For, after the regulation had taken place, they lost fewer slaves and made greater profits.] They were found also guilty of a wilful concealment of such facts, as they knew, if communicated, would have invalidated their own testimony.

I was instrumental in detecting them on one of these occasions myself.

When Mr.
Dalzell was examined, he was not wholly unknown to me.

My Liverpool muster-rolls told me that he had lost fifteen seamen out of forty in his last voyage.

This was a sufficient ground to go upon; for generally, where the mortality of the seamen has been great, it may be laid down that the mortality of the slaves has been considerable also.