Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-11-03

having $50 slavea and most desperate crew
OF SO men. The schooner YVES prepared 10
resist, having her cannon all primed, and so
lnusksts on deck loaded.
As the black people in the canoe were
too much under the fear Of death to belrsy,
when hailed by the Spanish schooner, they
answered all was well. In the next moment.
Hasan and HE IS men were on her deck
when the master and others seized the small
arms and kept ups rapid fire. BY which
three British sesmen were wounded. and, IN
The alarm, many Of the female slaves not in
irons lesped overheard, and in meme mt
were carried away by the sharks, which a.
bound 10 this part of Africa, and which seem
to know a slave vessel, az well a. a trained
pointer does his game-l have seen them
following In scores. Whether the crew of
this schooner, many of whom, by their lam
gusge, must be either English OF Americans.
are apprehensive of some evil srtheir mis-.
deeds, know not, but they seem very con.
trite and full of sorrow-very orderly and
peniient; but, verify believe, bad these va
gabonds had the opportunity, they would
have blown up their vessel. In truth, do
not think ihere is q crime of which they have
not been suilty-and piracy among others
IL 10 remarkable that this schooner is vessel
captured last year-sent to Sierra Leone
released by the fsmoua Mixed Commission
for trying prize Causes on pretence of her be-
ing patriot priyateer. These vessels ere
provided with papers and coors of various
nations, which they use a. best serve their
purpose. The schooner 10 one of those most
celebrated for sailing, and belongs to the
Havana.
Lieut.. Marsh, of the Tartar. p. shed up
the river, in qu.et Of q Portuguese, of which
we got information; and, after receiving tho
flre OF her guns and musque,ry, boarded and
carried her; for firing, the boats crew con.
tented themselves by giving the Portuguese
severe drubbipg. This vessel. though oDly
commenced her shaving week, had one
hundred on board. We had great trouble
and anxiety in getting these vessels down
the river, ;he channels of which require great
caution IN passiRg; and, if You can Judge
what 400 people would suffer confined in
the between decks of a Margate- hoy, not a.
bove 3feet inches high, you may form
some opinion of the necessity there was Tor
removing considerable number of those
wretched beings to the decks of the Tartar,
and OF liberatng them from their horrid
slave-room, and from the confinement Of
irons. as soon as possible. One of the slave
vessels captured by them had been completes
in her cargo Of human misery only two days
& wac waiting favourable wind TO clear the
shoals, and yet there were more than thirty
cases OF the. very last stage Of 6ysentary.-
The dying and the dead were mingled toge.
Their. The women we're comparatively com.
Portable; and yet there were nearly one hnn.
dred confined in space not four feet high,
nor above sixteen feet by nine to sleep in
l can speak to these facts, as l measured
every part of these vessels. Their tubs show
ed they were not exempt from the dreadful
disease which Rad already commenced among
the men, and which the nature of slave food,
with impure water, invariably produces.
Nothing can be supposed more horrible
Than the treatment and condition Of the
slaves on their passage from Africa. Fever
and dysentary let loose the hatches scarcely
open to admit sufficient air even'to prevent
sufiocation Perhaps you will not hesitate in
believing that the thermometer, which stood
In The shade ct IS. rose Immediately at the
entrance of the slave.room to Ito, and At
last to lis. The fortunate circumstance of
the Portuguese slave ship Doana Eugenis
having only small part of her cargo on
board, afforded great relief, though il was
with extreme concern We were compelled TO
increase that number 10 eco, by relieving the
other prizes, so frightfully crowded. II is
hot possible 10 make these wrelcbed slaves
comprehend their improved prospects by
change Of masters; and though, for their re-.
let and comfort, their irons were ordered
off, the officer in charge Of she vessel mus,
resort to this horrible mode of security, if
any symptoms of disturbance shall be ob.er.
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