Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-19
FROM SIERRA LEONE.

Stare Trdde.--The brg FL Vincsdor, arrived IN
THIS s ~, on Mondsy the sls ul' and by her we
The br,s Ell Romano, comrssnded BY Jose del Ca.
,a,rr, armed W h siktecn eighteen plumbers. apc
manned with 20 officers and $50 men, was ft,ed ou
by oouip-n Of merchants at the Havana and sen
60 this cosst. On the 9th Of March last she made
Trade Tow, and there fell In with the French lug.
s"' Henrietta A'%-; which vessel Harry Karsdorp
native OF tiolian,i, the second mate, declares 10
have bsionged to Martinique, and 10 have been living
al Trade Town for slaves.
This vessel the Z, Romano seized she sent the
esw on shore excer two, and after delay pro-
ce deJ down tho coast with her seizure About IN.
9 OF April she fell in, near the River ST., Andrew,
viii, the f., ViueeJor, uader the Br,x au aas, f,red
Tor The slave trade, and seized her also, srnJuo
her crew afterwards on board Dutch vessel bound
for Eimna.
The +, Romano, with her two seizures. then oro.
eeeed to Lagos.where the cargo Of The Ell Vincedo,
bundled and battered fos a cargo Of slaves TO be
sn'pped on board rhes."na A'~s. iusser, and the
Romano. The command given 10 Dun Joee
Dkgonn .he was armed with six guns. fouv bsr,rI,
powder, IND usanaed with ave oftc,rs aud sislee
mrp.
The FL Romano here pretended TO be a .Ia,,,
rrnrd for the protection OF the brig and lugger her
ca"so,'s and was anAio9Aly waiting ~ a Brazilian
nrs ana schr; ,S,"s a. Lgo', had received their
slaves (.hou SOOl With an inienon Of then se,x,uy
them, ~hen his Majesy's ship Victor, ctp,. Scott.
hove in sight. The two briggs INN ediaiey cut ,hr9
cables and pn, to sea after ioss chase The 81 v.n-
Capt Scott returned 10 Lagos AZ soon a. po.s;hie
which place he could not, however, regain in less
than Two days, when he found The IuRger still al an
nhof. On the appearance OF the V'cior boat, full
OF men. was sreD 10 leave The lugRrr after which
she got under way, but instead Of attempting 10
cape, ran on shore In heavy surf where she imme.
diae'y went TO pieces. And we regret 10 add that,
from the number Of blacks observed ON arr ,Ieek,
ihere be dohbt she had her cargo OF slavss or
board, all oi whom peIished
The Brasiliau schr. still there Wal inR for her
cargo; the brig had sailed The ngLi before with Eve
hundred humans beings on board. Capt Scot, imme
dseiy smiled 10 hopes of Overiakng her, and saw the
e. Romano again thar day, hui was unable 10 reach
her, sud was not fortunate enough TO overiake the
srie.
The viNoI then procee to Princess, and a Ca,,
leagues tom that stand fell IN win, the scbooasr
haa, P'ccaniuny Maria, Of tons bur,hen, having
ss'a,d seventeen siavrs-six OF the twenty three
slaves she took on board IN The Gsboon having died
previously. Twen'y three slayes, besides Ger crew
water, provisions, aud some cargo in boar Of We
tons The space allowed for The slaves was eish
teen inches between The wafer casks and the deck
This boat 10 said (but eaily cannot bej,v. Tho
repSrt) 10 have belonged 10 HIS Exceiency the 90
vernon Of Princess, We aie aware that Ills Exc.i
,ency dabbes Inte in The trade under cover OF HI,
oanghter's name but we cannot believe him 10 he
such disgrace TO human nature as this &c a Eac0
would prove hio, to be al the same time IL il ,,nc
The vessel noninaiy belongs 10 his daughter, but we
wou'J rather suppose her disgrace 70 human ma.
iurr, iIao that the Portuguese or Brazilian Govern
meni would allow this 10 keep his station after
the numerous proofs they have had Of his slave
trading, unless they we're fully convinced oil. his "a,
iormatop-rhe boat wos carried into Princess, and
being unable TO navigate TO this colony was placed
under bis Exceuency scare with sIaien,e nj of tho
case and we have doubt he will inAict The me,i
'ed punishment with such info xi,'ii,y The real
owner and the crew, 10 leave room fur his mos.
malicious enemy 10 cast ,he least mpuiaon on him.
self '
The slaves came mp n the FL Vincedor. ard a.,
under adiudicsiou in the Court Of British and Poro
guese Mixed Commission.