The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-18
TUE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
Additional Intelligence by the St"sor"--'e''
Carr Aros dcLce from Afrsc"--ihe rfei'c"
plsv~ Taads--Thc Yacht Waiideief, &C.



t,a,rAro, dcu.e from Afriea-- ssle Frei,cD
plsyr T.adc--Thc Yacht Na,,deier, Sc.
THE NIAGARA AT THE NAVY YARD.
LANDING AT TME NAVY SAkp--IuAhARf iNSf1CrtoS
or rnE snlp-MEa ExcELLENr ooaDirloS-Das-
u,sslsg THE caEw--A PARrISa GLASS ~ Gana =
8ArIaNG powa rBE FLAG -iiD| rus CREW Be
BAyfD On THE VOYAGE rAKIaI CARE Or TdE
NEGROES COsDuVr or rng rvoa BLaoas-5HocS-
ING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DEATH --SLAs-
DEhuUs REPoRrs coRRsorED --srEJubsr rloNs of
5OhbruDY AT THE ExPbAsE OF UNCLE sAa-NoyhL
FKLl6Hr CHANGE, tgC., SIC,
The Cred States stcaof frigaL Niagara landed ut tha
Navy Yara, Brooklyn Thursday afraoou, hsr 70
Nom oyia, Africa, whore she ianjed Tho re
covered negroes of the SLAYER E,ho. Though but jus
retained from long voy a5e she had hardly tonche
ibe wharf before shs w,s vistet iHniaauoa by
Board Of Ui1ers, under ns.rucrons from Conmoior,
b, eese, so,ssng OF Ommanders Foo,e AMI Rowan an |
Lieut. Le Roy Who under the usu u nstruc,ious, pro
ceedo0 TO Inspect The ship all her details. Eyery pAr
Of The chip m,nutoy examined ami the driiiei
as Ia ACT or. The crew executed the orders win skill
and celeiny.
The report OF the inspectors states that tho condition.
of the ship reflects great credit upon the captain and
oaiceis.
All day yesterday The vessel presented busy scons
IN the preparations for removal and ranshpment Of sur
plus a,ofes. he jack Jolly Us usual, and
rendered additionally pleased vita the consc'cas-
that . most usagfeeabs duty was periofned aud
they were once more home. By order Of the Commo
dorc al hs crew we're yesterday transferred 10 the
North Carolina. About dusk, being ready CO. they
word the captain that they would b. Pleased 70
take parting glass OF grog w,h him the occasion Of
their leaving To tins Captain Cnanncsy readily assensed
and briefly addressed them, expressing hs saisa lon
with the in which they had performed their
duii 8, hoping 10 meet them again the seryi;e
their country. Several Of tho otcers, who have Tor
several years been active vice. expected " o0t.n
leave " absence bu. somewhat surprised ~ nld
themselves detached 70 other vessels for IMMEDIATE duty
The energetic ana capable Chief Eng,neer OF the rhip
| VINO has we believe, been attached to
since she was launched, making oota elsgraph'c trips
and the trip All ca-is to ce retained for the pr
probably 10 III ou. lhe Niagara FOR sea agreeabiy " s
recent orders oi the department. TIE h@s was ei
doen about dusk, ana .ae ship went out VI e conmis
| SION 10 AIts,a~
Ihs behavior os tho crew during the voyage sau
have been excellent Taey manifested the greatest dc
sire 10 attend 10 the wants OF ,he unortua,,a
neos, covering them carefully II night, anu Gncoyerins
tnem tho ming, like 20 many children The crew
bore Uih patience the nconvene of toe filthy haeas
II the negroes, who by 'uculGr in dis
charging tho necesst ei nature. Both The and IT,
negi found, spite OF all precautions, % be
unhealthy nlny that they NJ
and washed hose, IN Hook, many shcp. it
those board tho Niagara that behavior u
these unfofinnaes totally unlike what would b. eZ
leried froga human beings. Though supplied with regular
81 ons q ico0 thy were go voraciOus ta they Tona
eagerly by the Size OF dying conlfEe iof the
Eei2iEg bsC0if hts pEtuk8. EhGy
not take interest enough IN the funerals 10 Tegatd
thsm and hardly degnCd to look at them They would
liz the embrace of dead comrae and not turn
look az the preparations Tor bnsni kvcu the women
hbted but little sy mpaihy for another bat the
entirely dvstute OF tLal quality. They did lut ap
pear 10 know that they song home only ey4nsai
gra;itune when they found thenss.y,s Area snt
among those with whom they Could Tacn, they
nnckea aho,, the eatian aaa cordially shook sls md
Whea they taken IN board 40 Cir eston the men
were terrbly emacaled, and much afflicted With tho
scuIyy iion iog VI salt proyoos. No ssaelc pgo.
Nsi0s had been pfvyideA oE them the ships stores,
tie beel and pork by ignorant snis at
the North was not very paaible 10 thcm Capt Chann
ccy ohscd Ia g.; Win great oxsssca
and also psovide hInsen WITH extra medicines. The
cct was .nsiE:ly charged from salt 70 tTcsa fool
and from tia, Time the mortality cs. Several pos,
mortcm combinations, made by order OF tho Captain Ge
yclopcd the existence OF large quantities WORMS IN ta
hoies of the dcceascd II was notcd that several died
while - the very act 81 eating 10 general they re
mairno 10 stoopinF, sitting crorching POSITION and
would ras leave without oring Obliged 20 sometimes
tho moro healthy inJvcci 20 dauco FOR hour
No. bu' shose the least unwel were rorccty
hcpess and inLesve Ihes yoracy extended ~ lar thai
received larger allowance q food than anosGer On IN
outaaTd voyage tho Captain, being n about l-iaic IS
and tie mortality increasing determined to run further
south, snd accordingly steamed up foF tAr~c days Th
wonderful upon tho hclin Of the cargo, and
SEEMED ~ brace iler ap - fcon AZ tho tropical cnat,
reached. Great .lculty found IN
lus With tcm and were no, Tor Of tho OF tho
slsvaT Bcbo spotugusse, Eansed ffaa Ice, who
board Lac Niagara, tas dlneuly would dave proyci
fcriug onc This nan Wa actve both n-hf N cay 10
Attending 70 the wants cf tho negroes dttrhutrg ttcf
aud totn he could
Accny with them, but MANAGED 50 MAKE himself
understood and obtanri corifn.i oyer .bem wnich
was mos; Invaluable throughout the voyage II said
Captain Cauncey was pleased with tns i. ths
and h0 aTducaf efforts 10 ali good IL his
power, that ie promised 70 trcedc Tor executive Gle
mercy should uc Portuguese faro hard IN h APPROACHING
Ilai a. ,naa leeton.
There were shipped On board The Nagara quantity Of
goods ~ b. carried v LIBERIA, Tor the CCaian soc.ciy
lot II " sad hsi the way necessary 10
borrow or buy spmc q hso stores. and that the agent
Mlo hal tLcn = shafs atA oid ne lplieace y n.e
out h Snasag hesat o. tho stores fsin Ad~' York
fgaso said that many q Sne Fools ant 10 I.bcrh.
WIN sen. merely s?cs uioc, and lot r tLc sole ho
lrr abused for ihe bcnca 81 sOm1boy sho oNLod ad
soiJ the stores, ard raid NJ frcght
II u positively assorted hy u boars hc Niagara,
that tie rcpts a ahCman trsltneLt of tho ncrrOos
which have besn made the Lse Nlsgsrs
are oiFcy untrue that tho lash was ncynr ssf under
any c.rsunstanoo punishment, aud tast tie ncrroa
were unofmly treated with kininess; Il them
ccivng food rusn the captains aoe. Tho story ~
that one ~ tho bccane ospvinced another e
fnsie try ng 10 her chds deafa by r.aus VI
sorecvy. Thls E oonDon aassrston among The Afri
cans and THIS voas prevailed uron conc or Ler npa
mons 20 at4.fupt ~ throw tar climbing oyerboari
through port hcie Troy haa actually succec gct,nz
thepcof yCsmts toe ste whcu IT, oGor q Le dccs sont
for Captain CaCnooy. who - quiet the ordered The
indignant bot r4aia notaer = be secured was 70
lcascd or rfosnis q ~aassi,'r behavior.
The Niagara visited yesterday D. largo nrmbor
~ f~fs9rs Au19ug o'hcfe, number of naval Oh.
much satisfaction ~ the cuDal,so1 oi uhc shp Ano1g
otber vstN the ITusitsaf, secretary aud Wee
President v tse Ccr sAtou socety wbo warmly oongra
tulEe Capt Ctanaccy he hanaDe mannos IN WHOM
he lad discharged hls diss-zfe.abc duty.
The crcv q tle Niagara vl b. pad oG V day and tho
shp vii DO inasDediAieiy sSt ready Tor 90.
DUB COAST OF AFRICA CORRESPONDENCE
tSnsz stArES sSw CrxHxu.Asp.
On sr rAri r. LcAspo, Sepf -, 1855.
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