The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-05-02

THE CUBAN SLAVE TRADE.
SlaY Trade in Cuba-Landing Cqrqo-
The Inuestiyation-Ho, Slaves are K,dnap-
ped, 3c., &c. AZ
MArAkzAs, Saturday April 2, '53.
have already apprised you of the success
of Don Antonio Capo in landing cargo of
slaves at Guazima. In my present letter l
propose to supply you with some of the par
ticulars of the business, AID with the subse-
quent fate of the parties concerned in it.
/ After getting his human freight fairly
ashore at the place have mentioned, Capo
presented himself at the entrance Of the har-
Dor of Cardena<, with the American colors at
his masthead, and signalledfor a pilot. Hav-
ing procured one, the vessel was directed to
the lee side Of the Cava Piedra, where it was
run aground and set fire to. 9fiE innsu8T
Some eleven or twelve hundred negroes
were "run in" The original cargo exceed
ed 300. About two hundred persisted in the
course Of the voyage, in consequence OF ut.
tempts to release themseIves-three several
efforts having been made unsuccessfully.-
The subject was at once Drought to the notice
of the British Consul, who was informed with
regard to the minutest particulars by means
of a negress who was one of the kidnapped,
and who had been purchases by a friend OF
mine. The girl disclosed to three or four oil
US in secret session, all that had transpired
on the voyage; and, by dint Of close inquiry,
we were enabled to furnish the Consul n [
only with notes OF the information drawn from
her, but with every detail liz regard to the
names of the partners in the enterprise, the
officers of the vessel, and the crew. The
Consul acted with the utmost promptitude.-
Taking with him the Belgian and American
Consuls, he proceeded at once to the Palace
and demanded an interview with the Captain
General. = =
In consequence of this interview the Brig.
adler Morales Radc, was sent TO this city by
the Captain General, as a commissioner to
examine the case. He forthwith caused the
lseveral 'armadores' or owners Of the ship e
be arrested. The examination brought Out
the atrocity of the affair in the broadcast light
Capo directed his course to P1rtuy uese-
negro-colony OH the coast of Caffraria, and
finding they had no negroes to sell, he determ-
lined TO fill his ship without being at the ex.
pense of purchase. He therefore took ev.
cry possible means to ingratate himself with
the inhabitants, and secure their confidence
awaiting an opportunity for coup de main.
i When the tine struck him as favorable, the
whole population was hidden to a splendit
feast on board ship, and Piled with druggeC
rum until the great mass OF them were com
plctely stupefiej with their .potations.
Orders were then signalled to the crew tc
make all sail, and when the unfortunate
wretches recovered their senses, they found
themse Ives out OF sight of shore; and those
4 Al ls.l L. 10
rate in their rotations, already secured ir
irons. Naturally enough they attempted The
first thing to release themselves by rising or
their kidnappers. But they possessed NJ
weapons, while the crew was large and armed
at all points; SO that notwithstanding repeat
{ ed efforts to liberate themselves they wer'
uniformly overmastered. These encounter
were murderous. Large numbers were thrown
overheard or cut to pieces with knife and sa
> bre; SO that the loss of life during the tri
0 was at least two hundred persons. OF thos'
. who survived, and W ION the agents VI gov
ernment have received since the landing,
: hundred are at this moment in cur hospita
undergoing surgical treatment for sabre cuts
o stabs and other wounds of greater or less Sc
: verify, received from the kidnapping rufian
; who captured them. Many of the negroe
are Portuguese, and all of then are ;n;e!li
gent and above the ordinary level of natv
Z Africans.
!. The Government inquiry, as was to hav
r been anticipated, has ended in additions
:, fraud and corruption. Neither Capo, hi
brother, DR.. Giberg,, who acted as surgeon
of the vessel, nor any of the crew, have bee
arrested. The investigation was confined t
the partners, and after dragging along 70
II some time was suddenly hushed up. The dc
! PENDANTS agree to compromise for thei
(. crime by delivering three hundred of the ne
y groes to the Government, each culprit cor
e tributing to the amount according to his int
r rest in the venture, accompanied as it wa
4 with pecuniary considerations. The brib
was irresistible. The bargain was at ono
IS closed-Pavia, Governor OF Matanzas, Marco
l. tegui, and Morales RAIDS, the three COMM.
is sioners, ratifying it on behalf of Gen. Cane
do; and as the affair was compile ed at tn
Coliseum, the bargain Is called the "Treaty {
the Coliseum" out of doors. The parties
this in famous transaction walk the streets i
insolent impunity, secure from all the conss
N quences of their crime. And why! To US
in the language Of Government official, in
w cautiously dropped soon after the arrest, III
Z prosecution would not be permitted to 60 I
- any great length, because the parties incu
le pated were Spaniards; that is, mol CreoIes.-
10 And this is the result of the Consul's interfe
NJ ence. 1t only made the Insular Governmer
a larger participant in the profits of the in
y EQUITY than if the whole thing had been PEI
D. mitted to 60 unheeded.
hi California items.
!, The Cortes arrived at Panama from Sa
!. Francisco in fourteen days.