State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-29
WEST INDIES.

CAPTURE OF THREE SLAyERs. The
friends of humanity in every part Of the
world feel deeply indebted to The British
nation for the noble stand it has taken in
relation to the abolition of the African
slave trade. The st. Vincent Royal Ga
zette mentions the capture of thee slave
vessels 10y III. Is. Nj. Ship Nesta, in the
reighborhood of Grenada within the space
Of eight days. The first, called the Ne
grinha," had 237 slaves on board. The
following is the account given in the Ga
zette of the capture Of The two last:
"Scarcely had tho ink ceased to flow
from our pen, when, on Thursday morn
ing, we deserted in tie distant oliing three
sail of vessels; the flag at tie main-royal
masthead of the larger, announced her 10
His Msjesty's ship "VesIal," and that har
cruise, on which she sailed on the 2llh, in
pursuit of Il supiciOus vessel, had resulted
in the capture, not Of one, but two other
slavers, and the discharge Of eight guns in
succession proclaimed the number on bon:
of both to be eight hundred or thcreahouts.
From one Of the officers we learn that the
Vestal did not get sight of the vosse of
which she went in pursuit, after running
1870 miles to the n. w, when returning to
the port, at daylight on the 2Sth, the YES
tai being about sixteen miles to the 5. w.
of Point Saincs, deserted sail eight or
ten miles to the s. W., with which she
came up after an interesting chase Of four
hours the chase proved to be the Spanish
brigantne Empresa, with a cargo OF ABA
Africans; after taking possession, the Yes
tai stood TO the northward.
At sunset another suspicious vessel WIS
itiSt in inh fro. 10 fri
ming down from the eastward as soon ms
it became dark, the Vestal lacked TO inter-
cept her-ihis was effected at half past 6
O'Clock, and the Phpniy Portuguese brig
antine was taken with 4S6 Africans on
board the original number WIS SIG, OF
which 80 died on the passage. The iiigate
and her two prizes came to anchor in the
bay on Thursday At noon. The EmprsSG,
after watering, SAILED for the Havana. The
Phoenix is now in the Carenage, aud her
cargo will be landed as soon as proper
accommodations CEN be procured. Both
of these vessels are Of "a superior cons;ruc-
ton, and appear to possess every requisite
to constitute them fast saiIers. The Ne
grinha has been reiitted, and will proceed
next week, in company with the Ph9niX, TO
Sierra Leone for adjudication.
lIGle WE nave All lHSluUtt, NIlliU tNl
personal observation, of 10 fewer dian ll57
of our fellow creatures redeemed from II
worse than Egyptian bondage, through
the instrumenuIity ola single vessel, with
in the limited space OF only eight days :
We question whether the records of this
particular portion of British naval history
can furnish n parallel; certainly we know
of none. To captain Jones, his officers,
and ships company, the British public IRE
indebted, the cause Of humanity is indebt-
ed but all, how vast the incalculahle debt
Of gratitude due to them by the once UNI
fortunate beings who reap the immediate
trusts Of their yigilunce--the enjoyment OF
perfect freedom. Surely the terytnt voice
of prayer Of these sable sons Of Africa, and
thciT most remote posterily, will ho lifted
up to the throne of the Most High, in graft
tude for the benefits which have thus been
providentially conferred upon them that
their minds, their hearts, their understands
ings may be so directed, as to enable them
to lift up that voice, is wish in which we
in common with every other member Of
the human family, should freely indulge.