The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-16
THE SLAVE TRADE.

| The English cruisers on the coast OF Africa
appear TO be interchangeable in their efforts to put
| n stop TO the Slave Trade The latest advices
| furnish intelligence of the capture of a SLAYER
on the coast by the ship Flying Fish.
Puritan and Recorder.
@While at anchor, on the l4th of July, off
Little Popo we observed a SLAYER stealing along
the shore as close as possible, evidently trying
to shy us. Hands, make sail was soon piped,
when the reefs were out and the starhoard
studding sails set in double quick time On ap-
preaching her we fired a blank gun, to make
her show her eolors, of which she took no no
tice. We then waited till we got within good
gun-shot range, and sent thirty-two FOUNDER
across her bows; but, this not producing the
desired effect, the gunners crew kept hammer
ing directly at her. and it was delightful to zee
the good practice they made--two shots through
her foretopsai another shot carried away her
studding-sail boom, another through her main
rigging. across the quarterback, and shot his
main boom through She then put her helm
hard a-starboard, and it was thought the mas
ter was going to beach her, but we suppose the
SORT was too high for him, as he again righted
his helm. let run all his studding-sail halyards,
and. after a few shots from the marines came
towards us She is pretty brig, named the
Pcpeta, and was going to take in five hundred
slaves. but we disturbed him in the middle Of
it, for he had time to take only seventy on board
when he saw us in the offing, upon which he
cut his cables and ran down along the land,
thinking we should not take notice Of him. We
had returned from Princes Island the day be-
fore, and relieved the Sampson at Quita, which
vessel we saw this morning TO leeward N us,
running TO Whydah, and had not been long out
Of sight when we perceived our friend, other
wise she would share with us"
GyoasIA CoTToS MILLs-There are in full
operation ut Columbus Georgia four cotton
mills, with capital of $360,000 and employ
ing $50 hands In these mills are 1896 spin
dies. and nearly 400 looms Another cotton
mill has recently been completed, intended 10
be worked by slaves, and which is said TO be
much larger than either Of the other four; but
it has not yet gone into operation. There are
also in Columbus and its immediate vicinity a
cotton-gin manufactory, which turns out 200
gins annually; very extensive Touring mill,
and two ioundrics and machine shop.
The editor Of the Clinton tLa,) Meridian has
an interesting sketch of the Woodville Miss
Cotton Factory which il said to be turning out
$4,000 yards OF cotton cloth per week. -Four
thousand spindles are constantly employed
The capital invested is $4,000; profits about
fifty per cent, and the number Of operatives IL
generally one hundred and twenty-five at a
cost Of S42s per week--Naf Intel
M~ Mary Lsgare, sister Of the former Attor-
ney General Of the United States, il engaged in
the lumber trade at Cedar Rapids Iowa and
advertises to supply any amount Of building
lumber, boat plank, &c.
THg UNION TRIUMPH IN GEoRGn.---The re-
turns Of the vote for Governor from sixty-fye
counties give Mr. Cobb majority exceeding
10000 votes, and this majority, II Is supposed
will be increased by the counties TO be heard
from 10 $4,000 Three-fourths Of the members
elected 10 the Legislature are Union men, and
six out Of the eight Representatives in Congress
10 which the State IL entitled are also stated To
no IInion man - National IufSiIf0eare