Come Away
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Our boat first boarded the dhow inside the ship and probably within
Three miles of land, therefore in Zanzibar waters which exempted
Her from capture without the commission of it was therefore useless
To detain her any longer as there would have been no probability
Of obtaining a condemnation. On returning to Zanzibar a few weeks
Later I found the owner had reported the occurrence in a tone of
Injured innocence to the Sultan who pretended to be very irate about
It but I gave him to understand that I only regretted not having
Risked detaining her altogether and taking her into court if she
Had too many slaves on board. On the afternoon of the 2nd of August
The cutter chased a dhow and the boarding party found a cargo of
Forty slaves on her. The dhow was brought alongside the paper to
Take her into the charter to examine them which he did he found her
Licensed to take forty nine slaves only the forty was a small
Laughing infant on the back of its mother who appeared to be about
That age as I heard in England they are of the only two seasons
Through the interpreter I asked the owner how was he had one slave
More than the other one infant very small sir well that doesn't
Exempt it from the tax why is it not put in the papers
It was born since we were in Zanzibar how long since you
Left three days sir tell him black baby grow very fast
Yes sir nigger woman not know how she got baby till she
Finds it come down her back then tell him it is God's person