Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-23
THE BRAZILIAN sLAvE-TRADE.

From She New York Evangelist for last week we copy
some extracts from aeer Rio de Janeio March,
which throw additional light upon the slave carried
between Africa and Brazil and upon the than suspected
participation Of American citizens therein The writer says
recent call upon the American Minister Brazil (Ion
Henry A. Wse OF vgna) furnishes material in facts and
fuel for reflections which feel disposed to lay before the read
ers Of the Evangelist any body else that has mind there
TO- found him in the fine house he has taken in the north
part OF the city, long way out OF town. IN the suburb
called Eugeneyoho avoraby located for the quiet and
health Of an interesting family Of six children, one OF them
little babe born Brazilian. They busy enough in stu
dies and pastme within the ample and shaded limits OF their
enclosure yetnot much but that the elder often sigh
for the society and Of home and wish themselves again
there.
Although without letter of introduction met with
courteous and aabIe reception from Mr. Wise, and ne
date reply to all my inquiries concerning the save-trade IN
American bottoms which the object Of my call He has
been vigorously prosecuting investigation into this ina
business he has been here, and 1t Is his stale
that less than a. 900 slaves have been imported from
Africa during the last year, and 5000 since August last IN
american bottoms He grew eloquent in expatatng upon
the prostitution Of the american tug 10 the sAapefrade and
said his chief business while here had been to examine depo
sons and papers, and make inquson into the recent
in which American merchantmen had been engaged in this
neaous traffic, and transmit the proofs to Washington and
that he had worked harder in his life before He has
large folio volume, good part Of il closely written, with
pies Of the dispatches this subject the Department
State, from which he read extracts show his upon IL
and to make acquainted with the and ownership Of
number of vessels from the United States that have been
and still are prosecuting this Internal traffic.
He expresses the opinion that if the people Of the United
States knew the extent which this Of praces
Quoted under their flag and by vessels launched and owned
their free Northern waters, law would be passed the
very session of Congress orbiddng all trade with the
coast of Africa. He says, moreover that every conscien
ous American shipowner may be given to understand that
he send his vessel to this port with instructions permission
the captain get her chartered for the of Africa she
he
either tender other save herself carry the dread
full cargo of miserable Africans American merchants here to
whom the American captains consg knowingly aid and abet
the by chaeng the vessels to them for
the of Africa, much higher rate per month than
be got sent elsewhere not indeed for any thing that
pears the face of the chaepar to be engaged in the
averade but not the less for that purpose to pro-
secute the trade of blood
American houses q repeat it) the agents medium
through which American briggs and baques chartered for
the of Africa to Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, the noo-
great slave merchant of Rio de Janeo. After making
few profitable trips with slaves charter, they gene
rally sold to Foeca the slave factors the coast of Africa
at Cabnda and elsewhere, for three times the money they
would bring for lawful voyages. The American house gets
p per cent commission the charter money; then %
cent II they guaranty it, then 2J per cent if
poyed to transmit the value to the in the United
States The English brokers' house, Hobkrk, Wretman &
Co.. through which they accomplish these negotiations, gets
also % per cent The vessels clear ut the cusohouse for
the coast of Africa with savedecks, shackles, water
md other appuenances and with cargo ardent spirits
POWDER muskets, cotton goods &c. and sometimes having
both American and Brazilian Portuguese captain and
crew.
Having discharged their goods the medium of barter and
taken board their closely packed living cargoes the Anne
rican captain and crew, if they had them, shipped
board brig that has gone before TO act their TENDER and
Brazilian Portuguese captain and supplied, ihcy
had them not In the the tender brig returns to
Rio Janeiro either navgated by the Americans with them
passengers and not unequcny with branded slaves
for Fonscca IN the same capacity passengers For aught
that appears she will have performed lawful voyagethat
is, having only waited upon the slaves with goods for
purchase money the saers and got them ready and hav-
ing then helped the savers Brazilian Portuguese crew.
who if taken by English cruisers cannot be hung like Anne
cans subjects Of Great Britain The bloody SLAYER then
speeds her way through the horrors Of the middle PASSAGE
silly lands her human cargo, dead than alive Cape
FRO, Mangaratba other place along the coast of Brazil
and hon boldly into this port in ballast and fits again
for the atrocous VOYAGE 3.&E&t tAut
Mr.. Wise has custody board the fgate Rartan
two African lads, with Fonsecas brand upon them, that
brought into port thus pretended passengers American
brig, along with Fonsecas agent who had been in the brig up
and down the African contract for slaves said American
brig acting tender to three four others Immediately
poyed in exporting slaves She seized by the United
States brig Banbrge the charge of being engaged in the
slave trade but afterwards delivered up the Brazilian
thoritcs for judgment, who have rightly informed
released the masters and officers whom Mr. Wise desi
Of sending for trial to the United States The African
lads and certain others have been retained and to be for
warded as witnesses to the United States. h
There tale Of blood and horror connected with this brig
TO be in due time unfolded. II given on OATH few
weeks ago, by of another American brig, the
lucky, that the first night after leaving the Africa
with cargo Of $50 blacks part Of them got loose from their
manacles and on the But being armed with
muskes and cuasse the drove them below again.
and killed number by firing into them after they had cried
for quarter few days AFTER others of the survivors
condemned to be execut then hoised to the foreyad
arm, chained two together and shot dead When two
taken ont of the hold chained together Of whom to
die, to the shacke and to time, they chopped Oh
their victims foot the anc let the leg loose, then run him
up to the yard arm, and finished by shooting him. In this
manner were murdered forty six and one woman ~