Show it would startle a british lover of freedom of the present generation to assert to him that loss less than a hundred years ago En glanda glands second city liverpool engaged extensively in the slave trado trade it 11 has baa been said by some somo that liverpool was waa financially built upon it tho the following however is an ugly fact F for or about eighty years liverpool ship owners with great vigor on in the slavo slave trade so BO exten livoy that tho the city was regarded as the chief slaving town of the old world A slave sold tor for about dealers gaming gaining a net profit of about 30 per wat cent on each slavo alavo in 1807 liverpool had vessels engaged in this trade capable of car slaves chis 11 slave slave year 1807 the aritis british I 1 parliament I 1 ir iva crystallized into law tho the conscience of tho the nation and tho the trade WU was found to be ba illegal and was discontinued tho the following is ia it a copy of a bill of lading of a liverpool ship chip owner shipped by the graco bruen of god in good order and well condition oi b irving and frazer in and upon the good ship bhain is master under god tor for this thin georgo martin find and now anding at anchor ill the Ris pongo and by gods gray grac bound for tho the west weal audic 1 with 28 blai marked and num ania bried fit follows men 97 39 bos IL ii girls girla 25 dead 3 shipped to bo be delivered in in good order at tu aforesaid port of west indies damage of sea mortality and ansur insurrection only excepted unto order of their assigns freight for the good slaves paid vessel belonging to the owners with prin grinnage nage and average accustomed in witness thereof tho the master tr and purser of tho ile said aid ship hath bath affirmed throe three wis bills of ming lading one of which being accomplished tho the other two stand eland void and so god acrid bt nd the good ship to her desired port in bacety amea george martin bartin may 11 1803 Ili history story is ia full of eye openers baroo |