the slaves have been carried in most health, as will be seen from a calculation made on a number of ships which traded in the
YEARS 1794, 1795, and 1796.
| Vessels wherein the space per slave was | Received on board. | Died. | |
| Under 26 feet | 5,602 | 142 | Average 2½ per Cent. |
| Above 30 feet | 19,284 | 739 | Av. above 3¼ per Cent. |
| Vessels between decks. | Received on board. | Died. | |
| Under 4 feet 1 inch | 4,912 | 96 | Average 2 per Cent. |
| Above 4 feet 1 inch | 30,734 | 1,268 | Av. above 3¼ per Cent. |
Several of these vessels were altered to their present heights, at a very great expence, in consequence of an Act passed in the year 1797, for regulating the height between decks, which will not bear further elevation.
Your Lordships will therefore perceive, that every attention has not only been paid to the health of the slaves, but by the expe-
