Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-07-03
THE SLAVE TRADE-HOW IT IS
MANAGED.

huluItS Itc uoOufs4CAtS
to the Senate by the President, is a
very interesting account of the manner
in which slavers are fitted out, and how
they manage to so successfully elude
customhouse officers and cruisers. The
statement appended was made to Rear
Admiral Grey, by Lieutenant Pike, OF
Her Majesty's vessel, the Antelope
This information was obtained from the
captain of the Jupiter, a SLAYER, lately
captured by Lieutenant Pike.
When an expedition to Africa is ar,
ranged IN Havana, II of the principal
shareholders, or an accredited agent
provided with funds, goes to New Or
leans and puts himself in communication
with Messrs. Goldenbow & Lesparre, 70.
Camp street, who are in all cases the
agents for vessels fitting out Tor The
slave trade. 49,.
They choose a master, and for this a
na~turalized citizen is always preferred
to a native born American. The master
selects a vessel, and being provided
with money by the agent or owners,
BUYS her, and registers her in his own
name as master and sole owner. Inc
vessel is then fitted out with the assist
ance of the firm above named. About
TWENTY-FIVE or thirty water casks will be
| filled. the remainder will contain rice,
farina and beans. A number of small
4 breakers are also purchased, which. by
cutting off both ends, make the mess
tubs Of the slaves.
The shipping master is forced to pro-
vide a crew of Spaniards or Portuguese,
whom he provides with American pro-
tcctions, although non Of them answer
to the appearance of the men themselves,
being all purchased from men really
americans. These projections are sworn,
with the vessels papers, at the Custom.
house, and the vessel is cleared as an
American vessel. The owner or agent
goes as supercargo.
The Jupiter sailed from New Orleans
as a fore-and-aft schooner, carrying her
wards on deck. The owner, Don Gabriel
: Perez, was on board as supercargo.-
The orders were to touch nowhere but
ct Tenerife and Amo Bon. At Ten
eriffe she received her slave coppers,
entered three more Spaniards, altered
her rig and bent a new set Of sails.
t The manifest with which she cleared
from New Orleans was for IS water
casks $500 feet of lumber, and % bar
! rels of whiskey. From Teneriffe she
9 proceeded to Okatroo, a few miles west
i of Cape st. Paul. On hosting a white
flag at the fore, a canoe at once came
off from the shore, and the owner sen
2 by it a letter saying: TWENTY-FIVE
DAYS from to-day / will return to THU
3 place for nv orders.n The letter wal
conveyed by Logon to Whydah. oh'
then went to Amo Bon, where the rie'
: and beans were shifted from the waite
, casks to bags. The casks were laid O.
, The slave deck and filed with water.
!, On the 25th day they returned t
Okatroo. and on hosting a white flag.
canoe brought a letter, which said
" Eight days from to-day the steamer
! are ordered to rendezvous at Lagos, an
your cargo will be ready on that day
J little below Great Rossoe, where 20
d will see a Buenos Ayrean ensign hois'
e ed.n They had very correct Information
for we 1.-THE British steamers) were o.
dered to rendezvous at Lagos on the 26t
of June. The place is called Pray
y, Nord, and has only been lately built e,
If pressly for shipping slaves. All tn
canoes are kept out Of sight, at the bac
!, of said embankment, The onlyGesider
u of any note at Okatroo is a nan name
re REYNOLDS, a native Of. Acerci, and is SUI
n posed to be dealer in palm oil.
is We find the above going the roun:
lie of the country press; we give it f
what it may be worth, still, it appea
to us that if it were true, a house
- well known as that of Goldenbow al
Lesparre successors if we mistake nc
to @. Wickham) would scarce have bet
able to carry on an illegal traffic 80 lor
without being detected.
To-
g, -a1handsome young bride was 0
of serv0d be in deep reflection on b
e. weddihg lay. One Of her bridesmai,
s. inquired what was the subject Of h
Of meditations. II was thinking 81
IN replied, (which Of my old beauxs I siaoa
marry in case Ishould become q widow
ty
es @raClara, did poor little Carlo ha,
m d pink ribbon around his neck when y.
e lost him?,n Yes, yes. the poor lit
OF dear, have you cen Mm?' mo, n