The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-16

himself Hndoo or Mohammedan merchant TO
DC even suspected OF having ythng TO do with
leisure and power to lead the opinion OF your
trymen would come forward to assist that Cfvili-
xstlQn which England Is bent upon introducing in
Africa. The work Will have Its material as wei as
Its moral reward
The east coast OF Africa is really magnificent. It
y n. quite as fine naturally as your own Malabar
coast, Astounding In good harb0rs and facilities for
trade beyond anything have ever seen. Hitherto
the trade OF this coast has been sort OF monopoly
tremey intelligent. because they have seen good
deal or the world and rubbed OF o good many
prsudi ,s Upon tine whole they are more active
ana need not say that that is saying great deas
LOT any merchant l wish there were more classes
OF people engaged in the trade because believe
one OF the chief causes or our prosperity has been
the great mixture OF races in India ] may say
that did not see q single Parsee from one end az
AFRICA to the other excepting in Mozambique and
l wlsn Parsees were more numerous. l have said
that the present monspolizers OF the trade are
little OF modern education and civilizaiion-cer-
talniy they ought to get some Of the learning OF
edge many OF you here might do much good.
Many OF these merchants can read Guzerathee II
they can read nothing else, and wish that some
are educated, would write information for those
people In that language. by this means the
Is now direct communication by steamer f TeIe
Alden, and hope there VIII soon be the same from
BOMBAY and Arabia, so that II Will no longer be so
they must wait for about seven months before they
can communicate with Europe loresee the time
that there will be greater communication between
this country and the east coast OF Africa, and l
look upon II as certainty that you Will be able in
one way or another. directly or indirectly, to do
great deal In making Africa as free IRON the curse
OF slavery as India now H. Let me assure you, In
conclusion, that what you have heard OF the
horrors OF the slave trade is In no way exag-
gerated. We have seen so much of the horrors
which were going on that we can have doubt
that what you read In books, which are so often
spoken OF as containing exaRgerationa, il eXag-
gerated In no respect The evil rs much greater
than anything you can conceive. Among the
poorer class Of Africans there is nothing like Sc
curity from fathers and mothers being put 70 death
IN order that their children may he captured, and
may say that everytenth person captured dies
after his seizure. cannot lose this opportunity OF
telling you what really very much concerns YOU
first OF ALL that You have indirectly gre at deal to
do with the maintenance OF the present state or
things; tnat II s greatly in your power TO stop the
tratc, and that the suppression OF such an evil Ia
one as worthy OF you as Of the combination of all
civilized nations. hope to hear that nv old
| friends In Bombay will do their part we and am
sure that II the matter IS once placed before them
in its true light they will not be behind In their
duty. thank you all for the patience with which
you have listened TO me, and hone that those Of
you who understand English will explain what
have said to those who do not. Loud appause.)
The Hon. Mungudass Nathoobhoy said ten
tlcmen-I think you all agree with me that our
warmest thanks are due to Sir Barte Frere for the
very interesting and important information which
he has 80 kindly given us. have no doubt that all
my countrymen who have anything to do, either
zibar or Muscat will follow the valuable advice
which he has just rendered us. Appause.)
His EXcellency was then introduced to number
OF native gentlemen, and after conversation with
number OF friends he took his departure amid the
applause OF the gentlemen who had assembled ID
meet him.