The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-06
Revival of the Slave Trade in
the North.
The Slave Coast Lined with New
York SIavers.
CALICO, CRoCKERY AND RUM OUTWARD.
PALMOIL Oh NIGGERs HoMEwaRD.
Horrible DoiDgs ON the Eve Of Presi-
deUtsal Casvass,
As,, kes, &c,
{FYon the New York Tribune
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PROM the New York Tribune
UsnEp STArYs ;Hip PORTSMOUTH,
Vt PAUL D. LoAspo, 1859 !
It's now eight rsessbs siace this ,h,p ter tho Unite
S,ses cruiser the Of Africa, Tor the
space o' two years 10 form part ina squadron there
nrAiaD.d, accordance with treaty made By the
United states with England ptovd'ng tor tho Keeping OF
certain number OF h@,riDn,ea along that coast,
Batioaa vessels In o.der Suppress and finally
tesDnate that nos cruel, internal and horrible rafic,
the ssve trade
In he making Of treaty OF this Kind is " be sup
poseC that IL ant TO be something than dead
letter; yet, ms from the Loose and fudeter
nature ct The Instructions IN naval officers and
facility with which vessels ceasd the United
states II ed, that the OF part the United
s,ses, has been almost virtually imperative to the sup
ot the trade bey ond the presence OF two
three ships occasionally, aiew points along the
ThHes have gore III thus way for years. The trade
has increased beyond asure our tag has been subject
To continual annoyance aod Surveillance from British
cnpers because ships not neen " atta nd
to their DUTY, To ~ I'll their obligations to board and
American sbirs W take their prizes, and TO
Keep in check the over bearing spr Of English officers
Co,ss qusniiy everything IN confusion; there
united harmonious operative Efforts mado tn suppress
,he ,raae snc national reputation has suffered Ia
| Uehtabiy N the eyes OF England
The few months' experience ~e bave had the coast
has rot been altogether thrown away l. has thoroughly
convinced that the whole siavc coast vs., say
insd with savers, who generally from Now York,
cleared from the Custom House. bringing all the appliances
of the trade with them, and maDGuvring abo1s the
oosi, under various pfe,eDc-s and dsguses OF legal
obsain,ug Of palm until tho favorable having
arrived, the cargo shipped aud few hours finds them
| out Ot danger on the way 10 the West lpdlS
Much ieporsDce prevails al home relation TO tho true
state OF AFFAIRS the coast The pam.oii trade sup
iossd be highly aourshng condition. We told
thstthe competition between Epgish and American
chants obtain possession of this trade great
hey almost ready ~ cut each otber hroats their
oaecr another coast aud that it is
me policy Of England through her navy TO annoy Ameri
vessels so much that they will not come for OIL This
opinion Is wholly false
In the first race there few Enlish vessels
.ssed in this oil trade During eight months have
whe in the same period we have encountered doz
Of pretended American oil traders The English OH
know "f out three English legal traders on the Save
Again, tho vessels have examined have gene
rally been cleared from New York Tor period OF seven
10 nme mop,ts, wni, under favorable circumstances
Deary two years would be required to ill the
large casks they have, the Oil obtained slowly and
IN small QUANTITIES ut a time
Al the pesn fne too, oil is scarce aud at Ambrz,
70 pcnt these veste clear for few hours
th.n cave tbere s none TO hna as VIC were in.
formed by merchants there, Moreover, these vessels
epve New York with the holds filed with water cass full
OF esb water under the pretnce OF carrying water for
ballast and the coast pumping out the water and filling
them With oil Now. water casks and oil casks two
different things and the ga rsders have told us that the
oil cssks Gene Ou, 10 slaves put together here and
previoIs 10 being filed With oil are ~niiewashed inside
snd outside.
Thl being The case and the moJes Of Disgusting the
zeal objects Of vessels coming Arca being
and ot aitaiDmeD the only carry out the fui
intent And spirit OF the treaty, and really 70 suppress the
slave trade and something must be DONE things have
rived At such pch) the declaration on the part Of the
United States that any vessel found the Western
Of Africa, under American colors, carrying water
casks over certain number--ssy eight-buckets over
bve or six, rice and fArina. saIQ or salt fish be-
ssntns Or lumber shs be- capsarsa as .w
u prize and copsdered any United States vessel
Of va. 70 capturing without Any mock trial at port
III The United States where the mensc m0noyed influence
and interest Of these worst Of pirates can clear any vessel
not found with the slaves absolutely aboard Of her, aud
CAD otteu 90 u even then
The vessels engaged in the trade In addition 10 The
above named articles, carry large quantities Of calico
p'inf', crockery, rum, &c, with which to pay for the
staves. Beng cleared with papers all correct &c, aud
Otter times Portuguese spanish supercareo, and q
foreign captain they make boldly for the point the
Cast to which they arc bound stay few days, ana then
proceed under cover Of trading from point to point slave
depot 70 slave depot aorg the coast engage the cargo
pay proceed 10 until the time agreed upon
or picking up the slaves On the ght determined upon,
they fe cautiously yet boldly anchor and in two
III hours filed with oes Of to
rons, made drunk with rum and In this supplied coudi
they carried aboard slowed Ia q sitting posture
With ibe knees drawn closely that they scarcely
breathe much ieps move
Now their suIsrings become dreadful-horribie; in.
deed human language is incapable Of describing,
ghaton o. skeichng even the faint outline OF dimy
hos.ng bDcy Of what their condition ishomesick,
sick half starved naked crying for air, for water the
strong killing the weak dying, in order to make room
he bold becomes perfect charne house Of death and
Dsefya misery and anguish only conceivable by those
sho bave endured IT, Opihalna breaks out every new
Gaze brown overheard under the supposon that the
dhease contagious and those who dying meet the
same fate This is fancy sketch Only the other day
memorable Instance OF 1t came under immediate OBJ
Fervat'on. We viii refer 70 IL directly.
is not such demonaca traffic to be suppressed at all
hszsydsy
We are really determined to suppress the trade the
next question is what should be adopted9 In ad
oi'on 70 the necessity for the enactment Of Law en-
bacrg the prohibitions before referred TO, the govern
Uebt hhold employ the slave coast large force Of
mall bu, cfic,ent and swift steamers, in command
~ the efficient officers that be found In the
navy, which should be stationed at different points,
lave charge and closely watch certain extent OF
coast thus making impossible for savers 70 leave it.
And uhi bs ID DONE the aave trade viii be sup
grtssea.
This squadron would be highly useful nos only In this
hs.s,
tending to the tuty Of searching American vessels pre-
venting E'sb navy officers from violating their poavo
orasrs not 10 interfere with American ships in protecting
our legal traders from annoyance by them, In making
Jag respected, and IN securing 10 oar own war vessels
,beir own proper przes In pamphlet by Commander
Footc of the United States Navy, the subject Of
the African lSqnsaron, he quotes as follows from tho
st0tohs TO the senior officer OF her Britannia Maestys
cruisers on the wes, coast Of Africa, IN relation 70 the
sBy The CSmitaoDsfs for executing the Office OF Lord
High Afmisa OF Great Britain and ireiand:-Ihe cond.
%sndug ofcs.s Of hsr Mses saips on the .i Arcsn 1,
TO capture v or Ia any way to Interfere Sith vessels
Of The United States whether these vessels shall have
Ard yet, 10 spite Of sthesc pIain positive, direct
orders from the Admiralty, W our certain kno~iedge,
only The English officers the African ststcn
beard, visit and interfere with vessels under Aueri
can coloIs, OBTAINING aome Of them, but they even
cAIsnIc them An instance OF tbs has but iseiy oc
captured by her MAjcssys ship Viper and sent 70 st
Betps for copdeIpna,,on We fell In with this brig
ST. raul DC lDancn, IN cnhrKc Oi riTSt leute-
part the Viper On being boayded, he said he could
rot give her yp thai when frat by the Viper she
under American ooiors, but that when he pushed
cn his boat from tho Viper visit her, abs hanled
Gown tie American flag aud threw the papers over
board, denying her nationality on being questioned;
cors.q .queDtly, he captured her Some OF the English
prize crew. however, stated TO boats crew. tnst
The Captain did Dot haul down his flag, but stuck 70
hp coiors, until the English crew. the boarding OH
Ger himself hauled them down. II this be gue the
English officers here NO. only violated their positive
orders IN connection with the ressy, but captured
lsu yvvtxo
up Here they are OBTAINING vessels on the coast TO
hand 70 American cruisers and yet whom they hap
pen TO bave slaves board they keep them and oil their
pockets with The prize money. This money how
ever secondary consideration, In connection with this
vitality inr ortant subject
The brig navernier had nearly Fix hundred slaves on
board OF her when captured Most Of them werc chi
cren from erht 10 sixteen years old, with some women
al naked When visited by the officers Of this shp,
though in better condition than when captured, The soenc
vae B'ehuul. scme were dying, many sick, I'll msors-
bic, suffering the effects of cold, damp night air,