New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-16

THE SLAVE TRADE IN AFRlCA.-A letter. ualeu
Julv Goth appears in the London Times from an oicer
f pe of her Mai.sty ships the African coast giving
horrid picture of the Slave Trade and expressing he
conviction that treaty stlpuaiiuns no combined
soundrous can suppress this traffic long as slave
worth only few dollars in Africa will bring $50 or sloO
in America He says the idea OF bockadng 2UUo miles
of coast absurd that the African service Is Attended
with much loss OF life, and Is deinoralzns 10 the hao"s
m srsmen and that in fact the miseries OF the slave
tru are increased We strongly suspect the writer oil
eXasceraop and yet it seems obvious that the aooion
of the market and especially the civiizauon OF the
African people bv insurrecuon IN aer1cuturc tne usciu
aria good government, and above all in the justice and
benenolcncc of Christianity, are mainly 10 be relied
upon for the overthrow Of this great aboTinauon;he
African Slave Trade. ldour' ooi"'
SrrAMBoAT DIsAsTER-Wc learn from the
Louisville Journal that the steamboat Diligence on her
massage down the River the 9th, strack stump or
oc while passing Sand Island which raScd her on tne
sarboard quarter from mdships to her stern Sne htu
with water i'll few minutes. barely allowing umc 10 run
her ashore ut Portland where she is now lying IN anout
six feet water. She had valuable cargo on ooaIu'
which will all be recovered. with the exception o the
deck loading (Which constitutes very consderaoep por-
,iou of her oad) in miseraby damaged condiuon.
There were about thirty forty cabin passengers on
board nore OF whom were injured
w learn from the New Orleans papers that the steam
boat Denizen burst her boilers the night OF the 3Oth
ut when opposite New Carthage. Captain Srodes was
killed instantly and cabin passenger slightly scaloeo
THE bnat remained AT New Carthage considerably dR'
mased The captains remains Were taken 10 N!cASpufg
for burial. N. o
Tho steamboat, Arkansas from Louisville to New Or
Ian. was run into on the Goth ul,. by the steamboat
Chsnpion and instantly sunk. portion oil Inc cargo
oply will be saved The boat was partially Insured.
LIKE or STEAM VESSELS TO NEw-I oRK-The
,,,r which we have received from Newi ork states
that subscription is now making up there 10 Put TWO
ar,c strong sieamboais the line between hat city
and Charleston TO De thence contihuso 10 Ne"'oieans
hy b,.ts of small class. The project Continues tue
letter. is i'll the hands OF men OF strong oachs aa o'c
wise OF scrt that promises success 10 put INC iISl
IN hov.t h.ssrl lI
80 nno b.t will he REQUIRED. The wonder would seem
~ h. that il has not been done before now "u IL ae
redundence OF the How OF propei'! anu vac sp4'
OF specuations 10 which they give rlse NAY "c'. o
matter oi surprise that Il rslioau ae'0' ~ p,It;
Florida is OF undertake.. IN w. p.''''.'
IMPROVEMENT OF THE KALAMAZOO hNEk-
An effort is making 10 improve the Navigation oi .ue
Kalamazoo river iror Kalamazoo rii!aEe % It's w ~
A, Central Railroad Is completed or soon VIZ ; "
Kaamazoo open a slack water steamboat na''
thence through Alleean and Barry counucs 10 t,aNe
Michigan will largely increase the business ol tue MAJ
road and greatly benefit line productive portion oi I
State An appropriation from Congress IS much heeueu
10 improve or rather TO construct haToor at te ou
Of the kalamazoo. With small outlay the Trade from
tha, point across the Peninsula VII! be oi nc snai IN
porancc.
TgxAs EMlGRASrs.-The Natchi,ochcs Chronicle
of the Ed uL says Within the last month. be-
tweu nifty and hundred families have passed through
this town. 10 Texas. They are principally from Ala
baula They crossed from the Mississippi AZ Natcne2
/
Will soon be followed by hundred other families from
their Immediate neiehborhood They seem mostly 10 be
people oil substance Their line and carriages in
dica;e their standing il their former homes
WELLASD CASAL.-We have reason TO believe
that the communication between Lake Erie and Ontario
will open in ths spring for vessels o. 70 feet BEAM
and measuring lbs feet from 20 tara though
vessels OF lil feet inches pass Hitherto on
count Of The noncompetion OF the lower locks l20
ar lao feet has been the extreme !ength.
II il also the intention OF the Government under
stand TO place powerful steam tugs Oh the 81, Lawrence,
b,rweeu the different canals, so that the public may
realize the advantage OF the construction, in very
much reduced cost OF transportation between Kingston
and Montreal. tot' Ca'-.' uA@e'.e'
LARGE SHIp.-The British ship United Kingdom.
Captain Tcnlon arrived ~ our port last evening sue
is the largest vessel have ever seen az our "haVcs
being 1867 TONS American measurement ana came over
TIE bar with 200 tons drawing l2t ieet water Whei
full irei CITED she carries 800 bIes CT co'oI h,u ~ "
4 inches beam aaa % feet depth OF hold ms s aef
first voyage " Esw. Orleans. In. " FW' y