Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-11

ship. Ie:s class naviSated the ship l:om Ie'
ner.Fe to Hampton Roads, performing with ac-
curacy the duties of watch officers. Their OBJ
serva.ions for uscrrtaining the position OF the
ship were 50 reliable that Commodore Craven
ieltpc!ect confidence in tho correctness Of their
work. lie Pcrcci"cd vcry great improvement
in the third class Of this rear over that Of the for
,ner year, arising from their having been during
the last academic year so thoroughly drilled OIL
beard the school ship. lie says: "Ihe very
great advantages obtained by the junior or third
class, over the first class in practical seaman
ship, and their very superior efficiency and use.
fuluess when prompt assistance was required in
the management: CT ;;:r sails, yards, &c, eS'
h5itct itself in remarkable degree.
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
During the past yesr the suppression Of the
African Slave trade has received attention, and
the work las been prosecuted with vigor.-
The following vessels engaged in the traffic
have been captured aud sent in for adjudca-
ton, namely: the brig Delcia, captured De-
cembcr 81, 1852, b. the sloop -of.war Constel.
laton Capt John S. Nicholas, OF Cabends,
on the coast Of Africa, ard sent into Charles.
ton; Lrigaulns Nirclnian, captured in Congo
river, Frbruar: 9, 1860 by tho sloop-oi.war
Portsmouth,. Commander John Calhoun, and
seat into Norfolk bark Wisdtrc. captured IN
the Old Bahama Channel, April %, 1860, by
the United Staes Steamer Mohawk, Lieutenant
commanding 7. \. i. Cra:cn, and sent into
Key West, with her cargo of five hundred and
thirty Africans, Of whom five hundred and
seven were delivered to the Marshall brig Fal
mouth capured of Porto Praya, May 6, 1860,
by the sloup Of war Portsmouth, Commander
John CALHOUN, and sent into New York; bark
William, captured oi! the coast Of Cuba May
g. 1850, by the United States steamer Wyan-
dottc, Lieutenant commanding Fabius Stanley,
and sent into Key West, with her cargo OF i've
hundred and seventy Africans, OF whom hve
hundred and thirteen were delivered 10 the
Marshal the Bogota captured oil the coast
Of Cuba, May %, 1850, by the United
States steamer Crusader, Lieutenant CON-
manrling John y. Matit, aud sent into Key
West with her cargo Of li:e hundred Africans, OF
whom four hundred and eleven were delivered
to the Marshal; brig Thomas Achorn, captured
June %. 1860, by the United States steamer
Mystic, Lieutenant commanding "m. L. lie
Roy, Il. Cahenda, on the coast ot Africa, and
sent INTO New York brig Triton, captured
July i8, 1860, b" the United States steamer
Mystic, Lieutenant commanding William L.
Leroy, or the West Coast Of Africa, and sent
into Norfolk; the William hibby, captured
July 23 1860, by Tie United States steamer
Crusader, Lieuteaant commanding, John y.
Mafiitt, Nf the c0as: Of Cuba, and sent into
New York, with three African boys on board;
ship Erie, captured August 8, 1850, by the
steam sioop or.war Mohican, Commander Syl'
anus ". Gordon, cf Congo river, md sent to
New York. after having procc"Gcd to Monro'
via with her cargo of eight hundred and ninety
screen Africans and delivered the survivors,
eight hundred and Sixty seven III number, into
the hands of the United States agent At that
Iilace; orig Storm Hiug, captured August $,
1860. by the United States steamer San Jacnto,
Cap:ai; 7. l. Dornin, oif the Congo river and
sent into Norfolk, having first proceeded 10
Mpnrovm with six hundred and nineteen cup
tured Africans on board, ard delivered SIX
hundred and sixteen who survived, 10 the Uni
ted States agent at that place; and brig OF un-
known name, captured August i, 1860, by
the United S.atei steamer CRUSADER, Lieute.
nan, commanding, John y. Mafitt, of the
coast of Cuba, and sen. Into Key West. Ol
these, seven sIarcrS having on board sixteen
hundred and three Africans, were captured by
the purchased steamer chartered for the Para.
y,,av cyocdi,ion. The whole number Of yes.
sal: cnpturcd trriE; the pas; year IS twelve;
the whnlc number ol Africans rescued Is tarte
thousand one hundred und nineteen.
While t:.c sovcrnInebt ha, Leen thus active
in It's endravors - suppress the African slare
trade, and in the last three years has been
s,,cccssiul in capturing more siavers than ut any
fJr;ncr period, vet it. is obvious that it can bc
broken up iu two modes only. Cuba is now
the only mart in the world open 10 this trade.
If Great Britain should enforce the provision
Of her treat. with Spain Of September %, lsl7,
hy which, ior. the consideration Of two millions
Of dollars, paid her by Great Britain, Spain
simulated To- abolish Tic slave trade between
Africa and Cuba, it would be cfectually sup
pressed Il Cuba were 10 pass under the Con
s';tution of the United States by annexation
thu trade would then also be efectually sup
pressed and in either case both the Cn!tec
States and Great Britain would be spared the
large expcdilurc Of treasure aud life 10 which
they arc now subjected to maintains theiI
present qusdron Oh the coast of Cuba.
pATE:TED AKTlcLEs.
The provision in the net Of Congress oil June
%, 1860, which prohibits the purchase OF pa
Tented articles for the use OF the army and navy
vii! bc found injurious TO the latter service
Since the Introduction Of steam to propel ship:
Of war, great variety Of patented articles
have. in the construction and repair OF steam
shin, brcolnc vi daily use, und in many case:
Of indispensable necessity. Patented boilers
surface condrnSerl, friction t!rusts, governor
or speed regulators steam pumps, capStans
air ports, boat drtachers, galleys or cooklnI
stores, vent lators. steering apparatus, lanterns
lors aud leads, vuicanizcd rubber sallnomcters
counters, hy ylraullc jacks, water gauges, an
many tools for manufacturing machinery, an
driving and drawing bolts, are Of this descrF
ton And wha! is true OF the steam machlncr
is also in some measure true Of the armament
\ war steamer built now, according TO IN
fashion OF the past, excluding I'LL modern pa
tented improvements, would be an antlfuatc'
object, far behind the present age, and as IN
sufficient as it would be antGuated. The oes
modern patented improved boiler will make
saving ii Is per cent. Of steam. To dispenS
with al! patented surface condensers would
wanon eXtravagance. 10 arm snip oi va
w,hou, Il modern patented Invention ~ous
give great advantage 10 the cncuIy. 10 Pr1
hlhit the sailor the use Of his Seamless pea
Jacket and cap, would be to deprive him OF IN
comfort OF some OF his light, warm, most dur'
bic and cheap. and nearly waterproof clothin;
10 withhold from him the use OF American P
tented desicaied vegetables, would take iro'
him portion oi h.s most nutritious and accep
able food It is Impossible to build, equip, ar
and provide :. steamship Of war having an
thing like usual modern efficiency, witho'
trespassing OH al! sides apon modern patentte
improvements Something also is due to II
inventive genius Of our countrymen. 1t
within the memory Of the living when II
great inYentions and discoveries which ha'
| Tluos: reYnlutionized the world were unkno"
| EXPLORATIONS.
TIE ACT Of C5nsress Of June %, 1860, n
,horized the President to send some com7etel
perSon nr persons TO the 1sthmus oil Chlriqu
to examine and report upon the quality q,
probable quantity Of coal to BIZ found on Il
lands Of the Chirieu! improvement Comparn.
the character Of the harbors OF ChlFiqul, l.
! roop oni (,,lfita. the piact cablllty oil bulldf