The New York herald., 1845-03-19

FROM THE AFRICAN CoAsr The Secretary OF
the Colonization Society in Washington publishes
The following intelligence relative to the slave
trade -
We have received letters from Liberia containing very
interesting intelligence with regard to the present state Of
the Colony, we'll some items OF truly sad and
lanchoy character one If which wish to communicate
public through your columns Ii shows the utter
hopeessness Of all efforts to put down the slave trade
connected with the planting of colonies along the coast
What can expect, ~ha can var do, when arti
fees such the following resorted 10 in order
cape their notice, and when found in
principal commercial ctes-mei. destitute Of prnci
ple thus to aid carry ing the slave trade In his
letter of gath January, Gov. Roberts says:-
"You will no dout be little surprised to hear that the
well known brig "Ataanta" lett the coast week two
ago for the Havana" with upwards of tour hundred
slaves board and in sight, too Of British cruiser II
tween the parties that the 'Atalantan should
Cape Mount at set time, land her officers and crew. de-
liver the vessel into other hands, receive cargo mise.
rabla human beings make the best Of her way ohe
coast. This was done in few hours The "Atalanta"
being an old trader on the coast and known by most Of
the naval officers this station, not suspected by
the officers Of the menofwar In sight; consequently no
notice taken Of her. nor did they discover the eu
sion until the vessel was far far away and beyond their
"Thus you see how difficult il is to suppress the slave
trade on this coast while slAvers can obtain such ac
Such is the statement Of the fact and all that Gov Ro.
berts says on the subject II would have been peasanto
have known who owned the Atalanta who transferred
her to the savera who the captain OF her, and what
became OF him and his crew. These questions could
doubtless Be answered by body in New York. the
African trade Time, and those who know, will doubt
ess reveal some facts which will throw light on the per-
petrators of this guilty deed.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT, by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate e-Alexander
n. Everett, of Massachusetts, to be Con nj ,ioner to
China Benjamin g. Shieds OF Alabama, 10 Charge
to Venezuela William II. Polk, OF 4, ma see, be
Charge to Naples Albert g. Jewett, c M line, to be
Charge Peru Benjamin +. Butler OF New York, to he
District Attorney fer the Southern Dist ct New York.
Elijah f. Purdy, Of New York. to be 6urssyor OF the
port Of New York. John Davis OF nm yivania to be
Surveyor OF the port Of Philadelphia w liam Psrmen-
ter OF Massachusetts to be Naval i,er at Boston.
Prosper NJ wetmore, OF New York, to Navy Agent at
New York. T. H. Laughlin OF Tennessee, to be Recor.
der OF the General Land Office Robert Armstrong, OF
Tennessee, to DC Consul at Liverpool v Bradford, OF
Tennessee, to be Purser in the Navy j. Prentis TO
be Marshal for the Northern District of New York.
fsosAsLv CorTIRMEp.-T. II. Bigger, Postmaster at
Richmond, Va; - Joselyn, Postmaster at Newport, r.
NAvAL APPOINTMENTS CorvIRMKp Charles "A Has
weu Engineer in Chief and, Chief Engineers John
Earon Jr Andrew Hebsrd, James Thompson, William p
WV Wood George w. Latham, 70 be Chaplain in the
Navy, vice Jno p Lathrep, deceased Nathaniel Frost
to bea Chaplain, vice Chapman Swan, deceased Ne.
than O. Fletcher, to be Chaplain, TO fll vecancy.
vice Lieut. B. 9. B. Darlington, deceased. Samuel D.
Patterson to be Navy Agent at Philadelphia for four
years. vice Thomas Hayes whose commission expires an
the 10th March. George Loyall to be Navy Agent at
Norfolk for four years from 18th March,
Jos. Watkins, to be Navy Agent at Memphis for four
years.
MARINE Coara--second Lieutenant Robert c. Cald
WE'LL 10 be First Leutsnant, Woe Lieut. Geo. w. Rob
bins deceased. Jno o. Cash. to bs Second Lisutsaants
vice Lieut. r. @. Caldwell, promoted.