The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-12 00:00:00

AMERICAN NEWS.

(Further Extracts from the American Papers.)
MUTINY IN THE CREOLE SLAVER.
(From the New Orleans Picapeue.)
FURTHER PARTICULARS.--At nine o'clock at night
the slaves commenced the attack by shooting Mr.
Goddard, the mate, in charge of the deck, with a
pistol. The ball slightly wounded him in the back
of the head. lie made for the cabin, and ove the
alarm to the captain and passengers, who had
" turned in," The negroes camo forward, obtructcd
the passage from the cabin, exclaiming, " We've
got 'en), kill ietn as they come out.' Mr. God-
dard fist rushed out, and. although bruised with
clubs and str..bbed in one or two places, reached the
ina;rl living, and took fefuge in the maintop. Capt.
Enson followed, and said he was badly stabbed, and
thought he was dying. Soon- after he fainted, and
the mate made him fast to the rigging. A desperate
affray took place on deck. Mr. Howell, a passenger,
killed one negro with a musket, and fought afterwards
like a tiger until he was killed. Several or the sailors
fought bravely until they were completely overpowered.
The captain and mate remained in the maintop until
about five o'clock in the morning., when they were first
discovered.

The ringleaders then ordered them to come down
or they would shoot them. Mr. Goddard descended
and told them he was at their disposal. One of them
ressnted a musket to his breast, and he was informed

he must tato them to an English island, or they
would shoot him. He finally assented, and shaped
the course of the vessel toward New Providence.—
Two of the sailors were able to assist him, the others
had all been badly wounded in the conflict. In the
morning the captain was taken down, and, with the
second mate, Mr. Stevens, the captain's wife, his
daughter, four years old, niece, fifteen years old, and
one of the passengers, confined in ,he foreeold. In
the course of the night the slaves had rifled the vessel,
broken open all the trunks and decked themselves out
in such clothing as they could find.
Alter the arrival of the Creole at Nossau, the slaves
acknowledged that a Baptist minister at Norfolk, named
Bourne, had advised them with regard to their course,
and given them directions how to proceed. Mr. God-
dard learned at Nassau that Bourne had formerly re-
sided there, and bad absconded, leaving his family. He
is an Englishman, and about 40 years of age.
Forty of the slaves on the Creole were owned by
Thomas M'Cargo, of Richmond ; the balance belong-
ing to Johnson and Eperson. Mr. Howell was the
agent of M'Cargo, and was well known in this city.
Three of the slaves were killed in the affray, and an-
other died of his wounds after his arrival at Nassau.
Five more—four females and a boy—refused to accept
their freedom, and came to this port in the Creole It
is worthy of remark that a dog belonging to the Cap-
tain fought furiously against the negroes, and bit several
of them seriously. He was finally killed.
• We have some interesting particulars in relation to
the conduct of the British authorities at Nassau.—
That the entire scheme was resolved upon before the
brig left Richmond, is evident from the fact that the
negroes boasted at Nassau that they expected to en-
counter the brigs Long Island and Orleans, which
sailed from Richmond in company with the Creole, with
cargoes of slaves. Both of these vessels, however, are
safe in port. A full investigation of thia cate, we doubt
not, will present some very strange developements.
(From the Richmond Compiler.)
THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE CREOLE.—We have
ascertained that the whole hf the slave property on
board the Creole was insured in New Orleans. The
following is the list of owners, with the amounts of in-
surance, cad she names of the offices where effected :
Thos. M'Cargo, in the Orleans Ins. Co 520,800
Ditto ditto ditto Merchants' ditto
Lumpkin and Lockett, Firemans' ditto 20,000
Ditto ditto ditto Merchant' ditto
Johnson and Adperson, Ocean, " ditto 16,000
John Hagan, ditto ditto 6,200
Charles Hatcher, ditto ditto 3,300
The following are the transcripts from the policies of
insurance issued from each office, sums and numbers
omitted :

(From the Ocean's Policy.)
" Our slaves valued as per list attached to applica-
tion $-- against all risks, and chiefly against that of
foreign interference ; warranted free from elopement,
insurrection, and natural death.."