Forbes, Fredrick E.

Dahomey and the Dahomans : Being the Journals of Two Missions to the King of Dahomey and Residence at His Capital in the Years 1849 And 1850

According to Forbes the object of these Journals is "to illustrate the dreadful slave hunts and savages, the annihilations and exterminations consequent on this trade", with the aim of encouraging the British public in its efforts to end slavery.