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of the Rnsiish war ahips. The coast traders

of the Rnslish war ships. The coast traders
are again ravaging the interior. Consul
ONEILL. who made an extensive journey In
1884 between Mozambique and Lake N yassa,
describes the dense populations and tho evil
dent security and quiet Of districts which the
traders had not yet penetrated. He also
travelled through large district where the
slave catchers had Just preceded him, and he
saw towns deserted and In ruins that six
weeks before had been Hourishing and popu.
lous villages. The missionaries are writing
home that for over year there has been an
augmentation Of slave hunting Tho Rev.
Mr.. NAPLES, who has lately returned to
England from the Rovuma River, says that
he saw caravan Of nearly 1000 slaves that
was making for the coast near Ibo. Mr.
O'NEILL sends later Information OF cara
van oY /. 800 slaves that had reached the coast
near Angocho.
About ten weeks ago her Majesty's ship
Osprey put into Zanzibar, and, hearing that
hundreds OF slaves were being landed on the
island Of Pemba to work the Glove plantations
there, a part OF the crew were sent up the
coast to interrupt the traffic. Ono small
dhow was overhauled In which 1863 blacks
were packed. They had had nothing to eat
for five days and no water for three days
Four died soon after their rescue. and many
OF them could not stand. Another boat con-
tanned eight slaves. When the murderous
Arab In charge saw that he was pursued, no
flung seven OF them into the sen and hid one
under mat. in the hope that his boat would
be taken for fishing craft instead Of SLAYER.
Only one OF the boys he had thrown over
hon ri oA Tho ri rat
24O slaves In all and captured 80 Arab dealers,
who were turned over to the Sultan OF Zanzi-
bar for punishment.
Such inhumanites will doubtless be
restrained again by European interfer-
ence. II England does not teach the coast
Arabs another lesson, Germany, whose
influence at Zanzibar Is now predominant.
can hardly fail to take up the battle In behalf
OF the suffering blacks and against the de-
population Of East Africa. The suppression
OF the coast trader, however, will not be
enough to thoroughly stamp out an evil that
has struck very deep root
The slaves they barter for goods provide
many chiefs with an easy means for supply
ing their wants. 1t Is the aim OF many mis-
sionaries and white trading companies to
supplant this unnatural traffic by legitimate
commerce. 1t was LTvINGsroNE's opinion
that the slave trade could not live if honest
commerce took possession OF its field. This
opinion has been to some extent justified by
later experiences. Some important chiefs
near Lake Nyassa now deal In ivory and In
da rubber instead OF slaves. and have the
African Lake Company instead of the slave
dealers for customer. In Ujji, once the
great slave mart OF Tanganyika, no
slaves have been publicly exposed for
sale since the London Missionary Society be-
came well established there. Where white
influences are getting foothold, there is
very evident decline in tho prosperity Of tho
slave dealer ~ believe" wrote ELTON to
his Government, THAT great good could be
done by Commissioners whose aim should he
to detntch the chiefs from the Arab slave
trade influences, and attach them to a policy
OF legitimate commerce and progress" 1t Is
with that idea that Great Britain has sent
Consul to Nyassa, and that the British
Anti-Slavery Society is now urging upon
Earl GRANVILLE the necessity for appoint
ing Consuls at other interior points.