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Edinburgh Journal, No. 461, by Various
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Title: Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852
Author: Various
Editor: William Chambers Robert Chambers
Release Date: January 12, 2008 [EBook #24261]
Language: English
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CHAMBERS' EDINBURGH JOURNAL
CONDUCTED BY WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS, EDITORS OF 'CHAMBERS'S INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE,' 'CHAMBERS'S EDUCATIONAL COURSE,' &c.
No. 461. NEW SERIES. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1852. PRICE 1-1/2d.
THE SLAVER.
On the 18th day of February 1850, Her Majesty's steamship Rattler was lying at anchor about twenty miles to the northward of Ambriz, a slave depôt situated on the western coast of Africa. Week after week had passed away in dull uniformity; while the oppressive heat, the gentle breeze which scarcely ruffled the surface of the deep, and the lazy motion of the vessel as it rolled on the long unceasing swell that ever sets on that rocky shore, lulled the senses of all into a sleepy apathy. The only music that ever reached our ears was the eternal roar of th