He was equally astonished at the various woods and other productions of Africa, but most of all at the manufactures of the natives in cotton, leather, gold, and iron, which were laid before him.

These he handled and examined over and over again.
Many sublime thoughts seemed to rush in upon him at once at the sight of these, some of which he expressed with observations becoming a great and a dignified mind.

He thanked me for the light I had given him on many of the branches of this great question.

And I went away under a certain conviction that I had left him much impressed in our favour.
My next visit was to Mr.( afterwards Lord) Grenville.

I called upon him at the request of Mr.Wilberforce, who had previously written to him from Bath, as he had promised to attend the meetings of the privy council during the examinations which were to take place.