, 1860-02-06

Correspondence Of lhr y. Y. Journal Of Cnnperce.l
ST. 1IE1EsA, No. ~ 1:s9.
/ am not sure thlt am recording apy thing
new, when I send you news from the West |
1y about eight or ten days, and the traders
from the coast OF the United States are not fre-
quent. venture the ''iatest intelligence" II.
u. S. Viper. steuminy round our island, quietly
dropped anchor under Ladder Hill on tile a1st
ult., just from the coast, having on board o.
slowed away on board the brig Tayefnier, Of
New York, $50 reads her sternboard,) which
vessel was caotnrcd on the morning Of the 4th
November, off Babia Fonda. The Viper, on
making her out, steamed down to her, aud
when near, she ran up the american ensign,
mud kept on her course; the Engl5:hman low
cred aud boarded her, but while pulling towards
her, she lowered her ass and put it with her
papers (if she had anyl overheard, as declared
VII asked where her flag Was. The captain
said be bad been boarded oace or twice by
British cruisers, and Thought it possible that
this might have been one that knew hin, and
tnss sy hosnF his g and s tteRo fesRos oR i1 hi;
him again. But he reckoued without his
host: she is French built vessel, but evi-
IDENTIFY fitted out in New York, 4nd arrived
here with the balance Of her cargo two days
a:tec the steamer, having lost X OF the wretch
ed souls in the space Of eighteen days, and the
hundred Of the whole eon;a possibly haze been
landed in Crha. One accustomed to sec nai5
aud hearty blacks, with sEinins sleek bodes, as
with you, would besurprised to see these msser-
| able specimens of humanity crawling out of
their til:hy stu~1ge, like 50 many black skele-
| tous, their Tery bones almost rafting as they
| to:ter in weakness. And Of all she sights 70
| s,csen and disgust the soul Of man, the foul
slare-shlp passes conception. How cursed and
| utterly God forsaken must be the heart Of tbs
| man who can st.nd on that deck day and night,
| beneath bright sun and pure stars, passing
mortal after mortal into eternity, and listening
to the constant death-wail that fills bis ears
and all for the burning lust Of gold tha. eats OUT
his vitals.
The brig will be condemned here, and he1
cargo, afler time, be transferred 10 u British
colony. This is the sixth prize to the Nip IT
within few months.
! learn that the trade WIS never more thrir
ing than now. The American 1eet were hourly
looked for on the S5uta Ccast. and can make
rich harvest if actively employed. The hcauti
ful bark Kehccca, which took out some enai
grants OF the AcDonoush estatc to AoaroEia
| and consequently had erery preparation legal
ly manifested for such royu9e, has lete!r yoE
from the Congo, with cargo Of 800 negroes
and among other escapes laye been the '.L1mc
u.s." fitted as . whaler, the "Star OF the East,
tile "Oit4wa," and the "Asa Fitch"-all Wit
full cargoes. am also informed that the fl
Nous ''urion," recently sent home By tue ''ata
rion." and escaped condemnation, has just Al
rived out in the Coogo again, with the same car
tain, the same kind Of fittings, and as bold j
such an escape and daring can make hes; an
what is more, these captains make no secret
their intentions. Not M English cruiser ca
tuuch them Us lung as the american flag is q,
lt., cSeu it they hare 4 full cargo Of sfavt
a1out1heir decks, aud the American crriscl
are chary Of their seizures, unless the ueyrot
are on board, since no matter what fittings the
! mar Asve for the trade, they >re sure to e>caI
, in thc courts, and then the z. s. officers lnu
. | endure suit without u government to back the
up. Isuppose it wilt not be long ere [ shs
have to report another capture, and go repe
: them in every letter.