Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-13


and in, case of need--ns.lW hep boarded nv
an American mAn-0f- Wnrs1he hoists tli,E
SpanislNfag and is the: Spanish captain. RI
il After this impnrtanta character comes
another man, called the tlcontra nnesiropt
or boatsRain-1 He Is the shigger Glfiver.,si
the brute Thomanages and beats into snbli
mission the human eargOs0n. .ftsi tsihomewards
trip none but n SpRniard could look OF,
be, so cruel as hB he isH Tie ship's cargo
and tcreW5 complete, and having s.clearedn
from thRscustoin hunse aud the american
consulate, she sails out of port soma bright
morning with the AmericAa flag, ti1St
beautiful emblem of liberty to- the. 6ppresl
sed, Haunting in the breeze, and speeds Off
Q. mission theihOrrOrs 2and cruslties OF
which my per, eannotd describe. tar
The OnIEUrd Eoyags mil. oecnpy- abont
forty.fve days. HoE1ttis is EMPLOYED by
the captain and his inrDnRr1onss crew I
am nnprepared to say. perhaps in mutual
tsPeeulations on: theirP babla gains, and
gpssses how many damn uigEers" VIII
die before they land in,C "a Oh on Il bg922f
ling 8orthto the meaust aud Yilest of this
creWsons! dollar and azhliE
"a l,-'-i AT4THR t6Sd6! !aE.izas a1 -.
Bot arrived in the Ii yer Congo. you per-
haPs ilnagine the dark night, the thick.
jungle and tile stealthy tread Of the man
stealer as the necessary adjnncts of the
traffic, Quite the reverse, sir; the shin
sails unmolested some thirty miles up the
river, and with all the hustle of new
arrival, hauls into \ pier opposite the
"iactoEy" and vale house belonging to the
Havana Company, which. 1 before men.
fiOned.,I9 gz935S y < 'Gsyz1
The residentagent comes on board, and
warmly Welcomes his old friend the $50.
breeargo," and after beiiig introduced and
taking 80 drink' whistle captain, they
adjourn on shore to comfortable dinner.
where, over their wine, they discuss the
price ofrum and the price of uieeeFs.
In the meanwhile, on this wharf there
assemblies the most promiscuous crowd of
menithat perhaps you ever saw, the result
OF captures By men-Of-War on the coast,
and landed Mt convenient points, in order
that they may be again put prize money in
the pockets of her Britanic MaJesty's naval
officers. These men are tue o1tcasts of all
civilization n-desperadoes, mutderers, nj
rates-Chinese, Portuguese, native Afri-
cans, English, Dutch, devilsi AS our shin
left Havana with n small crew, to save
appearances, a fit addition is made tosit
from these "experts" in the abominabls
trade. -
The next day, perhaps, man-of-wsr.
steSms. up the riYer-for she has n coal
depot opposite this very warreh6use-nntl
our captain receives a visit from her, cheer
fully shows his regular manifest and clear
ance, certified by the Americgn consul at
Havana, aud hOists his American flag, aud
sends back to the steamer abOx OF very
good Havana cigars and case of good
brandy. Then the steamer sails away
perhaps To, watch him Rt sea--sfor there is
no Prize money of any account iu q vessel
unless thsfqrgroes arc on .boPEylt 10
Now, however, our cHptAiu haS work
before him, and he loses no tune, ETtis
thisp pluck aud }ehefgy id1alr Climates y HEX
makes the Yankee shiPmaster SO valuable
in this trade.
lie begins at once to discharge his cargo
into the warehouse, and to receive from
there empty casks, which were puncheons
of rum brought by the preceding vessel of
the company. These Inc places in the hold,
to he filled with water from the river, and
beside them he slows his barrels of pro-
visions, and oyer all he lays his "slnve
deck upon temporary beams-the lumber
for which he brought from Havana with
him. g.,i-,
His water full, his provisions are slowed
and his extra cooking stove on board from
the warehouse, he reports himself ready
for sea- and the "snprecnrgop'iuf him
that he has had chance to select line
lot of seven hundred and fifty out of q
thousand waiting for shipment, at cost,
in bad rum, of fifty dollars headI Oh.
this boasted Christian, civilized nineteenth
century, which permits such a double-
edged iniqdfty, the exchange Of bad rum
to ignornnt barbarians for the blood and
sweat of their own kith and kin
SHIPPING THE NEGROES.
The agent now sends out his spies to re-
port the mouth of the river clear from
cruisers, and with the FIRST fair wind aud
eyer.favoring current, the slaves nre driven