The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-15

disappeared in the woods instantly while al.
most at the same instant Mr. Bird and his party
came in sight.
But scarcely had the deliverer Of her life ap
preached, before Mrs Birds eye caugh. sight OF
the severed hand and 10 there appeared be.
lore her the scared right hand Of her eldest
son.
Such is the story of the Captive Boy; and
from it there is too much reason TO draw The in
terence that IL is habit that endeurs the savage TO
his wilds and teaches him to love his own pur-
suits, and to delight in blood and trenchery ;aDd
that between the natural passions, affections and
Iisp ositions of men, there is no difference en-
cept such as is created by education and Gus.
tom.
HE SLAVE TRADE 1t is much to he regret
ted that Christendom cannot, or will not, devise
any effectual means to put stop to this inhuman
trafic-this traffic in flesh and blood, which is
even now carried on very extensively from
some parts of the world. A correspondent of
the N. Y Express, writing from Havana, fur
nishes the following information respecting the
condition of the slave trade at the present time,
and the mode in which it is conducted -
"Those good people of England who for
years have considered the slave trade abolished
by philanthropc British Puriam ent, are but
portaton which these restrictions upon trade
have caused to be provided for the loyal SUBJ
jects' Of the 'mouarchs' of Africa. The mum.
her OF slaves now imported may be less than
formerly, but law has rather increased than di
miulshed the aggregate of suffering. have ex-
amined n dozen or more sharp, rakish looking
vessels laying in this port in various states of
preparation for the "A irican trade One Just
arrived is small schooner of 70 tons, formerly
a Savannah pilot boat She embarked on the
coast of Africa l54 negroes and landed ia,
forty haoing died during the passage Of 40 days.
Like all the others her water casks fill the en-
tire hold, and are 50 proportoned, large ones be-
ing placed in the centre, and smaller ones Ia
pered of on each side, that the upper side OF all
is upon level on which planks laid TO make
platform for the negroes The height bet,eeen
these ,0ater casks ami the deck IS precisely thirty
four inches. Positively this space in which 54
negroes were crammed does not appear large
enough TO accommodate dozen good sized
hounds. Negroes it appears stow close /!
learned the secret. They are compelled to squat
down and be packed into each other like dozens of
spoons. 1t is the practice to bring all deck
every day to be washed and take air. If WON
Ell taken on board, they are kept separate &
parted from the crew. Unfit vessels are employ.
ed, not from choice, but because it would not be
safe TO risk better to the chances of capture.
have also examined brig OF 300 tons, built
sharp as wedge, with spars like irigate. Her
incnes) ana 2 to IL riches 9f,.'s; riGapgi .pu
portiouahly thin, no beams, ana only few
small knees upon each side nailed on.
She is said to he the fastest saIer upon the O.
ccan. Her water casks, spread on shore,
curiosity the centre tier being five feet in
diameter, and the extreme side casks not over
fifteen inches. | am told that t .1e punishment
of death to all arrested in this traffic would not
stop (which can believe, whenI see men
willing to cross the sea in such basket made
craft"