New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-11

erto all nations have participated.
4 considerable portion Of this volume-and not the
least interesting poron-is devoted TO historical no
tees Of Africa, the slayetrade and the colony OF L.
IBERIA. Many valuable details are also given OF the
physical geography, natural history, AM manners an
customs of the African nations. In regard 70 the OH
gin of the slave-trade, and its presen condition as
compared with its former character the following e1-
tract will be found instructive:
The second period is that o. ...ay. More Ai.ica-
have been bought and soid at al times OF ia U
world history. than Of any oher race OF in1nknd Lac
early navigators offered slaves merchandise l.
easy conceive that the few which they then car
red away coad any other purpose than 10 Gratn
curiosity add to the osena.ous greatness Of kings and
nobemcn. II the demands OF the west winch reii-
deed this inquity trade. Lvekng which could debase
man thrust upon Africa from every shore The old
military skill OF Europe raised on almost every accessible
pon, einbatted fortressc which now pciurcsqueiy line
The Gulf Of Guinea. In the space beiveen Cape Palma
and the Caabar River here 10 be counted IN the old
charts forts and factories by hundreds.
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were espcc ally
the era of wo TO the African people. Crime against them
the part of European nations, had tecone gross IN
cruelty and universal in extent From the cape % GOOD
Hope 10 the Mediterranean, in rePect to their lands
their persons the European seizng Staying aud en-
slavDg The mischief espetraed by te whiIe man. wa
the of mischief 10 ts author The west coast bo
GENE the haunt and nursery Of pirates In ac the sane
class Of the nayigatoTs OF the pirate and the
saver ard sailors had little hesitation ~ citayins then
own vessels into the hands ~ the buccaneer
sIavetrnding afforded pretext which covered all tho
preparations FOR robbery The whole civilized word had
begun to share in this guilt and in this rctrbuton
In lf9a a solitary Scotchman found at Cape
Mesurado living among the negroes. lie had reached
the coast in vessel, Of which man named Herbert had
gotten POSSESSION III one Of The American colonies aud
had run on with on buccauecrng cruise mutiny aad
a fight resulted in tie death of OF the officers and
crew. The vessel drfed shore, and bigCd IL the
heavy surf ct CAPE Mesurado
The higher ranks Of society in ChrsendOm were then
most grossly corrupt, and had leading share ia these
cln,es There arrived at Barbidoes in 1891 vessel
from New England which might then have been called
c D5,r mounting twent, small guns. \ company of
chants Of the island bought her. and fitted her on; osteas
bv az SLAYER bound the island of Madagascar bat in
atty FOR the purpose Of piraing on the India merchant
Governor Of the island to join them in the adventure aud
to give the chip Official character FIR he
ilorzed 10 DO 20 by be colonial commission.
"sea solicitor of this order named Conklya. arrived
in l7lo at Sierra Leone in state of great desuiion,
bringing with him twenty-five OF the greatest Nians at
could be cullcd from the crews oi two or three pIca
vessels on the mutiny had taken place ia o
these account Of he chcfs assuming something OF the
character and habits Of gentleman and CCnkiyn al.er
severe eontenion had left with his desperate associates.
Had he remained he might have become chief in com
mand ,econd mutiny broke OH; after his dpar;
ure III which the chief overpo~ ercd placed on board
of the prize vessels, and never heard of aiterwar
Tie pirates under commander followed Conkiyn 10
Sierra Leone. They found there this worthy gentleman,
rich AID in command OF Il fire ship with eighty men.
Davis the notorious lira;e, soon joined hm With well
armed ship manned with ouo hundred cnd fifty Moa.
Here collected as fiuiiul nest of vilany ~ TIA
world They Numbered and captured whatever
came their These vessels. win ohcr pirates,
destroyed than one hundred trading ,os1ls
the African coast. England entered into Kind of com
promise pre-, ioury to sending squadron against them,
by offering pardon oil who should present themsciye5
10 the Governor of any OF her colonies before the is Of
July l7lg This equivalent to off ring Themselves -
serve in The which had commenced against Spain OF
exchanging Kind Of br andase for another, by pri'a-
tecring against the spanish But from the
counts heir prisoners very few othem could read AMI
thus the proclamation was almost dead letter.
In Roltplfs of
Sierra Leone and sent message 10 Plunket, tie
mander of the Engl-h ort, with request for gold dul
and ahnunton The commander Oi the fort replied that
lie had 10 gold dust them, but tat Ec would
them with good allowance of shot ii they Ventured
within tie range OF his guns whereupon Roberts opened
his fire upon the fort. PlUket'soon expended al his
nuniiion, ard abandoned his position. Being made prs
oner be was aken before Roberts: The rate asss,lei
ie poor commander with the most ouLas cs :Ions
for his audacy in resisting him. To bis nston5hmsn.
ruDkct eioried upon him with oails and cNecraOns Yet
moie tremendous: his was quite to the taste OF tAe
scoWdrels around thcm, who with shouts of laughter,
told their captain that he was oay second be; n h.
business and runkci ia consideration VI s victory, "a;
allowed 70 escape with lie.
In I72I England dispatched two men.ofwar to the Gif
Of uiDea for the purpose Of discriminating The prciee 10
lad there reached formidable degree Of power aII
establishments shce. They found that Roberts wI1
III command Of squadron oi three vessels, VITA abJt
400 under bis command and had been Part'cuiary
active and scccossiG in Outrage After cruisny about
The northern coast, snd learning that ROBBERS had piun'
dcrod meny vessels ard ha' sailors flo king 70 HIN
from 6 quarters, they found hm on the evening ~ me
80 February anchored with his three vessels In the bay
VIXEN entering tie bay H.ht enough ronaaed 70 Ia
them see that they had caught the scrcan in their ai.
Closing in with The land the cruisers quietly 10 and
anchored cosc aboard the vessel belonging 10 the
pirates. Having ascerained the characcr of the visior-
The pirate slipped his cables aud proceed 10 neko sail
hut WAS boarded arl secured lust de rapid bac of
tropical night buried cverythn-. il, obsoury. Every
sound YVES watched during the dGrless OF the NIGHT with
srcIy the hope that the other two pirates would not
tuke advantage 0: il 70 mrl their escape; but the short
erav dawn showed them still az their anchors. The
cruisers getting uudor way and closing in with the prgcs
produced movement their part and some scine oi
cunning desperate resistance prepared for They
had in fact made draft from vessel to the
otler fully for defense. Into ths vessel the smac oi te
cruisers the Swallow. threw her brOadside, which
feebly returned. grape shot in the head hal Killed
Roberts. This the slaughter OF the cruisers ire pre
pared the way for the boardeis, without much further
rtaoe 70 take possession OF the piTs:e The third vessel
easily captured.
Tho cruisers suffered loss in the fight but had booa
fe.ay rcdrcod by sickness The larger vessel the Ncy
mouth which left England with of two hundred
and forty men, had iouey been reduced greatly
scarcely to le able 20 wei h her enclors and although
recruited from merchant vessels landed but
hundred and eighty in England. This rendered the
charge Of he psoieIs s0mew hat hazardous aud taking
them far Cape Coast Castle, they there executed
such justice a. The plce could aor or the dement's o,
their prey deserved. gre. number OF them OTnamencd
the sLorc sibbestho wei-knO~n signs ii civilization
in tla; ,raas lon The climate and he yu'tGrcs would
permit them 20 hapg.
CONSEQUENT on thee events such order established
oC would adult. rather the progress VI
maritime intercourse and naval power pat an end 70 the
Of daring end regulated piracy by which to rop
col shores OF Africa and the West Indies had been lad
was;e This however slight relief for Africa IL
10 secure enG systeaae trade at piracy had been sup
pre-, sed snd the a,e Trade becs accordingly cruelty
ard rLfderously systematic.
I'll. question what nation should be most erriche b.
ie guilty irG dc subject Of diplomacy. E0glaHd
oTtd o greater shuIe Of the orGnly and OF the p.oh