Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-03-17
The American (Maui) is still in Lagrange, sick
from similar treatment ....
FREDERICK SCUALLER.
TUE SLAVE TRADE IN FULL BLAST.

TUE SLAVE TRADE IN FULL BLAST.
The New York Times publishes letters from
the Coast Of Africa giving detail. Of the style in
which the slave trade is now being carried en-.
correspondent writing from the United States
Ship Portsmouth. St. Paul de Loando. Tuesday,
Dec. 20, 1859 thus writes
The few months experience we have had on
the coast has not altogether been thrown away.
II has thoroughly convinced us that the whole
slave coast TO- may say lined with slavers, Nhu
are generally from New York, cleared from the
Custom House, bringing all the appliances Of the
trade with them and marenverine about the
coast. under various preeuces and DISCUSSES of le
val traiic particularly under that most epeciou-
blind the obtaining palm oil until the favorable
moment having arrived the cargo is phipped aud
u few hours finds them out cf danger on the way
10 the West Indies
| Much ignorance prevails at home. in relation t.
the true state Of affairs on the coast. The palm
oil trade is supposed to be in highly nri.hne
condition. ,!e are told that the competition bo.
tween English and American merchants ~ obtain
possession ut this trade, is great that they are
almost ready 10 crt each Others throat- ia their
eager desire 10 run one another off the coast and
that it is the pplicy Of England through her navy
to annoy American vessels so much thar they will
not come for oil THIS opinion is wholly false.
! Ia the fret place there few or no English
vessels engaged in this oil trade Daring eight
months, we have seen but one; while in the same
period we have encountered thousands Of pre-
tended oil trnders The Englirh uHi ,ers know oil
] l,,,f, ,I,ran Il. 81 ~. IL.
the vessels we have examined have generally been
cleared from New York. for period Of seven tC
nine months, while, under favorable circumstances
nearly two years or more would be required tl
ill the large casks they have, the oil is obtain
ed slowly, and in small quantities al time.
At the present time too, oil is scarce aud at Am
briz-to which point these vessels clear anchor
for a few hours aud then leave--there il none t.
be bud, as We were informed 6y merchants there
Moreover, these vessels leave New York with
the holds filled with water casks, filed With fresh
water, under the preteuse of carrying the water
for ballast, and on the coast pumping out the VA
ter auJ filing them with oil Now, cIter-casks ant
Oii-casks are two different things, and the lega
traders have told that the oil casks come out il
slaves, are put together here, and previous to be
ing tlied,wilh oil, are whitewushed inside and out
side.
This being the case and the modes Of disguisin!
the real Objects Of vessels coming to Africa being 81
various aud rasy Of attainment, the oulv way to car
~ the full intent and spirit of the treatyand re
ally suppress the slave trade( and some hing mus
be me- things have arrived at such pich). i.
the declaration. on the part Of the United Stntes
that any vessel found the western coast of AZ
rica, under American colurS, carrying any waieI
casks over certain number. say eight, bucket,
over five or six. rice aud farina, salt. or salt fish
beyond certain fixed quantity, spoons. gnlleys
planking or lumber, shall be captured as Law fu
prize, and 70 considered 10 any United States We,
sci Of war SO capturing, wihont any mack trial. "A
some poit in the United States where The immense
moneyed influence and interest Of these worst o
pra'es can clear any vessel not found with ih,
slav@s absolutely aboard Of her. and can 10 it Of
ten thea.