New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-03

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reached Washington last Saturday, the bearer
Of the treaty recently negotiaied by Judge Conk.
ling with the Mexican authorities, on the sub.
Ject OF the Tehuantepec communication. in CON.
nection with what is known as the Sloo grant
A correspondent Of the NewYork Herald gives
the following synopsis of it:
first-The persons employed, and the proper-
" invested, to be protected by both govern
ments, SO that the transit Of passengers. and
everything else. shall be open and free at all
tunes, and the properto invested therein secure.
Second-Every part Of the way of commune
cation shall be neutral, under the guarantee of
ooth governments, during the fifty years Of the
Third,Mexico is to impose no regulations to
cause delay. w
Fourth-Both governments are to prevent
freight. ~ "''' u
Fifth-The subject of transportation of U. s
troops or munitions of war is to be arranged bv
separate convention
Sixth-No passports or letters of security are
required by passengers
Seventh-All questions that cannot be settled
by the two governments between themselves are
TO pe submitted to the arbitration of friendly
government. If not settled within wear. the
United States may withdraw its guarantees Of
neutrality if it thinks fit.
=, by comparing this synopsis of the treaty with
the Sloo grant many important discrenancies
will be discovered, making the treaty. much
more liberal than the grant.
HORRORS OF THE SLAVE TRADE-The fact has
been announced that cargo of 100 or 10O0
slaves has lately been landed by one Don Anto.
MO Capo, at Guazima, in Cuba, not far from
oaraenas. The particulars, as they now reach
u.s. disclose certainly some very revolving facts
me original cargo exceeded 1900, about two
hundred are said to have persisted in the course
OF the voyage, in consequence of attempts to re-
tease themselves, three several efforts have been
made unsuccessfully. The British, BELGIAN
and American Consuls, it is further stated. had
waited upon the Captain General to INQUIRE |
about the matter, and the result was the an. |
pointment Of a Commissioner to examine ;nto
me facts. Several of the parties implicated
hereupon, were arrested and held to bail A
correspondent of the Times tells the rest of the
tory as follows: ''
The examination brought out the atrocitv If
he affair in the broadcast light, Capo directed his
course to q Portuguese (negro) Colony. on tho
coast OF Caffraria, and finding they had no ne
sroes to sell, he determined to fill his shin with.
,ut pelng at the expense of purchase He
nereiore took every possible means to inprati.
ite himself with the inhabitants, and secure
neir confidence awaiting an opportunity for
Cup de main. When the time struck him 90
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plendid feast on board ship, and piled with
rugged rum until the great mass of them were
ompletely stupefed with their potations Or
ers were then signalled to the crew to make all
All, and when the unfortunate beings recovered !
heir senses, they found themselves out of siobt
shore and those Of their company, who had
cen more moderate in their cups, already Sc.
ured in irons.
Naturally enough, they attempted the first &
hing to release themselves, by rising on their 6
i,d!nappers: But they possessed no weapons. :
lille the crew was large, and armed ut ali
'ints, so that, Notwithstanding repeated efforts
hberate themselves, they were uniformlv
These encounters were murder.
49, Large numbers were thrown overheard A
cut with knife and sabre, so that the loss If s,
re during the trip was at least two hundred
'rsons. Of those whom survived, and whom
e agents of Government have received since
q landing, hundred are at this moment in
r hospital, undergoing surgical treatment for
bre-c cuts, stabs, and other wounds of greater or
IS severity, received from the Kidnapping ruf.
ms who captured them. Many of the negroes
e Portuguese, and all of them are infeiIi'
mt, and above the ordinary level of the native
ricans.
A BIG SwTNDLE-The narticu1ors of -. VI