Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-30

S1AvE Ta ,pE---9'hn Londoo Times ri asd nI.,
gives the following report Of case developing, III al
their atrocty. the horrors of the slave trade.
Thames Poiice.--Yes crlay inquiry Of an ex-
frtncly novel nature TOOK place ut this Off ce before
Hr. BlIlannc and capt Rchbeil, in the examination
If five Spaniurds charged with being the crew of a
slave ship captured the coast of Africa, under cir
cnmstunccs OF extreme interest and peculiarly. The
prisoners named-jose Ramon Dissout, the mate
Bartholomew Solide, Francisco Ferdinando Michael
Robert, and Joseph Cnrredcs, seamep; they are a
sgnaid miserable looking set.
at the request of the magistrates, Dir. w. Clark,
landlord of the Black Boy, ATTENDED interpreter.
Captain Cook late Of the Cainbran, and Captain
iIearn, attended to identify The prisoners as part of
The OF similar schooner to that in which they
were captured, and which plundered the vessels they
commanded but the captains could not Identify any
Of them.
Captain William Loader, Master Of the Scppings,
now in the river from the Isle ofFrancc being desired
10y the Magistrate to detail the capture of the prison.
Ggs, stated that on the lth of pr last about A. NJ
Ire a schooner bearing down upon him-lic
steering y. w. and the schooner fill Con-
sidcrng her very suspicious appearance, that she
pirate, re prepared for defence. At about 10
o'clock the schooner bore down under her lee quar-
ter aud hoi,'cd signals Of distress; he hailed By
her; the person haiii0g, spoke tolcTably good Eng
iisiI, and requested assistance. lie had then his
main -topsail to the mast, and waited for her. The
uersou who hailed said, I'VE distressed the mas
or is DEAD and unless you assist shall be statv-
ed" lie asked them with what they were laden, and
rccessarics of life. lie sent the chief mate SURGEON
aud some on board but did not go himself as he
rd to sooth the fears Of his female passengers, WHO
ih5glned the schooner pirate The schooner
passed under his lee quarters and he several AZ
leans stark naked at the pumps and also the heads of
1t number Of others below the hatcbway calling out
ior mercy aud relief He learned that she had on
board t49 slaves, men, women, and children, all hud-
died together and the only provision about 1000
vans, which would not have been sufficient for many
days. The master and great many slaves lad died,
and the had determined TO make land on the
African coast, but the mate The did not know
- here they were, even their reckoning. and were
steering pcfectly by chance: he pat his chief mate
und some bCacdher, with plenty Of provisions
and despatched her with the slaves and men Of de
crew 10 Barbados, which might be about ten DAYS
sail from whence be fell in with her.
MIR. Balatine asitud the witness a variety or qucs-
lions in answer ~ which he said, the schooner was
IN luaky state. The mate told him IL was their
nientlan, j. tucy had rot fallen in with any ship, tc
throw the slaves overheard that day, tbs victual.
we're not enough for two days supply The nur
who spoke GDgljsh SpaHard. The schooner
vas about 80 100 tons burden. Tho said ti,r
Governor %. Cubs was chef owner and bad shipped
5000 to pay ioy liz sag:s When he fell m with Iicl
he was III latitude D. 81 ~ Longitude 27 10. w
Re might have boen about 600 miles from Cuba
aud Cos from Caped dc Yerd Islands He lid not W
learned whether the mate had arrived with tie scoon
IT at Barbados il vas too soon to know. The FIVE
prisoners were part OF tie crew Dis5Oute was tic
mare, he had quadrant, ~, no tImekccpcr. anl
appeared 70 oe .gnogs2. altogether O VIA: . q,