Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean: A Record of Naval Experiences (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean: A Record of Naval ExperiencesMost of the notes from which the following pages have been written, and much of the actual text, were prepared on board ship without any thought of publication, and chiefly as a relaxation in the intervals of active service afloat.The great public interest now developed on the question of East African slavery, led me to consider that, however incomplete my notes might be, a view of the whole question as seen from its sea-face could hardly fail to prove interesting, if not useful.While, therefore, I have not attempted to disturb the form in which my observations happened to be written, I have endeavoured to supply such a connexion between them as should make a readable book.I have also endeavoured to correct, by a reference to the best authorities, those erroneous views which a mere relation of personal experience might engender.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.