Britishers are the one who have a remarkable personality of ruling all over the world.They will always deny for the demand of first continental Congress as they don't like the nature of opposing. They always have the habit to rule on everyone. So a dictator can never support such movement of democracy.
The first continental congress group was formed by north Americans so that Boston cannot be isolated from North America. Britishers needed money after the wars so they decided the colonists to pay by imposing taxes which was denied.it was the first meeting of people who will control the continent. It was held after the Boston Tea Party incident which grew feeling in them that the colonies need to discuss group actions in which Georgia was not present. After that they agreed to meet after one year which is the second meet.
The slaves on board were suffering from some illness.
Explanation:
The narrator is afraid of ravage from the flux that i s the diarrheal infection.On june 27 the sick slave jumped.Since the narrator was afraid on June 22 of the ravage of the flux it gives us the hint that the slaves on board were suffering from some illness whether it is less or more.