The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-23

DR.. RArSEY, sent out to Liberia on the
Niagara, with the captured Africans, fur.
nishcs the New York Herald the following
interesting account Of the trip:
DR.. Rainey said that the Niagara took
on board in Charleston 27l negroes, Of
whom 45 we're females two Of the latter
infants. There were only three or four fall
grown women and about the same number
of men. Contrary to expectation the
Caains were very young, ranging from nine
to eighteen years Of age, the majority = ing
not above fourteen or fifteen. The lew
adults we're not very fine specimens, while
all were 80 thoroughly reduced that many
died Of sheer debility. A more bideous
spectacle than they presented could not be
well imagined. A grave yard could no,
muster more ghostly army Of hobgoblns
Long confinement, bad air, hcrding hike
swine, and crouchlng under low slave
deck, not above four feet high in addition
To salt food, very deficient in quantity, want
of exercise and cruel treatment generally,
had wrought upon them most dsasirously
Many OF them were reduced 10 the last
stages Of disease when lendcd from the
SLAYER. The public sentiment Of Charles
ton. too, was such that they could be given
no liberty on land, and had to be kept io
the fort, where their food dIiIred bu. little
from that on board. They lived ON salt
provisions. more or less, from the day that
they left Africa until they returned Con.
sequently nearly all Of them had the scurvy
when they went on board the frigate. Many
OF them are not yet relieved IRON it, Diar
rh9i, dysntery, perica'di'is, pneumonia
op,haImia. cu,aneous diseases. scuryy and
constitutional fllhinets scOurged them
throughout the voyage aud these, 10 add.
,on TO their necessarily exposed condition
90 the deck Of the lrigate, az well ~ the
cold, when as high north "a 3jla degrees
decimated them rapidly. A short funeral
service was read by The captain nearly every
day. saw az many IA iour thrown over,
board at one time. Seventy one died d
the two hundred aud seventy ouc before VI
reached MonrDvia, four dying IN tbs
receptacle after We arrived. And yet more
ol them could have been saved. Everybody
had suppoeed that a great ship like the
Niagara would Afford most comfortable
shelter for thousand such ba, il proved
q mistake. The large cres occupied al
the room between decks. aud the Degroes
themselves were 40 bess,ly 10 their habit,
that. had the whole berth deck been given
them. they would undoubtedly have bred q
Tss,iIence
They appeared generally stupid and list
ess set oi h~Atherr. A few manifested ,gns
Of sprigbtlitess, and we're very active. Most
of them would l,e from day 10 day like catils
upon the deck. unmoyed even by the death
Of companions sDd brothers all around ;ben
Except 10 tw cssss ih.y manifested ~
'ympathy, no ,enderne--; no appreciation d
Sne nBotbes's WOES, and rs.yer 30 much ..
tnrb'd tbeir hands over in ei,ef Some fr~
Of the girls, especially the hslfh'sd- And
rnulatt0ss, u whom there we're. hove,er, very
few. seemed generous and b1mane, ADD
somewha, refined 10 their feelings 4 li,tk
h.ndsOme girl. whom named IIeorstta
vas remarkably sprightly ani generous. ADD
always shared everything gwen her system
s,lcslly anopg her associates. A ew u the
men spoke 3 mlSsabIe J,aiom of the Portu
gue-s. by which they could easily commuoi
cate With as They hsd be-n trained BY
the PortngUe~e usd~rs