The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-06
THE VOYAGE or THE s'.eAMER NIAGARA.
The Japsaess En- oassy Nearing their
Island Home.
bSfere,.ting Facts CONCERNING the
Slave Trade.
ORR NAVAL CORRESPONDENTS,
&C., &C., &c.
Oar Loa, do Corresponds ace.

Oar LOAF ,do Correspondence.
ioAsDo, ARR AN SAvA srAros, August ~, ioo0.
<Erisui Of ne VIZ gara-Loag Passace-SAoH 'o0~
dAoT 81 Water -Jdpansss % ,Alsc1oaHoe-ne'es"u se
vices on BoU d-7he N'a2ara ffoae"s naAA wv
Pleasing 70 = Jupaness-Largs Number q War SAtps |
al Lodnd' Capture l"ee s'd0efs-' ss'cs 90"
Hnae-cS .diisH On Beard, DC, DC
The uu led states steam frigate Niagara, Captain
Mexican with Japanese Embassy route for JAPAN
arrived at port the evening of the 9th inst, nine
cen Ays Porto Grande which port she eft early
18th Of July With tho exception Of one day. the
~ ole run from Porto Grandc 70 this port was made
samst strong head winds, with propeller elevated;
whereas bad she gone TO st. Helena which would have
been her proper course, she would nave been in the
track Of fan winds all the way, instead Of which nearly
NE whsle voyage far-some thirty six dayshas been
nade Agassst suons head winds
Ae rss right IN the teeth Of southwest wind seven
days thst would have carried her least twelve knots
hun ling for the trades without finding them Before ar
rv ne q, place the Niagara got short of coal anS
aver that everybody board Japanese and orew)
Sae pot allowance Of water no tea or coffee aowed
6vm the I'd TIL the evening OF tne 9TH From the time
u leaving Porto Grande till the morning OF the Fl OF
Aagus,-nlteen days-eaoh person was only sowai one
3sffon and the 81 further reduction WAS made TO
svvo ousrts for each personmiscrable wafer at that
mo N,sgara arrival a: this port at all is considered,
ng barely coal enough to bring her into port, having
three days and nights within one hundred aud eighty
20 afty miles port, oadng aboutno wind aud no coal
The water which the Niagara supplied With
srscksh, muddy stas, when 1t was put into the ship.
Instead OF taking Croton Hollywood wafer, It was
sHken from the Brooklyn Navy Yard sn order 70 put
% 600 81 90 into the hands OF political Spectators,
which could have been done had been taken from
sather of the above named sources.
ne quantity Of coal burned since leaving New YORK,
III
purtos;rande, snd 7so To August 2
tho Japanese M We stood voyage remarkably well
Jar, every lhiDg having passed oil satisfactorily and
pleasantly all board, except tue religious ser
vces which they seem 70 regard a. Intended Tor Their
u edition Of Psrtngese Jesnitism OF t~o huodred
yss ago, which thay cannot help thinking Is IN some
way tolerated by thu United states government nas
mach appears 10 be part OF the services Of our go
verDment which ia sending them home
what Pleased sra with religious exsrciseshree Il mes
osy prayers deck night ana morning, AID prayer
All recently prayer meetings he'd from till
eight Drst they used 10 come on deck duriag
prayers bot recently they usually into their cabls
fhe Japanese regard the religious service BOARD the
NIAGARA the strange because IL dsp pset with
board the powhatao and Roanoke "a bringing them
over, except sundays once week, which they under
stand perfectly well and which they are decidedly In
sunday plight Jolly % Niagara crossed the Equator
m hong tude deg rs min The lat tea days her
ooarse has been of the coat Of Guinea (goi and voy
soast) gambia Sierra Leone. Aonrova, Liberia, Am
eriz and other places tho coast, where the slave
rsdcrs are picked up by the kDgsh AID American
cruisers sh1 employed The slave trade
Tho Gorge, Ggbosn ipaDgo and half dozen other
large rivers empty 0to the ,tsniic above Loando, lne
headquarters Of The African squadron 81 the Engsh and
American cruisers.
AZ pres.ut there are lying at anchor within half
q mile of the Niagara the nasship Cons collation.,
aax officer Ipnman; tne sIooe Marion, cleaners
honicsn, San Jaci1,o and Mystic, foar Eagtsh
Trruehmsn wing At anchor LOOKING on, for blsckbwds
rbe hssion To Jay At twelve oclck tnr homs, nav
ag been cot me slx monthr over her iine
ne So cd m
suppression Of The slave trade have made senatrike
ses tbm that tine, with sea slaves on BOARD, and
some - coo IN money
ms vessel captured the ship Erie Of about
so tcrs "a the mouth of the Congo river, on the morn
ing Of the sth Instant, by Inc steamer aoncan,
having board eight hundred and nine,ys six slaves,
ABOUT one half ~ whom were women AMI children, The
rest males, from four 70 thirty dye years % age 4 is
probably generally kuo~n that tns Eugsh aud American
keep dorm Efeea steamer crusug
ap sud The on the mouth Of the Gorge look
ma after tavtrs, tnis being the principal aud 10 fsc the
ssy part Il the ooast where the slave trade at presea
carried o. I0ando. has already been siaioi the
headquarters for the English and American slr lirous
when cruising A. present there fourteen saps
sf ~ lpg At anchor IN THE pot
The folloxug i the memorandum entered IN tho lox.
eook q ne N,n'c.n concerning ,ss
e.s,ward AZ 90 nrrd blspk criricgs 20 make vessel
10 SIGHT snop her coors as she SHOWED colsrs and
bal toad her fond her T. be the ship Erie,
u New York. .thol papers or sny person claiming 70
rev ~ spanisrds, Americans aud Frenchmcn = she |
tab possession Of by Leutenant Dunning,cu aud
hidshusn l5dc, of the aohicsn AMI carried . A,aro.
VIA wbe tee would all be left aat the vessel
taken arst port IN shs Unei states Toe oh,crs
and viii receive s26 bead FOR tue slaves and tbs
vcss, " be dviied st them. Tao TAT ON yer of
The squadron here furnished ~ the Navy Department.
collectors u the nsrcnt ports with rneuorl,
ann Of suspo, leaving the United States
RACED m the save irade. The following Va concsrnng
no sf ship Eie, SEQ tons, u0ited states dag, csaed
Havana Cor Amorik, April 4, 1890, laiencd with
rpiriv; VII shir cargo Of slaves Z
Tue going board ths Erie, IA desrb bel by the
orscers Of the M1hlcsn beyctd all comprehension.
Thef 0prc anne fksN m
sailors, cooks, no No captain, oHicers
owners hoReyer could be funf but BY their dress ana
appearance there 10 misiaki0g them some o. tas
gcnteely creSse, IA AL the appearance gsn
ssmeu bn, az sc.n . ever ss, osnd they we. caught
ng and breaking every thing which they crii lay their
nAnda
from ~ The deck other with ght air.
except what In through SIDE holes pfts, bsng
DARK cellar the deck barely high encrrh
aIlo~ them Sit cosu the stencil which ~
perfectly awful me men and BOYS were 70 oae pars Of
tho sud the AID ca drcn Ia the other sepa
rHaed ny sort ~ bnlkhs al
TIE manner % stow ing them fncws they
shsr legs apart. with another sittiig bctsscnsort u
me women an children we're slowed In the "a ne r.y.
~ The females scre prsfnsnt ss and months
sdva ced and with rfants At the breast Mauy 81
she children and got hod q the legs and hand IT
the officers 81 tbs Mohu, aud with great difficulty they
could DC shaken 90
me pev vessel iha, captured vas the "bris storm
King 20 ous American Tag cleared from Ssr York for
the Congo Capt Trainer detained BY Untsi states
Marshal al New YORK Win PROBABLY proceed on her gay
very Shc reported fttlng a. shaver " be
rnanted by Captain Locshart frmcry OF the ca uloe
sold ., New York April 20 isoo The above the lie.
scrip',ou sent cut By the Ncw York Custom House
Thn vessel vas captured the oh instant By the I
United state steamer sae Jscnto, having on board
cargo Of sx hundred ssd slaves she paced IN
charge Of Lieutenant Hugnes and to M,n-ovs ard
thence the nitsd states ne other prixe tax VI was
~ NE tinted states steamer Snmpier, the sane
place, having % 600 in gold on beard. but slaves
rhe Niagara taking IN bee sapply of coal aud water
and wnl be ready W sal by thursday
sDe will proceed 20 Nautilus direct without tpnnx
81 the Care q Good Hope, originally n,endef
From this port 10 next stopping place (Msurtas) =
500 miles and w probably take least ou mouth
60 mAke The Tue officers aud bssra the
NIAGARA are all well. except doxsu area ~ .pd
Others ~ho have been condemned for iuty ani
Are " be sent hone BY the hArnn
Theee men were unnt for duty when shiprei The
Jspaueee have stood the Tasssge remarkably se'fgne
N them h.yfur been tics since lesvius Nes YORK