Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-26

vessels her acts of visit search among other causes
obstacle TO the successful suppression Of the African slave
trade The United States could cordially and eff
GENTLY cooperate in the benevolent work Of arresng that
odous traffic long there pretence even OF the night
search their vessels The jealousy with which they would
guard their rights Of free navigation and would ma
uray and inevitably extent and protect illicit
trade That if the British Government would waive all claim
this RICH, OF search of United States vessels and would
longer pay bounes of many pounds sterling per capita for
every recaptured African to the officers Of her cruisers, and
thereby from them the temptation to encourage actu-
ally the shipping Of the slaves the coast Of Africa in order
that they may win the reward of their capture the high
seas (Which they accused Of doing and if the British
Government would itself to partake, in sense of
the saveade, by carrying every captured slave into her
ones at Demaiara and other places, TO bind them ut r 81
limited period Of serytude instead of restoring them to some
African colony, there be taught the arts of civilized life in
manuaabor other Schools and thence to be dispersed
throughout Africa for its Improvement the attempts to sup
press the slavetade would prove much succesu and
the of the evil would be reached in Africa herself
where they take their growth urged that moral means
much preferable to physical force and referred him to
the confirmation of these views in the lately expressed OPT
mons of the Earl Of Clarendon in the British Parliament
His only reply was that his Government had changed its
plan of operation, by Withdrawing nearly all its force from
and shores of Africa explained lately by the Earl
of Aberdeen in the House of Lords This terminated our
conversation, and avoided adding (what of that
this transfer of force nothing more and will result m
nothing less than the destruction of all except British trade
with Africa and in necessity for increased vigilance the
part Of the United States for the protection Of their vessels and
crews in all the East. submit whether, under treaty
with England, inquiry should not be made which viii
elicit information her mode of ensaving captured Arr
in her colonies Is it not in fact part of the slave
trade to take them away from their country without their
consent to bind them under system Of apprenticeship
Are proper steps taken guard their identity and prevent
them from being enslayed for life II they may be lawfully
held in bondage for of five ten years. why not 10
fifty hundred years. any period beyond the duration
of human life 1t is openly avowed here from various quar-
that many of these apprentices after being bound out
reported be dead by their masters their changed
and flesh marks taken out and they transformed int
slaves for life Has England, under her treaties with AMI
pledges the world right to carry system like this
which leads the direct encouragement of the trade she pro
esses suppress and which, by fraud and cruelty increases
its horrors, nhumanites, and crimes But this is for
merely to suggest"
We pass over, for the present, what follows, up
To- the 39lh page of the document-the papers re-
slating to the case of the Cyrus,' an Anleric5n
lments, at and off Cabinda, on the slave coast, by
! British cruisers, and at last abandoned by her
Captain, upon an alleged outrage by the Comman-
der of the British brig of war Aert;" and the
case of the "Sooy," chased the coast of Brazil,
just after she had landed cargo Of $50 slaves and
abandoned by her crew, without removing the plan
/ proofs OF what she was-an American-built vessel
using al pleasure either the American or Brazilian
character and flag.
| In his despatch of November l, accompanying
these papers and others communicated TO him by
Mr.. "A. II. TYLER, our Consul at Bahia, Brazil
Mr.. WISE holds to the Secretary of State the fol-
lowing language:
"These papers but clearly show how the African slave
trade is carried in Brazil and how shsmeuy the United
States flag is prostuted its infamous Our laws
should be modified this way OF aiding and abettng the
by the sale of vessels here, to be transferred and
delivered on the of Africa Thus is that flag Isl
made protect Brazilian vessel with and perfect
outfit Of slavedeck watecasks irons, &c. &C. to the African
coast and venture TO affirm that not vessel Of the United
States is sold in Brazil to be delivered at port in Africa,
without taking out crew and such outfit for the
and without the United States captain and crew. if
ers and consgnees wiuy and knowingly aiding and
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the United States Consul has know and does know
to moral certainty that in every such case, without excep
on there less preparation for, and intention
engage in the slave-ade if opportunity avors the attempt
when any such vessel clears from his office in Brazil But
the Consuls say me- what do? The owners
empowered have the sell and deliver where
they please have yenured to say to Mr.. Gordon tina,
there qualification to this right and beg know who.
iher in case Consul has good believe from the
knowledge Of the parties the given transfer Of vessel thai
flag of the United States is about be abused the pur
pose of infamous offence against the laws Of the United
States he may not refuse clear the vessel Ought not our
Government give Immediately strict and strong nstruc-
tons circular, Consus this subject nature
requires and laws Of navigation and commerce will
permit What power have to instruct and direct United
States Consuls in the jurisdiction of Brazil If American
Ministers have power Of controlling them, there ought
ed for this empire forthwith"
Unt instructed not to do So shall TO call for
information from, and direct the action Of Consus and in
word TO take any lawful responsibility for the suppression
Of the savetrade carried by citizens of the United
under their flag therefore hesaied TO have to
Mr. Consul Tyler, Bahia, the letter copy Of which
enclosed He is am told, clerk or subordinate in the
house Of Mr. John s. Gmer who, you will by the letter
Of Mr. Gordon me- is said have actually sold the ship
Gloria for the slave-trade. AT all events you win see the
names Of the the Sooy the State Of New Jersey
and of her master and mate The exposure Of the names
alone Of citizens engaged directly indirectly in This traffic