Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02
THE SLAVE TRADE IN CUBA.

The advices from Havana, by the steamship Cherokee
just arrived report continuous and active increase Of
the slave trade correspondent Of one of the morning
papers has prepared table Of all the slave mporations
that have been made during the ast FIVE months from
which we condense the following facts:
In January GAO were landed at Cubanos CONSIGNED N
Don Joaquin Gomas, of whom two hundred were sold to
Antonio Pareo reputed agent Of Queen Christina In
February 500 landed off Cayo Medano and 800 at
Rio Zasra in March $40 were landed at Cayo vude
and 200 at Cayo Piedd the vessel which brought the
former having been burnt in sight Of Spanish cruiser
in April 297 landed the south coast and 700 be-
tween Sagua and San Juan Remedies in May 600 were
landed near Canfuegos, 6l7 at Matriel and 1l60 at
Ensenada de Cochenos the latter being those brought
by the celebrated ship Lady Suffolk and in June thus
far the following have been landed 800 at Balen south
coast ol3 same neighborhood; 697 at Cayo Frances
472 eastward Of Trinidad and 700 at Cameroca Total
in five months, 9O49.
Under the administration Of the late Captain General
Concha it is said that this infamous traffic was nearly
put end to but as the present Captain Gene
raj Canedo into power, it was revived and the
above particulars show alarming increase Of il In all
parts Of the island 1t is surely enough to arouse the
indignation of the civilized world that nine tbopsond
wretched should have been doomed to the horrors
of Cuban slavery in the of single season And
yet there every to suppose that many more than
those who thus publicly chronced have been secret
ly brought into the island writer in the Herald under
date Of Havana June 18th, says:
The slayetraders here holding jubilee The traffic
hourshing than is at the present time
within many days The disembarkations effected
of them under circumstances the audaeious I'm
punity the part of the slavers fully rating
much they reckon the connivance and protection of the
local authorities"
It is told of the Lady Suffolk that she sailed from Africa
with 800 negroes on board many of whom had been
caught they running at large through the coun
try, and confined in the holds of the vessel but the ira
ders finding the scant, threw than hundred
of the sicky and dead overheard The remainder
landed at the Ensenada about the Goth May but
provision had been made their reception that swampy
and unpopulaed district they had scarcely any thing
eat, and upwards of hundred Of the negroes who
very weak and emacated well several of the crew.
died while marching from the place Of Decentralization
Julian Zuluetas estate the "Aava where many others
died of cholera. Signor Eugeno Vinas who commanded
this vessel,
Built in the eclipse and rugged with curses dark"
after spending few days Havana where he was en-
tertaned and feed by several Of the richer families sail
ed on the It'll instant in the steamer Isabella la Catoca
for Spain.
OF the open in which this trade is carried on
is narrated that early in the present month of June
large ship, having American coors at the ar
rived at Cayo Frances small bay situated the port
OF San Juan de los Remedies, the north coast,
sderaby to the eastward of Cardenas Six hundred and
eighty -four Africans landed this quay from which
they conveyed the shore in launches belonging
tho Government, called the Antonio and the Fna which
furnished by the Subegade de la Marina marine
official of the port of San Juan de los Remedies Don Hi
polite Escobal Said individual personally accompanied
the negroes to town. where he saw them comfortably odg
ed in the house provided for their reception the streets
San Salvador and Vama great distance from the Gov
ernors residence This large number of slaves dis
embarked at Remedies in broad daylight say about eight
o'clock A. NJ, and their arrival matter Of public
notoriey to the entire population Don s. Alberrs In
the employ OF the Government the principal actor in
this affair." and it by his order that the negroes the
day following that which they brought to Rene
dos. sent to the neghboring estates where they
were sold in lots to suit purchasers.
Spain under the most solemn obligations to arrest the
slave trshc which it is possible for nation impose
upon herse and yet her agents allowed merely
to wink at it. but to participate in it in this most shame
less manner Her treaties in favor of its suppression
the most solemn direct and unequivoca that could be
expressed in words but she appears to pay
gard to them than if they had never been signed The
very men who employed in the traffic parade
the streets of the island boasng of the fortunes they
have made by IT. and they pass not merely unmolesed
but with social distinction and honors
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