Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-09-19
From ne Nc,p.Yo Sun.

aSsh schooner AmistGd, schich tc0s cdptaife"'
on Monday, 26th inst. and carried into Ne'O-
London, CT.
To the month ofJune last Don Jose RUIZ
wealthy and noble Spaniard, LEFT ms estate
at Principe and proceeded to Hayam ia . 70 IVY
slaves. AT Havana he purchased A. IRON !.
cargo which had just arrived from inc Soas1
81 Africa To forward his purchase home
he chartered the schooner Amistad, Ramon
Ferres, master, and sole owner. Together
with his slaves he shipped number Of pack
ages, partly his own and partly on freight.
The packages contained a regular assert
ment of goods for that mafkct. There was
some crockery, some copper, and many dry
goods, besides fancy articles for amusement
or luxury. Personally Senior Ruiz had Dut
little money on board, although the capt.ln ~
was supposed to have spccieto the amounto OF
$500 N doubloOns. Besides TINS cargo Tue
Anistad received on beard Don Pcoro M 1H
,ez, and four slaves, as passengers. 4he
slaves of Senior MoDtez were from the saHc
CARGO ms those of Ruiz, but were all children
between the ages Of z and H. Three ofthc
four were females, and one male. The
crew Of the schooner consisted ofthe captain,
his two slaves, and two white men. Inc
slaves of Ruiz and MontcZ were all Congo
lcsc negroes, only six weeks from the COAST
Of Africa, four of which, at least, had Dcen
spent on the passage. One OF the captains
slaves was mulatto, and employed as cook;
the other black boy, named Antonio, VINO
is yet on board the schooner.
The schooner is of Baltimore clipper build.
about TO tons burden, 6 years old, and was
called the Friendship, which being Hispani-
nlised, means Amistad. She was insured at
Hav,.na to, her full value. Senior Ruiz is In
sured $20, GOO. and il is supposed the rest OF
the shippers also were.
Onthe 2sth Of June, 1889, this vessel SAIL
ed from The Havana for Guanaja, the PoTl OF
entry for Principe. Among the slaves PuE-
Joseph Cinouez, who is the son OF an Afrl-
can chief. This Cinquez is one of those splr-
its which appear but seldom. Possessing far
more sagacity and courage shan his race ge-
nerally do, he had been accustomed TO com.
Ynand. His physical proportions are those
best calculated to endure privations. HIS
countenance when in, repose looks heavy,
Ib,,t under excitement il assumes an express
sion of great intelligence. His eye is that OF
Spaniard, and can exhibit every variety OF
thought, from the cool contempt OF haugh-
~ chieftain to the high resolve which would
be sustained through martyrdom. His lips
are thicker and more turned up than those OF
his race in general, but when opened display
regular Of those which we praise so much in
Caucasian beauty. His general department
is free from levity, and many white men
might take lesson in dignity and forbear-
ance from the African Chiettain, who. al
though in bondage, appears to have been the
OseOla of his race. In height he is just B
feet z ga inches, has q full chest, large joints
and muscles, and built for strength and agil-
NY.
The head of this extraordinary man, now
only 26 years Of age, is one that, in phreno-
logical parlance. indicates the strongly
marked character Of its possessor. The fore
head is high and perpendicular, no receding;
i would most probably be called round
The organs Of locality. Individuality and
cvehtuality, are very permanently develop
ID. Cahsality, comparisons and hope, rather
small. Language 10 very good. In this head
the moral sentiments preponderate. Benev-
plence, veneration and conscienciousness,
very large. Combativeness and destructive
ness are only moderately developed. Per-
haps, however, the strongest points are adhe-
siyeneSs, concentrativeness and firmneSs.-
These indicate mistaken courage, and in
tense love Of home and kindred. He is, talk
ing him for oil in all, one calculated toexcite
the deepest interest in his behalf, and Just
the man to invent and become the leader in
such an event as that which has thrown him
on our shores,
[The particulars Of the massacre will be
found In the testimony.
About two days after the rising they had a
heavy gale, which dfifted them into the Ba-
hama Channel. Here they boxed about
again, but saw no vessel !; at last, being out
ofwater, the negroes ordered Montez to make
the nearest land, which proved to be the ISL
and of st. Andrews. Here the negroes met
no one. After this Montez steered for New
Providence, but the negroes were not dispos-
ed 10 land. BY this time Joseph had learn
cd to steer. and he took the helm in the day,
leaving one Of the white men to steer at
night. Every night Joseph slept near the
helm, and had two Of the most trusty negroes
by his side watching. and ready to wake him
on the least alarm.
During this interval the negroes broke
open the matches and pillaged the cargo
Among il they found wine, raisins, and
great quantity ofmedicines; all this they ate
jndiscriminately. Ten died in short time,
and others would have done 80. llad not la.
seph forbidden the rest to touch any thing
but what he gave them. Any infractlon az
This wholesome regulation brought down on
she head Of the offender severe personal
chastisenent from the hands of the chief
Joseph lived abstemiOusly during the whole
trouble, and insisted on the most perfect ODE,
dience 70 his orders. The only food eaten
was portioned out by his hand, and not q box
Of the cargo opened but under his direction.
He divided the spoil, taking the smallest DOR.
ton for himself. He was the master spirit
on board every thing felt his influence
We confess that during all this time the
whites were in most wretched condition,
nnd their hope Of escape very small. In the
night they steered to the west, and succeeded
10 persuading Joseph 70 keep TO the north of
east in the day. .ss
About the fifteenth Of this month, MS the
Epaniards suppose. for they had lost knowl.