The consignees of these slave ships were natives of Charleston 13 Rhode Island 88 Great Britain 91 France 10 ---- 202 The following slaves were imported:-- By British vessels 19,949 " French " 1,078 ------ 21,027 By American vessels:-- " Charleston merchants 2,006 " Rhode Island " 7,958 " Foreign " 5,717 " other Northern " 930 " " Southern " 1,437 18,048 ------ ------ Total number of slaves imported, 1804-7 39,075 It is, of course, highly probable that the Custom House returns were much below the actual figures. [76] McMaster, _History of the People of the United States_, III. p. 517. [77] _House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 8 Cong. 2 sess. V. 171; _Mass. Resolves_, May, 1802, to March, 1806, Vol. II. A. (State House ed., p. 239). [78] _House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 1 sess. V. 238. [79] _Ibid._, V. 266. [80] _Senate Journal_ (repr. 1821), 9 Cong. 1 sess. IV. 76, 77, 79. [81] _House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 8 Cong. 2 sess. V. 171. [82] _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 1 sess. p. 274. [83] _Ibid._, pp. 272-4, 323. [84] _Ibid._, pp. 346-52, 358-75, etc., to 520. [85] _Ibid._, pp. 374-5. [86] See House Bill No. 94. [87] _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 1 sess. p. 466. [88] _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 519-20. [89] _Ibid._, pp. 21, 52, 75, etc., to 138, 485-515, 1228. See House Bill No. 168. Cf. _Statutes at Large_, II. 421-2. [90] A few months later, at the expiration of the period, trade was quietly reopened. _Annals of Cong._, 11 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 443-6. * * * * * _Chapter VIII_ THE PERIOD OF ATTEMPTED SUPPRESSION. 1807-1825. 55. The Act of 1807. 56. The First Question: How shall illegally imported Africans be disposed of? 57. The Second Question: How shall Violations be punished? 58. The Third Question: How shall the Interstate Coastwise Slave-Trade be protected? 59. Legislative History of the Bill. 60. Enforcement of the Act. 61. Evidence of the Continuance of the Trade. 62. Apathy of the Federal Government. 63. Typical Cases. 64. The Supplementary Acts, 1818-1820. 65. Enforcement of the Supplementary Acts, 1818-1825.