The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-07

COPY OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT BkrwhhN THE
COOLIES AND THEIR MASTERS.
We are indebted our former towusman, Mr. liam
Brec now O Resident Il Bapsk Sam, for tia following
document illustrative Of the coO,is usss Dutch bark
seueers" in the China Sea- and the officers snd crew were
driven from the ship The vesse was picked
salvage Mr. 1rcck had examine IRE aud
among other papers found lhf original contract be.
tween the coolies and the SPANS gents ut Macao He
had the paper copied by Chinese BOY for the Utcs and
Ado rtiser II tbows tins coohe cootract scheme 10 DO
than the african slave trade for after eight
years OF p servude Us contemplated IN this decu-
NO. john Cil,namaB have but little ekln aud bone
D. take back boDe no permitted To return 10
China. 1Le contracts are printed, and arc all alike
Knew all by this document, that l. Chowa C0un,
native Of tine county Of SauhoDf III China OF the age o
twenty years have agreed with the agent Of aessrs
d. jose Maria Morales Of Havana, to embark u that pnt
IN ship which VIII be engaged eound) on the following
condrons-
l. engage 10 work in the island OF Cuba the order
of the absye roucJ gcuteuen Of any other
whom this contract may be transferred to- 10 which trans
ftf arree
2 This contract he ir force for eight years. which
will begin to reckon eight days after my landing in Hava
M it beng understood that ifmy health he good, for II
not and feel weak unable work then il will be-
gin 10 reckon cgbt days after my recovery.
g. lam to work a. every description Of work which is
carried on in that country whether IN the open field,
coffee panatons with horse herds, country houses,
private hops, S, any domestic SERVICE or any
Mercal or Industrial establishment, manufact
hhe am To devote myself TO every description of work
whether in ,be city IN the couptryat which my
ter might CHOOSE 10 employ me
:. The working hours vii be fixed by tho master
der whose orders IL may DO THAI have put myself
These tou's are to depend upop the kind of WORK AZ
which ] may b. employed In whatever case a certain
time viii he allowed rest of twenty fonr
hours besides this, Is necessary give time
10 take my meals IN, Nhioh iime will ne REGULATED
cordrg 10 the custom prevailing with wokmen employed
ID Cuba
8. am to give immediate obedience TO the order ana
discipline which are IL force az any part here might
IN employ $50 TO the system Of correction which - IN
fierce punish the faults of INCONSISTENCY ard want ap
pca,op, aso azness and dsobedence to the orders
81 the MASTER his agents procator, or OF other
peron whose Authority the law does interfere with
g. Iurpg these eight years OF my engagement can
not by any r.text refuse my TO whom this
tract may be transferred, escape from his authority
ncr even mediate by any meas; and show
the viii ard Gesre which ought 10 induce rpe TO STAY
curing tbst period renonnce from th5 very moment
right of rescindng contracts which given coloDisls
in the 2fh and 2Sth sections OF she for coonaop
mace and passed by her Majesty Donna Isabella the %
Oh the 2d day Of March, 1874 OF any other which
KAY be passed hereafter
T. IN case OF Sickness the nature of the disease mns
be taken Into consideration and the time In which
suffer II the sickness last than sixteen days viii
have no ehf 10 any wages I'LL recover my health ana
itsume my work Notwithstanding what been en-
acted in the 4Sd and d4th sections the above men
act IIenouIce the right which Tor may beg given
The sgtn Of the above mentioned gentlemen has bound
himself To the following cond,iols:-
!. on the same day which IL will begin reckon
the eight yeats OF my engagement II will begin reckon
also Us to NY wages at the rate Of 81 per The
agent guarantees ana the wages for each
2 He IS 10 maintain me by ration (day) Of ounces
OF SAT- meat and ~ lbs Of Donates, any other
VI n.sh good and Lour shabie.
8. DurDg my illness l will be found in an indfmary
The assftahce which may require and attendance med
lcm.s aud doctor, all which my sickness, and preservaa
t"n dur ng my illness, may have rendered necessary Tor
may render necessary.
4. Asut Of cothss woollen shirt and bla ket will
be given me yearly.
s. Ny passage money TO Havana and my food on
board s be put to the account of the AGENT
wi ON it may concern.
g. The zane agent will allow me the gum OF 50, in
gold or silver TO provide for self for the voyage which
is to be undertaken.
T. There will be given also four suits of clothes of
me value @! i've dollars, which with the above
nipe dollars forming sum Of fourteen dollars an To
repay III Havana to Of the above mentioned gentlemen
by dollar month, which will be taken from my wages
by the person 10 whom this contract may be transferred
II berg an Understood thing that nobody any
discount by ally means. declare TO have received 10
'Tece, and in kind according above mentioned the
un Of fourteen do'arF, which am 70 repay in Havana
as in the clause above MENTIONED declare alec that
have agreed to the above wages-tha know that the
Tree worRmen and the slaves OF the island of Cuba gam
wages greater thun this, because the tsreace think
compensated BY other advantages which will be allowed
ne by my master with those which inserted in this
contract And in truth, that all will rccprocaly and
mutually fulfil what is said ia this document we sign
'rder one tenor, ard for one purpose. We rign at
MACAO, Jan. ~, 1867. Yo 30, Macao as above
NIGASstA CANITET CHOsAL, |
The Consul General Of 8 N.
MANU- Ell ANTONIO DE LOURA, Pro Gee.