The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-27


'!hr "".:.!.".. u ia. ...,r trad. .a.c:u; 10 lee
"u" of growing prosperity. II Ion. has hc",, of
great profit tn ia" English officer. engaged in lis
~urri".s SON. Occasionally We mr." told of the.
cr"a' los "f liz" and expenditure" Of treasure, bv
iii" British government, on tn. Co.S, of Africa.
i"r,rry "m' her phanthr"ric IDEAS. or In" hun
dr,'ls Of officers who sacrifice health and if. in
that service. Ih" truth :. however. that u,
service - 80 much coveted by tc British Officers
;'s That "i III" African c"n-i. sine" ih,.y iy.,.
the p"hts with The. slav" dealers and tn" SIn,,i5i,
government. Ih"S" ,lro., parties. VIZ: tn.
traders, III" Spanish government. Including Tho
Cuban auIl."tii"* nnl TIA" British officers are all
equally interested III tr. continuance oi t!rtia!.
which l. c"uulur,"d somewhat on this plan: 4
aui'nh!" fat satin. vcss. is Sc'"rcd :,,, pr.i.ra
'''ns n';d" It" her out TIL. n"x, priu, Is T." find
"ic,rS,,d there ar" hundreds al, y"uu,s officers
I who '':;v" :sm Thu. fortunes I" MAKE. ami who
get 80 81" per u"nIl ~ Hihnriimn," officers
"i m"'chan; v"->!* 'rh, =" ".i;,rn.l slnn per
month ,o sal. Tia" vessel, and say i:urm ten to
fifteen thousand .'cl.a.s ,:,~!, nu the and.,, of
'!'' CARGO III CUBA. An ru,"rr,>iug and a.l
v"rturnuS nau i. s""n t.riL ,u tk. ,Lar,.r
;:nd he sails Tor ,hr tnn, "a Il ",-, ;a,:uf viii,
cold I" pay Il, ia" rat. ":' about >lO per head
Tor III" blacks an hoard IT,. u :t"~ lhr l..md,
and observes 'hr signal .'h"r /" ,;.!! il, or lny
"li. /! Ia" irs ~. he rc:s orders Ia 90. ,y sea-.
. :in'i he back III :: Sine. SAY II teen to
twenty day: at ii, end If thai; iln,. H.. rms
all ready i" s!ip an hoard. II III. Hr;ri-h
cruisers "H IA" al.ri. this Is tl,. moment
cll"S''n for their .,pnr". B"r,l>.' iir.. vessel
will H." s. 'H"d with the. n"g'"> u h.ar :,., I,,.
fore the gold is sen, n>hor" to pay lr them 49,.
The wh"!" is carried 20 SIERRA l.ouc All the
g"i! In ,l" v.SS"i, ,nd all il,,. ,i,.is ,t tin.
slave ic'r ar. s"z,.i prize r,,t thu. iri,s!
officers. wh" also gri 81, II head for thu n.rrncx
who ar" very far ii":n briu; freed "n l.ii ac
! count hui ar" let ont. AZ apprentices. l." pay
! tn" priZ" money for their own capture. |, the
l'fiiSh "iir"rs S"!z"'! III" v"sS.. tr.or" si" r"
i!" blacks ah"arl. ll,"y .tnuli "i.iv have, ,i,.
gold : II they s"iz".l her after the hacks wcr-
paid for. ii"-y w"uIl "mlv l,av" The n"yrn"s 4
s.n'P "tt'"'r makes lis prz. 'r:,ci",isiy. Tn"
n'hc"rs aud ,n"n "f III" SLAYER. OH being seiz"tl,
! destroy all papers. and refuse To yiy. ,l,"ir
nait"s. The "nI aii"'nntiv" is tr 30 sci then,
! tree brra">c III" law is that they must hc sent
! I" th"r own country I"r trial. In this respect
lh" caI'"rs are very rni"nt. brr:,,ac they l,,,..
that the same parties will furnish them with IN.
! "'i"r " hhu Abn'Ii on" half III" savers arr
50 capt. the remainder sc. clear and make.
In" landing i'll tnha. where the Captain t:"n"r.
! al gets has d"i.i""n IL PEE" for -;,l, black
/ landed, and sl;,vcis ,:vi,!, the profits and renew
! the operation.
| The p!mi.,n'hropstS lrnuincc this traffic ns
| an nnn"nS" "iiiii". au'l il."v substitute ,l.
co"!.c trade. This hrim,s l..al vessels are. char
tered III l'r United States ports Ia proceed Ia the
: NS'''i" r'"'- L. which The r'".i"s ar" brh!rlt
""n from Ia" litcfr"r. prcc$.' the blacks
! are brought down to The gold coast; B.inm
down. ,lI.: healthy on"S ar" selected. and the
! weak ~ y-ln"kut, ani S;ckly ones r.. j"rtri What
| Is I" t." done with these! The dealers cau,ni
Afford 1" k""P them or carry them back -,i,"v
ar" "cstin'" and ir"ndir-s. an! they are '.pitrn.
! "i "v"ih"ard TIL. vessel pr"c".ls on her
destination, AM" arriv'"; with her cargo to bc
hired ont hni Im"anlirn" nh,,s. and exposure
ll;tv" undermined tiIr cot, siittunu of many of
| ih,i: and no will mirr ihcn Thu. s:,,:r diff.
ticulty presents nS"lf aud AGAIN ti,.. oc-;,n swnl.
/ laws Tho r'.iu... "f ,l" ctr..o. This is Il Chris
ti,n and rhiIan'hr"pm trade, coinpa;cd will,
! ia" African irni,'. in tn" eyes of the p,nn,hrn rn-
| pists.-E. =. Eronnm;a.