 Majesty's government. It might have been hoped that the fear of disgrace attendant on an outrage of humanity so publicly exhibited, would have been sufficient, in any civilized country, for its prevention; but it never could have been supposed possible...  Report of the Committee of the African Institution - Page 85by African Institution (London, England) - 1811Full view - About this book
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