I shall now consider the disadvantages to _Africa_ in taking so many of its natives away yearly. But it is needless to speak much on this head, as most of my Readers will perceive the prejudices to _Africa_ in thus draining it of the inhabitants yearly in the manner _Britain_ and the Plantations do. I shall mention a few of them. 1st. There can be no loss to any country (particularly to one like _Africa_ that is yet mostly to cultivate) equal to that of depopulating it. 2d. It prevents the inland country, where the incessant broils are carried on, from defending themselves against the attacks and encroachments made on their properties by the Kings and Chiefs, whereby many thousands of their subjects being taken prisoners, are sold to the Coasters, they being nourished and caressed by the _Europeans_, particularly by _Britain_ and the Colonies, in doing so, for the sake of the Slave Trade to _America_, and the _West-Indies_; and further, in consequence of this depriving them of defending themselves against these base assaults, it prevents them entirely from cultivating and manuring that fruitful and rich country, to the degree it is capable of. 3d. It ever obstructs the civilizing of those people, and consequently of propagating amongst them the Christian religion, and extending the Trade into the bowels of _Africa_, which by contrary means might be easily practicable. 4th. That whilst the slaving Trade of those people, continue to be the great object of the powers that trade there it is to be feared it will ever, as it does at present spirit up wars and hostilities amongst the Negro Princes and Chiefs, for the sake of making captives of each other for sale. And 5th. The greatest disadvantage to _Africa_, by thus draining it of the inhabitants is, that it prevents them from cultivating and peopling that great fertile country, of introducing _European_ arts and sciences amongst them, and of carrying on a friendly, civil, and christian Commerce with them into the heart of their region. The second branch alluding to the third head was, to treat of the prejudice to _Africa_, and its trade with _Europe_. It is an absolute fact, that these people are incessently at war with their neighbouring Princes so that they cannot get their business looked into or followed, and consequently a great hinderance to the manufacturing such quantities of their country’s produce of every kind, to send to _Europe_ and _America_, _&c._ as they might do, were this Slave Trade abolished, and the Rulers in amity, friendship, and concord, one with another.