The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-01-01 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF A SLAVER.

The lark Cora, of about 333 ton., of lc,,w York,
moler the cotton:not or Iletelerson Euttittati„ sailatit
seaster of the rooster, dion, flagship of tlos African
..;,,,,dron, arrival at this port on Sat unlay, f Mon•
roan., mot anchoredill the Navy limit at. 4 p.m She
was captured on the ceiest of A (nt liy the Constellation
on the 2it I. ef r, with 705 sievea in, hoard.
The billowing is it ,bitailml account of Cie capture unil
-uhseiment ev,nts co 1111 l vled therewith t—The rimatel-
lation left Ilidon in duly, 1 5.13, with a crew of about
350, all told, itillers and men. Sih• is a 22-gut, 'hair,
and was g.-built at Norfolk 3, 1n7.1 Irma tile 01,1 frigate
that. iis the war of 1412,. iitt..ined some fume mailer the
r lore Truxon. She mole one cruise
to the Mediterranean in Cor nearly a years
anil-a-half she lota Leen mitivaly einpioyeil in cruising
on the We‘terit Coast uf Africa, la two:, Isldeg. south
latitude awl 32 deg. north. During the dr-t six months
I of her trip she captured, after ten !mune chase, a brig
I without C. 40111, or 1.1.11era.11:1111.:4 th.• Delicia. which
was sent lo Clisrleatott. There were, however, Ito
slaves on hoard. The Cousteilatlon left laatula ion the
p1:1, ofSeptenilw r, and erui-eil off tie' Congo jilver up
to the 25th, (hi that i'my her eollrne was ',1111::111 to
rctlllll to that ICe for the purpove of getting wool,
water, anil prove..on. At lualf•pa,l 7 ~'dock ii, the
evening, while 30 lionntes south of 'lmp., the try was
tea.... " Sill .111 the aveath r bow.' At the tune of
in. king Cie sail, which was -tout five miles distailt. It
was t:tou;;ltt she was a packet from Lianila bound for
I:w.fini, no slavers tieing supposed to mule,: on that
p,rt of the coed. The Constellatian, however, •-
iliately gave chase: In an hour mot a halt the tatmera
htd gained enough on her te make out from I.er rig that
-he was not one of the regular paekets. After getting
within about two miles of the :dr:anger a gun warn fired
to; the purpose of bringing her to ; but, instead of
heaving to, she kept on her coarse. At this time the
Constellation yea, going eight knot. All hour, and slowly
gaining on the slaver. After an interval of anise 30
minute* another gull was fired, but to which no atten-
tion was paid by the slaver. It wan then II o'clock,
the breeze hail freshen, il • little, and the Constellation
was going at the rate of nine kinds by log. The fugi-
tive was now within range. and nearly ahead. A IV-
pounder was shit bid to the bow port of the Constellation,
ind another shot died, hut the slaver did not seeni to mind ,
it, and kept on her course. The pursuers then kept
away a little to get ready to sad their stun' sails, if
necessai y. Ily this time they had approached to within
530 yen!s of the vessel, mid were still galtling on her,
but she lint said heave to. The Constellati now fired
another gun load, il with chat, whirl, cut away nonle of
the slaver's port sten'sail gear. The bark then brae:a
her inainyard aback, the Conseellati 111 l ranging up under
1,. r lee ipiarter. and C airier C..mtmati ordered her
to haul up her Coltrnen. An arnica boat Wm/ than
lowered, and the orize boarded. Commander Eastman
ask d what clip it was, and where was the Americas,
captain. Ile was answered in Spaniel', by a gentleman
who received him very politely, that it was the bark
(*ore, that the American captain h ol remained ashore,
that lie (the Spaniard) bad coosinand of the ship ; thSt
she ltsd 70ti shaves ou board, that she was 24 hours out
from Mangal nr,le, and concluded by congratulating
Commander Eastman on the I. smile:ice of the prise.
Coto:min ler Eastman thin Lulled all the crew of the
slaver to the gangway, and sent allot them exceV t'arre
Americans and live Spaniards, the latter being retained
to take charge of the Africans, it, a boat in the ‘.!nlistel-
Intim,. They numbered about 25 men, and ware wads
up mainly of Spaniard and Portugusae, wit) one China-

man arel thee:, Conimairler Eastman. I
swinging euniuningl of thi• Cora, wiw examining I
RIO køar.elre.l t..i new.
goinielv titt...l out, sgul far mil ori.,r t,g I hocissd
s,o.A ti: ; ge•terally in tho slave trade.
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