The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-17

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ships mnst anchor In deep water, and cannot ssaA
cruisers me Flora Tsnpls, ~ TIN momsnt IL ny dehs
VI hin nushss shN Of the MianssoA, AaA there her
The report then gves Tho asooans es Tho lu a shs
Flora Temple given In the HERALD, BY which, AFTER
untold suffering, eight hundred and fsy coolies were
The csass brought by yeur commAss TO the attention
Of Congress Of American ships ned ON American &C
while our own trade b unrebuked BY law. AtpreseDt
the beam IL in our own eye.
1885, says "HAvns exhausted the resources q. present
thing further 70 b done until either tn the
tSoriivsy or until It sSaii please COSsrsss % pass
definite act prohibiting or limiting this traffic, a
in he mates here greatly enhanced by The fast thai
the contracts for yeasels made the Unsd Sasss
and the masters quite unable 70 turn back
Considerable space In these voluminous reports occu
pied by accounts Of the different modes Of evsdng the
master Of the Flora Temple in his reply 70 Mr Marcy
says, under date Of january T. 1885," ny instructions
the owners Of ship Flora Temple, direct me TO coo
vey passengers from this port 70 Havana l see
nothing to justify me 10 as,ng In dsobsoiencs 70 thar
orters Mr. Knapp, vics Consul at Shanghai Summoned
animation od he has no intention 70 take coolies from
here to Havana, but 10 take Chinese passengers from
woosoDg % annoy he y ready ana willing 70 give q
n some cases, officials have winked a. tho evil M
reeman, Who succeeded Mr. Knapp At Ssnshae, has
y
Fs report the Secretary Of Stso BY saying, ~ hav
tile doubt that joint enGeavors 10 pat sop to shs
an the approSai ION Of our respective ecTeroments
Mr. R.to, note TO the Vice Consul 1t Annoy, dated
Feb. Is, 1858, Eays"I am resolved 70 do all in my
rover to put end 70 this Infamous traffic, 10 this
stance carried In defiance Of all admonton by most
dscr editabe combination between American master
But Mr.. Attorney General Black disagrees with the
opinion Of Mr. Reed in regard TO the Liability OF persons
engaging in the traffic to punishment under existing lsws,
Tt.. Ma ia I'm Cd
existing laws The evil is one which Congress alone
remedy Mr. Reed, before leaving Shanghne, agsia
w sse Inc e ns p
some turer weapons OF prevention than notifications
me British Minister in charge writes to Mr.. Reed
der date OF March rs, 1858, that her Maestys govern
ment far as In them hes, determined TO plush
the many abuses which have been connected with the
shipment OF Chinese coolies in British vessels, and TO
this have her Msjestys Consuls instructed
have only that will give great pleasure TO be
Mr. Reed writes July 10, lSbs:-"A impulse has
been given 70 the trade. number a American ships
gers rom hong Kong 70 HAVANA DO not attribute sh
in any way 70 tine sudden stoppage Of tho pas.
ssnser trade with California, in consequence Of
lately made known here, which win effect very dr.
eIeDt of persons Such 60 thther ara able and
blance 70 the wretcned cooe who and penned
up p the between decks Of TIE English and American
ship Soon alter tie dae Of this letter manifest
that the interest in the traffic became organized The
Spanish government had heretofore interered prevent
the trade but September "a, 1858, Mr.. Nye, Jr United
States Deputy Consul at kaca0, writes Mr. Reed 81 have
TO inor you OF complete reversal Of the Spanish 90
Icy in regard to the cooe ralc the last mail
having boueb. despatch 70 the Consul General OF SPAN
rescindiDg the former order"
A letter, dated Hong Kong, December II, 1859,
says-"The coolie trade has lost none OF its
activity horrors The slave trade on the c,ast Of
Africa is not atrocious, while the horrors of the
middle passage embrace the China Sea- the Indsn
and the Atlantic instead Of the Atlantic only. The great
centre of tie traffic Annoy port about two hundred
miles north OF Hong Kong and Macao she old Portuguese
town the Canton river where
and dealers have their residences who make their ar
promises however false, Violence that is necessary
Others captured whI'e quietly asleep in their junks,
and imprisoned until the ship is ready 70 sail, With
standing entreates and protestaons their feeble
sstance.
letter dated Dec IA. 1859, alludes TO the liberation by
the people Of $50 coolies and tho beheading Of fifteen
brokers' and the farther fact that the authorities
Of the recent terrible munyyof thousand coolies
aboard the ship Norway Of New York, Capt Miller, be-
tween Macoa and Havana, s given at length. The facts
fresh In the minds Of the public Thirty Of the coolies
shot and ninety wounded before they subdued
the fight lasting from six in the evening until daylight
next morning The committee regret the difficulty 70 OBJ
tain correct statistics but give the following furnished by
. member Of the New York Chamber Of Commerce, and
s believed TO be an approximation 70 The true import into
the single port Of Cuba
Over fifty thousand coolies have been shipped for Cuba
in the past eight years. According to correct the
GLOWING list Of vessels which brought Asiatic colon
to Cuba from 1s47 to the 10th Of September, 1852
showing the length Of pRssage, sc.
AVERAGE OF vEssEIS AND MdIGRANS.