Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-10-01

ago negro children could be purchased on the Suahe
coast for So So then however, the price in Jeddah
well formed, bring trie than boys whilst Gala
girls usually command one-ha more than boys of the
tribe 1t not easy to estimate the average price
of Gala girls, some of them bring high 1920 to
$3.50 Their average price in Jeddah however is about
$50 so, OF boys $35; in Massonah $42 and $29 and
in Adowa the capital of Tigret, $2l and $l4.
The Turkish authorities in Arabia assign as reason
for the non-suppresson of the slave traffic, that an at
tempt to enforce the laws would be attended by popu
lar outbreak in Souakn and Massonah. This, however
is preteX-the slave trade is in great favor among
the Turks as among the Arabs. Massonah and Soua-
kin both lie on small naked islands of about three thou
sand inhabitants EACH In January Of the present year
two companies of Nizams and two hundred and fifty
Bash-Bozuks, with two field pieces, were stationed at
Massonah-but of course they not to teach the in
habitants to obey the laws
A half dozen cutters, distributed at the ports of Pc
rim Souakin and Massonah, would suffice to intercept
all slaves going from the African to the Asatic coast
and were as severe measures against the pratca traffic
adopted here the west coast of Africa not ship
owner would be found within six months who would
risk his vessel with such hazardous freight for Ara
ban SLAYER would not possibly escape from English
utter.
The Arabs like the Orientas in general learn nothing
and forget nothing humanity can be instled into them
only by force and if but onetenth of the energy and
determination which the English apply to the extermin
atlOn OF the hOrrd tac on the African west coast were
directed towards its extinction in the Red Sea- the re-
generation of Christian Abyssinia would be hasened
the slaughter and kidnapping of the Gaas would cease
the anacism of the Turks would receive check, and
the abolition of this domestic institution sanctfed in
their eyes by time and inspired revelation would afford
them proof that their Book Cf Books and its commen
aries must in the of time yield to the pressure Of
the Frank civilization.
"All tie English subjects and protegcs in the Red
Sea, without exception, observes the correspondent
from whom have quoted male and female slaves
This is said to be the with the English Consul
Plowden, who, as 1 am informed by eyewitnesses at
Massouah had slaves of both among his numerous
servants The Banians british subjects in the sea-
ports of Yemen possess numerous coasng vessels which
manned principally by slaves; these vessels too,
frequently used for transporting slaves Of these facts
the late Consul Page, at Jeddah, was well aware but
his time was too well and proftably employed in
merca transactions to be wasted in running the specu
lations of his best customers"
Adem and Perrin over which floats the banner OF
ST. George, the keys of the which is the
of these disgraceul proceedings, and the English
Government must prove its sincerity in the suppression
of the slave trade by dealing in the East does in
the West Its task in the Red Sea would be an easy