The New York herald., 1872-12-28
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

Revelations Concerning the East Afri-
can Tramc-Experionces OF an Asiatic
Export-What He Knows OF tho Gem
trcs Of tho Speculation I'm Human
Flesh and Blood-The ssBlind'' OF tho
Ivory Tradc-Where the Cargoes Arc
Embarked-Commerc Barter and
Slave Trader Apprentices.
(From the Times OF India, Nov. 81
Mr.. MathOordas Khetsee, whom we have once
introduced to our readers as the champion of Hin
do0 widows, and who nas visited Europe and re-
sided at Zanzibar and other slave traficking dis
ricts OF Africa for period OF seven years for the
purposes OF trade, gives the following account in
the RGst G0ttdr OF his experience OF the slave
trade, which reveals to US details not hitherto
known TO US. We give Mr. Mathoordas' version
In his own words, as stated by our weekly c0ntem.
porary:-
WHAT HE KNOWS OF TIE TRAFFIC..
Since the public ut large has been exhorted by
the press to render every assistance In their power
to Sir Bartle Frere and his colleagues have taken
the liberty to oner what little know OF the Hindoo
slave tradersoi Africa have spent seven years
with my family In those parts OF the African Con-
tnent which are supposed to be the principal foun-
tain heads OF the obnoxious trade. My father, an
lnhabttant Of Cutch died at Zanzibar fifteen years
ago. My uncle died in the same African town
twenty-five years ago, and my elder brother has
been living at VeehOo the CHIEF seat OF the African
slave trade for the last twenty years. Another
brother Of mine, who IS now at Kurrachee, has
lived IN Africa for ten years, and my third brother
went to Zanzibar four years ago. and is still there
My elder brother's eldest has been carrying on
trade at veeboo with his father since the wear isS7
and another Of my ncphews lett bombay for Africa
IN January last. In former time slave trade was at
US full height In these places, and my family had
snare IN II, but subsequently by the exertions OF
the Brltsh government the trade has received
considerable cSns check now. My family have now
Ihat my experience Is quite enough TO be OF some
use
AsIATIc INTERESTS AND AGENcIEs
The inhabitants OF India have the greatest share
In the slave trade. They are mostly Bhattias Bun
MAS, KhoJas and Borahs. Although Borah mer-
chants are not known 10 be slave traders, large
number OF them reside at the principal towns.
vessels from Bombay proceed by the coast near
The native merchants 20 to Samoa Mombasa
zanzibar Kilva, Queelowa, Mozambique, Madagas-
car, Sofala and Kirmani. There are only from i've
very large number OF Damaun ana Div Bunnias In
Mozambique. Madagascar, called Bookiu by the
Khojas. They have thel families with them. '-A
IN Zanzibar and such other ports the number Of
Bnattas, Bunnias and Khojas are nearly equal
n PARsEE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROFITS
there are about i've Parsees in Zanzibar, about the
veeeoo and - or two oers Ssre Gl and tser
They are ali Inhabitants OF Damaun and Div.
They put on Parsee uniform, and although they ap-
they are strongly suspected OF having some par
ticipaton in it. Cntchee Bunnias generally reside
Div Bnnnas live in Mozambique and the southern
territories. The vessels from Damaun and Div
proceed direct to the African coast with these
merchants.
B0CIAL AND DOMESTIC IMMoRALrTIEs AND COM
MERCIAL INTERESTS.
These latter 20 there from their infancy and
spend their lives in Africa. They live there for
about thirty to thirty-ive years, collect money
cuchee BnnSas S and Bhatss ALSO 60 to africa
without their wives or Iamiies but they keep
African mistresses with them In their houses.
These women generally come from BoOkim and
other central towns OF Africa, where they are to
be had for 500 $3.50. They have white skins aud
At Zanzibar and other welLknown places the
merchants keep their mistresses concealed in their
houses, but in smaller towns they take them out
In Mozambique, veeboo and other Portuguese
towns, Portuguese women and sometimes even
other European women, live with these Hindoo
merchants.
The western coast Of india has close nercan-
sugar s shee, wheat spices false pearls utensils
and iron are the principal commodities imported
Into the coast ey yo firms nns ig
6rms in bombay. Parents send their children In
their minority to Zanzibar 70 get an insight into the
. living OF, say, fsrty dollars year as cook or me-
nlal In some firm. After some years he trades On
his own account. An Intelligent man, who car can
ter pay. Indian merchants have pushed In SO far
that not single town Is without at least one OF
them.
: PORTUGUESE INTERESTS.
Mozambique, veebOo, and the Gooja territories
being under the Portuguese rule, the trade flour
ishcs there with better vigor. On the north the
trade is still moderately carried on between
Eurawa and Central Madagascar and down ITO to
Sot'aa. Although this trade Is in existence British
influence has at least succeeded in making II q
matter OF risk.
The traders proceed with strict secrecy into the
Interior OF Africa to catch slaves and they never
reveal their real purpose. Ivory being commod-
tty commonly received on the coast and on the
islands from the interior, these traders carry on
the slave trade under cover OF the ivory trade.