The Portland gazette., 1820-05-30
PAYABLE YEARLY.

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farnaoe.-The bad effects of such confinement
and want OF air are visible in the weakness
and faintness which overcomes the unhappy VIC
Tins. Some go down apparently well at night
and are found dead in the mornug Some faint
below and die from suhoca ton before they can
be brought upon deck.--As the slaves. whether
well or ILL., always lie upon bare plauks, the mo-
ton of the ship ruhs the flesh from the promin-
ent parts of their hody. and leaves their bones
almost bare.-The pestllential breath Of SD many
in so confined a state, renders them also very
.ckly and the vlcissitudes of heat and cold gem
crate a fiux-when this is the case (Which hap.
pens frequently the whole place becomes cover
ed with blood and mucus like aslanghter house
aud a. the slaves are fettered aud wedged close
together the utmost disorder arises from endeav-
ors to relieve themselves in the necessities OF ma
ture aud the disorder is still further increased
by the healthy being not untreqnently chained
10 the diseased, the dying, and the dead -
When the scuttles in the ships sides are shut IN
bad weather, the gratings are not sufficient Tor
airing the room and the slaves are then seen
drawing their breath with all that anxious aud
aborous effort for life, which we observe in ami
mails subjected to experiments in foul air or IN an
exhausted receiver of an air pump.-Many OF
them expire in this situation crying aut ID their
native tongue g. we are dying" during tho
time that elap.es from the slaves beng put on
board on the African coast to their sale IN the
colonies about enc fourth part, or twenty five
nd per annum destroyed-a moriaiity
which may be easily credited after tue preceding
statement.
- At length the snip arrives at her destined
port, and the unhappy Africans who have surviv-
ed the voyage are prepared for saie Some are
consigned to Brokers who sell them tor the ships
at private sale. With this view they are exam
med by the planters, who want them Tor their
IL Frtna Ia alsA
rela tions are parted without any hesitation and
when they part with mutual embraces they are
severed by lash. Others sold at public
auction and become the property Of the highest
bdder.-Others are sold by what Is denominatec
a" scramsle.'' In this case the main and quar-
ter decks of the ship are darkened by sails nuns
over them at convenient height. Inc slaves
are then brought out of the hold and made TO
stand in the darkened area. The purchasers who
are furnished with long ropes, rush at gwen
signal within the awning, and endeavorto encir.
Gle many as they can.
I" Nothing can exceed the terror which the
wretched Africans exhibit on these occasions.
universal shrek is Immediately heard-aii IS
CONSERVATION and dismsy-the men tremoie-ihe
women cling together in each others arms some
of them faint away aud Others are known To ex-
pire.
!" About 10000 or one fifth part Of those who
are annually exported die during tho seasoning
which seasoning is sad to expire when the two
first years OF servtude are completed. 90 thae
of the whole number about half perish with
in two years from their first captivity. torhear
TO trace the Subsequent scenes OF their miserabie
lives worn out in tolls from which they can re-
ceve no profit, and oppressed with wrongs from
which they can hope no relief
sThe scenes which have described are ale
most literally copied from the most authentic and
/ unquestionable narratives published under the
] highest authority. They present picture OF
/ human wretchedness and human dcpravlty, which
i the bodest imag ginaton would hardly have dared
to pourtray, aud from which one should thinkl
! the most abandoned profigate would shrink with
horror Let ut be considered that this wrctched-
ness does not arise from the awiu. visitations OF
| PROV vidence in the shape of plaques, IA ines or
| earthquakes, the natural scourges OF mankind
but is inflicted by man on man from the accursed
love of gold.--May we not Justly dread the dis.
! pleasure of that Almighty being, who is the
common father of us all, If we do not iy all
means within our power endeavor 10 suppress
such infamous cruelties. II we cannot like the
good Samaritan bind up the wounds aud soothe
the misercs of the friendess Africans, let us not
like the Levite pass with sullen indfo renee on
! the other side. What sight can be more accept
I able i'm the eyes of heaven than that of good men
! struggling in the cause OF oppressed humanity
, What consolation can be more sweet IN dying
hour. than the recolIeClicu tndt NJ iea>t oue hu'
man being may have been saved from sacrifice
! bv our vigilance in enforcn@ the laws
| = make apology, Gentlemen. for having
detained YOU so long upon this interesting subject
In vain shall We expend our wealth IN missions
abroad for the promotion Of christianity in vain
shall we rear at home magnificent temples to the
service of the most High; if we tolerate this
traffic, our charity is but name, and our religion
little more than a faint aud delusive shadow"
NEW YORK, MAY ~.
Good Liping.-We are informed 10y a.
Fshermao in the Fly market, that be received
more than Four Hundred Dollars lof sales oi
Fresh Salmon during The last week THESE
fish are taken in the keonebec River, dis
lance oi 400 miles from this CITY, and after a
transport b, Steam boat and Stages they reach
US in few days, carefully preserved IN ice,
&c. and in ine order for the table. The
price OF them at the Kennebeck IS 10 cents
per pound, and here so cents.
EIGHTEEN PIRATES.
C,,.;ns Gnsti,,n and Inomis nf the IJn..