New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-11
From the Coast of Africa-The Slave Trade
New Republic.

Letters have been received says the Un,0R. at
thu Navy Department By the U. ; orig Dolphin "nicn
has Just arrived At Porto Praya Cape de Verd slsnds
Thsy fact which Is OF some importance 10
relation % the movements OF the Republic OF LIBERIA
The following sre extracts
Extract If letter from Lieut. Commanding Bel 10 Com
Read dafcd T. y brig Borcr, Porto Prayo, Oct B.
On my arrival at Monroyia onthe 10th alt found that
the Colony Of Liberia had proclaimed itself an ndePend
ent nation under the Of the Republic OF Liberia
enclose copy Of letter which Gov Roberts addressed TO
me- appuse Of the dignity Of his goyenment-
enclosing aprinted copy OF the declaration Of the mae
pendence.'
10 letter from the same. date and port, Lieu
teusnt Commanding Bell gives some sccoun, OF MS
cruise He had overhsuled an American brig (the J.,
w Huntingdon on the night OF the 3lst August owned
10 New York from Rio Jsneiro with the usual assorted
slave cargo board, snd lumber enough for slave
deck He informed, also that the Malsgs had pre-
cl.ely such cargo. excepting the lumber The Ameri-
can brig Senator" boarded 10 March last was out rom
Rio with such cargo, aud similarly chartered Inc
master of the J. w Huntington reports that she one
senstor now lies scuttled In Rio Having safely landed
500 slaves at Cape FRO. she proceeded 70 Rio under
brazilian colOrs, where her owners were suffered TO
strip her Of all her furniture. aud then the Government
seized her ss nodocumsnt vessel-tne American ere"
having left her at Loango where the slaves were taken
on board. "a.
In these transactions Say. Lieut. Commanding Bell
you perceive the mode IN which the american nag
and promotes trade which other dag can and tho base
uses 10 which applied by foreigners who have not the
manness to vindicate the freedom OF their own.
The American factory at this ace Is the principal VA
ding establishment under the American dag on the south
ern coast; there being branches OF IT, AmbEetto and
al Loaugo, owned by Messrs BooThows & Hunt, Salem
Mass who said 20 be doing fair business IN guns
ivory copper and ebony that house sends out from six to
eight vessels annually.
Prom the same source understand that upward Of
thirty American vessels annually come reizhted from
Brazil by Brazans to the south coast some OF them as
iswe known taxing return cargo or slaves under bra
lillian cOors, their American crews nrst leaving them
But the most Of them believed 10 leave the coast car
ryiog white passengers only" a.,
THIS is suareiu traffic and ought II possible to BE-
arrested VIII not the Republic Of Liberia be one OF the
moot agents for tsctiog this object at some
future though IL may b. distant. time
We understand that Governor Roberts, 10 whom Lieu
tsusn, Commanding Bell refers was born In Norfolk,
and lived ard In Petersburg He 10 described 10
us az intelligent and well behaved man, who has ex
changed msny cyiities Monroya with our squadron
We have tue constitution Of this new Republic before
US II fills than seven columns Of printed sheet
II opens with rapid historical sketch OF the establish
and the prosperity Of the colony which concludes
with the following sppesl
Therefore, in the name Of humanity and virtue and
religion in the Of great God our common creator
aud our Judge appeal 20 the nations OF Chris
tendOm and earnestly and respectfully ask OF them ina,
they will regard with the sympathy and friendly con-
sderAtion which the Pecusftes OF condition en-
title u and eItsad that comfy whish marks the
friendly Of civilized and iaaependent eommu-
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