New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-20
New Slave Trade-Frightful Revelations.

1t appears from parliamentary paper, pre-
sented to the house of Lords, entitled sCorres.
pondence upon the subject of Emigration from
China" that a new slave trade is growing up in
the world, and under British auspices The
revelation is frightful A memorial from cer-
tain shipmasters lately returned from the Chin
ca Islands, details the cruelties practiced on
the Chinese laborers employed in the export Of
guano, under the authority of persons responsi-
BILE to the government of Peru. These unfortu-
nate men are represented to be carried from
China to the Chineas for the most part, if not
exclusively, on board of British vessels
No sooner they landed from the ships than they
tall African negroes placed hem boatsWains
armed lash OF four pI4ts of cowhide laid up in the
form Of what seamen call round senne five feet in length
and an inch and half in dsmeter taperng to point.
During the forenoons for regular offences such tho
please to term such this instrument not
much used but as about four O'Clock in the afternoon
many of the weakest had not performed task work. the
boatswan freely used to start those behind bring the
days supervision to close The slightest resistance
punished by hoggng little short Of murder as many
melancholy occasions We have Witnessed being nearer
than desired
The first six to twelve cuts sted the most agonizing
cries that through the eetcres heard day by
but only then knew the full amount OF suffering that
called them forth. There tying up, the nearest
Chnaman being compelled by cut of the lash, to lay
hold of or leg, and stretch the miserable sufferer
on his stomach on the guano The weight alone of
made their bodies shake bIsckening the flesh
every blow, besides cutting like sabre and when
yusive movement took place. subordinate placed his
the shoulder keep the quivering body down
Two dozen made them breahess aud when released after
thirty nine asbes they seemed slowly stsgger over
reeled and fell and carried off the hospital in
most cases, if they recovered committed suicides
human heart unless elevated by Chstisn training could
after undergoing so cruel infetion have more
than two feelings that is death those suffered fom or
to himself Accordingly, during stay there, many
sprang the cliffs many buried themselves alive in
the and many hid tbemreves to starye
to death their dead bodies floating all around in NUM-
bers In instance, two emboldened by pity shown
them by shipnasster hid themselves board bis yes
sci, Of whom survives and is now in this courtry
| Where is the Duchess of Sutherland Where
1 is Aunt Harriet Beeeher Stowe' Where is
i Greeley Where is Seward Where is the
4 whole lot of abolition ptiianthropists A most
Internal system of slavery is in progress and yet
we hear nothing from them.
All, we forgot. These Cinnamon are .free-in
name-and are consequently entitled to not the
| slightest particle of abolition sympathy!
Out upon such "whited sepulchres' They
look well enough outwardly, but how full of
moral rottenness they are within Perhaps
they will reap the reward of their hypocrisy ii
| due season.