Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-12-07
THE SLAVE SHIP

short, quick, head-sea, through which the ship,
under full sail, ploughsd uneasy way As the
motion increased, the most hgart-rendinr sounds
began 70 issue from batween her decks. 1t grew
stronger and stronger, blen3iug with the almost
oyerpoweTing, and creakiug OF spars and bulk
heads. and tue melancholy wall Of the breeze
among the taughtned COZ ds Of the weather-rg-
cing 4 Deep dull chorus of means, and sobs,
aud sighs arose from the grated hatchways.
spread around upon the air and enwraped the
crus:el craft in ali the harmonies of hell. Ii
was the shriil cry of youth, aud the sobbing
voices Of woman in the hour Of fright and dis
tress twas the deep groan oil manhood, wrung
by tho painting breast. Il was the choking sobs
OF oppressed respiration--tne retchings Of nau-
saa-the clanking of feacIa-and the stentori-
OF. gaspings of wraches in the last agonies Of
death.
The next five corpses were picked out from
among The men, and two from among the women,
and lhiown overheard.
'Only saven!' exclaimed the captain Z" we'll !!
that's devilish good luck SO far. / always cal
cuat} with fall cargo Ia lose from ID to 20 BY
the the irsE to1ch Of saa-sckness Come
bear u hand there, aud give them an aring."
From forty to fifty Al ii Dine We're now brought
upon deck. As they emerged from the hatch
way they were nanaclod together in gangs Of
SIX or a lit, as much 70 pr cent individuals from
JAN! ing overheard % lard against resist
aHce. Each gang was se Laced Ia turn on
the for,cas,a, tIe breaks OF d forcing pump
manned, ana q stream q water directed upon
taem. After being Thoroughly drencheJ, they
were allowed 10 dry themselves for fifteen or
t1elty minutes, and were then passed down
to their sAaclJcs TO be succeeded by another set.
Never, bat in Il SLAYER, were seen such groups
Of wo2-b gone Wratchcs Many were il! with
previous disease and all Of them labaring uuGer
he distressing effects Of sCa-sioliness; their
NAKED bodies, b7grimaJ Win hith, shiyerad and
s.runh in t4e cool fresh arr and their quvar,ag
lips ana rolling expressed tha height OF oddly
sufring mental agony, ami hopeless Despair
Ih4ra was none Of ,iat solid ndid renee which
lad characterized taa expression OF taair faces
ON shore. There, cruelty ana Asrja.ip had as
sum.d familiar forms, ana dogged endurance
o o,-C itsllI 10 the t,UWus Of tate. Here thew
were upou now and fearful o,eIlant--ile.v ter
1918 aroused their 5adad and -iHg-ish iears-uow
rurs val0pod tha sensations Oftheir banuiaD-
ca auI hardened frames Alas, thew were only
al the comm nc m nj cf,4eir laarfUl vovaoe-
a, the threshold II rely oi TIE horrors that were
10 lnuldt ), in goomecnc ratio, The further they
advanced.
| attempted 10 WISH the slayc-docks The
sights, sounds, and smells Ecre intoIorab,a; ana
VIA dealai.Ao sickness at the heart, vas
compelled to re;ire Coed heavens. Iexcialn-
Cd, j uaa 10 iIea Ct tais.'
.W'hv il mt very pleasant said the caDtain.
but vlAGt can you expect " zen they are all sea-
SICK Wait uil they get over r.tat, and we
shall be abe 10 keep them IN better ordor; and
besides, they'll naturally tin cat little, and that
VIII MAKE tHam more comIra5.e'
.!},, If e..el is the stan, of t@iDns :, fair
weather i demanded, Low tiI i BE- # itshonjd
com, ON 10 blow
.Jri, is 2 ,I9,>n yht r,as .,.r--ala. va shall
l..y, lie Us ov28 .r,..e. og course rsigjaJ
the captain when it comes to closing the
ha hes. it is all up with the voyare. You can
hardly save enough to pay expenses. They de