74. 82-90. 112-117 Suggestions by Dr. Kirk relative to the amended arrangements
required as regards liberated slaves, ib. 185——Practice as to the maintenance of
the captured slaves on board the cruisers, Churchill 322,323 Obstacle to reconyeying
slaves to their homes in the interior, ib. 427? 428 Condition of the emancipated
slaves in Zanzibar adverted to ; they are generally free from molestation, Steere 998—1001
Liberated slaves, as Biitish subjects, should be under the British ñdi^, Allington
1343-Suggestions
in letter from the Rev. V. \V. Ryan, late Bishop of Mauritius, dated 25th
July 1871, as to the best means of providing for those who have been captured and
liberated, App. no, 111.
Limitation of Export. Effectual checks to the slave trade if the export of slaves were
confined to one point on the coast, and if there were a steam launch on the spot
Churchill 316——Arrangements suggested fcr the restriction and regulation of the
export of slaves from the mainland. Sir B. Frere 451, 452 -Contemplated permission
to export a limited number of slaves from Mirama on the east coast to Zanzibar, for
home use, TZfy&y 612-615. 652-663 Great check to the slave trade if there were
only one legal port for embarkation, Colomb 1284.
Provisions in the proposed new treaty with the Sultan of Zanzibar for limiting the
shipment or export of slaves from the mainland. Rep. vi.
Conclusion as to the inexpediency of any recognition by Great Britain of the slave
traffic required to keep up domestic slavery. Rep. viii.
Livingstone, Dr. Views of Dr. Livingstone as to the large legitimate trade which may be
developed, and as to the effect thereof in leading to the discontinuance of the slave trade.
Sir B. Frere, 455. 476 Belief that there is no exaggeration of Dr. Livingstone’s
accounts of the devastation caused by the slave trade, Rigby 1197-1199 Extracts from
a letter from Dr. Livingstone in February 1867 relative to the devastation caused in the
interior by slave dealers. Waller 1352 Confirmation of the foregoing, ib.
Full confirmation given to the despatches of Dr. Livingstone relative to the cruelties
and horrors of the slave trade in the interior. Rep. iv.
Loss of Life. Immense mortality of slaves before arrival at Zanzibar from the interior, Hon.
C. Vivian 25. 35 -Belief as to there being much loss of life through slavers being run
on shore when pursued by the cruisers, ih. 148. 162-164 Excessive loss of life before
reaching the coast, Churchill 287, 288 Statement by Dr. Kirk that the road between
Nyassa and the coast is strewn with the bones of slaves who have been abandoned on the
route, ¿5.287 Belief that there is no exaggeration in the statement that for every slave
brought alive to Zanzibar four or five lives are lost, ib. 288.
When pursued by an English cruiser the slavers frequently cut the throats of all the
slaves, and throw the bodies into the sea, Rigby 561 Immense waste of life during
the transit to the coast ; concurrence with Dr. Livingstone in the opinion that including
the loss of life in warfare, famine, &c., ten persons die for every one that reaches the coast,
'Waller 938-944 Frequent slaughter of slaves by their drivers, ib. 940. Recent
instance of ninety slaves having been thrown overboard, eitheir dead or dying, between
Kilua and Zanzibar, Steere 991.
Great loss of life on the land journey, and on the sea passage. Rep. iv, v Considerable
loss of life connected with the attempt to escape the cruisers, ib.'w Statement of
Dr. Livingstone and others, that not one in five of the victims of the slave hunters, and
in some cases not one in ten, ever reach the coast alive, ib. v.
See also Interior of the Country.
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