New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-05
Oezth Of a slave Trader.

Mr.. Thomas Hutton, of London, In
paper presented to Parliament on the destruction
Of Iseos. thus sketches the life of Da Souza, one
dtl,e most active and influential slave traders
on the coast Of Africa:
Da sou2s the notorious slave dealer, died about
sissp noaths az =, ihls wasin his slt year when
" died He vent to Whydth 10 the year 1872 in his
Ah year. Various have been tee rumors ihd occs.
aned bls going there be. however, hnseli once toa
me be came out Secretary 1nde tee Jrtuguese Gov
spmens 10 their font Ia Whydsh, aud re naned three
yns In that service and then returned to the Brszs
where inns gined he was born lie wished II sup.
,Ossd be was q spsnlard by birth, aud wss always
rested % In courtesy, and styled DON
The Portuguese did nos long continue to support
Rslr Government In Whydsb and the slave trade there
non fell into the hands Of the most enterpring tas
nat go of W bonn was N. Ds S0ozG He had Tor many
yesr an extraordinary run Of good luck, and 10 was
insslned had amassed large fortune. his lame a.
dave dealer gslned him unlimited credit 10 Havana
md Brazil, and ship after 'hp arrived IRON those
pssss a, Popo Why lab ard Lagos consigned TO hiu,
isneraliy with full cAgoes Of merchandise and specie
10 goods were recklessy landed in bamboo store
houses On the beach
Tue accumulated csrgoes broueh, upon him an I'm
nsose amount OF debt Of tolls he appeared utterly re-
prdless so long a. had the desired effect upon the
natives 10 them consider him possessed OF in'
exhsustlble wealth, and tor The King OF Dshomey 20
IMAGINE the same, ON whom he lavished yait sums OF
seth but who In return could never al any ne sup
ply more than fraction OF the amount OF slaves Tor
The large amount Of property that was sent to hin.
Frequently from thirty 70 forty ships IN the year 10
we're lying IA the rosds,esds OF Whydah, all consigned
10 De- Souzs. who had landed al their cargoes bull In
rsurn could seldom supply mere hAa four or hve car
goes Of slaves.
Many OF the ships, after stsgiog twenty onths TO
Two years from their light conssrGcto went to pieces
On the beach others lost ali their crews and were
abandoledi soms became Prz "a, and The general re-
su wa, a. 40 account vac kept whatever OF GARAGES
landed every species Of extsevSk and expenditure
took plsor. 10 the ruin OF the Some Of them
sent out supercsrgoes TO zee what the former were
about frequently the fate Of the second supercargo
and ship and cargo went the WAY Of the frat so ucrs.
live, however, was the profit slaves, the OF
Them mach required, that some years elapsed be.
fore these reckless consgnes 10 Da SOuzs began to
grow esutous--in fact not before 0say were ruined
In the interim ore riga Law bad pasted respecting
he capture Of ssy, .traoins vessels.
The King Of Dahouey, ws1 thus had had, for years
pas, coprtess wealth poured In upon bin, became al
ksi exsotug when the rapid torreot ceased to low
last 80 formerly, aud IL took come years before he
e,ed, In The least comprehend toe causes that hsd
Gnn'shed the supp lee 10 hs agent DA S0n1s who had
yeaIs betre virtually becoms 20 have the monopoly
Of the trade, snd who went snr usly 10 Dahomey wi h
rorse TO the hing and va, supplies 20 hfs chiefs 20
nfsha them with mesns for tie mex slave hunk Year
sssf {sar these supplies becsne gradually less De
soazs having beoome gradually poorer, aud troubled
With hos, Of creditors In the Havana aud Brazlls
lie principals or eoDsgneet Themselves In many In
usbees, cams 70 Whydah 10 clsi N their debts
DsSJuaa keeping ne sceouae, generally denied all
tvsase OF the paroles OF the business on which thew
he'd come Frequently be wous absent himsef or be IN
pahome, months, when a party OF creditors arrived
ren iee Havana or Brszils. Yet sucs was the nature
Tie -t,Sce, al lucky ycy'gc u. two enabled him TO
psety The elanors Of these distressed creditors he
Ses'ec ,hem with country presents and al unbounded
asplAlg and ID islss OF the endless resources OF
seklrg. who would al any tine send him a. many
n'ssss hs pleased
,u'ous enacsmenls took place, tbs cruisers were
.GerRilsat than ever, ana matters grew worse and
sass- Merchants In the Havana get agents % have
ss'iews " "a The htog heavy complaints we're made
tsss Ds Souzs which for obey SAKE the Kins would
- issea 20, he hfmsef not being toe righ,fu succes
t eys upA.ld By Da souzss influence aud yes. prss.
ssn 70 Tie ehlsfs
Aiast, AFTER few more years, h WAS arranged that
SSecs from the Havana aid BIsziis might settle Al
~sydsh, and Ds Souza shoud give UP shipping slsyes
40 receive . commls,ion OF q d3ubloon for every
sse tnst VISA shipped. On tks hs lived In the later
OF bis HE He had slso raised up duties or con.
selots on every native wao bel ilsve a. certain
oe1s PSF bead, which enabled HIN Ia tsrly 70 keep
some appearance before the Ktrs and bis chefs but
sss and lee, urti he actually became tort1 red
sers empty 'N'- 10 s'ed ~ "''0'
nsking OF Dshomey sen, 10 hsyO h.s propsrtv taken
ar and bis ehiefs entered Into the ho,.s and all
~ S1 so9d De found was simply Ihe furn,tnra and
~, a.ie but neither money ;oods nor anvthln- Of
Nj ~. aiesson has beeo most sala.ary 10 The King
srss .,nn. 70 Gee That the mao whom they cousid.
w esssssssd Of endless wealth, had dIe3 Si.bant
,Ane o. kss Of gunpowder IN Ia ssore. - ~
y o pie sensias which is vl:o sbsm cao.Ss, ~
a., - ksssesV thus coDsogn6lns them and shakins
D. snes n e ability Of the ssye trade sass
GE2ss. N"' s''ssess ssfedssisss Of mod.