New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-21

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80 o,ders at once TO his servants to endeavor TO
are perfect sample OF the missing kind. re-
member also that showing to him one day an Illus
t.ated etbnogTaphical work in which be took lively
interest and coming TO beautiful picture Of Circss-
sian female he told me- with expression OF unds-
gui,ed satisfaction, that he had living specimen OF
iha, kind and when, forgetting the lave OF hoaam-
n edan etiquette, was SO indiscreet as TO ask him
whether she was as handsome as the picture, he an
swsred only with smile, at once punsnlog and par,
donrC my Ddiscreet question. Poor lI9l Beshir
He was put 10 death in the last month OF lo5 leaving
- tons olive, not counting the daughters and the
numbers Of children which may be supposed 10 die IN
such al establishment without reaching maturity.
OF domestic slavery, DR.. BaIth speaks in mod
crate language.
The quiet course Of dopp.tic slavery has very little
10 offend the mind Of the traveer the slave IL gene
"a ~ well treated is not overwoiked and IL very omen
CT nsidered as member of the family.
The Arabs treat their slaves worse than the ma
tive masters do. As in all countries where plurality
and even multitudinousness of wives prevails, Of
course the slave is Obliged to pass through life
bachelor. Quite different is bis tone on the domes-
tic and foreign slave-trade. He never mentions
this that his words do not burst forth in what some
Of our journalists would call a Z" Shrek 1t is not
sufficient to put stop to the slave.trade on the
coasts. "This, unfortunately, forms only small
portion of the evil Slave hunting is carried on,
not only for the purpose of supplying the foreign
market, but in far more extensive degree for sup
p, ing the wants Of domestic slavery. Having ac-
companied grand predatory excursion, he was
witness Of the horrors and devastation inflicted
upon the otherwise happy and lghthearted negroes.
Nor are Pagans alone made the subjects of this kid
mapping. The petty Islam Governors, who persist
in calling themselves Sultans, whenever they have
any debts or dues to pay to their lord paramount,
kidnsp and sell their own subjects and co religion
ists. Of South American slavers he s reminded at
inland Kano.
But must here speak about point of very great
importance for the English, both regards their
honor their commercial activity. The final OPEN
ing Of the lower Of the Kuwara has been one OF
the most glorious achievements of English discovery,
bought with the lives of so many enterprlsng men.
But it that the English are more apt to perform
a greet deed than TO follow up its consequences.
knowledge Of Europe, frightened by the sacrifice Of
few lives instead of using it themselves for the benefit
of the nations ofthe interior, they have allowed it to
fail into the hands of the American slave-deales, who
have opened regular annual slave.trade with those
very regions, while the English seem not to have the
slightest idea of such traffic going Thus
American produce brought in large quantities to the
market Of Nape has begun to inundate Central
unqualified scandal of the Arabs, who think that the
English, if they would could easily prevent It. But
this is not legitimate commerce. 1t Is nothing but
slave traffic large scale, the Americans taking
nothing In return for their merchandise and their dol
lars but slaves beside small quantity of natron. On
this painful subject have written repeatedly to her
Maestys Consul at Ilipo, and to her Majestys Gov.
eIDmeIt and have spoken energetically about 1t
to Lord Palmerson since my return. i principally
regret in this respect the death of Mr.. Richardson,
who in his eloquent language would have dealt
worihily with this question.
Very few fire-arm as far as became aware, are
imporied into this market, although common muskets
have begun to be imported by way Of Nyii at extra
ordinary cheap prices by the Americans. Pistols and
bunderbusses are privately tOld by merchants to
princes or great men.
The most intelligent men our author meets with
are now and then "a wandering Arab" who I" in
PRODUCES civilization into the very heart of this
tnent." One or two are men Of remarkable learn.
ing and reading, knowing we'll the outlines of the
history of civilization, and possessed of transa-
tons of Plato Aristotle, &c. They are at the
same time and for many reasons dangerous, deter
mined and intelligent enemies Of the European
travellers and European influence The etiquette
of the petty courts is most burdensome, and the
preliminary compliments in social visits to the
great very lengthy and meaningless. A good tale
is told Of barbarous mode Of taking medicine:
As an example of the risks which European travel
ers may incur by giving medicines to natives to ad
minister to themselves at home, will relate the fol
loving incident. Ibrahm told me one day that he
wanted some cooling medicine, and gave him two
strong doses Of epson salts to occasionally. He
tleD complained the following day that he was suffer
ing from WORMS; and when told him that the epson
salts would not have the effect of curing this COM
plant but that worm powder would, he begged me to
give him some of the latter, and l gave him three
doses TO use in three successive days However, my
poor friend thought that cot be amss to take all
The dcne at once viz four ounces Of epson salts
and six drachms of powder and the reader may
in agne the effect which this dose produced upon
rather slender Unfortunately had just taken
ride out of the town, and he remained for full two
cdys in most desperate state while his friends who
had sent in vain to my house to obtain my assistance
amenting to all the people that the Christian had
killed their companion, the piOus pilgrim.
The universal flea and bug question assumes
| alarming phases in Kukawa.
The great point in this place is to protect oneself
agaipst the countless Of hsas which cover the
ground the best preservatve being considered FREE
que mt besmeaIDg of the walls and the floor with cow
dung. Our rOOtns swarmed also with bugs Der,
made" The bug however in BornOu is not regarded
as that nasty insect which creates 20 much loathDg in
civilized countries on the contrary the native thinks
its smell aromatic.
While journeying along the inlex Of Lake Tsad
Bsrth and Overweg "saw the elephant at home.
1t was about O'Clock in the morning when we had
the good fortune to enjoy of the most interesting
scenes which theee regions can possibly Afford Far
to our right whole herd Of elephants, arranged
in regular array like army Of rational beings slowly
ding to the water In front appeared the males,
evident from their SIZE in regular order; at
little distance followed the young ones; in third line
were the females and the whole were brought up by
| five males Of immense size. The latter though we
were at sOme distance and proceeding quietly along
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