Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-30

THe Enormous Wirtrdneks # ErF.
ioud.-I'fon every quarter we Fatlier now
facts Of the htroclty Of this natiof' OF P'a
rates and Observation-Disclosures tn bring
down upon their bends The whitening se0ffi
Of n world. #.H.Hfy
A gentleman of The highest verec'ly,
late n citizen Of Ohio, thus writes 10 ht7
friend in Washington City. from The is.
land Of Jamnieh. Ills letter is dated
"Richmond Hill. Port Marant, st. Ihonns'
East Jamaien, Mhy lst, 1919 JIG
writes / a7
'sThere ~ nm experiment making hero
now. That IL not generally known; "f ~
least | had not read OF heard Of nnt'l my
arrival. The planters Of this islhnd, for
The purpose Of compelling The black, popu'
laiibD 10 work for such compensation ms
wit annbte tt1Hm tUHutkH 3bUsttfttHHhhhh6s ifeffts
on Hupar. ha vs formed themselves INTO u
Germany, with tile connten#nts 0f me
British government, for The purpose o.
bringing African emigrahis here 10 com,
pete with the natives, and so anxious ana
determined arc they for The accomplish.
ment Of their object that they have vessels
fitted out after The iaslion OF slave sf'pa'
md not being able 10 yet voluntary ein''
grants In numbers sufficient, the captain
and crew are authorized, and do steal
them on The coast, and in visitation OF Their
wishes, hiring than hero bound md stow
cd away, IN prevent damage, And ms
In known and conversed about here, win
M much certainty ne we speak In Ohio Of
Tho exislonee Of a society many members
Of which assist blacks in their flight from
their masters In the n%eighbnfing States
Indeed, I know some Of these etnigfants
whs have so learned the English language
nh to BIZ able 10 tell their tales with tears
IN their eyes. The differences between
these and Tho voluntary emigrants II. tlia'
the former are young men and women.
and the latter compose families and KIM
dred connexions. II was matter thht
did not richly accord with my ldsa OF hu'
mainly, and to bo countennnced by n gov
eminent TINT makoH 30 many professions
on tho subject Of oppression Ne'~"~ahd
surprising that II was not generally known,
IL occurred TO me that Il might be news, OF
which | have but little to communicate ol
my interest. and ! have accordingly de.
tailed II 10 you.'
The Slape Trade.@-It IL unfortunately
too true. that british capital In lnfgo'Y m
vested in sla v dealing transactions. The
names uf some parties have been brought
forward before Tho Parliament committee
in such n conspicuous manner, that 1t
would be absurd 10 shut our eyes TO The
fact, that men oflargo commercial 'hi'h'
once, one Of whom II even In Tn tlian,ent,
are engaged in n traffic which disgraceH
humanity. The way In which their wi.
iany IL conducted, Is, 10 ship eargoeH Of
British manufacture III for elav re dealing,
but Al for nsthing else, in vessels capable
Of being transformed into slave ships Mt AT
hours notice. These VESSELS eleat out
from Liverpool for the coast Of Africa,
with no pupers on board calculated rs raise
suspicion; n convenient gnla OF wind waits
them, in fortunate distress, 10 Chdlz: thore
ihey repair. and become, by msfesf chance,
acquainted with SEINE honorable merchant
that have been waiting TO send Their dos
matches TO the African coast THESE dos
matches relate, Of course. to some other
vessel, and some other adventure. lfthes'
vessels AFRO captured IN their way TO Tho
coast, nothing ls found to expose then
true character, except these slavo'trnd,ne
dispatches. with instructions for n differ
ent ship; ifthey reach their destination
without capture, they there find 'ihstrne
lions for Themselves, conveyed by SOM
other vessel in tho like circuitous manner
~. ! Observer.