The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-24
The o.ptur.e Negroes Homswsrd Bound.

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week and amer some remarks from Mr.. Dean the plan
was adopted, and the meeting adjourned.
The Captursc Negroes Homeward Bound.
SKETCHES AND INCIDENTS on BOARD DURING THE
VOYAGE FROM KEY wEsT-PERsoSAL HABITS AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, MUSIC, SONGS, DANCES,
ETC., ETC.
GRAND CAPE NOUN, Liberia, Sept. 10, lsoe.
long passage (nineteen days) from Key West,
and stil longer and dfagreesble one from there
herehity seven days. yet everything has gone on ad-
mraby. We nearly discharged, and expect 70
leave for Calcutta the day after to morrow We have
had bard time oischargng having to land all the cargo
In ships boats beach where the surf breaks very
heavily, being quito open 10 the sea, with nothing to
break tho heavy swell. The day after arrival We
landed the remainder Of negroes the second load Of
whom got upset In the surf but they were got saely
Ashore AFTER their nwillng baptism the shores Of
| this black republic.
This is certainly the meanest place have yet
seen There nothing TO be had The people on sho.
will occasionally offer couple Of chickens probably
ss many eggs for sale. Sometimes you get a. much
half bushel OF swee. potatoes casAdo root but
fresh beef is absolutely out Of the question Thank
Heaven, 70 leave soon for Monrovia, where
understand nearly every thing need be obtained
Anyhow are free OF the negroes than whom, more
mftrsble alhy set OF animals have met with in
all my travels We had cons derable difficulty in making
unders and and had to have 10 every
thing Ingenuity could suggest, even 70 drawing, to con
vey meaning 10 them. Their language abounds In
yogtls which pronounced as II they syllabIes
Thus for instance, nsboo, bread; mbise beef abaoa,
dog loro rice laxoo, water; saloo the mbod the
sea- &C. There representatives Of three tribes
smous est our lot and ths oay difference In language
perceived was variation in the manner Of pro-
nourcng but not ouch as 10 prevent them from inter
communicating. They are much smaller and less mus
cular than the negroes in the United States and
with delicate hands and feet, Though the heels and
lips will stick ont Their teeth prominent and much
stror ger than those Of the whites Some them have
the upper ones in frolt ncd to a sharp point;
others have both died, giving the mouth the ap
pearance of an old fashioned rat trap All arc tattooed
the Shoulders others the back and breast,
and msny-especiay the women-over the entire ab 10
The majority Of our lot boys Of from ten TO
fifteen years OF age. They said their parents had been
killed q battle with hostile tribe, who sold all their
young captves to the slave dealers Amongst these
the captured cargo, and who, the papers said
overjoycd on finding her two daughters among the
make out. the young women are her nieces, rot her
dauehtereihey were slto On board The native African
costume are aware may be picturesque and but
is not costy "Trip Of Any kind OF cloth long enough
to tie around the hips lie all that necessaryits length
in other rcpscts berg entirely MINISTERIAL The women
have the ssme fcndness for ornaments that marks the
female character all the world over. Ear rings, neck
laces Bracelets beads buitcus fancy eoiored cloths Of
the ccmmonest description were sufficient to satisfy their
vanity An men and women, had their meals served out
10 them on deck twice day, the principal food being
rice We divided them iOio messes OF ten, each
berg furnished with large tin pan, around which thoy
would squa, Their manner OF using spoon amusing
Invariably turning bottom upwards, and scoopiuE
tie contents with the tongue When the bottom Of
| the pan they would down spoons ami 20 their
muscle making regular rough and tumble grab game tor
sne controlled they would eshi over their foos IKE
wolves their propensity 30 stcal Ia developed To
alarming extent and they never lose opportunity Of
inoufpg IA ib gratihcatoa though they veil know that
pur ishment vili inevitably flos detection. In habits
they rhe hest human beings that be produced.
We 1erc obliged 10 thfo~ overheard the which
We had furnished each and 81 any time they might
be seen bunting for snail deer the persons OF their
ghborr ard then liberia MIC captured game 70 roam
viii the deck Their music Il the rudest possible
ard painfully monotonnus The words they sing seem 10
ssnt xsy ae ssy and oappns q
4 OF tbair dances beAstly and
hwa N the extreme pumb.r j,ininG hands aud form.
hgs ritg tie principal performers being two ind viduals
within the circle ceatn among them viewed with
pdirererce even by the resrest relations They would
board, AID after watching u till 1t disappeared turn
nAay With the utmost uGconoern. The principal in
our lot was a Krooiasn named Francts,o, who
| acted interpreter AMI sort OF bostswsln among
them, and Was particularly Useful IN getting .
, crowd q then en- eeek whoa there was any heavy
been hat a shipping saves on board vessels, sad
he Was actually .resgs 10 that business, wnsa the
ffTpor who employed him, thinking b. would make
very lhey and natoiscle deid baud .borro ~edp his
services ara sddsd him 10 destined fr the Cuba
uarkei, ard 30 The fellow trapped He active,
intelligent fellow, about sen,ytw5 years Of sge rpeass
aitile tnTsc, spsrifh and Portuguese; quk com
PR hcIe1g AN order, snd executes IL with aacrty
Whfn for istsnce, order 10 bout ship given be
would Fuumoa hts black charges deck with great
ertrgy u ntDnsr, arTishing his cowhie, and 10
the unfortunate Who happened 70 be last. for hs
10 catch u nctn 10 tpaTing hand. uar bead
man, Bomoa, vaa similar character, and ruled
her rex with rod Of iron. sha controlled
III NJ correitly, and all ack1owkdgci her altbori
y but ,he vas tubjest 10 nts OF t,e fuks, which
scret nits nr..re1 her nsefcGczs This complsnt
v,rg ccrnntn among tns women, and during rs attack
thty vcuid ihrrten u drown bemselvea Uas actually
d'd jump cycfro fer having pun ishsd for
msconGgci, md would have been drowned had not
o@eTed boat " time aud saved her Several attempted
The sane hing but we're prevented AZ the Of
w<ars 20 They re- sirry for their rash conduct.
Tn Toe mornings, Whenever circumstances permitted
al ~ouG iase sho- yer bath, sai then had a scene
Which btfss eshcIip,5a Iragine thai crowt u
Afirana trcci.d tnsether a. end OF tue deck
nfr women no children, cpmpittely vcsei ~ their
tcsnit clciting, Ao receiving stream OF c)d water
from he hose q TIE force pump, while they shouted
screamed frd cacSec &C best they could Some sed The
frn however srd nsiied The abufng apple stioD While
others would shrink ald -drifn and squs.l ge stuck
pig intytr ssw mote excessively lud.srOas sceac
nrs, reserve any further Arscaa AID sketches
for saoiter occasion, for Il would be Impossible /, en-
brace everything within the compass Of Que letter
hsve givea you runcu 81 the principal items enable
you n judge Of the oonor To be expected the duty
of tskirg risferr scross the ocean.
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News from Honduras.
nr. Charlie. III Van rstter, bearer Of dcspstrhes 20