New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-11

from New York for the coas ~ Aric0, g engage d
the Save trade and the Captain General Lad de;e.-
ned 70 make severe examples Of ell e. engaged who
might fall into his hanjs.
No sickness whatever has occurred e tie passen-
gers or crew OF the Star OF TIE Wee. leaving Der
wharf O.. Ne y. Orleans.
From Crr ovL ConesIonden..
HAVANA TIesdsy, Au.. ), lo5f.
TIE steamship Star Of the West On the 26,o u,g.
broush. to this Island the Message o. the Pres
:" dent of the United STATE: communicating IL
formation in regard 10 tie slave and cody tr.de,
''to the House OF Representatives. With
cursory perUsaI Of that Message and TIE acconfa-
Dyipg documents have been favored; bu: wi:h ne
exception G, the s'a'emaDt made by me Hon. Peteg
Parker, UDittd States Minister PeniyoteniiaTy
10 China, il his nodic s,io0, dated ION Jaouafy
last Il at ,h- 50 called cody trade isrsp e'e win
":ryegllsr.,ies, immoral,ies and rer1lil. AID -.
hbmsn atrocities, strongly es-nbing the African
slave TRACE" &c, find noIhIDc u ius Mtssls
or accompanying documents t1st az al conveys a.
idea Of ,he bsroarity ,reachery and deieit tina.
are practice 10 induce he Chinese 20 e.ngS a.e.
spd of the cfutltes they are generally compelle1
10 end1:e af,er ,heJ em'a-s on board IL 5 TIA
CONVEYS them % iris I.l.rd Eayi1s sinc5 me
date 0. my last letter had lopg 'onv@r:A.icL W p
al inttD gent seD'lecaL recea,.y II Una
those name send you in cOnhdeocs), sad who
is entirely and thoroughly familiar " % all TIE
facts counect with this trafi in human fesh,
and belieyir il will serve the .syse Of humanity
that these facts should Ue made pIonc, ! embra g
the earliest opportunity Of sending yol the follow
ing, f. cling that when tn Sc things are ma9o known
10 he tDDsin. portion OF the peOpo OF tho United
States tuhlic indignation VII b. 80 thoroughly
aroused that hereafter 10 respectable shipcwoeT
t. tie United States viii permit HE ship = 10
chart. r. for such detestable trade lathe FIRST
Place the lersons Whl collect me Chinese toi
shrmeUt in China Who are tcrmel trckere
sre emf bstioaliy Nhat the Chinese 50 Efr
" term them, arch swinders Not Oniy
do they use false approximations 70 induce
tie Chinese 10 leave their county. A4t
they not unfIequently buy children for mere
tcpg," from il human relatives and ship them as
laborers; then when the Chinese ore embarksd, IL
is as they arrive in squads, and az armed guard Il
at &c. them. II takes usualy five Or *
weeks for the number required D. make up a ca 20
TO BE- collected, and often some Of those hrs'
barked getting as il we're tOretss,e # what they
are aiter@ard to endure, endeayOr 10 lnG6e -nef
escape, by Jumping overheard ~ swim 10 the shore
They are then fred at by the guard, and if rot hit
and killed are compelled 10 return 20 the ship.
II is but Justice that should say that the gentle
man who gave me this Information alsO stated tta.
the Mercantile house in China, under whose drec-
tons the Chinese were brought to this sand ia the
War HaTh permitted any man who had been en-
barktd and wished % leave, 70 do SO provided be
or bis relatives returned the advances made 70
him and procured o sub. titute wiling 10 Occupy
his places but generally this is OF has ~ been The
practice, but 50 above stated 10 compel tho Gt.-
nese who hsd once embarked 70 proceed. Then.
gain, VI hen the complement is obtained and eIn.
barbed, any Cbioese or O'heT person, no mater
how illiterate or ignorant Of the treatme1t If ds
ease, is picked mp and engaged 20 go IS Doctor
to the coolies ls IL any wonder then that he
rort,lry is so great Do the pa,ssee As 10 II OF
course an object with the master Of he snip sho
has contracted, as IL frequently the case, TO feed
the Chinese on the passage, 10 do 80 81 the ieas,
possible exp.Dse, che quantity OF foVd given them
il tie smallest tina. wiz sustain even ChLese %
health, while then sick the have buy The attend
ance Of the go called Doctor, who is prceabiY
as ieIoraDt of the Intended efec, of the med.
cine be administers, So be il e The disease
from which the unfortunate chinese su!iers. Taeu
he sailOrs neyerayery gentle or Diacd "a % aen
When CliEtse happens 1DcOoscousy % be 10 tho
way kicb emf and Dot uniiequestly anoch own Tho
POOR, helpless Offending Chinese. who are alike
laDtTaRf of our language, Gs Of having lone sly-
:bipg 70 merit such rough treatment. Anon. II,
cargo clipped % bOarj tho Var Ia~s, was az
urfortsDste ioio, BOY. who vas il the f,hy hiatt;
Of eating human ordure. The 0isgustin. practice
excited the anger Of the other Chinese On board
be idiat boy was ole day missing, and upon in-
quiry il vas dis covered he bad been thrown OYER
card BY another Cbia.se when 10 a ?. re Of f'en
u, lie suffering d, the time from f-ver OF tho
u ain, sni droHIe}. Tbus he poor .dri'a sIiIe-.
il g ere Pm. b e1i 20, although the fact Of lp
LAYING been thinHn oyrrboaid tad d.owled con
clusi5tly pryes nos little regard Of a.tecioL @as
paid 10 The Chinese BY t5e officers q ;he ship
Here 6as po.r IDIOT boy, whom Common human
ify, ole would suppose, you'd, from ola helpless
condition have Induced more Than ordinary caro-
ard regard - have tetn shown 70. 90 caItles.3
dis posed Of on board, tbs: h.s lifs WIS sacrificed
70 ihs ungovernab!e fury # mailman, aad who.
amost Immediately before his deaf 5eocmi5.'
sane, made a .n0-s.i,n haViag .a.1 r.. lie il.ot
oIfrtosrt, or Hha: o.d become q Nm .oniI