Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-01

Sent NJ Hartford Come cticut the whole OF the pro-
ceedings ofthe Circuit Court, in relation 10 ~
81 the Africans Of the Amistad. The rePo" p'e'.-
the precise condition ofthe whole affair :. inc ~"
our express left. BY this report w'ii ~
that the criminal prosecution OF the nsgroe, |
abandoned, the habaes corpus denieu, A"' 80
several ibels and claims to the Amistad, negroes
"a 800 .h;ch are before the District Court, IN
,-..:-.L. a.m.ud Of the district attorney, ON be-
.r r,.. government Of the United States, are sus-
80, 80 await the action Of the District Court
in November next
=. 81. meantime the whole subject acquires
a.nv additional interest in the pubhc mind 1t IN
o,vas principles OF the greatest magnitude TO tie
cou,try. and from every fact il seems to take the
shape Of a struggle between the government ana the
Abolitionsts for the possession OF the Africans
The u. :. government wants to get them TO deliver
them up TO the Spanish authoriiles-ana Lewis zap
pan ard Co want To get them, to make saints OF
them. The U S. court holes possession, and the
keeper Of the Hartford prison keeps the lock and
kew feeds them rice and milk, and shows them to
the beautiful women Of Connecticut AT shilling
head Oar correspondent at Hartford is still on the
ground, and tomorrow or next day, we expect FUR
ther additional intelligence of these poor Africans,
as the lovely call them, who have nothing to
do. but eat, drink, and turn somcrsets-a far more
happy Hte thah they ever ehJ"ycu la 1Aiie"'
HARTFORD, September 10Th.
The grand jury stated to the court this morning,
that they had before them several bills Of indictment
for murder and piracy, alleged to have been commit
ted on board the Amistad, and asked for charge in
relation to the subject Judge Thompson said the
court could instruct the grand jury, except upon
statement of the facts they had found. The grand
jury retired, and heard the following evidence
Secret Evidence before the GRIND Jury.
Pedro Hon,es Mr.. P,roy Of New York, being s1o'n
snf1pree He purchaed4 slaves, girls and boy early
10 June last tobacconist Machandas street,
N Havana Had these blacks before the place.
The 2s had shipped the slaves the day
before sailed "A P. NJ had difficulty in the vessel for
days. On OF Jay the and captured the
vessel witaes sleeping the truck 70 feet wde) on the
srboard tide fret awoke by the attack the cook
Seno heard The slaves but heard nothing from the cock
sere noise and confusion aud he could NOT dstn
gush the different sounds; heard the cook thrown
board saw after he attacked, lying in the after
part long boat his back. breathing his last with
g.he his head cook slept the long boatthe boat
waist the srbosrd side. the cabn As wit
approached the slaves, they behind the foea' The
earan sleeping the ler COOP did the
the captain the captain seized the tler and
saess thea saw him. Witness forward que
volt slaves then attacked him They struck him
ths head him Witness then aft into the cabin
where staid till morning About light Joseph
the cabin witness covered himself with sail CLOTH Joseph
him with knife but the cloth saved his life An
other nerceded for Witness and Joseph dcssed The
blacks often threatened to kill him. but he struck
violently assaulted afterwards A sailor had the hemal
cop asleep When the captain aft they attacked
the said attack them for they have killed the
cook The the aad sailors mis-
sug supposed killed. The blacks all
liberty deck and below. LAmistad Spanish
buit vessel Of 6s burden Witness supposes it be-
tween in the morning when the murder
mis,ed-it little light They brought witness deck
and ,ed him to Raa they ordered him to 80 to Africa he
tc beating in the vicinity Of the Bah for several
days ia hope. Of meeting vessel Til, four day,
er the murder had little water on board and the
sired to 80 free country they yes aud witness eerd
Cor New Providence arrived there in four five days
smoke and frightened said white people
e negroes then told him go where they cosld get water
from New Po,idnce when they got supPy Of water Here
baehs made much Of witness and very hsppy-aw
nobody here heard chcken-he did allow
him Rain ashore After being there three dsy,hey
pa, cable the nehwiness aseePtey walked
him. and again steered for New Prsdencenext day
two fixing vessels; seercd eas,wsrd-st sight
leagues aud stayed till
c Witness tried about in the vicinity, the hope
Of falling with vessel-sayed aays; then steered for
anchored every light when pos, Bile and sailed til.
could not because he had Instruments lh day G
American hipand subsequently, many vessels;
were the board any vessel
Wbea plot boaaed the Amists they learned that they
Mid down deck sung the song him;
III oised the song and in the threats Joseph about
witness mendias sasoo. after they sailed the
eastward splot boat lowering aboutnext day
pilot boats, with many board-0egrocs
sd themsslvehey made him for the east In the day
tmc and In the night he ssered for the land He steered
w. knowing that wosd take HIM the American
In days he the light (Noutauk)-it in the
night Witness kept STILL and the vessel 10 the
lard possible before he wated the negroepreteDded
kno IL land because he AFRAID the
would hill him The said the light ia their
country Africa and told him 90 ashorewitnsss knew
what country and cold Antoni To hide the Of the
beat uteading 10 make h escape Joseph found them and
TOOK them away There money in the trunks when
psed Lieutenant Mcadeno aboard Cingucx had
abe command. and took the gs into The eaba 10 live with
him. Witness HE slaves two months before he bought
sem - Havana The broke open the boxss destroy
ed the rocd and made dresses Of them Witpe- paid $3eo
fer the slaves.
ose sI bought ~ slaves 10 June last, the public
Havana They embarked in open day and
liberty 70 ssy par Of the vessel The hachway
sways open awoke by the noise Of the mutinJ and took
an tired stop the disturbance There confusion
and uproar, es.Bot tell precisely what took place
heard the captain, ~b standing at the ttr tell Antonio 70
bread the slaves, and IL Il would stI
mes heard the capita say they have killed the cook.
the cabin and begged the aegroes TO Nil
Monx and they made signs that they would not hurt
Jcseph seemed be the strongest and took the command A.
few asy the had meeting and apparently chose
for leader The captain, cook, aud two sailors
missing the morning after the disturbance, and Monier
and they killed Antonio told they had
escaped the One day s.hscner, with Kingston
and black spot sail She along eide