New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
THE SLAVE TRADE.
HOW ENGLISH AGENTS ARE DEALING WITH
RI IN AFRICA.

II IN AFRICA.
London, June 90.
Mr.. II. H. Johnston, the wellMo"h eA
plorer and British Commissioner In Nyassahho-
gives in his official reports interesting accounts
OF his dealings with the saveraiders In that muc"
horassed country Writing from zomba, he says:
"n It was possible by means OF peaceaoie anu
friendly negotiations TO induce chleftain TO rehouhce
the slave trade have used such means IN preference
to recourse to force and In this way considerable
Number of the lesser potentates Of Nyassaland have
been brought to agree to give adjusting their IN
ternecine quarrcs by resort to arms 10 cease Sens
their subjects into slavery, end to close their ri
tories to the passage Of slaves md slaVetHuers'
Their agreement however was In most cases suieh
ono and their eyes turned inshnctvey 10 INC
nearest big chief TO 10 what way he was dcot
with II hc too accepted this distastefu gospel OF
peace and good will toward men they were theh r'uy
enough 10 adhere 10 their own compacts ana even 70
hs zcalpis (hopng reward in carrying out the more
active provisions thereof but II the powerful po'en
tate-tho champion man OF war of the distnct-heid
alof from the new ProtecOrate, masscd his forces
In the hin stronghods. and preserved wStchru OF
menacng attitude toward the Administration Dy ~
norg or rejecting its proposals for fendV uhuer-
standing then the little Cheftans began % reiax
iu their good behavior Of q months or weeks AURA
ton once more To capture and sell their nelghbors
sub,ects or TO smuggle through their typahs coas'
caravan with It's troop OF slaves. bound for kilwa,
IbO or Quilimane.'
After returning from expedition against ka'
w1ngs Captain Mcguire WIS dispsing himself 10 rest
n few weeks at zomba and cure the slight nesh wouni
which he had sustained In tho engagement win
KaU,ncn's mon when news arrived from tho lake
q, q meditatcd attack on Fort Johnson by Makan,lra
Desiring reinforce the garrison there ana compete
the defensive works, also TO renew the snppi's oi
ammunition, Captain Mcguire Insisted on starting
nj once How the expedition fired IS tod In state
ment made by Mr.. W. X. Keller. lie says "Wo
STARTED from Fort Johnson the afternoon OF the
13th reaching Monkey Bay the same evening Next
morning nj q. N. left for. and reached KIM a'
o A. m Captain Magrirc had kn1embe on board
md had n long talk with him. After haz"mDe haa
nne the Captain informed mo that Kazembe had given
| him some valuable Information relative TO some OF
| MakanI7's dhows and which no meant TO act upon.
flo a, the same time informed that he would like
| me TO start early next morning for The other SIDE,
md That therp would be man sent by Knzenbe 10
guide us. We accordingly al 5 a. m next morning
| started and at n place about ten miles north OF
| MakaniIra's proper saw two dhOws on the beach.
W. made straight for the place. II proved TO be
yrrv dangerous place indeed. abOunding In shoals
and stones The captain although IL was beginning
10 blow pretty brisk aud The doctor warned him
rs to the state OF his health. decided 10
land with the barge. II proved harder task than
he Anticipated rs the wind was blowing much stronger
and night inland. the Consequence being that all the
soldiers had 10 leave the barge and 90 by water. as
the barge got stranded on The barge may
1 now say never Of more use again. Makanjra
| used II aftcrwnrd for making bullets. The captain
! on landing was attacked. but was able to hold his
own up a certain point. lie burned one dhow, and
was beginning to destroy the other when he was at
tackled In great force by Makanm, who had come
| overland. There ime for anything. as II oil
| came 50 quick. Tile steamer after great difficulty
got anchored TO the north Of the dhows. so as to be
ready FOR any emergency. but II blowing 50 rough
was IN fear every minute that she would be ashore
| Tho captain. when he y, outnumbered, made
| signs for to get Of his mon on board with
tho small boat, but the far too rough. the boat
being swampcd two three times in fact We latterly
| lost Il altogether. The captain. when he saw he was
completely Outnumbercd. tried 10 come board with
| hi by water. II while engaged thus that
he unfortunately lost his ne l an almost certa'n
he was shot In the back dld not SEQ him sink.
! Mr.. McEwnn did"
| Writing on February 90. Mr. Johnston says: al do
| not fnd myself able 10 come - a compromise about
| the slave trade. Domestic slavery | have not inter
fcrcd with. have Sild nothing m the subject. But
the -nve trade means the continual devastation o. these
wrctched countries and Is utterly Inconsistent with
| any form Of British protection administration. |
am not necessariy referring 10 the slave raids which
go on in the distant West In countries outside
boundaries; tho kidnapping aud sale Of people
In the vicinity OF Blantyrc the banks Of the shire
and above all on the shores of Lake Nyassa. swahh
snvc traders prow round the very prrcigcts of the
r-ldcncy at /Oinu With intent 10 luNtfc fhlcfN INTO
selling their people. or on tho of chance q picking
| up sOnrs unprotected woman or child In The bush.
Our plans. chiefly elaborated by the late Captan
Maguc, for arrcsting shave c0nvnn> In the shire dis
I 1ict and at the south end 81 Lake Nynssl. have re-
suited in the release and return 10 their homes Of be
| tween 300 and 400 people and the destruction Of
i've slnvedhowS tho lake has naturally limited for
time the transport Of snvcs ncross NyasSa but these
actions arc not pleasing by any means TO the Arabs
and inos, The Mahomctan element In fact. Of Nyassa
Il begin TO despair OF these Mahometans have
| long hoped against knowledge that the Arabs aud
o. profitable the slave trad but whatever waverng
been some obstacle removed from, the savctnader's
on the coast scared away for while the slave
and at the present. time There would seem to have
been some obstacle removed from the save-trader's
fanganyiha has again locally assumed formidable d.
moneions. Since the month Of October last We have
Eyassa and the River Ruo, but at the cost OF maidng
Oh the Nyussaland Mahoneans consider tho advisable
Again and again i have strven 70 show the Arabs
the SSd;@ cf,, Of %SS O nc, or
lucrative as tho trade in slaves, while these agrt.
OF ssS aSc eSs De- 5 the
recently capursd people would BE- mo S,, probably
Ssntrsl Africa than by being transported at great risk
! to an uncertain market on the coast But J think
o @s w sS ape
Tney are not content become colonists and settle
e Settlements sse more ike n%p MONIES 'e''
"Thc only apparent exception to this description Is
Jumbe's country, which certainly Is something ap-
proaching to settled. cultivated land Yet even here
there are disntc grating forces ut work. Jumpc him
self Is becoming weary OF tho effort OF controlling tho
turbulent Arabs and Mahometan inos, whom he calls
| bis captains ('Akdap When he dies there will be
| great outbreak Of the slave trade IN that district
could afford disregard Arab dsapproval and fearlessy
continue tho suppression OF the slave trade cond also
complete the chasscmcnt Of Maknnjlra keep Jnnroes
people ana the Knronga Arabs In order, II had one
| thing-an armed Lake Nyassa vessel
better fitted FOR attack and defence than tho Domira
and one which could transport easily 100 men, With
A shin like this could steam from end to end OF the
lake IN four days could land force OF soldiers nnex
| pectedly at any point, conld police tho waters OF
Eyassa and prevent the transport Of slaves or ivory
which has not paid export duties for 1t NAV be imagined
That people who do fear to trade In saves do not
| much concern themselves with conforming to our