The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-13
Alleged (;ruelties On Board Asss.<
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TO THE EDITOR OF THEsHERALD.

Alleged (;ruelt1es On Board Amsx scan
sAAps.
TO THE EDTTOR OF TREsHERALD.
An EnSiish paper that lies before me, very pa
thesical rs speaking Of that arch traitor John
Brown, and acts, he Brown negro, and dared
to raise his he nd against white menhis oppressors and
the oppressor Of his In that land of hberyit was
enough; no ws % condemnedsnd executed as telcn.
only quote tn British lie for theparposs of showing
how habaly and shamelcssly English writer's trsduco
and slandor ything that has the Femotest bearing
this country events that transpre under flag.
For the la year the London Pos. and many ether
prints have b zen preaching crusade against the al
legged crsctes practsed on board American ships
and in fact British government has taken it in hand
and sometime since addressed request TO State D..
partmentac tax cognzance Of and prevent them.
Setting aside he extreme modesty OF such . requsgt
emanatingf-om q government which he'd sanctioned che
ashpg of epoy the muxclcs Of their guns and blo-
ing then 70 atom herefrom, whose lash the back
s circuit around the globe which deczss negro slavery
in the most offensive terms but does hesitate foster
and encourage an actual slave trade thousand tec
more abominable In all that dEgraces humanity and not
content with carrying the Chinese into bondage about
to knock atAhe gates Of Pekn, not with peace Offering
but with reS guns, and give TO the world, doubt the
second edition OF the sepoy say nothing OF
the modstysoi such request Mr. Cass doubt thought
care he OWE men coSsoson No for ercan aan se
masters 70 know that in nearly oil cases Of alleged out
RACES taken .note Of At Englsk ports the officers com
men. who anhsred their brutades from the country that
gave them birth and they also know that the crueltes
to be increased taaold before they will begin to compare
In atrocity wih come that hare been enacted board
% they e. ln:n n. the most
Death yet that-wi not take away the impression that
British sailors arc the worst tressd and fed men
aoat and the prcef Of 1t B seen In The fact that large
part Of the under flag the European trade are
FEoglsh, and canpc. be prevailed upon again sail in
Llmelucer rs taey somewhat rse#erantly term their
Are Yankee sk.ppsrs all blind whom wewaEk in tho
ssanen showed down 10 athsome cellar dsputpC prece-
deoce with the r&te oTer gho6ty feast that would scken
Yankee pss Have none Of US, in our younger days:
been so unfortunate a be lore mas:man beard OF
angsh shipf SO, cannot call to mind tho British
sea biscuit made ef beams and bone duet and full Of
its occmoton, live long dayY Have iost the TaE.em-
brance Of the thumpe and,ope endings seseved
Mr. Edi.,r the Eela are sur natural ensn,as they re-
ceived lesson in the of 1912 which shoud be re-
seated Ike The kline pock every ten years. at xhrh
family
Ny principal object shis communication 10 Sentate
Wight An american vessel left the port o iaguna bound
to Cowes aad Market In statement Will follow the
h 1as hnn an = M mere % no sspn
negro seaen although the c Of their being black
has clothed tasf improbable yarn With ssncty thas
nothing capsule Of shakng in the minds Of the Lo.don
editors.
The Captain stated that the yellow fever prevailed on
board At the tirae Of sailing Some died, and all the
crew were more or less affected. On arriving In
weather they all partially convaesced, ard on the
heavy blow were sent alo 70 carl tho mainsai, when
weakened by previous sickness, tuo mon were shaken
from the yard by che action Of the sail and drowned.
On her arrival at Cowes, the Anna being In bad
dion, survey sheld and she was ordered nso dock
for repairs when two of the negro tosk kench
eave, and appeared before the local magistrate amt en-
ssIsd complaint ss,ns. the first and second oas ers
cnarepg them with having caused the death Of largo
portion Of the crew; wherenpon the Official "Dogterry'
sent police force 70 board the bark and seize the off,
Gers; and, although the art officer SICK they irsned
20 AND cent him TO Newport prison, where he remaned
Snu reeased by the action nf Mr. Dallas through HOs
s soye Of the insolent aunkeys Of the London
Ina Papers also tell that police force was obliged
70 escort hem on board for the purpose Of prevent
ipg pl HAcn law being administered by . brave
Bhsn mob. Had George n. Dallas or Robert
msce tneir appearance in the streets Of Cowes
heavily uones, the cry Of olive Yankeen would have
been equivalent 70 that OF Mad dog most especially had
they been securely bound and muzzed Scores Of COW
ardly and greasy brseched buheads would have arisen
by magic anxious TO show their English love Of fair
pay by etoniDg them 10 death. Such AZ least n INV
slpersce in regard c the srrest Of all American ocers