Scene On The Coast Of Africa: Horrible Human Sacrifices At Calabar

Wc have buen polilely favorcd with the following : - u In n communication whieh I recéi'yed f rom the Röv. J. Clark, fto-day,) oneof'the Baptist Missionaries at Bimbia, Western África, lic states the follüwing nwful fact, orcasioncd by a most horrid custom, that of immolation of a number of hapless victims, on ilie death of a royal personage, slill prevailing in ihose parts. The lette r is c'ated October 26th, 1846. He writes - " At Calabar there has been a fearful sacrifice of more than 100 persons for a son of the late king. The poor creature danced cglo all the day, drank mimby, or palm wine, in large quantities, and died the sanie night. It is sup[5osed he tvas poisoncd. This riïaV be the case, or it máy not ; wo cannot teil. The nged mother cried out in African phrenzy, that she had lost her last child, and now had none to whom to leave her property, and plenty of slaves must thër'efore be sacrificed. Those at market, and all who heard in time, run into the busbj they will remain there until the sacrifices cease, that is, ns to personal liabilities to their doom. This will be rather moro than ono year. The sacrifice took place ! Three holes were dug in a house. Tiic corpse was put into ihe first, viti a ntimbcr of young women. Into the second the blaves were put ; and into the third ihe slaughtered Creóles, or town-born people. The proportion. asstated lo us, lor these holes, was thlrty female slaves, forty male slaves, and twenty-nine Creólos. Much was done by Mr. Waddel!, Mr. Edgerly, and also by Captain Millibournó, of the Dove, to try to persupdo King Eyamba to prevent the sacrifice, but it could not be done. Mr. Clarhe then suggesls ihe following as calculated to lead to an early abolition of such a cruel praclice. He stafeá. 'One message sent by the Queen of England, and this urged by all the merchants whotrade from England .to Old Calabar, requesting the disconlinuance of such a custom, would be eflectual. The custom must soon cease, but it might be prevented the