The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-07

with vigor for month or more. bv tLcs,
Iiack Rob l;oy> and Robin Hools. until
sufficient number of traders nav be trappc,
to constitute a valuable caravan. and give inn
portancc to its leader. While this is the mai,
purpose Of the forest adventure. the occa,io,
Is taken advantage OF to collect a local trilm.c
due hy small tribes to the All, which coult
no; be obtained othcrwiac. The dc<potic Of
lircr. moreover, avaiis himself of the blockaJ,
to stop malc.actors and abscondinc debtors
f'aod> that are seized in the possession of I'll,
latter. may be Scquestcrcd to pay his crcdi
tors; hut If their valnc is not equal to t!,
debt. the delinquent. if pagan, is sold as ;
slave. bat is let oil with ba>tirado if h,
proves TO be one of the f,ithful'"
When a sick negro fails into the hands Of
the traders. they mcdcatc him for the markc
with lloaiinC drugs and sweat him witt! pow
der and lemon. juice, to give the proper gloss
No horse Jockey is more adroit in prcparin.
for a trade. A dcclininc slave in the interio,
is sold cheap to the brokers or rc,lllcrs wIc
are The brightest Of Jockeys.
ii"W iii. CARGO Is k,.lT ~ CONDITION.
"An A!:iran factor of fair rc,utc is eve,
careful to select l.;< human car,o with con.
>Un'.a1'c prudence, So as not ONLY to >;rr,,,
his eml'oytl, with athletic lalorrrS. !ru, e
avol'! any taini of disease that may Affect III,
~'a,c~ in their transit to Cul,a or the iuer;.
can nam. Two dlys before emil ,rhafion. IN,
bead of cvcrv male anI female Is ncatl,
shaved; and. II the cargo lcIonr to several
owners each mans 1rrr.I Is IMPRESSED on fine
body Of his respective negro. Th> operation
Is performed with pieces Of silver wire. or
small irons fashioned into the merchants in
i;ia,>. heated inst hot enough to Blister with
out burning The skin When the entire car
90 i ''rc venture Of but one proprietor, The
branding i always dispensed with
On thc appointed day. the hurncooa. or
>lnv"-lcn, is made JOYOUS bv the abundant
feed which s;snali<c> the nrsro'> la~t hours
III lis na,iy" coun;rv. Tie ita>: over. they
ara taken a!on-->ilr ,hc vessel IN canoes: and
as tary touch :hc accN. the, are entirely
~'r;II.ti. 50 that women Is Wei a, n,"n 20
o"t Of A!,iro q ;Acv came into i:-lGl,,Y-
This prcrauion. ii vii ,c understood. Is in
:I-l"n~ lie: iar perfect nudity. during the
"h"'r VOYAGE, Is ii.c ol!, means of securing
ciraninc>> an'! health In tbs state. they
are Immediately ordered bc'ow-thc rlcn 70
the hold and the wonc. to the cabin. while
boys am! girls arc. day and nicht. kc;t on
deck. where their sole p.o'c. ,ion from the
clements i 4 sal in fair weather, an! :. tar
...II, il toH.
Il ".e'l time they are distributed in ms
..e "f ten. Thirty yca's a-o, v,.cu he Spa
r'>i' ~i1'c-t!a!' va, awful. Tie ca,:air. were
~ouow!t, i',orr ccrrmouioI>!v roI;.inv~ ,hln
II '''r-rn'. ana il wa ,!irn a ui,i cr<a, habit
II '.iai5'. il" .'1n-~ n: race lc:,rc mcat. and
~.,, t,a-.s< atjcrv,~.,s u o,,r r,,,. han.,
,.~ .I,, ,i;..,...... ,,;.l, a.. ,;.n.,
Themselves viii : l'a;s Z, Hiitac. or hI,r-
r'h for lfera'':.a. accompanied y clappins
Of h>n!S
s,.!> ovcr. a bucket Of Sllt water is served
to ,ach mess. Iv WY o., ,;, ro,,e,o.. g..
the ,,l,,;on of L,,1s ar,o .,,:., ,,, -:
,hcr of rice .,r;,, v,,,s ~. ,,..r. ,...o.,
;nrto otLc tribal h,,,:- or ,ho ,.,,on. :. -,
c..j .or, tie ,.,n,1 !, ,,r., to ,,~.,,,,.
,rr.,I;nc>s or ;;r..,u.I;.r =; ,h ,,.,,ro,,ra.;.,,
oc,o,.i.l,uo.,, .ho ,...,..o-.; :.
..,,,rs r.,,, ,,,,.,,;.o. ., :,
..,,,. vhr, III. l,,,;c> ,n!:,o,,r,,.. =,
.I.,u swallow.
l. tho d,.,. or or.n,o,1.. !.
~ y yr.,.,...r.
,I:., Lis a1>.;r,.,.. ,.,,.. J., ., ,
harness ~. ,,;....., v
been .;uu,, in slay,rs who ,t..m,,,.J yo,r
tary starvation: 50 ,l,a; whom ,Ie v,..L -,
ports the pa;icn, to l,,. ">hamr,no" his ,n,e-
,it,. ;> ,.iu,t;,.,,ll ~, H.. ,, ,,.;1,, -.
.ca,." # ~, slave Iouo..,.r ;s.,,,l, " L;
forthwith, t;rLc.,1 t.r ,h,. sill liz. j..
lead or button fled around lis S,.... ,r1 l.
,a,r,c1 70 IN ;,,Gr,,,,,, :, ,;,. ,.,
These meals o..,.,r ,w;,. d.;,, =, :, ..
,1o,l :, ,, :,
t,~noo, 1 :,
lu,io, Thr;.o ~ o,., .,.,',. .-