The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-02
TIE EslS or TIE EUaOin AND l.. r.. :. ANN.
INC Latest Details Of ysws from England, the
certinent, Europe. China and irstraNa.
Important Slave Trade Report.
INTERESTING Scene BETWEEN TIE HON.
MRS. NORTON AND her HUSBAND,
DC, Gc., &c. 4

goa up the 10 city at early hour yesterday morning
Che left Bremen Aug 18th, and Southampton on the
l7th, and passed thu Needles at T. NJ Of the same
day.
The Hermann experienced a succession OF very
severe weather until the las, two days She brings
tw0 hundred and ifty-four Passengers, among whom
ne Mr. King (our late consul a, Bremen) and family
Miss Robertson OF tho Princess's and Lyceum
Aeasres of London and Miss Mitchell, also. OF. the
nyseum, are also numbered among the passengers.
1hey are about TO make professional tour through
NE States.
The comet was distinctly seen in the northwest
hum the Hermann, on the evenings OF Monday and
TUESDAY last, between the hours Of ana o'clock
Che has full and valuable cargo Of German,
French, and British merchandise.
The news by the Hermann is anticipated by the
Europa, at Boston, which lett England three days
sfter the Fl.
In addition TO cur Geographic report OF the foreign
political and commercial intelligence, brought 10y
ne Europa, We publish to-day An extended summa
" Of the latest European, Chinese and Australian
news taken from the mails which she brought, and
from our files, which arrived by the Hermann. the
parcels and papers we're delivered at an early hour
yesterday morning.
The following paragraph appears in Galignani:--
The instructions of the President of the United
states 10 his representatives at the different foreign
Quarts, that they should for the future appear all
occasions of public ceremony in plain clothes aud
not In official costume carried into execution in
Paris On Monday for the first time. Mr. Sanford,
tie Charge Ataires of the United States, appeared
III the soree OF the Emperor, as also at the dinner
given previously by the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
q the plain dress OF an American citizen.
AfgAiy imports Report upon The Caban
Slave Trade
The select committee appointed 10 inquire into
as1nra ,Aan hafr n.tra
Spain, and Portugal, respecting the slave trade and
tie allowed and paid by Great Britain to those
governments for their assistance or concurrence 10
a1oish that trade: also 10 inquire how lar these
ssipnlations have been carried out by the govern
ments OF Spain and Portugal have completed the
Inquiry into the matters referred to them and have
unanimously agreed to the following report
l. The attention OF your committee has been d.
Sected, by the instruction OF the House. chiefly the
state Of Inc slave trade in the Brazs and in Cuba;
IN the colonial possessions OF Portugal, Mozambique
sE the east, and LOando and Angola the west
coast of Africa; and they have also briefly inquired
INTO the state OF the other parts OF the west coast of
Africa, long the principal seats of the slave trade.
3 The great interest which the people of this
country have taken in the abolition Of the slave trade
appears III the very volumnous details laid annually
before Parliament since the year 1915, and the re-
ports Of both houses of Parliament in the years lS49
80 have rendered it needless in the opinion of your
ocnmittee, to pursue the inquiry beyond the last
HDree years.
3. BY these reports il appears that there we're in
1si95O "a treaties in force between Great Britain
and foreign civilized powers for the suppression OF
Ne slave trade 10 of which give the right Of search
and mixed courts II give the right Of search and
national tribunals and two with the United States
and France) grant no right OF search, but do con-
hin a mutual obligation to maintain squadrons
he coast OF Africa. There we're also at that time
AZ treaties for the suppres sion OF the slave trade
irring between Great Britain and native chiefs
Me coast OF Africa.
4. Since May, 1850, two treaties have been con-
ctaded with civilized governments, uader which
captured vessels are to be adjudicated upon by tr
hrIaals OF their own countries: ana % more trea
hes with native chiefs OF Africa for the suppression
u the slave trade.
5. These efforts in the cause of huma 1ity, con-
timed through 50 many years, must be considered
6 honorable 10 the nation, and the results afford
st4opg in ducement to persevere uDt this Ubiquitous
Arde shall be entirely abolished.
&. I: is gratifying to find thai there is q different
state Of The slave Trade ON tue vest coast Of Africa,
and that il has been much reduced since ls4s.
Z. {, mmodore Sir Charles Hoths1, the naval or.
Seer commanding on the coast reported, thai from
the itth OF October, ls47, TO the 30th June, lS4S
being eig ht months and Is daysthe squadron under
MS command had captured G5 slave vessels amount
big to 3, los tons, and containing 4li5 slaves; and
Mat curing the previous IL months 81 vessels and
&,s22 slaves hal been captured; while Capt. Sey.
nour, r. NJ Of her Majesty's ship Firehy, the last
officer from the west coast OF Africa, states that the
dave trade has entirely ceased in many places where
Hhe trade had formerly houEshed; that in the years
lS50-5l, on the whole coast, not one vessel with
slaves board captured; that legi innate trade
springing up along the whole coast, in exports
0f tte produce OF the country: that ne bad lately
counted at benguela formerly noted slave port) as
many as IA merchant vessels at one ame, all engaged
m tee tmate commerce; and that in fact "whereYer
NE slave trade has ceased, commerce j. beginning"
g. IL has been stated to the committee that if the
armand for slaves at Cuba were t. cease, he slave
trade in Africa would also cease. And II appears
Mat as soon the markets Of tde Brazs were closed
Ire slave trade the west coast OF Africa south OF
Aie hne, all but ceased, and Commander Bunce, Of
Nazfa frtn gAA rIafv yana fhn ~
the new regulations al the Brazils arrived on the
coast Of Mozambique, the slave trade by the Portu
grese also ceased and that Spanish ships then took
he slaves away for Cuba.
Capt Seymour says that il the market (for slaves
Mt Cuba were abolished, in the Brazils, very few
British ships Of would be required on the African
coast and those only for the protection Of our com
nerce, which Is now becoming very large.
.. Your committee concur IN the opinion Of those
naval officers, that the slave trade would be
Hxsinct If the Cuban market for slaves were closed
and therefore consider the present time when there
are Spanish troops at every port and station Of the
Island, and also numerous Spanish ships Of war
cruising on the coast most favorable for the renewal
Of the united efforts OF Great Britain France AMI the
United States, 10 remove the reproach which the
tinuance Of the slave trade in Cuba casts upon the
civilization of Chfistendom.
TO- The committee Of the Lords, in their repert Of
1880 stated that The habitua disregard Of treaties
respecting the slave trade with this country the
part Brazil, and to great extent also on the part Of
Spain, appears to be the main hndrance 10 the sup
preston OF the trade, and 70 this, therefore,
especially the attention Of Her Maestys Ministers
and Of Parliament should be directed and il ap-
pears that at that time the slave trade carried
TO great extent. The evidence before your COM
mittee proves that the importation Of slaves into tic
Brazils in the year 1s47 was 5G720 in ls46 so 600;
an lS49, "a 900; bat that in 1851 il had diminished
10 3,2S7, and in 1852 TO 700 OF which last mp0rta-
ton considerable portion had been seized ~ the
Brazilian government.
H. Mr.. Consul Porter reported to yscount Pal.
merston, IN the year sls that u slave trade vessels
had sailed from Bahia ia the year 81 and % YES
sels in lS4s that the slave traffic wa carried "a
with great activity and a. an example lie stated
that one vessel, the Andorinha Of 30 toIs burden
which cost CO 900 sterling, had made eight success
fu voyages with slaves from the west coast of Africa
having actually landed ct Bahia 1852 -byes, and
received for freight l2o reis per head, 0, Gi010i
sterling, giving profit Of 500 per cent
u AR. Porter also gave evidence before yoar com.
mittee, that towards the end of ESQ ard in 1851