The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-10-29
HORRORS OF THE COOLIE TRADE.
A FohTISc BLACK HOLE Of CALCUTTA
DiFBoLIsM EcARNATE INDUSTRIOUS
ATROCITIES on BOARD A SHIP.

T.o United States steamer Kear
ear- hl1-, to san Francisco Honolu
Ia paper, "A reccn; date. The news
j. ~ Slight Importance, but we make
INV GLOWING extracts in regard to the
arydof a Slave ship, from the Adrer-
hser:
We have cndeavorcd to gather from
different sources the facts relating to
tre voyage If the San Salvador ship
p nrys Ugartc from Macao to this
p.rt. ga route for Callao. The ship is
REGISTERED 500 tons, and left Macao
L
max lIU INBRED AND EIGHT COOLIES
m board Il seems from the statement
utua,othcr officers that while loading,
Jt.,r having obtained some two hun
decd souls, they rose on the crew, and,
ol,nowcring them, jumped over
board ana swan for he shore about
mile distant The boats started in pur-
sui, ana recovered one half Of the num-
b,r A5Iut the middle Of June last
tI- Ship finished loading, and sailed on
h,r voyage across the Pacific Ocean
for Callao
thug three weeks after leaving port,
thn coolies We're not permitted on deck
-IH,y were slowed between decks in
l.U rows, two admidships and one in
rl.h wing, q space
SIXTEEN INCHES WIDE
" ~ allotted to each individual. After
to three weeks Imprisonment below,
under grated hatchways, the coolies
T,-fe allowed 70 cor u on deck in gangs
fifty, fur one hour, for the purpose Of
exercise. The deck was in charge of
-cutries, armed To the teeth, besides
arriving a cat-o'nime tails. The after
part of The deck was separated from
the main deck by barbados defended
NV carronales. III order to get the
amount Of exercise necessary, in the
tame allotted, the men were compelled
to move lively, beng melted thereto,
from time to time, with the lash Of the
cat,
So.n a,cr bJng allowed 10 come on
l,ck ,uur diff -uly occurred between
thu crew and a gang Of the Chinese,
which resulted pa the Jumping over
board Ut number Of the coolies, our
informant said eighteen. After getting
we'll out into the Pacific, all hopes of
release from this involuntary bondage,
bv DycrpoWeiing The crew, died out, and
OBJ.
COOLIES SETTLED DOWN 70 DESPAIR.
Soon il became necessary to allow
Incc them; and we were given dish
ia which their food and water were
served ont TO them. After careful
weighing and measuring, we find they
were given one pound Of boiled rice,
.sui less than pint Of water per diem.
Some of them had not been able TO
rlperd the advance paid TO them in
The barracoon at Macao, and conse-
.uonUy had few dollars with them.
They state that when the pangs of thirst
became uubearable, they would hold a
dollar TIP through the gratings and call
for water; when pot Of water would
be given them and the money retained.
They were
FREQUENTLY WHIPPED,
from twelve TO twenty-four stripes be
inc inflicted each time The scntries
kicked and cutfed them continually
During the voyage about twenty-five
dcuhs occurred. The mate declared
that at night The stencil from the mair
hatch was Oyerpowering. To use hi:
own language, YOu could not hold
yuur head over the hatch one minute
without vomiting"
The condition of the ship and coolie,
VI the arrival here was miserable. Thu
Nc state upon the authority of a gentle
man who has followed the sea for years
The condition Of the forty-three which
we're landed here tell story Of in
humanity which appeals 20 the symp
a,hv of every Christian community.
We do not care to enlarge upon TIN
This statement Of facts to excite tn
Indignation Of this or any other com
munity We are willing to leave III
matter Of eouutenancing tins traffic 4
tepubhc conscience, and have no fear
Is 20 the verdict.
= THE COOLIES AT HONOLULU.
y On TIE forenoon az the 26th ult.
WAS umOured that forty-three Co--..-
from the Dolores LssaFte We're in
N'ns q e71cK Of tie old Liberty Ha
N \ smlsys. Learning this, a citize
4 ~Tel The services Of an interprett
f4 )5proc eded to the premises. tn
.%sight presented, on entering the yar'
~ was enough TO excite the sympath
and indignation of any man. Some
the uniortunates were lying in the 81
waiting their turn for a washing, unab
to move hand or foot. Others were
the hands OF some natives, who place
them in tub and poured water upt
them. Several OF the parties we
Mipped in the presence Of differe
Witnesses, and afforded a sight on
equaled by the representations in d
American papers Of the Andersonvil
and Belle Isle prisoners during Z
recent rebellion. One had died al
waT buried.
m The poor emaciated creatures ga