New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-29
p THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRIDH.-.
ARREST OF A FLAGRANr orrENnrn


AhkEST OF A FLAGRANT OFFENDER.
AIe 'lanc In slaves, conducted in this city. hss
much o. the nature of close eornora,;on A 49,
involving transactions 10 the amount of hund,aa. A
tnousancs Oh COLLARS annually managed BY very few
individuais VINO nave money 1t their command axA
every facility for prosecuting their infsoua traso
and evading the law. Usually the srsculat;on ~ .
voyage to the Coast ia managed BY one party seinofo,
several confederates, each Of whom hss shs,
stock" or contributed certain proportion toward shs
expenses and receives commensurate share Of The
| profits.
Experience In the unlawful business has made these
merchants in human Aesh willy and sbrewd and every
precaution is taken to up their tracks, 10
make criminal prosecution and conviction very deuk
Their vessels procure regular cearancee for legitimate
VOYAGES to unmpoant ports and the cargo is ofsucha
character as 10 ndicase much lawful az On Illegal
VOYAGE The save-deck the coppers and materials fos
building the galley sometimes sent out to the Coss
on other vessels and not put on board the SLAYER until
she is on the eve of departure with her load OF slavss
Tho purchascs of vessels and stores are sometimes made
under assumed names, or by persons Of good repota
tion who act as confederates for the real cnipnt'
OF all the alleged slaveraders In this city Mr.. John
A. Machado has had for years The reputation Of beng
the most cunning and succe sal-how justly we cannot
say. alleged that he has been az the head Of one
of the two prospe'ous sayetrsdng ehquee 'ns'
flourish among us his partner being certain dashms
and very stylish female who occupies the same house
with himself in st. Marks Place, and aonrisbes en
grande enuc at our watering places. For long time
Marshal Murray has been anxious to ge, this man into
his custody but for Lack of sufficient legal proof could
not procure the warrant aad him as be has the
notorious Albert Hon Machados alleged great rival in
the sbominable traffic.
Il is sad that be has been for some fifteen yea en-
gagged in legitimate and Legitimate trade with the
Coast making his ventures in PAIN oil, ivory, AID ne
groes with impartial zeal and varying profits. He
has at one time acted as contractor with the Unsed
States Government, having purchased and importeo
the camels for domesticaon in Texas land Incidentally
for the profit OF the gallant repudators and Secession
ists who have into power in that section Of lAe
He tells us himself that be has had many fifteen
vessels at time engaged in the African trade, which
would seem to indicate that be must have brought
oceans of oil and mountains Of ivory from that torrd
! and inhospable region.
The eyil-disposed on the other hand, sllege that
part at least of his feet have transported black nen
women and children from Africa TO market, for the
benefit of tleir >5uls aud 40 much head Sonthem
tbeologians are right in saying that negroes by being
broueb from within the established Church of Daho-
uey 10 the Ctristisnzing influences of South Carolina
preachers, are saved from eternal damnation, what
crowns of glory must be laid up for Maehado and HoSn
Where individual missionaries have rescued one sinner
a om DEATH in the African field these wholesale import
ers Of slaves have saved thousand human beings from
the copsequences of their hesthensh condition and
while filing their own pockets have done yeoTan SER
p vice in thsGause of morality and religion
Forfak.smotherng Of the poor wretches by hund.
reds in tls mephc atmosphere between decks for the
murderous suppression of insusecton IN trassta foI
the upon that have gone down with scat
10 tied ships been thrown overheard 10 tighten vesse
in gales they of course not responsible for per
ID haps an nscruable Providence wed that these poss
BILE proselytes should death before reaching The
blessed land of religious liberty, and participating
N the benefits of preached Gospel.
d Among other ventures of this regiopeeunisry hind
which Aachsdo and his mysterious female partner ass
said to have made Gays that they fitted and
9, dispatched The Montauk Bruus Kate Triton, w. r.
e kibby and other vessels, and recently the Mary Fran
els whose capture and arrival have been recently no
ticed. The necessary proofs of bis completely having
been seeured, Marshal Murray gave she wsrran, Ia
charge of bis shrewd deputies James Lee, and Shee-
ham, and these officers went in search of their prey II
: was found that Mschsdo had returned from Hayans
!; about fortnight SINCE but he had not been at hs
house for two three days. At last however he ~
turned, and the warrant only executed after Lie
tie stratagem had been used TO gain interview.
He was found to be rather a handsome man Of soms
so yeas Of age gray heaosd and having kesn, black
eye and swarthy complexion. On being told that hs
was under arrest, his manner calm and collect
ed as IL Sheehan had simply offered him cigar and in
qured the price Of palm OIL For the grave charge Of
slavetradng he had apparent concern but heard
with the unconeern Of who was either very
gctles, smart TO have covered up his tracks
t 80 as to defy conviction With mperturbabls good
breeding he acqaiesced in the removal Of his body 70
the Tombs, and with equal nonchslance appeared bs
fore Commissioner Henry yesterday morning for
nation. Important witnesses against him were ID
Boston having failed to arrive at the time expected.
&c. as Mr.. g. p Andrews in behalf Of the absehs Dis
trctAaorney, refused the application for 0al or cram
ination, the prisoner remanded to prsp and the
examination Is appointed for to-day At The bour oi
noon.