The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-22


Ksr wxsr, July 8, 1860
Tho BarEs Wldfr. ard Bo2oa-7he Stare rrade-AdyvS
Movements Of the Dealers-Tae Water Witch and Wyam
dot-Sid,e CrcUs-Atempts to Seal the Captured
S1dres, dc, dc.
The slave barks wildre AMI Bogota have been sold
the former for $780, the latter a loo-low figures
for two so fine vessels Slave bark william, 81 sA
The Bosota, IS clearly sscertaned was the property
Of New York parties and the captain Of her is sspectes
Of being citizen Of New Orleans.
The slave trade" merchants resort to the most adrot
management to deceive cruisers and the Commanders
of the cruisers are often placed in delicate positions
having personal responsibilities that they may
not be censured apathy negligence in the perform
Of this annoying sea police. It's the most dAcult
and harassing duty naval ocer can be assigned 70,
requiring the highest order OF seamanshp, intelligence
and Incorporating zeal.
The Water Witch and Wyandot, on the south side,
line Of coast to guard Of 500 miles, end more
slaves landed that side than the north the
government determined to give black eye TO the
business two steamers should be added to that Soc
ton Of the station. .t
On the north coast the Mohawk and Crusader have 40
miles OF coast line to protect with innumerabe harbors,
and key facilitate the landing Of slaves and the sys
tenn Of notification To the approaching SLAYER that cruisers
The rush Of these two steamers night day.
has rather puzzled the telegaphic gentlemen 90 the
nl0fU0ASiO0
as to where the internal YANKEE cruisers were steamins
The Crusader overhaued LAT vessels tho old Bahama
Channel In ten days and nights very active business
this
It is singular the government overlook Porto Rice
Slaves landed there monthly and then transported to
Cuba in regular Spanish packets.
The trade cannot be checked while such great pr
centages the The outlay Of S35 ~
often brings $500 000 Unless the government Of Spain
forced measures the business is wnked at by Ill the
officials and nearly all the Governors Of districts une
large fortunes by the bonus given to them for permits "
An English gunboat cruising for savers of the north
coast OF Cuba. tr.
AT Congo river the price of slaves has
four douboons Al ydah the price (or better nesroea
is s34 for prime, ST. and $40 for boys Just
think 81 900 ana 81 for negro costing passage &c
less than $lO6. NO wonder Boston, New York ana
Philadelphia have much interest in the business
consequence Of the order of the government for hs
cruising OF four steamers the Of Cuba Americas
agents the coast Of Africa prefer obtaining foreign
vessels and foreign srews-no' the less American
The report of an English steamer landing slaves False
The alluded TO by several Havana correspondents u
still in Havana having been out OF the harbor for
months. Rumors about landing cargoes are always
! plenty.
L. s. A. for the protection of the negro barracoons,
party of desperadoes are prowng about with view a
running all the African menaud is now wei authentt-
Gated that steamer chartered in Havana to follow the
three chartered ships and take orcby the negroes iron
them In this they will be unpeasanty dsappontea ~
the Mohawk or Crusader will convoy the ships out a
harms way, and sad will be the attempt on the part d
any Spanish vessel to obtain possession
The ship Castilian sailed yesterday for Liberia with
the negroes of the Wndnre. They protested against
| going TO Africa.
| The humane but mistaken accommodations for their
comfort, the way basins towels mattresses sheets
quite absurd-tLe sheets turned iato robes
and the mattresses viewed with contempt as hot and IN
| comfortable.
| Knives and forks they looked at with wonder and
amazement They lameated, in piteous terms their re-
turn to Africa and begged to be sold in the United states
Liberia is TO them repugnant place Several OF then
bad been there and did speak in iaterng terms q
| the Colonization Society.
The Crusader is as usual tnkerpg her broken engine
| and will sail when the patchwork Is complete Eohawk
| and Water Witch just in for coal and provisions.
The two chartered ships for the Africans not in y