The native American., 1839-09-07

the IAulattU Save ana the white HleH.
In the meantime the other negroes were making
the most dreadful noises imaginable. While
killing the Captain ,and the mulatto, the man at
the wheel and another Spanish sailor, let down
the stern boa. and escaped. After the bloody
business was finished, Joseph attacked Senior
Montez, and would have killed him but for the
interference of others As it was Senior Montez
received very dangerous wound on the head,
and another on the arm. w hen the attack ceased,
Monez went below. Ruiz had been on deck
but no attempt was made to hurt him. Joseph
followed Montez, and leading him on deck, tied
his hands. Ruiz was tiedimmediatey afterwards,
and then both were lashed together. Joseph and
his three companions then went below and ran
sacked thescabin, after which he armed them
with sugar knives, similar TO that he used. This
weapon is about % inches long, and 3 broad at
the end From that width it tapers off to the
handle, where it is simply piece of bar steel,
about an inch square. There were but four
muskets on board, and the use of them was un-
known TO the slave. When the ransacking was
ended, Montez and Ruiz were allowed to 90 be-
| lew Next morning Montez was taken out of
the cabin, and although dangerously wounded,
compelled to steer to the Eastward. Having been
master of ship in early life, he understood box
ing about without making head way. All this
time the negroes pointed to the sun and then to
their knives, and if for moment the vessel veered
perceptbly they brandshcd their knives over
the head of Montez in most horrible manner.
| The poor wretches knew that they had come
! from where the sun appeared to rise, but they
understood nothing of navigation, and were easily
deuded.
About two days after the rising they had
heavy gale, which drifted them into the Bahama
Channel. Here they boxed about again, but saw
no vessels; at last, being out ofwaer the negroes
ordered MonteZ to make the nearest land, which
proved TO be the Island Of st. Andrews. Here the
negroes met no one. After this Montez seered for
/ New Providence, but the negroes were not dis
posed 10 land.-By this time Joseph had learnt
10 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
Ihe most trusty negroes by his side watching.
and ready to awake him on the least alarm.
During this interval the negroes broke open the
matches and pillaged the cargo. Among it they
| found wine, rasins, and great quantity of medi-
cine; all this they ate indscrimina'ely. Ten died
in a short time, and others would have done so,
had not Joseph forbidden the rest to touch any
thing but what he gave them. Any infraction of
this wholesome regulation brought down on the
head of the offender severe personal chastise-
ment from the hands of the chief. Joseph lived
abstemiously during the whole trouble, and insis-
ted on the most perfect obedience to his orders
The only food eaten portioned out by his
hand, and not box of the cargo opened but I'M
derhis direction. He divided the spoil taking the
smallest portion for himself.-He was the master
spirit on board; every thing felt his influence. We
confess that duringall this time the whites were in
the most wretchcd condition, and their hope of
escape very small In the night they s,eered to
the west, and succeeded III persuading Joseph to
keep TO the north Of east IN the day.
Il About the fifteenth OF August as the Spaniards
suppose, for they had lost knowledge of dates and
days, they came in sight of Long Island. In the
interval they had been boarded by several YES
sells, one of which supplied them with demi-
John of water. They had seen many vessels
and signalized them but were unable to cali their
attention. When any vessel came along side Jo-
seph would stand by Ruiz, the only man who
speaks English, and watch him with fearful in
tenslty.
II The organ of communication between Signor
Ruiz and the Congolese, was Antonio, the cap
lain's slave He is by birth an African, but
has lived in Cuba or 10 years. He speaks
both Congolese snd Spanish. He had been en-
t ploved as cabin boy, and could Joseph have dis
! pensed with his assistance, he would have been
killed
i On the goth of August they were hailed by
i pilot boat No. 3, which gave them some apples.
Joseph having some fear of betrayal, would not
allow Ruiz to speak with these. Pilot boat No.
came alongside but they were not permitted to
board. On the oath they made Monauk light,
and stood for it, hoping to run the vessel ashore,
but the tide driited them up the bay. They came
to anchor off Cullodon Point, where the negroes
went ashore to lay in water Between the ff-
teenth and twenty-fourth they had anchored about
thirty times, at different places on the coast.
i The negroes who went ashore at Culloden were
, almost naked, and the inhabitants were exceeding
H ly alarmed. They were two days in the neigh
borhood without any attempt being made to ar
, rest them.-Only in two instances did they sue
ceed in barterng with the inhabitants for pro-
visions, once for doubloon, and once for mus
ket While engaged i'll watering they were fall
len in with by Captain Green, and another gen.
-leman from Sag larbor, who had vistedthe point
on shooting excursion. Captain Green mme-
diately saw that all was not right, and gave them
to understand that they should be taken care of.
! Either before or Immediately after Capt. Green
and his friend had retired the boat of the Cutter
Washington came in sight and boarded the vessel
Immediately on seeing gentleman in Uniform