Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-10-20
The ExpOrtation of the Afric,pa

The United States steam frgate Niagara ar- rived off this port on Saturday, at about one o'clock P. M., and came to anchor in about eight fathoms of water. Her topmasts can just be distinguished from the city wharves over Nor ris's Island. She has full frlgate's guard on board, consisting of three hundred sailors and fifty marines. The following are her officers:
 Commander-Capt John S. Chauncey, Lieu tenants--J. R. M. Mullany, Edward A. Bar nett, A. J. Drake, Wm. Nelson, Wm. Mitchell (Acting Mastery; Surgeons--Edward Hud son, M. P. Christian; Purser--Charles c. Upham; Engineers--John Faron Nhief,) Wm S. Stamm, Edward D. Robe, George R. Johnson, Morti- mer Kellogg. J. H. Bailey, w. G. Bachler. F. Cronin, G. w. Rogers Lieutenant of Marine Charles Haywood. Acting Boatswain, John K. Bartlett.
 Several private parties have made excursions to see the frigate by the various pilot-boats and the steamer Aid, but owing to the heavy sea. none have been able to board her. The impress sion, however, made by the frigate upon such gentlemen as have seen her is unfavorable.- They have been greatly disappointed The James Adger, now lying at our wharves, is voted much finer looking vessel
 Being desirons of placing before our readers all the incidents attending the removal of the negroes from Fort Sumter to the Niagara, we. several days since, made application to the Unit ed States district marshal for permission to al- low gentleman connected with the office to be on board Of the steamer which was to make the transfer. The marshal received the appli- cation very kindly, but declined our request, stating that no person would be permitted to be on board but himself and two deputies not even the officers of the court as he considered hal ,t,ld Ina, hirhl, ,,.J.
 information respecting the removal of the ne- groes to the public, through the press. before the President had been informed
 We have, however, availed ourselves of the kindness of Dr. Rainey, the transportation agent appointed by the President whom, we are happy to say, we have found a very agreea- ble gentleman, who has in every respect accom- modated us to the full extent of his power. Dr. Rainey has found his familiarity with the Portu- guese language of very essential service, as he can communicate with the head men of the Africans, independent of the interpreter. No agent of the Colonization Society is on board the Niagara, and the ship is provided with suf- fcient stores only for the officers and crew. The marshal has, however, supplied from one of our Charleston merchants the necessary stores for the Africans, which were conveyed to the Niaraga yesterday. The marshal and his assis- tants, the United States Attorney, and the ship chandler, were the only parties allowed to visit the ship.
 Ra 4+ sAsaAs ssees~saAss -fa.s~sss- visited Fort Sumter, took on board the Afr- cans, and conveyed them to the frigate. A heavy sea was running, and it required all the ingenuity of the officers in charge to ship their cargo Finally, they hit upon the expedient so successfully practiced among the Indians of South America in crossing rapid streams. The trlsate and the steamer were connected by two hawsers, and large tub placed upon third line, run from the spanker-boom of the frigate to the deck of the steamer and thus the awful chasm was bridged Upon thisline the negroes were placed, and hauled by tub-fulls to the | frigate.
 The ceremony was, of course, very slow and tedious, and it was late in the evening before the Cllnch returned to the city. We regret to say that we must await the information of the authorities at Washington before we can state authentically the precise number of negroes deported. Thenumber is, however, understood