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. duricftr. HiMtoi^.Krci
tiir OMJKli& Islands cahnot heoontm- |S«n*t* ilotiw, w*hH*»y.r,Hdre n pbitfc*,
dieted, jiiiips ‘moigedin the tradejgoea judae and ot|>*r/mUiorittea **.
are niofliy nwneiUnl'en^Jiul aall am pointed hy I lie gnwf indent, tf„.j r ^
tier the lm!Un iUg andWwnmoaml- Hracta arcrcipl i«- tl.cni by duly q**t'
I'd/Ivy. Italian captain*, They are ; «<>d interpveti i-, and hey are « a ^
igmif rally, old Amerlearf'ldl^per ahlpa, Pi they are willing t" a'opt the Con*
• 4»Ai't4h||. reaped are tuperhir tophtlouiv lrMp‘\My.'»ve. u thi^ they ar»
jnttuw.iifwiilii'iti Hu' Iriwle,' Bat on an* Umlnclrd IweU to ill.; >v,i,ii 0| i hoiw.,
•taMlynCidS bad. inMiogimiriit on where theyremain lohi. -laye.'. They
‘t Manlillto K» Iw*j' j^Hroul.lepw. howtyer, ,«f .per t rlj,li.rt y y.|£
‘ m rough’
<3(ufeRtioB of Chiucsc .umigfi -
mortalU
i’ern vi*ns qiuf
£l*a»n*tpi
medial*
ilon to the United State* » at press! l* lCo b«r f or
attracting a great deni of pwM^a&T.i* y
The tuibth. yn"
lo Tight* on thV
information,
thrown hut little
viiAi, lor tile reason
means ot obtaining
ble accounts of t his rust httj<Yit<;**,^d( , d
pur statesmen and lemiiog mop a»,o
perfectly Ignorant of hW »Ue«y »** v
monly call'the oocUo'- 4 tl , adc.‘ R i jj|
Mr Iinopmausdiaup, \v|ip Wumc* to
be an oraeli* on this nuly-ad, is un •*
. <}Uftihted'With jt, further .than in {v«*j
"ortviug ’OilueHC people* m t 'aliioi inii
lor he ha* novelty hi ted < 'lunar in iiir
life. The opposition to lids ''ecjdm
movement arises lrout '! his general
state of ignorance-in rec tid torjt, hud
. n w*» through thin l;;unr;\uce, togAili.
. *r, it.inuHt. he admitted, ivitli A ,4-<i.|
deal of fanaticism', that tin act M iloi^
• gross of January, UUP.', wu* ptutecpio
“prohibit the ooolie Uadu.
toe leading men in the New England
Statves protest against the importjfii.-.ft
of coolies to this'country hecau'W lh.\
believe the odolie trade and the Jl:%\«
trade are identical; and ovin
they convinced tl.mt the eprdft ,\+
•imply an tmiigram who 'roimy |t«»
make fruitful ilio barren , wh t. •
throughout the length and bread'll bl
the South, the Southwest and 1 tin
West; that lie nomce m build o»n
railroads and canals, and even Jo fill
our workshops and factories nn.l jubikc
them busy with bis industry, star the
New Englanders would *J»K r ' J v
, biui, fdrthey am opposed to n \r{y
body and everything than* liltfdy i.>
Gouflict with t lnsif «Intele.-ti., j That
this coolie enngfatidii enteijhirn) Mill,
ultimately he perfectly Hiieo.«s^ui m>
one can doubt after being euljgb’oncd
on iheenhjeot. The n*‘Xt tii y»ni-
will give un an euoriuoiis <lbims.
/''population, particularly in the Souih;
. and iu view of this tart the purpose if
. lhl| article is siiniijy to »ive m v\'
baustive, comprehensive and juipar
tial history of the coolie tr.vi- i in alf
its rauiifinalimiK. .
Nearly all nation.- have oe«i, ; and
are now, dealjrg; in tie- •mdi.j busi
ness, and. fcycry nation that ’ lop- per
I .. ,,rt iuwualHMlonii IM pa JSfc'*** •l.*te^ w »ni W
u'd .1 in other siting 1Vt»r« *t*W tr«»tM »n, f«l. lo *»«r.
;r thip-t ... —
in thi-lr ooollcj from room Uior* i» * ooi.jil tlm conttwt'
,»nd t»k« tl-o inu-r. |tlioy »ro oupwlra, I «i(;n, wrtttoo
j'w'fon AhriUhrt Oo-»» «w Clilnwe Unj-i*; Hliioh th.V
[IptllOUl -jpii - — 1 — .1 —' loon all noorl llin.iiillix.Mu J. *
lirlr lr»«lo, [ r »« »ll retd. pimMlijiie/ ||r Htyi
•mtll.— fh.y l-»ve |il> , ntv ojiuii" in reReet
the Iwlii'tlicr they will si or not. Atlht
very |»nd "I this time t\ ms i nnveytd
many "K-ln to lh« Seim iffiime ami art
lie hits'tK-i" illterniKwiisI to jlieir perfeot
willingness to entdito Hie contraci.
fiiil i
. lain
-od,.Iuitl- Ipne-I. gehllsinenly men, ami; ‘I'l-ose Hint object 1.
otfus now curry on the Imslnens.
Itsr.ll.JftH' AJIll' SI'AMSH COOI.IK THAIIK
jMinMiaUly
Hie advan.
diniiiiH » d, and ihuav
tagool a weckV ho mid their clotlTea
• as no charges anode. Tims* w jj 0 ’
,VI.c, English have been engaged inf sign the dncuuieiM iIk*»i titt«d out
tb.i eoolio. trade tor many |»eani, and'with new dotheR*., I >r f h«- voyage,
anvip tael,the tlrat jicople who ntart«*[aud olyTjeuerall'**'* two Uiotiths'
•H this <?y«tem of emigration. They / wages iu money l vanev. They are
have,aly ays objected to other national then aont on l»n»d tin* ship lying
>V"iuu i tJii,‘. business, desiring to kdep 1 in the harbor. l <h«\ may lie li*.
milted these people to labor lor ii‘ba
iohud
become cnrichud tlien*by. KniUnd
France, Spain, Holland, f'ortiigiU and
iPeru have long since icknoa 1 lodged
the benefits they pako rtejived lioin
' Chlneeo labor. Th^ 1 largest imsinesH
that was dohe fbr some yttars* \|as in
the'Cuban trade, and a number r(t first
4 houses in Havana i
*pngagml
igi>wrnnieiit put tmme.JlupMjnu*nT»
- the way. ot.this tmlfic. Vicr it fH.
•off a^illhi for a y«ar : dr two^hui ajiei
wards hpgijn again with Jronh tvigor-
The- business rnilil lja<l -been
principallr paj^iwhou by jhc nur
ch nts ana joint -sl/jck conipAijins-^if
Hivana, but lit thrift year somd^oyhi^
planters licgan -to jcceiyc
r -heir own account. Don M gUeh'Ai
dama jpnit nn Jgent tA MaAa » (11 ffbS4,
and until 1 tyr redelvod la
. ments. Qtliei plaaterV,
example, but orijy ^»»i >
The leading houses tipinri
tion in OnImi were Um . Ai _
piny and Messrs P*ml»»l4n,
«& Uo, flw ’Ffeholi ifoiiscf oi'
Hernia & ’.NVatsm^jfiPnaJ ! tjir}i
Jill tiiM profits In their own Intnds ; njnd
cbaiacteristic of their hypocrisy and
M-lfi'iliii.-hK, have from time to time do.,
itompu'd it and 4**1 U»<1 upon the phil*
auilirppic to take measures to stop it.
Thy old ciy id the thief to the crow'd
10 stop thief; tiul it hits been of little
avail, and 1 hey have beeu detected
'Mel.uiwtitl'd in their “little game,”
which they believed' theTTOutil n»o"
!iQ|i*diKo. The English take coolie*
from t’fiiim. India and from Africa,
and their ireniincut of them while 01
In* bouid and after they are lauded is
not neat Ij >:• good as that shown j tb«
ward iheM‘ people shipped to Tuba.
Tin. Spaiu.-vli cootie trade lias Ih>os
largely r.mliced p» (luba, and cnolias
haw been .hipped to this isjaud sines
n.* 1 .'. At that time mid for a nuinlwr
"I years uficru aitl they were shipped
not only lumi Mitean, hut from tiws-
low and Amoy, mid as the expensr*
in (’htna wcieat that timu much leu
• ban al present a great .deal of mnuet'
was madi by the parties enneerued.—
• >f !.u 1 yc-ivc the agents tor the ship-
u-iil oft In-Hi- laborers tor ridna have
keen obliged tnVcHtrirt their opi>ii.ion
in the Eawi and almost exclusively tr*
• he town ot .Macao, which has coiisr*
•lit I v become 1110 principal ooofe
pot. Tldii place is in potsession »f
tin r.ortiigesc, and the authorities at
this government arc so strict in regard
lo •I*' 1 shipment o| them? people that it
would lx almost, impossible for an
agent from f'uha or elsewhere, even
were.he .,o i»»cUuod, to commit any il-
lc*fnl aoi, alih'iugh the English pa)>ers
ih Hong Kong, udy forty mile* dis-
?am, conMantly amusing themselves
by y-'tcmaln ally ahiiHinu the Sj>an,
iardii engao.ed iii the business,'fhrgi-t
ting rliat .iltcir own countrymen nre
tin lar;p at.-hippers of coofies in the
world, and ilmi they are sending wot
only large number., of f'hinesn, hut
also llengal, Afalahar and even negro
laborer- to Dcmcrara and other Kag-
iinli West India imssessions, ns well
MaWfUm*. The custom of the
„ Half lists boon, oven when. they
__ lured a slaver, to Mud the slaves
.0 mirvo as apprentices to Dmnemra.
This lias actually been done within
the past low years, and was a regular
practice for over twenty-five jrun, as
is nntniiout to every one engaged in
the -ilftvc trade during this period.
Idu in remain a >h
si v Week*
before the iiiiuih pa«t nt<t,i> a i a cwm>
ph ted, and this ibd the wont torn
latuiu the l*cutil** haw fXuwevsr,
rtJKMon COOMB TRAftR.
Kri'iich htvinj
have less need for
ui4i* r ti
Kugli-b, bin. from the yet
l*V»2 the P'rcncli governm
colonies
than the
mo intil
government was wit-
^swnnd legs in the coolie trade than in
m grri shipments. During these vsars
Aureal numher ofnegroe^ wire ahip-
[iM by the Krojinh from the .npast ol
even on the da
harbor im.alci
('hiiieae bavin
of, or even by
lo support, \u
on shore agaii r
tl.T
ftuwev
sails,* the
id, and auy
l,,i K to com plain
; In lias a parent
nuiiu-ditttely put
so desires.
• *,e 11 eml rule, ure
,1 oovtila S:
Aivauza
on three
1 ceut of
well
ihs 11 any
Thu list
carry ilia eooli 8 •. .
the best venti* 1U "‘ piev isioneu ot
any ships in world, ami it Ameri
can vessels v permitted to carry
coolies, as to I v, would be evmn
much better*he*»» x inigrauts, be-
cuusc the oi'PP**‘ f hip» ‘...riuerJy
iisc«I iu tliigdc hid pi» at lieight
between dcit‘»‘) were always well
manued amumamlvd. Tbure iuu
instance of 1,1 Captam bee^ (an
American), l, “* •‘•h , P •
Almira, liifhig •«• the
f'Ompauy, llaiana, win*
voyages hP* 1 * l h.u» t *v.» pi
bis passei*-
C’oolio .p* Havana
proviaionr U1 f* rl
other of tgVttlit Avaaels.
ofatorea «winl?* “f hed uni pms, salt
and driei*b, »•»* »* u ' 1 '“hum, g©**
hisenit tides t Uuua suit polk in jars,
aid salt 45s. To ibn 1^ .vddsAmuugo,
j«?rs, mir, ^huoes (dried psas), sauer
kui.uji arsoils ot I'bmese pickles,
loi.isev). niptietUn.: jnpes, &<'■ And,
tot fllnsepeitls. playing cuids, do-
inhori, imruiueuu and gungs—a usi
tliiU ft U^t l.ivei| I packets can*
not ton to evpial. (‘apUins arc or.
dermngivi* us liltlc walci lo coolies
as|/»iMc, but always t«‘ have a
siillfnt »piauliiy ot icu made. Med
ieiiv wines and tT-piq^l»»r ilu* sick
arejiciallv provided. vcnsels
arc?t permuted l" leave .M.ic.m with
noifs lu lori the 1st ot October or
ntutlie 1st «»1 Apnl, thm bring the
tin) in which the norlhesst innsooo
hlijs, ami the ship* have u fair wind
dnii the China Sen. The average
psAge, when American ships were-
aljyed in carrp coolies, ju as about
lOlays. Tlie passage by other whips,,
hfovc-r, is much, longer. The agents
irrhina arc very curd at in (tanliouing
tl captains nl the‘hips they charter
UiAVoa proper regard lor lb*- sanitary
l^rs, which arc mentioned in the chau-
tr contract : hut 111 nuuy cases tk#
ifulion it-not In civil, and xhi?* negisu*
i the cause for Un exc4*haive
uoiaxi.txv
illicit HOincbiMicK tikUfn place in uoolits
‘ ;»h. Dysentery is one. of 1 ho princi •
diseases common among the pss-
—^ and there is no aubker way
tv «iits
(rhlch ho
hips. ]
ial dbwit
cftgeifH,
d Villim
Isst ycaty as dhl al^o
Havana houses. ’.
A NP
rosT amp rnr.n r i
TfYi id* the yMf fkik 111
landing a coolie in 0*tli
Al20,: Mexican,; Ol couisi;
expenseaafter. Vhs lauding
" tiUlilJ
#d to thia.digl4t.thal
eragein China wa* sekUu
1
if l
clai
I,
1
'Utt*‘Js*gip:i 0! Hu
nf
shivc dealing,
am! I'urchascd
r (nr Id. SV i idecks sWU'! ’»(• doutiiiuftPy splashed i)',,
r tor his amwHASfuI J w j t | t WR ter, and they cousequautly <
pm* •Wjtliis method, who h invariablyy " ,:| y
remits in the certain deujh ut u loro-.'’
"Rft, 'or ?*<»,
-I Iii. 4 fevoi
libuiit
ty :l t.l
(loll.L. |>.-r In
•igbty-flTtf'
tract, have
i'fhgultr
Re unit,
in I PH J,
d i> Uie
tl^if
. I- >.1 a large'
■erqentage nl' (MMniKiir.. The be
(vieeii ilcr-ka alioul.l lie ilrv “linl. 0
,'while Ifi tfioil il ivjui
I 'lrfli^nl
in the same
I'oruIf.iWhRIM
■ -lliis iiuaineu
ruul 'i iii' hjreiich. JP
- dry, “halt
•boned”-—i,«.,s ruhbcit with atmies-’
Btlckwatcr should In* very seldom
Cfer used trelow. I'onlieB sir** gen*
ally'afflicted with the itch wlnle^
air.
J».
.0 ;
gtlus
. blTiftr
jjfiUlhosri
tfltf
li an!
<#»at long hi
AitUoutintci
rest.
rants wor *«sposn*l of
f * vs tv b yoars , ami
The r idt •nr'jwwi*
a i r fAiiicVIcAit
ft. •ng^ivcj.' of
h* hut su
it the oo/iim-
W)Tip OOOI.S* r«i^K.'
Tin J)u*ch also' bji(' j\ eett e»i
-.-it iii thift ImaiiWM, awl i lllioagj —
i.Jiniow mi tlt» I»Urt » ' Java are
■,i, r.taR IbM a
.uuvunaiu- "IwiiPni l«;i nM ■
:fl »»■ -i grew. IwiKt Jo b». no
111 ... nn « ..r 11... j
colli] l ofllu- niriHiilly olliudillnii--ha
pamnngera tngrUn-r; luiUln., <it* ‘ in
»linrc ia aattii-iriit t<> lliui..nt|lih
the wont ciur..
many of. Iho irnafitOl ujtdwa,
Iliarin iimlartkui. *ing 1 c)iinn
• now i-iimambx jiliK 'qirrAii
. Tim nung'vK nt olainil
TUB RATKA OB B.WAl.K
.. f foythe la.t lew year, tfmu :>iv;>o lo
try,' Havana have'.'been Trbm i*elve to
icr.. W • ' ' '*
ijrlu"ii (mumU n«Hin^ par l.ail and
l» ppun-Ttiilhe' liapiinii. i'he .hip
1 only wi*»r,' flrewoid, “
one.
iflnda
th<' Hmuilli an. as
alti-a va Lnliljfilti n^»
™vura! to
;u|th«.|ltii*, him
wm»c» for the J
l>r»»l. as raiiirt
Time tiuiidingft
WfeSffi
m.igmhccnt vdil
cmno.lioniii*iid t
Ssysii
chinew liroki.r
| ^IV.ChiuA ili
pojJMIatir.il of il-
•o 'Mfhoiij an
J th > 0rP ^
TU«ATif;
i tor
tc.lllg
irmy
istico
icia-
i\ by
ode -
i to
hud
to hu
tlm
com
! our
\ our
, IVjrtogea.
Wj hire several
r ot; 4>< RRii«
gala them.—
ly, Jh* old
■fe'SMM.vl.
!•» really
-all'bl them
proper
berlha, galley., ifcu. Tlie eliarurer.
put on board all tlie pro/uiuu#, medi
cines, &c., and when the ship sails tbsy
S ire the captain one Jfhxluuu duller
»reach man nu board, with which to do,
purchase veg. tables.nt either ins Caps
pr9t,7^ieiia.-~-~ Iftml
IVJIAT i'll|£ M'ORl ioAuK 4IKAVS. tlioif
^lost ‘Aitieriiuiuw Euroseaus,
who are'unacquainted, with CSiuess
life, imagine that.tlie woid coolie em
6rai
ItfilHf
proi'or
piiUii
In |.ih
tiro l«
'Wrong
Wrong
Wrong
Hast h
Tht*
$r,o,oo
door* of
-"■ns
S2£a?8»
racer in itif meanMg uil the populu-
thfh ot the Chmsae JUnpire, which is
deyoisd tetat'fiouluire-ui.d the vari^
dus depkitnieiiUftM'pxoducti' e iudus-
hiii'ift ' *6 The wotd
On arriving
.veyaii U> the ‘
reeepliou;
'.bared and
day Ut«r tl
jneao they «n eon
-preparedfar their
they *re weelied,
i end well ted- Ue
’ «re takes t e f