Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-10
IIrER.ARS.

We extract from tho Albion the following able cri-
tIue on this thrilling work
In uo,iriur ,hi. remarkable volume. It If well 10
copv precisely III. alias of the tltln-paS" ms uc-
s,rhs il H. being MI account n' h's !''r ''P"
cnrrcr and adventures the Cots III III" Interior
"n Shp-b"ard, and i'll the Nest lh!i'S' written 'n'
and edited from the Captains Journals, Memoranda
and Conversations" And exceedingly well II 'hi'
literary portion "! the work nnc,-so wen tha'. hH
Mortified. the male reader vii! be b"th ehi"n ana en-
craincd by il. Viewing its caI"r oi statement va
rirlv nf incident, minutrness ut detail, and hNcy
working up, it may be- doubted whether any such con
SIinn, on this theme have ever been !hi, before ne
public. BrantZ Mavrr ny n man "i letter. "l course
had his reasons for officiating but unless the lnplh
in desperate want ol funds and therefore sold
his manuscript for consideration or unless he have
craving ior notnrcty at all lnzartls, we are nj
lns- 10 conceive his nducencnt ior running iie Saiht
let of the world opinion. Notwithstanding that tie ed
i.or lauds him ut secondhand as 'n man OF ungncs,
tionnblc integrity and mtmate- that hc Is rntltlc
respectful cunisicr" cannot forget thni this
faint praise il qualified by the Editors lngclluonsly
''srtng usile his n Il SLAYER. Tins Is indeed
bcggin. the whole question, since II l. with this very
career that the volume deals. The utmost conpl-
mcnt We can pay Captain CanOt is Ia say that hc is
the hcau-idcul OF SLAYER and that lie occaSinnily
brings back To lis an old acquaintance one Lambr"-
Tht millest hammered man.
That scutilri snip or cut tlioht
II is true that Lnnbro stuck 10 pirncy, whereas
the latter ;s.il- in cause for this change III his pnr
suits ul for anything that il shown I" tit" contrary
his tsluste for his guilty calling may have arisen from
his sagacous foresight int" the Increased AMI crrs-
lrg activity "t the mcIl-"i-w"r CRUISER id '!!t con
,,u,.ut risks 10 be encountered. Disclnning any n
tended pulliaton oi the wrongs and horrors ui the
ucrurs,d traffic, the Captain certainly has squint
thUt way He would have us think that il is not 81
black it is painted But we can't say that he sue
rrcds nor his account OF all that is don" for the
health and comfort of slaves on voyugc. and "f the
Slavers 'systcmatic order, purity. aud nrarcss be
balanced in our mind with his OWL fearful statistics.
AT the end of two months" SAYS he in place,
..iYO prime ncgrns were in the bowels OF In Esir,I
M" vessel OF l2O tons; "bcfnre the following
dawn" suvs he elsewhere. speaking ot the notorious
IOia,i0r, I'D human beings packed within her l61
TONS were on their way 10 Cuba" Note the phrase
mn the next papr Incidentally nlludng tn this latter
v.nturc-"th. I,,,!Jr rvc, with I'll ~ her people,"
Rut if m. Cau,uiu's honor good huior, COURAGE.
TIrrIi,v uud sens. f ius,i,,-,yrn ",rttinr aside
hi. cnr;.r n. "A slnyrr',lo not impress us with pro-
funJ admiration he Inns nevertheless been the means
r f,;L;n,, ,ra c, ,J,n ,unst ninunnt hooks of tl,
.a,.nn Wn,v tIc merit of i, il To he mctcd between
Lii ,nL his Illustrator il w,pld be difficult Ia de-
| lid. W.iuclina to think that we see the SLAYER in
,hn nr,I.ssiuunI ,ln.hu the chase m sa-the slave
,,',irs ,r;,L ,r,,,rs and th. whilst ih,
nr,rt;..J nrnuan !. more obvious in lenythrned de-
';n,;,ms nf rho Afrrun tribes, and what pcr,ns Ia
,bnn, onI ,n their cnuury Let tlIcreadcr iurc from
| " NJ r ox,r,,,. ,,;,h ,yl;,h a.. ,nurludr uur
| ,:i ." rnm,nin rorn, Thn fir., ,rc i n clever
..,:,., r,' ,b AT-;.,n Iu,nrnr NATIVE, man in
ni ~, i"' ,,. Wv ali. ~ III. inurn,y tn Timbu,ton:
'.o III. ,,r,,,sc the .ny,v came "a ms piuzzn
- , ~ .L,ii,I ,r.e ,,y.r oul suuo,tinr sncinhly ON
'a ',at a J hor .t;ns will n ulcntitul s,,,uiv of
;n, ad ,nLsccn wa l,rm.d M pleasaut little par
r'u ~. r"s n..cmI,,d thut d.y on the banks Of the
| H., p,nrn A-Sinuhn acted as INTERPRETER. hu vn.
- ~ : I;,,,,I, f,. ,l,, nr., ,rud.d task hv n pr..
imnr,. ,r,m, from nv urivrr locker out af sight
| ~ ,jn ,yI,IJ N,I,nm.,nu
Invctno -. Lords ua,nc--ns is usual among Mus
i,n.u Nnm; d,.Yn,,- tank n long whiir N his pine
'rJ r,,,yin, from Li. servant !, small bur Cf fine
| .unJ .,,rraJ il s,uo,inly ON the floor leaving the
,nu.s ,tnut - runrlr. ut an inch in thickness This
wns hi. bIurk board designed To sery, for ,lrincGion
", H. nm. I'm ,L,. y.strrn,nnst ,nar,,iu .f his
I H. J,,I ,,n;rt ,v;,h hi. tr,rr t;,r tLr .;ur,iur
~ r;,,h, A. L. nrncr.I.J with his track over Az
| % ,.o.l ,j ,,r,rj .nn;tnI he marked th. nu,ljnrs
- a., ,;,.maJ ,rr,t,,,.s nnI sun,l,,I th. rcmnrka i
II ,n,rn ,brnu,, which h., ,,,s.rJ By u flick or
| IL; VI r h J,mn.J thn lnr,a river. unI small
,,,. ,I.t ;r,.r .,,,d his uatb while he h,;,yrd up
the sand into heaps to represent n mountain or
smuothcd it into perfect levels To nitaic the bread
nroirrs nud .uynunas Of the interior Whom hc cnlnr
| tn dense forest his snu.i.box called in rcIuir
inn and pnclI or two iu,ciously sprinklcd, stood
t,r tb,. munar,.hs of IN, wood.
Like all Oriental story -tclers Mani proved rather
prulix His tale was nearly rs long his travel. He
insisted on describing hi, reception at every village.
AZ .orh river he had his story ni difficulty and dan
yer in constructing RATS or building bridges. He
t,,utrd the minutes he lost in awaiting the inimu-
,;"n nf nnojs Anon he would catalogue the variou.
i-h with which famous, river tceme,l; and, whcnhe got
fairly into the wonls there was no end of adventures
and hair-brcn.lth escapes from agators, elephants,
anacou,as, viprrs and the fatal tape snake, whose
bite is certain death. In the mountains he encoun-
tered wolves wild asses hy;cas, zcbras, and eaglrr
In fact the whole morning glidcd away with ageo-
graphical, geological and statistical overture 10 hs
| tour so that when tho hour oi prayer and abuton
arrived Mami-le- Yong had not Yet reached Innbuc-
too. The double rite Of cleanliness and nith required
him to pause in his narrative; and apologzing Tor the
INTERRUPTION, hr left Il slave to guard the map while he
retired to perform his religious service.
When the noble Fullah got back. ] had Il nice lunch
prepared napkin in the ncighborh"nd OF his dia-
gram 40 thh ne c"nla muhcH nus pisru't' n' tuE"t
"l'n"nt hII ,?i Gn ,,,o p'''I LIN, et, RI. ,,re
ever to''A tHc l'p'ts ~ p'i.i ~; ,;' ,, h;.,
cIo's 'a'uc w ''''f !" N' ~. ~. ..,;,,I s ann;
nskti qurH'i"h "r TWO hpu' ,io ,"p,i" ,I -, np -
thH, 10 'huca,c NY cHS'i''' " . ~ w ,, or,o,
Timbnct"n. Mah-is o.'lS VINO wa, '''",' ~ , a'
as wen as h''h", r!'cu ~ Wy ''n,raI ,I;"nsnp,,.
logizng like ChrstInh i"t inc halur" u
at all old travellers ShlPlci uest"c W wv" VI va,
Wilderness III" al once S'u'h ii'S pu' I =. I;. %
box INT" the eascrn Niarsin "I ~" '"'u "
TINT IL" was III nus journey cnu .: ,r ,,
| lint II specimen oi pens"Ht n'''"s: i"c ''":'
~ well ns the subject "i what i"o"s' IN more se'-
| ons Bod Capia'h Sa"i Is i'ea'! 'mni'Pei' p'' "''
luck saves num- una ne niarrncs TtS II,
disc through the Tree '"inhy "' i-'oe''. ~ "n' ~
this period the manager ot factory OH the No"S'' Ill
the employ ot an old established trader
Wv hen WIS PericEli. : cuItu .: i'.o I'.u! sur
| tahca III III! htst l''la'''i'o op' IL. ""u ~
spacious cutter VII" a ''''o 'o'', ''' W ~ u'".
goods ana rel sali ono '"e ''".T or ,n'S o"'pos.
at Digby. ! dcsigiea' aiso' II au's"o,c, 10 @ @cicc'
another receiving odrrdco0h uihlcr ule lee "i Iape
Mount. -,
| But my coll ut DIEDy was unsatlsiactory Inc
pens vacant, and our merchandise sInnndcrc'i
on credn. This put me i'll Il very uncomfortable pas
sion, which would have rendered an interview be-
tween "Mr. Powder (CnnotS nicknam"l and hi.
agent ANYTHING but pleasant profitable. hnd thni
parsonage been at his post Fortunately however
for both Of us, he was abroad rar"lishg WIN ="
king" 80 that refused landing single Eafd "' ihe'
clinndsc, aud holsted sail Tor Tie next 'illaSc'
rL.ro tropsoctod hus;ucss in REGULAR ..ship. shape.