New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-08
THOSE "GENTLENEN FROM AFRICA.

Tie editor Of The Dallas islA) Gazette has seen
some of the Wauderer Negroes, and hsnkeis for one
Of them ss prcssran. lie seys:
ave have drove of negrt es, said to have
been pant Of the recent importation, but whel or
where shsll not say. There were about twenty IL
the lot and although some four five OF the eldest
looked little out.andith and, perhaps, childish, yet
ii all Of them had been placed rronlscuously among
the sane lumber O. home neCToes 1t would nave taken
Scpte AID experienced observer to note the diieT-
etce provided the " foreigners did not talk theit
Ii 20. They arc bette locking and he elhier set Oi
II n and boys than We expected TO 6nd them. Tne
men Lot quite as large as our negroes are, and
their legs, AIMS, bands ana feet GIe rather sGa a1d
delicate but a medical friend who was with rs ssid
their muscles were hard and firm, and one of the pro-
pietois sald they weIe all "haIdy and tough Sgmc
nve or Fix OF them appeared 10 be gro-n men, bat
whether tseny or iory years old, We could not teD,
and the balance locked as they ranged from eight to
eighteen years OF age.
"Sevefal of the older ones have lost two Of their
front upper teeth from having the rsife corners OF
tscm knocked Of when they we're youDg which caused
been rational acG Fashionable in the tribe they be.
Ions ed to. This information they have given them
selyes by sigus T9ey are not all Jet black, good
many of the berg a shade dsfker than dark cop
per color. Tae greater portion OF IN have pleasant
faces s,d II met in the streets would pass very well
for hotel waters. They ali vel cotaed aud have
neally become accustomed 20 hats aid shoes. lney
apI cared 20 be very dOce an IN the gayest hunor
We never saw a lot OF people, black or white. who
stoned happier. Tie question was ssked them,
Where sre YOU from p 'Csins, was the unan-
inous reply. Where are You goiug' - Texas, they
again readily replied. They were asked the names OF
several articles Of clothing and generally replied cor
rectly. With any care they could soon be- taught TO
sposk Eoghsh very vel, especially the younger ores,
FOR they seem anxious and wiling TO learn.
When We frat saw the q they were seated on the
ground sound fires, roSstiug and esting hickory
uts smoking pipes 'hey are fond 81 bseker, a: tney
have learned to call it, and isbbeIing their lingo,
While some weIe wandering about in tue adjoining
woods Their faVorite article of food is parehtd cora,
we were told end they have no. yet become ac,us.
toned 10 mest and bread. The price asked for them
il from s60O to 81 100 which, think, is TOO much.
few more must be imported to bring down the price,
when we will get one ard make pressman Of him.
4 wild African working press woulf be sonsthns
rev in the history OF the country
We learn from letter in The Herald, just received
from tie frigats Cumberland, the coast OF Atnca
that tie WspdeIers cargo was $50 resroes Ice cap
tain ard nen of the Wsa6crer, while on the coast,
were TIE unf,I Of tie New York Yacht Club.
The United Safes nsvsl method OF watching fo7 and
catchvg savsrs on he Aiicsn coss: can be pretty
well appreciated from tao following passage in the let
ter alluded to:
Alter the Meteor AID attendant vessels sailed for
E gland the cause Of our stay the Island of tdeia
G. ased so sailed or fec May morning for Santa
Cruz in Tensr te. where arrived on the 10Th OF
May p5S. TbeIce We sailed 10 Porto Grande, our
rayal 1eIot A.er TeGairiDg there few days II &c.
our dispatches aCd return mails ssiled f0r Porto
Pr.vs Our store depot. Ttere completed arrange
rneIrs for the los tp along the cosst bat, oSne 20
several -PgTt.a!arly tte TnT''s~ NHr ~Gh