Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-02

action OF the British ministry on various important
matters will render the arrival of this vessel an al
fair of Intense interest TO the whole community.
The CAPTURED aIaves-Their curious posi-
uon'
The probable fate of the unfortunate and rable
negroes recently taken on beard the Spanish SLAYER
L'Amistead, is beginning to excite great atten.
ton, and considerable discussion. They have been
taken and imprisoned pirates and marderers, on
the charge of killing the and passengers, and
seizing the schooner and cargo, and money board
of her. There 80 of these blacks now alive, and
in confinement at New Haven, besides the leader,
Jose Cingues. The greater part of them are in a
miserable condition, almost thin Calvin Edison
was, with swollen feet, and hands, and heads An
indictment has been framed against them, and they
to be trieothereon at the at Hartford
the 18th Of this month Such is their position at
present The following facts, in connection with
their capture have not yet been given by any pa
per.
1t has been enormously stated, in several papers,
that Capt. Gedney was not on board the Washington
at the time of the capture of the schooner He was
engaged running line of soundngs at the time the
schooner was discovered by Lieut.. Meade, who then
had charge of the deck After accommodating through
his glass, Capt G. seeing several Wagons shore
and boats passing to and from the vessel concluded
that she a smuggler and dispatched boat in
charge Of Lieut. r. w. Meade, and passed midship-
man d. d. Porter, and six men, with arms to beard
her, while he crowded all sail to reach hefsA On
coming alongside, the two Spanish gentleA de
their appearance exclaimng in Spanish, e 01<S
Holy virgin, you are our preserves. ${lI .
laid aboard the schooner go oAoerS NJ
ing on deck with their AIM t@ 4r I'D 5* 3Rl
n.
mediateiy drove tae neRoee AZ No. M N
Spanish, demanded ~ me ~ .y l1 IA A&.|I 51l| \
ana what were theAkSele wv lzs
sign was produced, "a -7 M - n.y. ii a s|l8|
rigging, which was 81 & -
capt. Iedney 10 SEND mon - no a.
ther BOAT was accordingly disPas0 m ts ''x x9Ac''
The papers were produced, and Mr. go I'VE
men renamed IN cnaree @ the prize W..
ter, with the four reoSnng, went ashore auer the
boat and the negrQe@ enon8 rnom was the rms
leader and his Ps1netpsl seooMplaces On their ~
proach the BLACKS Jon We 1nesr neais ana ro S4 4
towards the schoeners Porter discha I
q pistol whice hove - S9sA t1cy were then ta<eM
on board, When CinG~ps 9yezto>rd and 60
ced great t9etm sw'nra,g = - psrsuers,
he was cac1tand esr4<e I4 1 kHe - whena
was connheo' ineJy = se3@*<x ga N ..4 sentieme1f
az tneir aehveranoe wes ll S pr hon'es.t
the older gentieman' On hear N language
spoken oy MT meaae' tnseS around him.
who thinking az sueha ,'messone oy no means
gentle manner Vi the embrace 'na' '"e siluaioh was
any thng put amicspie, presented ioaoed Pstoi 10
the old gentlemans face, at the same time telling him
If he did not relax his hold that he would shoot him
n -. h.ror var~ econ cory;nced nc III. a.
nc was, "o"ee.'' 10y '''' S'" - -
tua feelings. Inc Two passengers had suffered much
from their harrassing Of suspense and their des
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70 orinh tha' VI the sea-
The negroes were intending 10 go 10 sea that nght
as they had good supply Of provisions, and had
6lled their casks with water at Culloden. But
80 .,.:e'sss,;.,. =. C.n,a;a Caanov 40
ior 'hci Pio'iue"'~i ie'Sue y "P ~
his officers we have cause to believe that the lives
Of these two men must have inc vitality been sacri-
ea - 49, ou,o;oaor oe ~. c.rro dostrox.d
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ne TWO Spanish sen'ie"en' % "eh :" -. ooA'1
from Boston, DESTROYS that Captain Gedney and
his fellow officers and crew. should receive liberal
..lx,ao Tho Sn,nisb minister has been written "a
savage nc spans" -.
on the SUBJECT, ana meantime inc Consu' awaiting
his advice. The negroes have all been taken toNew
Haven where they will be imprisoned till the ses-
80, ~ 49, co,r, j. San,ember The vesxetis :,
s.,-s- t
me wharf, IN Ne" L"nuon uiscnus'"s he' cargo
The probability j. that both vessel and cargo will
be sold al auction
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that has yet been pubished and II also contains their
African names This mas been poiltely iurnished 70