He discovered on board the man who had succeeded Carr in its management, Moore, and Jones was also there. The journal of King, who had remained in charge of the tender 'Amelia', had been given to Trotter. The information he obtained was both favourable and unfavourable, derived from Liberians and not from Sierra Leonians. The unfavourable report was that those at the farm had abandoned their European clothes and appeared as naked as the indigenous people, and indulged in immorality. The favourable report was that the account given by Moore of the farm, its cotton crop, supply of labour, freedom from molestation by the Fulani, emulation of farming methods by neighbouring tribes, prayers being read twice on Sundays, slavers remonstrated with and told the evils of the trade when they called in at the farm on their way down the river, and the establishment of a regular market twice a week. There had been no sickness of any kind while they were at the farm, and they were distressed at having to leave when it was abandoned; many of them were eager to return. They had had no fears for their personal safety while there and the indigenous people would be pleased to see them return. The labourers had been fugitives from persecution by the Fulani people. He recounts the way labourers were punished for theft and similar crimes and describes the buildings erected on the farm and the objects brought back by Lieutenant Webb, who had an inventory. He notes that there was nothing to discredit the African people, and that if they had enough men, they could occupy the field open to them. What was needed were men from a Native Agency; until that was established, nothing of lasting value could be done. It was necessary to begin as soon as possible, because it would take a long time to set everything in motion for 'civilizing' Africa. He adds that it was cruel to begin the work in Africa and then withdraw from the indigenous people and that they now had to start again.