The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-26

ANOTHER outrage uroS AMERICAN COMMERCE. The
ship Thomas Watson left this port on the III OF De
sember, 1885, with cargo Of general merchandise, for
the OF Africa for the purpose Of barter exchange
for palm OIL ivory gold dust opium and produce general
y The Thomas Watson arrived the OF Africa in
the month Of January 1867 and touched at most OF the
trading ports. While at Anamaboc a black named
Samuel johnson shipped steward Soon after the ship
proceeded down the coast and the I4h Of September
lying at anchor on Quitta and had on board 70 900
gallons Of palm OIL 700 pounds OF ivory and quantity Of
gum hide and gold dust AT that time this Samuel John
son quilted the ship, without permission and went
board the British steamship Bloodhound, Lieut. Charles r.
Robson commanding. On the same evening, at about
o'clock that vessel dropped anchor under the stern Of the
ship Thomas Watson which boarded by Lieut. Robson
and armed body OF men, who stated that the black
man, Samuel johnson, had made deposition alleging
that be bad been sold as slave. The captain Of the
Thomas Watson replied that he knew nothing about IT, and
therefore had nothing TO say Lieut. Robson Intercepted
all the officers and Of the Thomas Watson, all OF
whom replied that nothing Of the kind had occurred or
was intended At last Lieut. Robson stated that this
black Samuel Johnson) wanted to leave the ship, and
that he be paid his wages at The consnec OF
the ship being ashore the captain replied that he could not
comply with the demand he considered the John
son deserter ON the following day September IS, the
ship Thomas Watson was seized with her cargo, all the
ship's papers taken and an armed force OF marines
and sailors, called prize crew, placed on board On
the same day the ship got under way, and or
dered by the commander OF the British government
steamship bloodhound 10 Sierra Leone. AT the time OF
seisre the ship Thomas Watson about leaving for tho
mort Of New York having her full cargo board. The
ship arrived at Sierra the 9TH Of October after
voyage Of twenty-five days. The damage TO the owners
Of this ship already been thousands upon thousands Of
ho Tho plf of
British cruisers on the Of Africa appears 10 be
TO break up and destroy trade with that part Of the
world than from any extra zeal suppressng the slave
trade Here is case Of British man Of becoming
power Tor the collection Of a patry debt when within
gun sho, Of the ship consus and courts whose
special business Is 10 arrange and adjust all such di
cues II is seldom that have 10 record such an az
gravaicd assumption Of authority, and is full time our
adopted proper measures only prevent
further aggressions obtain the most ample redress
and satisfaction for the offences already committed
onr suffer such gross indgnss and their
owners such damages, should DO generally un
| derstood. Hardly American vessel trading on the
coast Of Africa but that Is fred into insused in some
way and commanders Of british appear TO take
malicious pleasure delaying and searching our ships
and arrcstng and arraignmg their officers upon the
pary excuses For years This has been prscsed with
immunity and eur trade has suffered seriously from IL
n has already continued long, and we hope the govern
meut will mako business 70 reform these great abuses
"A the easiest thing the world to put stop 70 the
whole dfBcuity 81 once British men Of war on the coast
az Africa dare not e the same liberties with the vessels
Of any other nation ~ with those barring the Amesi
can nas