. The history of slavery and the slave trade, ancient and modern : the forms of slavery that prevailed in ancient nations, particularly in Greece and Rome ; the African slave trade and the political history of slavery in the United States. ishment in Algiers. In that year, BrotherSebastian purchased a large building, and converted it into an hospital for sickand disabled slaves. As neither work nor ransom could be got out of a deadslave, the masters soon perceived the benefit of the hospital, and they levied atax on all Christian vessels frequenting the port to aid in sustaining it. Amongso ma
. The history of slavery and the slave trade, ancient and modern : the forms of slavery that prevailed in ancient nations, particularly in Greece and Rome ; the African slave trade and the political history of slavery in the United States. ishment in Algiers. In that year, BrotherSebastian purchased a large building, and converted it into an hospital for sickand disabled slaves. As neither work nor ransom could be got out of a deadslave, the masters soon perceived the benefit of the hospital, and they levied atax on all Christian vessels frequenting the port to aid in sustaining it. Amongso many captives, there were always plenty of experienced medical men toperform the requisite duties; and no inconsiderable revenue to the funds of theinstitution was derived by dispensing medicines and advice to the Father Administrator and two brothers of the order constantly resided mAlgiers to manage the affairs of the hospital, which from time to time wasextended and improved, till it became one of the largest and finest buildingsin the city. The owners of slaves who received the benefit of this charity,contributed nothing towards it, but on each slave being admitted, his proprie- Q a pi HW I—l> w >. I HPCB SHOT -,>--;- _ .. ; : * - V IN NORTHERN AFRICA. 81 tor paid one dollar to the Father Administrator, which, if the patient recover-ed, was returned to the master, but if he died, was kept to defray his funeralexpenses. For a long period, there was no place of interment allotted to thecaptives; their dead bodies were thrown outside the city walls, to be devouredby the hordes of street-dogs which infest the towns of Mohammedan length, by the noble self-denial of a private individual, whose name, weregret to say, we are unable to trace, a slaves burial ground was obtained. ACapuchin friar, the friend and confessor of Don John of Austria, natural soof the Emperor Charles V., was taken captive. Knowing the esteem in whichhe was held by the p
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