New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-25
The slave Trade IN Brazil.
coresPondenes Of Tie Trissae.



BAAiA June 5 iss9.
h. GsrELEr. Esq. write this to give you
some Information OF the Slave Trade. which is
carried on here extensively. from the Coast Of
Aries
The hrt thing done IS 70 send vessel with a
cargo Of goods saitsd 70 the trade. apparently
entirely unc,nnected with anything el.e-snd
really So az far bringing Slaves AWAY in her !.
concerned. This Is done 10 proven. the loss Of
vessel and cargo If boarded by a nsn-of war and
made prize Of If anything be ioand on board 70
Identity tae vessel as SLAYER. The capital being
tia, plxced where i. is wanted, the vessel resuru.
n ballast, or with what little cargo can be
procured. The Slsve-dealsrs in Africa. with the
goods thus placed in their hands bay up the black
diamonds. 40 they term them. and keep them i'm
prsoned until they gets chance 70 ship them in the
ssit sailing small schooners and brigs u hlch leave
here In ballast for that purpose. On arriving here
they and them on an isssd opposite % this place
about tour or five miles distant, on the otherslce
Of the Bay OF AL SAINTS, on which this city 10
situated.
The price paid for bringing slaves varies from
500 10 $40 for every one taken on board and IS to
so additional for every one safely landed. We
heard Of two arrivals OF ssvers last week with
slaves-one little felucca Of less than 50 tuus
brought 43O. and landed them and small brig
mot halt full they say brought $50, and anded them
also. We bear that the Bsltmoresn. bulk pilot
boat Henry Clay Is now gone onher eleventh voy
age 10 the Coast OF Africa for slaves In the four
years she has been owned here. aud that she has
made in that time over $500 900 Tor her ~ners-
While such profits are realized doubtless men will
be found base enough to run the hazard OF being
taken. as no punishment foows-t,c loss OF the
r.. al nd heir ~. nnlv lfx
IL Is sad that some 10 or ~ vessels are engaged
In the business from this place alone and probably
four times as many m're from different ports OF
this very extensive Empire though At present the
MARKETS overstocked with slaves aud the puce
less than usual, aud consequently the trade is not
as active a common.
The goods sent out with which the slaves are
bought ali OF English manufacture. and consist
principally of guns. pistols, swords. powder aud
bali rum, &c. NJ instruments 20 perpetuste such
trade Formerly by Treaty with Great Britain
France and the United States. Brazilian vessels
engaged IN the trade were lawful prizes. but that
rresty expired some two years since aud now II
the English take them, Il Is not IN consequence OF
any right except the right otstrength and humani
". The Government OF Brazil do not exactly
egalize the trade, though they take no measures
20 prevent IT,
There are now wing in this barber frgate,
slOOp ot.wnr, and several small Government yes
sells, and yet vessels are daiiy arriving aud de
parting known aud publicly talked of as engaged
10 the business. Il q sad that the English, with
ali their professions of philanthropy, DO not by
thei actions give credit TO their ca; pretensions
% humanity that Il is a fact that IA one more
Instances slaves taken on this coast have been
taken into Rio De Janero and the slaves 0ppren-
ticef Ouf for term Of years, NJ 80 many pounds
per head. and that the apprentices are sure 10 be
only blacks that are reported as dying, while one
eft
This naturally one Of the finest countriss in the
World producing with the less; possible labor all
the productions of tropical countries In the
hands OF All industrious and energetic people. II
would be the garden Of the globe. The climate is
said 20 be, and appears healthy. Like all slave
countries, labor IA here disreputabs. and any
other way of procuring living is supposed to be
more respectable for freemen. Thank Heaven
such opinions are not prevalent IN part OF the
sord aud sincerely hope they may no. long
Influence any par, II our Union.
Win eiuoera reyards xours 4 r