The Express. — 1853-11-18 (London, England)

FREDRIKA BRE-31E11'3 testimony, as may be seen by a few pumps from her book. She writes :  Matanzas, March 1, 1851.--Slaves on the plaatations hers are regarded altogether as rata*, and the slave trade with Africa is still carried en actively, although privately. A few days ago a cargo of 700 nogrose was secretly (mimed from Africa to Havanaah. The goomment of the island received 60 dollen for sac► slave as "hush sassy," and was silent.  recall of CANED, and the cry of " calumny," and  Ariadse Liberia, March 7.—1 have now been here for more this a week in the very lap of slavery, and daring the Ant kw days of my visit I was so depressed that I wee not able to do much. Close before nay window I could sot avoid amiss, the whole day, agree, of Negro women working wider the whip, the cracking of which above their heeds and the driver's impatiently reputed cry of be quick ! gum ! kept them working on without may intermission. And through the night—the whole night—l heard their weary footsteps u they spread out to dry upon the flagged pavement, outside my window, the crushed sugar cane, which they carried from the wear mill. I know that the labourers on this plantation were changed every seven hours, so that they always kayo six hones is every twentyfour hours for rem cad refreshment, sad that during two nights is the week the sugar mill rests, sad they are able to sleep—het still I could not reeensile myself to it. Bt. Amelia haulms, Marsh Amelia Inheguo is a large sugar plantation, sad I am sow sitting in the smoke of the sugar mill, which eaten through the open window into my room. This plantation is much larger than the one I visited in Limonar, and • considerable portion of the slaves (two hundred in number) have lately been brought hither from Africa, and have • much wilder appearance than thole I saw at Ariadae. They are worked also with much more severity, because here they are allowed only four and a half hours oat of the four and twenty for rest ; that is to say, for their meals and sleep, and that during six or *even months of the year! Through the remainiag portion of the twelve months, the " dead season," as it is called, the slaves are allowed to sleep the whole night. It is true, nevertheless, that, even now, upon this plantatioa, they have one sight a week for sleep, and • few hours in the forenoon of each alternate Sunday for rest. It is extraordinary how any human beings can sustain existence under such circumstances; and yet 1 see here powerful negroes who have been on the plantations for twenty or thirty years. When the negroes bars once become accustomed to the labour and the life of the plantation it seems to agree with them ; but daring the first years, when they are brought here free and wild from Africa, it is very hard to them, and many seek to free themselves from slavery by suicide. This is frequently the case among the Luccomies, who appear to be among the noblest tribes of Africa, and it is not Ion; since eleven Laceomies were found hanging from the branches of a guasima tree—a tree which has long horizontal branches- They had each one bound hie breakfast in a girdle around him; for the African believes that such as die here immediately arise again to new life in their native land. Many female slaves, therefore, will lay upon the corpse of the selfmurdered the kerchief, or the head gear, which she meet admires, in the belief that it will thus be conveyed to those who are dear to her in the mother country, and will bear to them a salutation from her. The corpse of a suicide slave has been seen covered with hundreds of such tokens!  Shall we ever give these unhappy creatures a better refuge than suicide ?  allow the Slave Trade after a little lull to be carried on as before P There is always the fear that a tired and worried Minister may forget a troublesome duty if public opinion is not brought to bear upon him— if it is so brought to bear, he dare not neglect its honest demands.