Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-30

StAvr TntuE-1he London Times Of e3d ut
gives the following report OF case developing in ali
their atroc:y. the horrors Of the slave trade.
Thames Po'ice.-fescr 'oy an inquiry of ey-
remcy novel nature took place at this ice, before
Mr.. Ballanne and Capt Ricbcll, in the examination
Of five Spaniards charged with bong the crew of
slave ship captured the coast Of Africa. under cir
cGmstauces OF extreme interest and Dccuaritv. Tho
prisoners are namcd-Iose Ramon Dissout, the mate
Bartholomew Solidc, Francisco Ferdinando Michael
Robert, and Joseph Caredcs, seamen; they arc Il
squad miserable looking set.
At the request Of the Magistrates, Mr. 50. Clark.
landlord Of the Black Boy, ATTENDED as iutcrprctcr
Captain Cook, late Of the Cambrian, and Captain
VI earn, attended TO identify the prisoners part Of
the crew of similar schooner 10 thutin which they
were captured and which plunderedtho vessels thcy
commanded, but the captains could not identify any
Of them.
Captain William Loader, Master Of the Seppings
in the river from the Isle ofFrancc being desired
by the Magistrate to detail the capture Of tho prison
Grs, stated that the 18th Of prl last about a. NJ
no schooner bearing down upon hin--hu vas
steering N. w. ana The schooner was full east. Con
sidcrng from her very suspicious appearance, that she
was pirate, he prepared for defence ~ ebct 10
O'Clock, the schooner bore down under her lee quar-
Yer and hostcd signals of distress; he hailed by
her; the person haing. spoke tolersbly rood Enr-
sh, and requested assistance. lie had then his
inain-tOpsai To- the mast, and waited iJr her. The
person who hailed said, ~ distressed the mas
ter is dead,ssnd unless you assist shall be starY
cd" lie as I'd them with what they were laden und
was answered with slaves, and they wanted all the
necessaries Of life. Tic sent the chiefmatc surpeon
and some men on board. bul did Dot 90 himself as he
md to sooth the lears Of his female p.sscnpeis who
Imagined the schooner was pirate The schooner
passed under hi- Ice quarters, and he several Al
rlcans stark naked at Tic pumps, and also Inc heads of
number o' others below The ho,chway, calling out
.or mercy and rcyf 10 learned dat sic had on
board l49 slaves, men, women, and chidrcn,au hul-
died to9etlcr, aAi The only provision ahou; 1000
yams, winch would NOT have boon sufficient for many
days. The master anI o great many slaves had died.
aud the crew had determined 10 mako land 90 the
Atrican coast, but The mate Che did not know
where they were, or oven thc,r reckoning aud ,.ciC
steering pcieciiy b. cl.uco: he put bis CHEF mate
aud some men OIL board ..r. with plenty Of provisions
and despatched her wiih thc slaves ind men Of ,ie
crew 20 Barbados, which might br about t-a daes
sail from whence hc fell 80 NIfh her.
MIR. Boiaiine sakad tho witues. yoiie'r o. o..-r.
ions, in answer 20 winch be said, nr schooner was
ui ioaky state. Ilp mate told him d. wa. tu.ir
Intention, j. Lcy bad not fallen in with any slip 10
throw iho slaves overheard thar day, tDe yicluais
we're not cuough tor tWo days. supply. Tho m1n
whO spoke Engltsh was a SpInard The schooner
was about 80 or 100 tons borden. TIC male saia te
3OvcrnOr ot tuDl was CHEF owner and bad shipped
.0OJ0 60 pas iOi tlo slavos Whom be- fell u wlfb Ter
he was ~ lattice 70. o. y longitude 21 81. w
JIG might lsre been about OOD miles Goro Cuba.
shd 600 from Cape dc Word Islands RE had moi yct
learned wAntier he mat lad arrived with tic sch0on-
er az Jarbadpcs. u aas too spon 10 know. The i've
PRISONERS were part Ol tic crew. DssOutc was tho
DiaIe; be had quadrant, has uinckceper- bad
appeared - DC iguOIIn ahogc.1c. o. whei 10 do.