Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-29
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coast Of Africa.
The brig 4. l. Of Baltimore, Captain c. +.
Drtscol', saied from this place in mo month Of
September. for Canada, with a cargo Of dry goods.
tobacco, and powder. Having met w ill bad wen.
Their at sea he was obliged to pu, into Charlie ton
to repair, whence he sailed on bis voyage No.
thing material occurred until he arrived off Cabin
da, when he was boarded by TWO boats crew 10
III number) commanded by English officer, hut
without flag Tying nor any visible sign of
tionalitv, armed Ia the teeth with cutasses, ps-
tolls, carblnes. and daggers, or long knives, who
insoenty demanded his papers, declaring at Tho
same time thet he would take command of tho
vessel. Ceplain ID. pointed To the Amer lean flag,
which he had lying, and avcrred that his an
American vessel engaged in n legal trade, and in
proof thereof produced his papers, which tho
English officer tried to Obtain possession Of, but
not being permitted by Captain d. he said-"ne-
ver mind, viii take you for scoundrelly Yon-
kee negro s'ealer. and have you all strung up o
the main yard if you offer the least resisiance.n
They then shaped the Of tho vessel for
River Congo, and commenced breaking out tho
cargo to get at the rum, aud carried on so ou,ra-
geously that Captain DIS lady, who was on board,
together with her daughter. was taken violently
ill., and for SEINE time her life despaired Of
the English crew never for moment ceasing
their outrageous conduct. They continued at
River Cougo twelve days, piIlaging the negro,
canoes that passed, taking from them their beds,
+ looking glasses, paddles, and every little thing
leaving the poor negroes no alternative but to
swim Oh shore and abandon their canoes 10 the
tide.
This conduct they continued for some time, Of
ten taking in their boats some of the American
crew, until at last the negroes becoming ex-
asperated assembled in force, and attacking
the boats, killed American seaman be-
longing TO the A. E. and wounded several En-
glish. They then returned precipita ,ely on board
and getting the brig under way set sail for Ca
binda. They there found II. b. nj. brig of war
Persian, Lieut.. commanding Symmes, with tho
American flag flying. Lieut.. Symmes then camo
on board with additional boats crew, and COM
menced breaking out the cargo, without asking TO
look At the briggs papers paying any attent ion
j to Captain is protestatIons. After ransacking
the cargo four days, bursting open bales and box
es, and knocking open the kegs of powder, find
ing nothing, they took what they pleased each
man selecting what he most fnncied and then
tuinDtug tho .aTgo into tho i,uid TO their
boats, leaving the brig at liberty.
'For fifteen days. says Capt. d. 81 had II
men on board eating and drinking the best they
could Ind, for four days more the commander and
nearly all Of his men pillaging my stores and
drinking my liquors, they being very short al
. lowance on board their vessel.' The English
brig kept the American flag flying all the time,
and went off with it flying at her peak The En-
giIsh officers declared they would sczo every
/ American vessel they came across and break up
their trade eniirev,-and from our late accounts
from the States, IT seems they determined 10
put their threat into execution
ST. DomNGo.--The following deplorabe pic
ture OF the condition of the once beautiful. flour
ishng and rich island of Hayt', is furnished in a
letter from French naval officer We fear that
the picture is a faithful one Bat. Pat.
''We embarked board the frigate Nevcide,
on the 9Th December. On the 2Sth we were n.
Fort Royal, TO receive orders from the Admiral Who
despatched the ooh TO ST. Domingo where
we were to take on board the five millions Of francs
which the Consul General had informed us were
ready We have been three days at anchor in
this famous republic, and all that can say to you
OF the misery OF the people, viii scarce suffice TO
give you any idea of it,
+ | have been every where, and every where
have seen nothing but degradation and corruption.
Men IN rags compose the army. and exhibit
most udicrous military masquerade. Cavalry on
foot, manovre like horses, al the word Of command,
trot gatfop, &c. Both officers and soldiers arc
without shoes: has spurs tied By a cord to his
naked feet, another has made himself spurs with
piece of iron drove into wooded sole tied to his
foot, and Gle whole company which inspected
infinitely, had not a single musket which would
60 off The officers, In rags, ask charity.
Slothfulness, poverty in its most hideous form
and in the negro ii is most hideous, alone meet
your eye at the town Of Port Prince. The
fields overrun by brambes, ogwood trees, and
The rapacious lichees. which obstruct the roads
and destroy the old plantatio With the excep-
tons OF a few gardens which are here and there
cultivated by the negroes,-gardens far inferior
to those Of worst slaves-there is no cultiva-
ton whatever
The only product Of the Island is coffee, and
that every year diminishes materially, that the
time is not far distant when it will produce none
at all No more is planted, and the old coffee
plantations are not even taken care of. The
owners gather the crops from their own fields, IN
the mds, of briars and weeds--no laborers being
to be had, the one not being willing to work for
the oiher.''
the run from New Orleans to Louisville was
/ recently made by the steamboat Missouri, in the
unprecedensedy short time Of four days and tren-
ty-fhree hours, from wharf TO wharf, including
nineteen sioP?ages OIL the voyage to discarge
freight. and TO receive and land pasacnpers. be-