New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-29

The papers contain accounts Of Prince Artharss
| reception and entertainments at Sierra Leone.
The slave trade was active on the wirsdwaYd caSat
General trade was duh in the various posts "a
account of the prevailing unhealthfness.
The Niger expedition steamer Sunbeam was in
\ the Nun river. The rains had ceased at Sierra
| Leone. DIR. Bake and the rest Of the exploring
party quite well at the confluence Of the Niger.
The American ship Sauretta is supposed to have
left Whydah on the 28th September With GOO slaves
on board, and the American bark Backeye sailed
few days previously with cargo of slaves
Return Of tfe Captured aegrees---sncidsmss
of the Voyage.
In the New York Herald Of the 2ath we fnd Tie
following interesting letter.
GRAND CAPE MouNr, Liberia, Sept. 10, Isso.--
| We had d long passage nineteen daysy from Key
! West, and still longer and more dizagreeable one
! from there here fffty-seven days YET everything
has gone admirably. We are now nearly dis
charged, and expect To leave for Calcutta the day
after to.morrow We have had q hard time dis
\ charging, having to land al the cargo in ships
Il boats on beach where the surf breaks very
heayly, being quite open To the sea, with nothing
70 break the heavy swell. The day after oar ar
rival we landed the remainder of our negroes, the
second load Of whom got upset in the surf but
they were got safely ashore, after their unwilling
baptism Oh the shores of the black republic.
This ID certainly the meansst place have ever
yet seem There is nothing to he had. The people
on shore will occasionally offer couple Of chick
yoa ea much Il j
potatoes or cascade root, but fresh beef b abao-
iuteiy out of the question. Thank Heaven, w are
to leave 50 soon for Monroyia, where understand
q nearly everything we need can be obtained. my
how we are free from the negroes, than whom
more miserable, filthy set of animals Ihaye never
met with In all my travels We had considerable
difficulty in making them understand ua, and had
to have recourse to everything that ingenuity coald
suggest, even to drawing, to convey our meaning
! TO them. Their language abounds IN yoweIs which
i are pronounced as ii they were syllablea. Thus,
D for instance mbolo, bread 1nbise beef; nsbtea,
II a dog; lozo rice! largo, water; zdlo0, the san;
na5od, the sea etc. There were Representatives Of
three tribes amongst our lot, and the only differ
ence in language we perceived was some variation
in the manner Of pronouncing, but not such as to
!. prevent them from intercommunicating.
u They are much smaller and less muscular race
# than the negroes in the United Statea and with
more delicate hands and feet, though the heels and
If lips will stick out. Their teeth are prominent and
much stronger than those Of the whites. Some Of
them have the upper ones in front fled TO sharp
r, point; others have both rows fled, giving the
Is mouth the appearance Of an old fashioned rat
" trap. All are tattooed; some on the shoulders,
2 others on the back and breast, and many, espe-
n, cially the women over the entire abdomen. The
W majority Of our lots boys Of from ten to If
,y teen years Of age. They said their parents had
{, been killed in battle with hostile tribe, who
sold all their young capyes to the slave dealers.
n Amongst those we had was the old woman who
OF was taken to Key West in the first captured cargo
and who, the papers said was 70 oyerioyad on
finding her two daughters among the third lot
es that was taken there. As well as we could make
nd out, the young women are her neces. net her
daughters they were also on board. The native
IS African costume, You are aware, may be pfctur
esque and cool, but is not costly, A strip of an5
kind of cloth long enough to tie around the lips
rt all that is necessary, its length in other respects
being entirely immaterial The women have the
u same fpndress for ornaments that MARKS the fe
ns male character all the world over. Earrings
r. necklaces, bracelets beads, buttons, fancy col
nj ~; ored cloths of the commonest description, were
m a sufficient to satisfy their vanity. VII
n9 All, men and women, had their meals served on
~ to them on deck, twice day, the principal foot
iei being rice. We divided them into messes of ten
.s Il each being furnished with large tin pan
hhs around which they would squat Their manner Q
y, using spoon is amusing, invariably turning lt bot
IN tom upwards, and scooping out the contents witt
~ - the tongue. When near the bottom Of the pa
10 they would down spoons and goIn on their muscle
-, - making regular rough and tumble grab game TO
,,a ni the remainder. At any time when not strict.
he ~ watched and controlled, they would light owe
ny their food like wolves. Their propensity to stea
~ is developed to alarming extent, and they ucye
~ lose opportunity Of induging in It's qualification
w though they well know that punishment ineyl
nu ably follow detection. In habits they the fifth
ing lest human beings that can be produced We wer
ny obliged to throw overheard the mattresses wlllc
tei we furnished each one, and at any time they Migh
~ be seen hunting for small deer on the persons
he their neighbors and then liberatng the capture
nhl game to roam at will over the deck Their musi
he is the rudest possible and painfully monotonou
The words they sing seem to be very few. constan
y repeated and ciapping OF hands the only instr
~. III mental accompaniment. Such of their dances
Jul we saw beastly and lewd in the extreme
-, number joining hands and forming ring, the prI
az m cipa performers being two individuals within Il
ry circle. death among them is viewed with ind
ny ference even by the nearest relations. They won
e. crowd to the ships side to body launche
re overheard and after watching 1t till idisappeare
as turn away with the utmost uncaneern.
80, The principal man in our lot was krooma
~ ~ named Francisco, who acted as Interpreter an
opi sort Of boatswain among them. and was partic
larly useful in getting crowd Of them on dec
cid when there was any heavy work to be DONE Fra
ciseos occupation in life had been thatDf shippif
III slaves on board vessels, and he was actually
nda III ssfsa II bf1n thnLins III ,.a,fa s,asa & uass ss
'uis and marketable field hand, borrowed his Fl
- vices and added him 60 those destined for the Gu
III market, and so the fellow was trapped He is
aee' active intelligent fellow, about % years Of ae
= speaks a little English, Spanish and Portuguese
y. quick at comprehending order, and executes
, eiy q with alaerity When, for instance, az order
; N N bout ship was given, he would summon his bla
~ ~ charge on deck with great energy Of mann,
et fourishng his eowhide, and wo to The unfortuna
,n who happened to be last, for he was sure to cat
i.ns it from no sparing hand. Our head woman, Bo
M ba similar character, and ruled her sex VI
oVo. . a rod of iron. She controlled them complete
piS and all acknowledged her authority bnt she
who ,a;yaJ har "a @ sassss n,.naint sgas y,
as - common among the women, and during its attn
~ ~ they would threaten to drown themselves.
oa actually did jump overheard for having been p'
go ished for some misconduct, and would have be
-. drowned had we not lowered q boat in time q
W toh saved her. Several attempted the same thing,
ses were prevented. As soon the fit wears off th
Il. feel sorry for their rash conduct.
ne, me- On fine mornings, whenever circumstances p
hHe ny mitted all would take shower bath and then
on on had scene which battles description. Imag
Bail n eras an5 ~ = tha da a. a1 a ch5
ged !, ran tba hssa
~ ~ the force-pump, while they shouted screamed a
uuhg lodged as best they could. Some liked the 4,
oail however, and invited the abutng application, VII
..;tA others would shrink and squrm and squeai like
w slan stuck pig never more excessively Ind
eee rous scene.
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