Chapter I: Front Matter

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

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reproduction of that original text. No spelling and very few
punctuation corrections have been made in order to preserve the
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_From the River Senegal in Latt.^d 16.^d N.^o To Cape Lopez in 1.^d 00′. S.^o with the Inland Countries from the Sea so far as the Great Rivers, Senegal and Niger._]

A NEW

ACCOUNT

OF

GUINEA,

And the Slave-Trade,

CONTAINING,

I. The History of the late Conquest of the Kingdom of _Whidaw_
by the King of _Dahomè_. The Author’s Journey to the Conqueror’s
Camp; where he saw several Captives sacrificed, _&c._

II. The Manner how the Negroes become Slaves. The Numbers of them
yearly exported from _Guinea_ to _America_. The Lawfulness of
that Trade. The Mutinies among them on board the Ships where the
Author has been, _&c._

III. A Relation of the Author’s being taken by Pirates, and the
many Dangers he underwent.

By Captain WILLIAM SNELGRAVE.

With a new and correct Map of the Coast of _Guinea_.

_LONDON_:
Printed for J. WREN, at the _Bible_ and _Crown_, in
_Salisbury-Court; Fleet-Street_. 1754.

TO THE

MERCHANTS

OF

_LONDON_,

Trading to the Coast of _Guinea_.

GENTLEMEN,

Some of you having been pleased to peruse the following Sheets in Manuscript, and been so kind, as to express your Approbation of them, it hath incouraged me to make them publick; and I take the Liberty to address them to the Merchants trading to the Coast of _Guinea_, as being the best Judges of the Truth of what is here related.

As it has been my good Fortune to be known for many Years to most of you, and to have received Favours from several amongst You, so I beg leave to subscribe my self, with the greatest Respect and Esteem, Gentlemen,

_Your most obliged
humble Servant_,

W. SNELGRAVE.