Project Gutenberg 2008-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 138 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461" by Various is a periodical journal written in the mid-19th century. This issue features a mix of historical narrative and contemporary commentary, with particular focus on social issues, literary discussions, and scientific explorations of the time. The journal’s contents reflect a keen interest in the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, the state of the working class, and scientific insights into various subjects, offering a window into societal values and struggles of the era. The beginning of the journal opens with a vivid account of a slave ship encounter by Her Majesty's steamship "Rattler". It details the oppressive atmosphere as the crew observes a suspicious American vessel, the "Lucy Ann", suspected of carrying slaves. The narrative captures the tension and ethical dilemmas faced by those involved in the naval patrol against the slave trade, culminating in the rescue of enslaved individuals who had suffered horrifically during their confinement. This striking depiction serves not only to inform readers of a pivotal historical moment but also critiques the inhumanity of the slave trade, highlighting the desperate struggle for freedom and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General 158670 158557 2025-01-10T07:01:55.478392 2023-09-11T04:18:09.645984 text/html text/html 155595 2008-01-11T16:54:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 100915 2008-01-11T16:54:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 186599 2025-01-10T07:02:02.277380 application/epub+zip 186674 2025-01-10T07:01:59.023373 application/epub+zip 124524 2025-01-10T07:01:57.694399 application/epub+zip 335103 2025-01-10T07:02:04.745341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320838 2025-01-10T07:02:01.429376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153900 2022-09-11T09:09:16.611571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144455 144349 2025-01-10T07:01:55.095408 2023-09-11T04:18:09.362976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 144281 2008-01-11T16:54:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58537 2008-01-11T16:54:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144276 2008-01-11T16:54:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58502 2008-01-11T16:54:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23048 2025-01-10T07:02:04.880353 application/rdf+xml 16867 2025-01-10T07:01:58.230404 image/jpeg 3858 2025-01-10T07:01:57.961387 image/jpeg 184471 2025-01-10T07:01:55.496380 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia