The New York herald., 1869-11-22
new SLAVE TRADE IN THE PACIFIC.
The Massacre On the Margaret Brandon
How tho Captain Was Killed-De-
scription Of the South Sea Islands.

lFrom the san Francisco Alta California, Nov. 49,
gentleman who has lust arrived Ia this city from
she South sea Islands furnishes with the folio
inR particulars Of this strange affair."
The Margaret Brandon, Daniel Blacket, master.
sailed from Atimaono, Tahiti, IN March last, bound
direct for Auckland. with cargo OF cotton. Captain
Blacket had received orders TO the effect that he
should, on his return trip, call at some group OF
Islands or island and he was TO use his own judg-
ment In that matterl for the purpose OF obtaining
cargo OF hansHa Immigrants 10 labor upon the
zha rao me Sa tho M d was th
who now labor for him has about expired, and they
Will leave hun, to man, unless illegally held to
further labor which is quito easy act for MIN to
40 In Tahiti, Judging from the past.
After having performed his voyage to New Zealand
Captain Baclet took his departure for the Gilbert
ARCHIPELAGO, or better known TO the world as tno
Klngsmll Group. His av0wed purpose was 10 0bLaIn
native laborers for Mr.. Stewart OF Atimaono He
was to get them through treachery and deceit-he
knew very waA> that he could not get them In any
other way-thorefore he decoyed them on board
under the pretcxt OF trading for cocoanus. He dld
bOdies-bones, sinews, muSces-their human 1esh
70 sell and feed tho hungry man or Atimaono
therefore, when they came on board biscuits shirts
and trinkets were thrown down between decks,
whore they must descend to get them. ana wuen
once down below their fate was sealed; for they
could never get up again without Deln assisted with
ladder.
and his mate, who call themselves Christian men,
who have been reared In schools and rocked in the
cradle OF religion, IN this low false way obtained
human bodies for sale. How his more than
human heart must have eaped with JOY at
the thought that he could thus add q few more
patry dollars TO his purse and bind i50 human
hearts In years OF misery and toll For MIR.
BlacKet must nave known as well as any man at
AtmaOno that the natives OF these out OF the
way islands received ony tho name OF two dollars
per month for their laDor. AT the end of every
month they get q ticket which is presented to the
clerk OF the store who gives them hickory shirt or
miserable pair OF blue cotton pants as the case may
be, and they are paid. But Captain Blacket meets
the bark annie, OF Melbourne, lowering like him
self about the islands. and which has board 159
men. human bodies and all for saie Captain
text that the Annie mas no water for them; there.
fore he has the humanity 10 transfer them 10 Tahiti
instead 0f to their own native stand which IS
plainly id sight, but few miles dlstanC. They have
been long enough on board to discover the treach-
cry OF the white man, and they determine to re-
gan their liberty by the death OF the paleaces at
the first opportunity: 1t Is not iocg III presenting
itself. Captain Blackct. being drunk and bind
with his success IN getting natives invites them all,
800 In number, to come UP on the spar deck to ac-
cept few more presents to decorate their bodies
and soften their minds towards their white captors
and their own sore destiny. But 1t was only the
signal for tho white mans death. They were no
sooner on deck than the slaughter commenced.
The captain, Mr.. Latin and several others were
killed, ana the natives for while were masters OF
the ship; but tue mate retook her Ggaln by blowing
up the upper deck forward OF the main hatcn, which
operation frightened the natives overheard. Some,
perhaps. reached the shore, Others were drowned,
and many were murdered In the attempt to get on
board again.
The Margaret Brandon arrived safelSat Tahiti.
She now lies at Atimaono, fitting out with the
avowed Intention Of returning to those Islands for
natives and other purposes of revenge. Her pre-.
sent captain (lhe mate declared to US on board his
vessel at Atimaono that his intentions were 10 re-
turn to Hope ana Byron Islands for native work
mon and to take as prisoner dead or alive, white
man VINO resides upon one Of them.
The vessel has o barrlcade across the deck just
abaft the main hatch, which has On iron grating on
either OF its TOUR sides, reaching from the lower 10
the spar deck. The hatchway Itself IS covered with
an from grating with strong iock on either side
She ID to be armed and to carry crew Of forty
men, all told. The present mate ana seconn mate
informed US that they were going to fight; tha,
that they knew perfectly wel where they were
going. They ore Engshmen.
The captain IS to take with MIN his Old interpreter
who, he says knows how to read and write Egnlsh
and native, and can therefore put or sign all the
Kanakas' names to q contract and then he doei
not care d-n for the English or American men of
war.
And thus 1t is that the Inhabitants OF Southern
Polynesia are to be pursued and captured b, q
aying the French protactorate nag, and sailing dlrec
from Ahmaono, Tinltl.