, 1859-01-12

tco,1cspo2deuce Of she Aa.icn Conuoaxea.th1
AosIGoAE1Y, Dec s4,h. Isl


Aos1GoxE1r. Dec e4,h. ls;i
Twas carried through "Bsown's Specul.tor
Hou1e," 80 called) on Perry street. In house.
in the back lot, we're hnddled together thirty.
eight native (Congo) Africans! Don't ahudder
and say the "moral sentiment OF Christeudom
condemns the trade" Bot tits fact. / hare
seen The native Africans, and i. is fact! they
were Africans
found them jabbering in gutteral sounds,
something, could not comprehend what They
we're nearly all apparently in good health, fst
slick aad greasy. In the party we're some five
OF SIX men; two or three women; four or hre
girls; mad the rest boya, or what might be
called youngsters" They we're each Clad in
common tefsey pants and roundabout, o7er
which they wore henry blanket Women and
all we're thus dressed. None had shoes, for the
reason that they could not walk ia them in fact
could not scarcely walk At sll-having been con-
ioed and crowded SO close on shipboard. Nest
Of them were very pert and lively, lau Ching and
talking in their native tongue, pointing al aad
jabberin9 atout every thing that particularly at-
trActed their attention. Some Of them had very
singular shaped craniumz-they almost batle dc
scrlptlon-oue nearly t4uare-one had convex
face-and aro!her sort Of double coucave-
convex head bat most @: them had good heads
Large flat noses big uoutbs-front teeth
knocked cut - rather email ears and quite email
hsuds aad feet. Some of them We're gnod iaok-
ing-but othets shoekingls uEly-Rume we're
what might vutgary be called "ran +" or hog
jawed. noticed o-e man-who hid very high
cheek hooes and serernt scars On his face; ard
appeared rtry Intelligent. lie WIS "a tig Chief, ~
no doubt, 10 bis country. / WIS much surprised
at one tniag; they repeated precisely every
word said to them. asked one " where do you
come front" and he propouoded the sane in.
terrogasorE 10 me, but, OF course without know
ing the meaning; ard ia Ike manner many
other things
Not being able to walk, they were carried iu
wagon from The Railroad depnt to Browns,
and thence By wagon on to ths st. Nicholas.
s2w strong old farmers and sober.slded merch.
ants gazing At the sab.e creatures, aone Of them
having no doubt holy horror Ut such sight
The twentY-eighs Africans brought here rere
the share las | learned) in the venture of cit.
lirered in S4vannab} Jffty 'iaklars each! 0oly
1890 for thirty-eighth Atr:cans-sound, able.
bodied negroes. They we're il charge OF a Mr
Brosdna1, who WAS carrying them 10 New Or
leanG.
Isaid above, that the negroes were "all well'
80 they we're Is well US could be expected, hut
as might be eonj.ctufed, they we're mostly suf-
ferlng much from disorders Incident to 2ec!ima-
ton.
For come time the Africans could not be in.
duced to 50 on board the boat, and seemed much
frightened q: the smoke, kc. Doubtless they
0Ao PtfIect l0rr0s OF tr3FeiE!pE on HAter 1Yhtu
aste: having 20 recently endured long i.nd
crowded sea voJage. The manner in which they
were induced to 80 is worthy OF notice. The
mate tried every means to get them on board,
but with no eatct. Finally he concerted plAn
with big blsck Alabama negro, LIE tried to
ge. him TO so on board, hut be resolutel! re-.
fused. when the mate LAID him down On the gang
way plank and hit him four or dve substan,ial
licks with his ponderous leather strap, when the
said Alabama negro got up. yelled asfolty, aud
went struiRht On board, tecknuinR to the Afri.
cans to follow, and thy dill to!los. to the
Amusement and amid the cheers ct the crowd.