Total.

22, 616 26,561 49, 177 967 475 1,442 7,088 7,975, 15,058 1,021 1,117 2,188 22,817

Total.

Males.

Females.

CITY CERTIFICATES.

Total.

Number of proprietors.

of slaves issued during the second six months of 1855.

under

60.

COUNTRY CERTIFICATES.

One class only, at one real.

Invalids of over

12 years and

140,946 75,269 216,215 1,257 627 1,884 34, 150 81, 633 65, 783 10,525 4,841 14,866 366,563 26,819 49,186

146

89

6

45

812

194

SIR:

*

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
Havana, July 16, 1856.

*

There is nothing of importance to communicate, except, perhaps, the arrival of the ship "War Hawk," of New York, 1,0678 tons, Lemuel B. Simmons, master, from Swartou, China, via St. Helena, with coolies. The ship is owned by William O. Comstock, of New York city, (five-eighths,) Frederick T. Bush, of Boston, (one-eighth,) George W. Jackman, jr., of Newburyport, Massachusetts. (one-eighth,) Lemuel B. Simmons, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, (one-sixteenth,) and William N. Batson, of New Orleans, (one-sixteenth.) Captain Simmons reported 108 days' passage; that he received on board at Swartou 610 coolies, and landed here 564, loss 46. He likewise informed me that he had received the circular from Dr. Parker, United States commissioner in China, after he was chartered, otherwise he would have abstained from entering into the business, and that he has become so disgusted with it that nothing could induce him to accept another charter of the kind.

I have the honor to be, sir, with high respect, your obedient ser

vant,

Hon. WILLIAM L. MARCY,

THOMAS SAVAGE,
Vice Consul, in charge of consulate.

Secretary of State of the United States, Washington.

SLAVE AND COOLIE TRADE.

MESSAGE

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

COMMUNICATING

Information in regard to the Slave and Coolie trade.

MAY 19, 1856.-Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed:

To the House of Representatives:

In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th ultimo, requesting the President "to communicate what information he may possess in regard to citizens of the United States. being engaged in the slave trade, or in the transportation in American ships of coolies from China to Cuba, and other countries, with the intention of placing or continuing them in a state of slavery or servitude, and whether such traffic is not, in his opinion, a violation of the spirit of existing treaties, rendering those engaged in it liable to indictment for piracy; and especially that he be requested to communicate to this House the facts and circumstances attending the shipment from China of some five hundred coolies in the ship 'Sea Witch' of the city of New York, lately wrecked on the coast of Cuba,' I transmit the accompanying report of the Secretary of State. FRANKLIN PIERCE.

WASHINGTON, May 19, 1856.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, May 16, 1856.

The Secretary of State, to whom was referred a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th ultimo, requesting the President "to communicate what information he may possess in regard to citizens of the United States being engaged in the slave trade, or in the transportation in American ships of coolies from China to Cuba and other countries, with the intention of placing or continuing them in a state of slavery or servitude, and whether such traffic is not, in his opinion, a violation of the spirit of existing treaties, rendering those

engaged in it liable to indictment for piracy; and especially that he be requested to communicate to this House the facts and circumstances attending the shipment from China of some five hundred coolies in the ship 'Sea Witch,' of the city of New York, lately wrecked on the coast of Cuba," has the honor to lay before the President the papers mentioned in the subjoined list.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

W. L. MARCY.

List of accompanying papers.

Sir H. L. Bulwer to Mr. Webster, (with accompaniments,) December 30, 1850.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Derrick, August 17, 1851.

Mr. Derrick to Mr. Crampton, (with an accompaniment,) August 20, 1851.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Webster, December 9, 1851.

Same to same, (with accompaniments,) January 2, 1852.
Mr. Webster to Mr. Crampton, January 14, 1852.

Same to same, (with accompaniments,) August 18, 1852.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Marcy, (with accompaniments,) March 16, 1853.
Same to same, April 19, 1853.

Same to same, (with an accompaniment,) May 30, 1853.
Mr. Marcy to Mr. Crampton, May 31, 1853.

Same to same, June 3, 1853.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Marcy, (with accompaniments,) July 1, 1853. Same to Same, with accompaniments,) August 19, 1853,

Mr. Marcy to Mr. Crampton, August 29, 1853.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Marcy, February 16, 1854.

Same to same, May 27, 1854.

Mr. Marcy to Mr. Crampton, June 28, 1854.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Marcy, (with accompaniments,) June 26, 1854. Same to same, (with accompaniments,) September 12, 1854.

Mr. Marcy to Mr. Crampton, September 13, 1854.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Marcy, (with an accompaniment,) October 20, 1854.

Mr. Marcy to Mr. Crampton, October 25, 1854.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Marcy, (with accompaniments,) December 2, 1854.

Mr. Marcy to Mr. Crampton, December 8, 1854.

Mr. Crampton to Mr. Marcy, (with an accompaniment,) April 8, 1856.

Mr. Marcy to Mr. Crampton, April 9, 1856.

Mr. Kent to Mr. Webster, April 10, 1852.

Same to Mr. Everett, January 22, 1853.

Mr. Savage to Mr. Marcy, (with accompaniments,) September 22, 1854. Extract.