Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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to help the Commanders of the English ships of
war, which cruise in the waters washing the
East Coast of Africa, in the taking of effective
measures for a complete suppression of the
Slave-trade, as the accurate knowledge of the
landing-places in Arabia, where the cargoes of
slaves are received by the purchasers seemed to
be of great importance for the capture of the
slave-ships.
(Signed)
" Accept, &c.
" Von FrvEiDORF."
Inclosure 3 in No. 8.
Memorandum hy Br. W. Schimjjfer relative to the
East African Slave-trade.
(Translation.)
" Dedschasmadsch Kassai, as Hegent of Tigre,
forwards to you a letter addressed to her
Majesty the Queen of England, in which he
expresses his determination to abolish the slavetrade,
and with this view he prays the help
the English officials, and particularly your own.
As to the way in which your assistance will
probably be required, experience must decide,
as many conflicting interests will have to be
combated, and particularly dissensions with the
Turkish officials,
of
as it is the Turkish Governors
on the frontier, who, in spite of the prohibition,
secretly support this traffic.