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s alleged moreover, that the obvious effect not de-
sign of the British efforts the African coast not much
TO suppress the African saveade, monopoze the Afi-
can commerce. and particularly exclude the trade there OF
the United States Further it is said (and am convinced,
truly that the principal trade to and from Africa and Brazil
particularly that part of the coast of the former in and about
Cabinda and Congo with very little EXCEPTIONS the buy
ing selling, and transportation of slaves and that the entire
trade with very little exception, in dry goods provisions
crocke, cachuca musket, powder iron, and all other ar
cles but contributes and is only auxiliary to the one great
business Of capturing and enavng the This 100
notorious to be denied in Rio de Janeo The passengers
from Brazil Ito carry whom is almost always stipulation OF
the charter-paries Of vese Mostly masters ana
crews of Brazil taken hence bring the slave vessels ana
their cargoes back and those brought back by our vessels
from Africa mostly American masters and crews VINO nave
carried vessels Those passengers who are not either
masters mates or of the crews Brazil the United States
are either agents or owners of vessels factors agents.
or employees capacity other, OF the arse rich
dealers merchants their factors and agents.
who going and coming look after the proceeds OF their
goods shipped immense profit to make funds for the one
great trade in the staple article of No such thing
money proper cash. is known scarcely among the African
tribes on that part of the Of which speaking They
buy and sell by the of cloth of aqua arn
The only medium of exchange among the Africans is in the
form of goods wares and merchandise, by barter and that
between the agents there and the large dealers slaves
in goods for that Market this country, in the form of
bills on Brazil The very ivory and other products of Africa
for export brought from the nteo, the coast the
heads of the negroes who themselves to be shipped as
slaves.
set is said that there merchant dealer OF any
sort on this whole coast from Para Rio Grand engaged
in the trade between Brazil and Africa who does not directly
indirectly participate the profit or loss OF the foreign
slave-trade And there is very little loss in that trade No
thing lost if of five trips succeed And that trade
has Of late rather increased than diminished It has decreas
ed perhaps Rio de Janeo but increased TO every other
province Of Brazil By the estimation Of very good authority
am informed that there will have probably been imported
TO Brazil not than 600 slaves the present year Of
Since nv arrival this city, the I'd of August last
specify the vessels which have brought about 1000 slaves
this coast between Cape FRO and Victoria These 5000
have been brought at the slavedeales of the brig
Sooy ony which landed her cargo and safely and the
vessel herself understand will be claimed Of Brazil by her
owners delivered up by reclamation from the British
squadron
Slave decks longer used The water casks stow
ed level tiers according to the size of the yes
sell fore and aft and rush mats spread them Is the a
improvement Of fitting SLAYER And they can now ship
indeed it is proved under oath in this examination that ii
took the Montevdeo with swept hold from but seven
hours ship cargo Of 500 slaves They have their water
pipes filed and buried in the sand of the beach and the
slaves the rnha, the eked beef the provisions and stores
and the water moved, at moments warning, in canoes
and launches the vessel waiting the distance Of five
minutes row from the shore.
sAnd this and much besides, prove that all future
efforts will the past arrest the African slave
trade unless other and entirely taken"
- Mr. WIsE's ideas Of what these measures are to
oc
lst Great Britain is to give up all pretension to
visit or search vessels of the United States for
(says Mr. WISE the United States are in all re-
spects competent TO superintend and control their
own citizens, within their own jurisdiction"
Cd. Relying no longer on African squadrons,
they are both TO place their main force on the coast
of Brazil But this force is there to be used prin-
cipally to strengthen the hands of Ministers and
Consuls, and to transport home for trial, under
suicter laws that to be passed, those whom Mi
nisters and Consuls shall catch, where they are
most easily caught, upon land.
Sd. The seyerest penalties Of law must then be
enacted in both countries, rather against the capital
lists, ship-owners, &C., who are the main authors
and culprits of this crime, than the mere masters
and crews, who are perhaps innocenty led into it.
4th. Great Britain must give up her policy OF
making apprentices Of the captured slaves and with
draw the bountes which she now gives for their
capture.
In addition TO these, the enumerated points OF his
plan, Mr.. w. evidently thinks that Great Britain
ought 10 prevent her manufacturers from supplying
the particular goods that used in the slave trade
How this is to be done without establishing an in
specton Of all packages exported, we see not. The
apprenticeship las we have already seem has been
long abolished And as to the superior efficacy OF
the other proposed measures, we must regard the
experiment as very hazardous one--especially
that Of Britains taking il for granted las we sup
pose Mr.. w. designs) that every vessel wearing
our flag has right TO wear it, There is some
thing, however, in the following idea; and il is I'M
der that persuasion that at the pains to spread
over the land the knowledge Of the names and facts
disclosed in this document. Speaking Of our ma
tional ensign, Mr.. w. says:
"Yes, as said you verbally, sir if that flag TO me- in
this strange land the sacred personicaton Of patriots
hopes and patriots home) trailing in the dust of victory
il in glorious war; could weep it. and love it. and
honor il still but to see lift its folds like the bold counte
Of bad woman traffic infamous and
hord, shockngy revolving and enough 10 its white
into its red with shame That would be the universal sent
Of my counrymen home If they but knew the half
Of what is notorious in Brazil They have been informed