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Details on the capture of a slave ship...
Details on the capture of a slave ship...
Item # 671735
May 18, 1860
NEW YORK HERALD, May 18, 1860
* Famous slaver "Wildfire" capture
* African slave trade print fame
Page 2 begins with: "The Slave Trade" "Additional Particulars in Regard to the Bark Wildfire and Her Cargo" with the report taking over half a column.
The text begins: "The bark Wildfire, with a cargo of over 500 Africans on board, was captured..." with considerable detail on this famous slave ship. Further on: "...the negroes on board raised a loud yell in token of their pleasure...is said that this cargo would have been valued at $600,000 if landed in Cuba..." and much more.
This slave ship became famous at the time due in part to a print of the slaves on board which appeared in the June 2, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly (see our web item 172368).
Page 4 has an article concerning: "The Japanese" visit to Washington, D.C.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the spine from disbinding, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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