Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-15
SLAVERY.
How the Customs Of the Old Ages
Thrive In Turkey.
II Progresses and Ia Even Carried on
Under Foreign Flags.
An Interesting and Instructive Letter
Prom the Far East.


slave mart at Hodeidah--a town on
the coast Of Yemen In the occupation
Of the Turks and heard a good deal
about the trade aud its prospects.
The merchant who found such n
patient, sympatbizing listener for his
tale Of woe little thought he was talk
ing nj the time ~ one of the very nv
ton whose government was working
such mischief 10 his business. See
ing me In the company OF
Turkish officer, who was looking
out for something nice To send ~
present ~ ConstnntinOple, and hear
Ing me speak 10 the latter always In
hiH own tongue, ! was naturally
thought by the people about Tie place
10 be also u Turk, and 80 there was no
hesitation In answering any 81 my
quchtiOns. IL was u seaHoii OF great
| depression for though The demand
W0s nbove the average and prices ruled
! high there WINS little or 10 stock on
hand beyond n few fancy articles, ow-
! ing Ia the unusual activity Of the
| British cruisers In the Gulf Of Alden.
| How my informant cursed and awofc
! when he spoke OF the latter. He apht
on the ground when mentioning the
name Of one little craft that had
| been particularly obnoxious In
! her quest for slnverA, and consigned
the captain and All her crew to
''Eblis.o Through Her Majesty's
chip Vuiuro he had lost one Of the
largest consignmcnts he Ind eyer
gone Ia for his own account, besides
the commission he had hoped 10 make
on other cargocs that had never turn
ed up owing To the persistent manner
Ia which she hung about the HonlaIi
coast According to the chief dealer,
with whom wns chatting II is tho
negroes from the south tho regular
woolly-hondcd, snub.noaod article
TINT are 80 valuable strong, able
bodied men and women able
10 stand any amount Of ia-
liguc IA well IA 10 support
all changes Of climate. The 1.-The
lmbcd "ilnbcosh" (Abyssininps) were
all very well M domeatic servants and
pluythinga for the mrcn, but they
were not Of much account for plnntn-
tion work, aud II sent away to the
north invariably died in u year or two
of consumption. He Expressed his re-
greet nj not being able TO show us my
bu, tho latter and then trottcd out
some Of his choicest specimens of both
sexes with the hope Of II leading to n
dcnl.
Very bright, intelligent faces they
NIL had, and some Of the girls were
really pretty. There WINS little of the
negro about them but their short, crisp
hair, for with features perfectly rcgi.
lar their compilations were not
dnrker than that of many n
SpAnlnrd and Portuguese | have
| "A a
shaped, IA their owner took care We
should observe. Dressed In loose
chcnise OF red cotton stuff, well open
nj the thront, and confined NJ The
shoulder with the nterest straps, the
arms being left quite bare, with their
nrInlcts mud unllleta, their necklaces
and cnr-rlnge Of massive silver and
/ gold, the poor creatures, AS their large
lusirons eyes passed wondcringly from
one ppssiblo purchaser 10 another
looked exceedingly attractive, I'll,
slave mart at liodcdah still exists
and sub rosa great deal of business
ls done along the coast Of the Red Sen
although the Turkish govornmen
yenrs ago declared the commerce to b,
Illegal throughout tho whole OF IT.
domlnlonH
The commerce hns been even carrie,
on 10 II certain extent undor the pro
lection of foreign ilnga u fact which nt
doubt would he Indignantly denied b,
the governments interested were they
publicly charged with the snmc, nj
though II rs cnay enough now to sup
port the accusation. Captains of mcr
chant steamers In these days OF cOmpc
tition are not particular aA 10 the char
netcr OF passengers they carry, and n,
inquiry ~ ever mndp ls rule into tn,
: real position of individuals for whom
deck tickets uro demanded, and thu,
, II comes to pass that many u gang %
slaves II conveyed to Turkish and
Egyptian ports ~ forming Tho
, household OF some portly
! parsonage, who IL IN reality i
dealer taking his goods TO market
Rightly considering TINT tremendous
blow would be given 10 the trade
trade were the sultan IN hIs dual
. character OF caliph and sovereign t.
renew tho prohibitory acts against IL,
the British government In the early
pnrt OF Abdul Hamids resign, when
The ltnglidh were everything with
him managed 10 secure, through Si
! Henry Laynrd his signature 10 \
convention 10y which the two powers
agreed Ia net together for tho suprcs,
aion of the commerce hy Aoa Under
this treaty reciprocal rights of search
were conceded, the only stipulation
being that vessels cnpturcd
under the Ottoman llag were 10 be
banded oner to Turkish tribunals for
! trial aud condemnation and English
ships similarly spiSed by Ottoman
cruisers 10 British courts 10 he even
with his ally nud maintain the due
supremacy OF tho Purllish flag Ia the
Rcd Sen and the Persian Gulf the
sultan immediately ordered the con.
sifuptibn Ola numher OF small craft,
and II IL only the want OF money that
lma hitherto prevented the AdnlIr.
atty nom meeting hs wishes. The
maintenance az an auti-slnvcr SQUAD
ron laa part OF tho treaty that quite
chimes Ia with the policy of ngglnnd.
ihcm0nt ia Arabia that has sci IN
with the Turks during the last few
yeats, but II la nor the end exactly
which The British Government was
holding 10 view when seeking 10
bring about the convention. What
was wanted moro than anything else
was Tie creation of proper
tribunals for the examination
OF vraatls captured under the
/, Ottoman Hay, as the ditllouIlics of the
I HritlsN naval uilipura Ind mnrh IN.