The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-07
The Slave CrAdc.


ferng population Of the Cape de verd lands was shipped
behalf OF the Corn Exchange Company, Of New York.
by NJ Peter Rice. Another portion was shipped oy JOAN
O Abrea, Fganere and Figsniere, Refs Go.
The vessel has not returned to New York.
LORD CLARENDON 10 LORD NAPIER.
ts FUsn ds1e S,s SH February 10, 1857,
Ny LoRD-I trans nit to your lordship here xn copies
OF despatch and Of It's Enclosures from M Ali'er ner
especiiDg an American ve.ssi called the Hand which
arrived al the Cape de verd Islands 10 the month OF Augus
isss and vas suspected Of being about 70 engage n'
also enclose copy Of despatch NO sly from her
Majesty Com uissoners Laouda stating that the vesseI
the Congo river on the 9Th August and tha. she re-
ported to have shortly after wards shipped
frcm CabeocS DC Co6a with Hhicn enc sO ou the.
at the time Of the entry of the N Hand 81 the Custom
House Al the Cape Verbs she declared a. about 70 pro-
coed TO the neghborpg island Of st. ago and ro thence
10 The Wet indies. But the despatch from her hses'ys
Commissioners at Loanda proves that she was shortly Al
forwards found on Of Africa by British cruiser
when her master declared tina, she was bound for Ben
guea, at which place, however, she never arrived
Under these circumstances there can be le douoi taN
the report Of the Hand having subsequently snpfeo
cargo OF taves from The coast well FOUNDED ana nave
natruo POUR lordshp to bring the above IN
United as authorities am, With great tv'h and re-
want CLARENDON
LITTER FROM TIE CONSUL CAPS DE VERBS.
[Siave Trsde-No 2
BRITIsH Cossu1Ars, ST. vINcUr,l
Carr DE VERBS, July Is, 1856. J
Ny LORD beg to sose q copy Of correspondence
between the military mandsn OF this bland and my
seH relative the American brigantine Hand, Steven
son master, and owned by George ". Rxevet
This vessel arrived here the 18th mat from New
York bringing quantity Of food sent to be g,atuitous
time of entering This vessel the Custom House,
declared that .he would proceed to the nehborng island
of Saint Jsso and from thence TO the Wei nd,ss 49,,
ter, and which repeated TO me, considered 1t my
duty direct he attention Of the authorities Of this place
to the suspicious nature of the circumstances contested
with this vessel said Of her had openly de-
clared that he had msnacIes concealed on board
Thai the de araon concerning the vessels destination
was false one as II Is not their anton
leland of Saint Jago TO proceed to toe West Indies that
there was all the water on board for the ,ave voyage
The result Of my communication TO the military COM
mandant the official letter, OF which transmit here
with translation wherein that authority states that alter
formy With the manifest signed and sealed by the Consul
Gene, of Portugal at New York. and that the crew Of
the said vessel q American ct seus, epng one.
Not wi,h.tardlng, doubt exists in my mind thSt this
vessel Is engaged in slave aiding voyage ShenAs
y ak pipes Of water on board Fer crew, with the ex-
cepon 81 persons do not speak the English language
There Portuf supercareo on board and the yes
eel is evidently very swift Dier; aud further, she has
for the Is ands-kpg granted assertion OF the
master, that she was not going TO st. Jago" AZ true
AsI Am inor med tnst another vessel expected shortly
to bring fur her quantity Of food as donation for The
distressed Inhabitants of these islands h nlended for
sun ~ wy h,n :, ~ = ~ rs, s W.
that her Maestys thps about Join the vest coast of
ts,anS on ~ ,b1ir Nv on, " " " ~
UIfortunaiey the circums ances connected with the
n Band only came to my few hours ai!er the
sbch ,essei sailed from hence on The 18Th inst and
therefore that opportunity was lost Of sending on the nor
havo' SC !. A'' THOMAS Mil, Err n B " Con wl.
The EAEI CLARENDON, X. c., &c 60
ihs bniish ihA~An ~ ~ H"sNA'NN "~'N'Ss
lNo o"' n. No ,o.s
L T ". 20, .oso, .,
LohDZI; her MAJESTY IMP .eAAss nSvns mes VIM
snu osIuc % H. raar e sr.rSc,au 40 ~. ~
ors an American pngsniine unaer very susP,c'us GU
cumsnnces on me zto OF sss AuIust We deem r.gns
~ lug @ ,.,nny ~h,.S .on 49, sh,,r ~ ,nsr ~
sry 81 r." srhsc 10 ,bn TrsS s,.tss ooxsrnmsna
o ~ WY $3.50 -. -, a. 90 ~ Sss ,or,
,har.h .,sss ~ irdgs an, ..ma, "a: call Inc Hand
n% ~. n,es ndso nv a nan nsrnsS H,ohasi s,svsn.on
- az. go, - ~ ~ 49, 800 ch.rsctsr ,hor -
on sn' 49, - y. ~ W s N a. IL
W., b,. w, s.s ~, n c"mmsrS AZ ,svfa tr.d,ro
VIZ ~ 49, Ssia..,.S ~ A. $500 ~ r.
cared the r So1 .CS
hear 10 tb., Of Nachado or Reis
The letter to Wanna OF the papers closed In your
lordships despatch mo. % shows that matters not
| much to which Of them
8. The n Hand hat cleared out from New York for
the Cape de Verbs With meal for the inhabitants Of
August bavrg shipped there passenger Portuguese,
Of the OF Ameida, for Bepguela TO which place,
phen boardcd by The reazer Stevenson declared himself
TO be bound Her entered the manifest consisted
OF SIS bb OF meal he resdueo OF the original stock
sbpped) Any I've casks and two tanks She had
OF eight taors net one OF whom could answer 70
his name when mustered by the crew list She lost
sight Of by the Teszer In The night, and has never, Is
scarcely necessary to add, appeared nj Bsnguea. Report
she took of go shves from Cabeccs de Cobra which
agrees With a statement msoe by II. n =. Esjestys
brig OF Villa Flor. then cruzing of the Congo, Whole
msnder wrote word weeks ago that such ship
meni effected about that time and place weh,ve, &c,
GEORGE JACKSON,
EDMUND GABRIEL.
The Earl or CLaRESDos, X. G., 30, &C
Translation
Ats o'clock in toe evening Of the is,s Inst received
vow Latter da,ea ON iha, tav tive 10 the Anne
yicsp b,Irsp,ne Hand A. nrcsel, =, anchor a, his
JorI IN reply have 10 state tha. In oonseq fence Of It's
coniea the competent authorities OF this island proceeded
70 make an exsmnaon on board OF said bfiganuno, AMI
.no WV !" 10 mn Wy iVsnt ,ss ". 80. "n1s