The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-03
The importation Of Negroes I'm Ceorgia-Is
the Case OF the Wanderer a Hoax.

the Case OF the Wanderer a Hoax.
We begin to suspect that the Savannah Repub-
lcan has been humbugged in the matter of the
schooner Wanderer, and her landing of cargo
of slaves in Georgia.
IF such landing has really taken place.
and three hundred or four hundred negroes
have beeu imported into any of the South
ern States, it is very singular that the Off
GERS of the government have not been able
to get hold Of any Of them, or to find out
where they are Such state of affairs
could result from only one of two things either
there is an entire unanimity in the feeling Of the
population in that region, and no one will de-
nounce the crime, OR the officers of the govern
ment are very lax in the performance of their
duty. A large number of newly imported ne
groes, not able to speak word OF English, ema-
ciated with their sufferings during the middle
| passage; many of them sick and needing med-
| cal attendance, several of them dying daily and
requiring some sort of public burial in order to
free their keepers from the charge of murder
could not be silently or secretly carried to aud
fro, or provided for, anywhere in our Southern
States. That the officers are lax in the perform
ance of their duties, the proceedings thus far
| in the case will not allow US to suppose That
public opinion in the South is Unanimous in IA
vor of opening the African slave trade, in viola
| ton Of the law, we know is not the case Ia
view of all the circumstances, we do not believe
that cargo of negroes has been imported at ALL
and the report Of the Wanderer having landed
them in Georgia will turn out to be canard
like the Pearl river report last year.
We believe, however, that the Wanderer did
bring cargo Of negroes across the Atlantic,
and are pretty well assured that it formed one of
the cargoes recently landed in Cuba. Captain
Corrie, after doing this may have kept on board
two or three young negroes, which he has per-
haps landed and secreted, as the report states.
Soon after the seizure and departure of that YES
sci from our port last summer, we received in
formation which led us to believe that the Wan.
derer had been purchased with funds supplied by
certain we'll known slave trading concern in
Cuba. Captain Corrie was engaged to carry the
business through for stipulated sum down, a
rate per head on the negroes landed and the
vessel to dispose of as he chose afterwards.
The fact Of the arrival Of the vessel at
Brunswick without papers, as reported, confirms
this; for the slave trader takes care to
cross the ocean without o national dag
or papers Of any kind. The reason for this is,
that If captured, no court can condemn them
for piracy. The vessel may be condemned and
the negroes liberated by the captor, but the crew
can be punished only by the nation under whose
flag the offence was committed The vessel
having no flag, the crew escapes
The course of the slave trade, as now carried
on, is very simple The trader takes with him
to the coast about seven or eight thousand dol
|, lars in Spanish ounces. With these he buys Of
! the British trading vessels there-who make up
their cargoes for the market--thc assortment Of
goods necessary for his barter and work. These
consist Of Birmingham muskets and shackles
\ Manchester madapollams and handkerchiefs, q
) little rum, powder, and few knicknacks From
the native traders he buys rice to feed the slaves
! The original sum of seven or eight thousand
) dollars will give him stock that in barter will
! probably buy fifteen hundred assorted negroes
To take these from the factory he requires three
vessels. Having avaied himself of the English
| h"S i"i 'hS h0t pau WI VIC DubiucsS WhiCn IL
7 getting the goods TO the coast for the bar
ter-he now does the same with the
, American flag to get the vessels there
Three American vessels are purchased, and
, some reckless adventurer is found who
, will deliver them on the coast When they
get there, the flag and papers are sent ashore
and the negroes come on board. A new crew, in
part or all, comes with them, who understand
! taking care of the slaves. And now for the run
} to Cuba. Every place below is filed; the crew
remain always deck, rain or shine, and look
} out is kept at the mast head all the time. If q
sail is deserted upon the horizon, the course Of
Che vessel is changed 30 as to avoid it, They