New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-24
From the African Coast.

Tie bark Adslar. Capt. 6sNaoE, reached q s
por, IN sun5sy fom Anamabar. Coss, oi G-incs
whence she sa.lol On iic l7la oi Feorusry.
The cargo of the Aselno consists Il palm ol, para
d.se grains Esri amins coral beads s40o, ssd Jii
ounces Of gold ilsl al of which Is consigned to NJ
John A. Hachsdo Of this City TIE goiidus;!siNen,y
three esrs,s dne Tn goa found "a Aisca e frequent
ly vroagh; INTO TIE mos. 5sa-rfa oraaneat' b. arc
natives scrrs - their work said = % extreme
delicate Mr. Wsiser has very nicely made ri1s. :ha
w.rk OF ons % ihe usuvss.
TIE following account Of a m.ssial recently unjer
taken : TIE Ems sh Government FOR ihs purpose ci
suopressinr tie slave ..s5e vii - ioesd very inter
es.rg
The Au-r-f-sn C1'rnizs'r - Society mrs, fec 3 "a
degree OF subtraction IN knowing inst their setirie u
-.t es'sblshcd spirit Of ham snty % thf tree CO.
or r.a OF Amcrica. VII. oy these peap-s praise
x'-fsv esr.sons De- conducive d sl.lr1Poy all
humanity . tifi- mora e1-ltaa brethren 20 Africa.
Probably. <i1 ia.s eK- -np.e before them, the h-it'a
T. rernrnsrs have been uasns eilrts 30 procure ties
Ia .h The interior z1d most 2oEcf'al chiefs In A.
rics sud for tbs Vurp Nr. Bro1u CguicsshsaS G
merchant resident ~ AnauA5sc wSs delegated by the
Lieut. Governor q Cape Coast Caste 10 proceed -
Al1mu iha capital cily of tie Kingdom 20 saomy.
which with AslsHioe g 1y i'r The -icstest and mos'
popu.ous known power IN Africa
Nr Clulckshank was empowered % Cts~ az eqliva-
lani amounting - - 90 per snnum 90 iie hiDs IN
Dah0my. should be succeed 10 uaNng reNT VIVA
hi, for the suppression q tie trad In negroes and BY
which be wss q use he i-1a,nce 10 pGtuog % down.
and particularly De-; o. psriic pate "a 10 hiuseii
lie . appears is The srgesi seller 90 negroes ~ Africa
annually. he disposes ut froln -ltll to l4tl De-
side procuring domesii-s i1r himself and fs c.leh-
For iris purpose be makes snaua. slave hunt which he
conducts ani shares the dangers
lie 10 the absolute sovereign Of the nation. sud the
people are al solely urier he contro, . Wr1m they
look up . IS master no person can hold any prop
ertr except By bis permission. even durng ir and ~
death al reycr;s 10 hm he s protected by an in-
rncntc mmy ol women numbered by Mr e. " many
thousands Thesa amsz0ns are his body guard iney
never leave him snd suswershle tor ihs safety oi
his person. in his q with the agent az the British
Govcrrm'nt he eyirced a stTewdness Ia diplomatic
Affairs seldom met with in the negro. lie conceded IN
al the arguments In favor OF the treaty on tie score
Of hrslanity, &C &c but placed the aair strictly in
pecunsry view, along with the custom of his country
lie hsd received tbe crown from his father, % whom
lie him. al hs people looked up 70 "a their supporter
that II required between 20 and $500 year for the
support OF bis government Of which ho derived =, least
100 by the slye trade tbs! this was he great source
OF his revenue, and support OBJ h- crown and COUNT
How, then, could those Of England expect thaE he
should give up b.s country q ruin, by accepting ihe
pa.ry sum nov offered Ils would however. endsavor
10 turn tie minds OF his people . agricultural pursus,
caered lsnd N the British G0verament ca the sea
shore 90 establish factories and - aid sas'i and pro
tec them IN their interior trade throughout the sefc
raj territories Mr. & had much talk on this sut sct
e was exceedingly adroit and careful not 70 commit
himself In conyerfau0n
The turning the labor ot the usiyes to agricultural
pursuits is the most likely meihod OF supPressrg the
traffic.
Mr.. C. was throughout treated with the grestest re
spect and hospitality, both by The Europesn slave
traders on the coast and his travels to and from
Aoomey bringing down with him two slaves. presents
t. her Majesty from the King, and one presented 70
himself Strange contradictory Mr. C. who To- We
understand gentleman OF much threwdness, re
search and fine literary requirements, has written
paragraph lOr publication in England relative 10 his
travels his conversation with the King and his views
with regard 70 the most efficient means of putting down
the traffic in which he wa, much benefited and as
sisted by tho King in human hash--tho perusal Of
which was looked forward to f0r more particular inor
nation relstve a. the subject.
The African style and magnihcence Of his reception
and lhe psrading and the reviewing o the army Of wo
men ana men s. we arc told highly amusing as well
as giving much HI CHER Idea OF the African training
and taste for warfare than wo ever hsd previously
The particular king referred 20 has arranged " 70
cal telegraph by lines Of posts by which Information
IS conveyed to him. over distanc1 OF 10 m IS, 10
about one hour time which enables him TO make the
proper disposition Of hs slaves.