Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-18

Havana. young Corpingcr, II Gcy,:rcr
OF 81. Aueusiine's son. We ave l.,
10 hear MIR. c. has been sci a, linen,
ana restored TO his parents. We pive The
above statement as We received il. not
Vouching Tor lis cOrTectne SIS i'm every mar
uc"iar. In our next, We hope 10 be en-
aDiet 10 give more Giro umstaniial aud
detailed account. $50
u BosToN, Jniy Son Thursday last the hr;-
>enecca. capt. Snow, arrived from the CAM
de Nerd Islands. and bro't as psssengers Nil
sh'pman James *. Nallete, and in his char.
eign'een persons as prisoners who were taken
by the U. >. sloop OF war Cyane. from H."
schooners Plattsburg, Science and Endx,n;o ,'e
Yesterday the prisoners were hrought h.
fore the Hon. Judge Davis, to he examined ~,
,ne charge OF Being concerned in the slave
trade. Among them were joseph l.. Smith
reputed master Of the Plattsburp and ADJ
pins Lacoste. Frenchman, but some Tim. re-
si9rnt ~ the United States, repatei master
OF ., tne Seience; There wereother persons. said
10 De spaniards, who weie nompally foreisn-
eis, or almost all nations, and shades of COM
piexiop. Two of them were negroes. one OF
Whom SAID he was born at sea one called
hihiSet Dane, one Prussian: several
appeared TO be natives OF the East and Wesr
Indies. on" "e'>
The vessels 10 which these men belonyed
''. sslzsu ny the Commander of the Cyane.
u""ei instructions of the governme ID > in mr.
s"ance OF I'M. act of 1919 by which The Presi.
gen, IL auihotized to employ the armed shins
VI .ne on.eu states, to take and bring ia
vessels OF tie Emitted States that shall E,.a
taken any slaves, or that shall i've intend,, 70
take amy, and 10 bring Ia all persons on hoard
snch vessels that they may be proce edied A.
ga'ns, according To law. BY the law OF Apri,
~, 1918, tue fitting out and heiag concern.d
IN vessels for tue purpose of being emplo,ed
IN The slave trade is prohibited, under uenaltv
ORION 1000 to 5 5000, aud imprisonment; and
RnuF ,,.l
Intended TO he sold as slaves are liable 10
oninent.
The master of the Endymion wa, Andrews
midshipman in the l.. $. Navy, on furlouyh.
belonging TO Baltimore. Andrews has bscn'
s'ht INTO New York. Souilcomh ons OF tLu
prisoners. stated on his examination, that he
was horn IN Virginia, that he shipped on board
tn Endymion at Mautanzas at $40 per month
The mate, named Anderson, and five of tbc
crew, were Americans. Among them were
Jaines iufheT OF x. Island Mickey of Phla-
deiphIa, aud Butler of New York
IL was suggested that HE boa, ding officer
OF all these vess els, and the principal s,imo-
ny against them were now in New York
The Hon. Jndse, however, seemed To be of
opinion, that the evidence against the n,ison-
ers was such As required of him TO n Ia them
10 bail. But at the request OF The counsel
ior two OF them j L. Austin Esq. who had
nau no opportunity to consult with them on
the grounds at their defence, lie deferred a
dehnitive order respecting Them aud adjon,n-
90 the further examination 10 this day AT a
O'Clock, 10 which time the Marshal was order.
ed 10 keep the prisoners in CUSTODY
We do not deem il proper TO publish the
details oil the examination. But We beg leave
10 make one remark: The seamen far az
they We're examined, professed Ignorance ef
the objects OF Tie voyages for whIch they
shipped, and seemed TO consider tn al il was no
part ot their business 10 know whether they
we're engaged in lawful or an uia " fnl trade
John Thomas, black, said that he did NOT
know or inquire any thing abon, the object Of
the voyage, he shipped only as a SEAMAN he.
fore the mast, aud " studied only what wages
ne was 10 nave. Ii is extremely important
that seamen should be better instructed They
Ought to know tkat they are all individually
Responsible tor the enterprises they engage
in,-and thatif these enterprises are uniaw-
full, they are not ouly liable TO suffer the
penalties oil violation of the law hut that
they are much less likely 10 escape detsction
and punishment than their employers We
nave seen complaints made that the punisl-
ment OF this class OF offences should fail nsop
the ignorant agents, instead of the more gull
~ contrivers aud insiigaiors of tie crime.
such complaints are unaVailing. II is neces>
sary for the security of society, that they
should be held responsible who are guilty OF
the over act. 1DaiIU Advertiser
Jnlyrll.-The persons charged with being
engaged in the slave trade taken on board the
schoOnerS PlattSbnrg II, Science and EndXmion
were on Saturday brought up for furthpr ex-
animation before the Hon. judge Davis Their
names are as follows, viz.-Joseph T. Smith
the repnted master of the Pla,tsbureh, an
american, from Baltimore John Lewis a
frencbman, John Voe!e a German, John Tho.
mas, a black man, born at sea on board an
English vessel, John Williams, black VIM.
Smith George Sager, Swede, Peter Johnson
a prussian, Antonio Bonesario. an Indian
John DelacruZ, native of Manila, Domingo
AnabrOsio, native of Manila, Francis Fer
nandez, Joseph Nlaitino, oil seameu OF the
Plattsbnrgh; Adoiphus Lacoste, reputed mas.
ter OF the Science, FTencbman Enamel
Fernandez. Antonio Gomsales, Josef Joachim.
Seamen OF the Science and Kemp Southcomb,
seaman OF theEndymion, a native of Virginia
Peter Johnson was held to recognize in the
snm or ; 1000, 10 appear a witness on the
trial of the others aud all the others to take
their trial at the next court, the two masters
IN The sum OF ) 6000 EACH and the seamen
S 5000 each. For want OF sureties thew were
all committed to Jail. TN.
New YORK, July H. Mr.. Greene whose
resignation OF the office OF CASHIER of the
Phenix Bank, we mentioned on Monday.
Is now stated 10 be defaulter 10 that in.
slliuiion TO the amount of l47, 500 dollars.
We regret to add that il is also stated.
the Bank is only coDdiiionaily secured
tor not more than one half or one third of
tins amount, and will have 10 sustain a
very heavy loss. From The high repuia-
ton Mr.. u. has hitherto sustained, this
Development has excited much surprise.
lBer Adv.
AnOiher BtOo up We yesterday an
nounced the resignation of Darm 7.
Greene. Esq. "a Cashier of The PheDix
Bank in this city. The resignation was
understood TO have taken place i'm CON
sequence Of a reduction of lis SALARY Of
$1,000. II was whispered, however, last
evening, that there were other and more
powerful auses for the measure adopied
by Mr.. Greene; and this morning Wall
street, and the other business part as
the cite &Spro ofr,rL ,uifl,