Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-25

any snch itlng osioIe, anu itis no wondtr they
should doubt il. Even the next DAY one OF
them said IN him, white people never send
negroes hack 10 Africa never see my chill
dren again" The old man, who had gained
thcii confidence. asked them il he ever told
them lie, aud this seemed - encourage their
faith. very strong attachment has grown
mp between them and him, and have seeu
them shed tears while speaking TO them about
leaving him. he asked one. who seemed
more oyerjoycd than the rest at the thought
OF going" u lie wanted to leave old Daniel,
(for that Is his name, J who had taken such good
care OF him, and given him SO much good
messes = The poor fellow hung his head as it
convicted Of ingratitnde, aud then said" he
did not want TO leave him, but wanted home
better ;" and promised that" IL he would go
t. Africa lie would serve him two. three wears,
aud give him too much good things" Indeed,
my dear friend. a few moments were sufficient
to satisfy me that they were the children of the
same God with ourselves, having the same
affections, and capable ofthe same enjoyments.
On their countcnance l could see writes
these memorable words " Am not man
and brother y Some of them so strikings
resemble some of our American negroes thai
i conld have sworn lad seen them before
mao met them in any other place, or I'M
der different circumstances Some Of them
nave very sensible and amiable conntenances
while others are vacant aud uumeauing. They
were captured in two parcels from Angola y
fow!an. and brought together at the Rio Pan
Cos, froin whence they were shipped. learn
ed the history Of each one, and discovered
I that so tar from all being taken in war and sold
Instead ut hring killed, as The advocates of tile
slave trade maintain, not one of these were
prisoners OF war. but most of them seized hy
wretcheS hiieh for the purpose, in the fields
OH the road. OF sleeping in their houses. They
express by word, and the dismal contortion Of
their faces the greatest horror at their treat
ment during the passage. Every morning ma
ny were taken ont cf the hold dead, aud
thrown( GAS they say) to be messe' for the fish,
| and the rest could scarcely live for the horrid
smell ut the ship. Ii was in this cargo or the
ons seizrda short time before, and brought
into Savannah, that, while off our coast, they
were reduced to the necessity of eating the
mesh from their own arms, for the sustenance
OF me. In conversin; with such Of them as
had learned to speak the English tolerably well,
i found that they had heen to Sierra Leone
and Sherbro, aud were well acquainted with
those places. Many of them had seen <issel,
anu SAID he wasa good man and when l men-
toned the iame OF Paul Cuffee halt dozen
at least cried out yes ! yes They seemed to
know and appreciate his character. One of
the boys IN the parcel cHi write Arabic and
| am told, in the other parcel which were
sofa, there were several who must have been
F., great men in their country, and who made
| considerable proficiency in such learning as
| might be acquired by intercourse with the
| northern part of Africa. One of them asked
with great concern, il we would not send back
those who were sold last wear and SCENE
pie. n gentleman, who was present ut the
sale, descrihcs their parting to their Sc veral
masters as most affecting scene. When thew
Did each n'hcr farewell, never expecting to
mex aTaii, they wcpt most bitterly, and
plainly proved that the feelings of nature were
a. strong IN them as in any others This is a
dreadful nbjec, to write about nv dear friend,
but 1t is my duty To give you such a detail !:
we must knuw the extent of The evil he re we
can appiya remedy.
Tie Africans whose release we are seeking
WI b" LETT under the care of the same good
o'n man already mentioned. and whom can
not iii@ntior too often with too much common
datiou. God seenis to have raised him nm To
be the friend of these unfortunate race of be-
nsS he IS never az happy az when in the
must vi them, and they ever look up 10 him A.,
their best friend. He is universally beloved
fi has place. fon cannot mention his name,
but each one eXclaiDs, Daniel is the hest
man in the world, and .ie filtest person to ma .
mage these p0or captiyes." SO much il he
devoted TO this cause, and so generous is his
nature, that, though very poor, he said he
YOU'D give nifty dollars of his wages To tho
society. He will condact them 10 tle shin
whenever they go 10 Smiths Island, if tiey be
Ordered there; indeed il would be impsssibIe
to get them Wiling TO follow any other pefson.
tor they cOntde in 20 other
nave now given you all the necessary in
foim"'ion about the special object OF nv mis-
sion TO this place. On Friday, I set out for
Augusta, where I shall spend several days
thence 10 Savarnah, Beaufort, Charleston
t,eorzet0wn, Wilmington, aud so on TO Virgil
MA. IL VIII be some time in July before
reach home, even without any unexpected
delay.
With sincerity, remain your friend,
WILLIAM MEAD.
L. Is. CALDWELL, Esq.
Secretary American Colonization Society
METEOROLOGICAL
J. J. Aston. Esq has kindly permitted An
examination of journal kept at Astoria, at
me moath OF the Columbia river, by an officer
OF ms ship the Beaver. 1t is regretted that
thermometer was not EMPLOYED From an
examination of the Journal from March. 1911
TO March, 1912, the following results have
been formed, which afford "A tolerable idea of
Cloudy, NC snow
Rain, Ia2 Hail.
Clear, IGt | 'rbunder and
Fresh gales and iirhiuin~
sGnaily, IS Frost, hail. ice,
Inc WINDS were principally from the w and
,. W. IN May, 1911, they planted garden
with variety of seeds. and sowad clover III
notify, and other grass seeds. tnrnip taken
from the garden, December 20. weighed Isl
pounds, q was 33 inches in circumference Ra-
dishes succeeded well. The officers & seamen
Nep' tne lth OF JHiy ma proper manner They
had salmon through the simmer Chiefly fur.
nished by tho Indians, who were ia general.
friendly. Some OF the salmon weighed 15 lbs
each. Astoria is in latitude I6 deg. I5 sec. Its
ni'u temperature depended OH the general
winds passing over large extent oil the ocean.
III the middle attitudes, in both hemispheres,
the prevale;; Winds are from the western se-
mcircle, aud the western shores of the two
continents are warmer than the eastern. Lii
yorpo"l. ~ ldIIlnhe 53 deg, is warmer than
Boston i'll latitude ~ leg. Il.
From the NcT fOrE Dnily 4dyerEi,eri
klDNAPPlNG WHITE CHILDREN.
In the catalogue of crimes, there is none
al "hIch nature more revOlts, Houe more pro-
dncliVe OF misery aud anguish 10 those who
ave Tie Sniferers, Than ihe crime OF kilnnnriur