Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-10-16
General Intelligence.
Horrors Of the Slave Trade

The London Globe of the 2nd inst
contains the following article in relation
10 the slave trade. |: is copied into the
Globe from Portsmouth paper:-N r.
Spectator.
The Slavs Trade BY the Ranger
packet. arrived at Falmouth, letters are
received from Jamaica to the 3 Est of July. |
Her Majesty's sIoop Snake had arrived
at Port Royal, with the Coritad Cuba. |
Spanish SLAYER. captured of Puerto Rico,
having on board III slaves. She was
about to proceed to Havana for adjudica-
ton of the prize before The mixed COM
mission. The Pickle. Schooner also cap
tured another SLAYER. On the 4th OF June
she observed very suspicious-Iooking
vessel standing in for Height OF Pines, to
which she immediately gave chase, firing
several guns TOR the purpose OF bringing
her 10, but TO which the stranger paid no
attention, continuing to run directly for
the land, under heavy press of canvass, |
and soon after commenced eaving over !
board casks and o,her articles toiighten
her. The Pickle, gaining fast1upon her, |
now fired several shots with grape and |
canister, which fell thick around her, but
such was the determined ubstinacv of the
Crew, that IL was perceived they. Law fla |
on The drck on every gun being fred, and
Jumped up immediately after After a
chase of six hours the vessel, which bad
holsted Portuguese colors, ran ashore in
the blight, distant bout two cables length
lieutenant Holland despatched his boats
to capture her. Ii was now seen that the
crew were pitching the negroes into the
sea, and on the boats nearing they Jump
ed overheard themselves, swan to the
shore, aud escaped into the mangrove
bushes On the waters edge. Ga taking
possession Of the vessel she proved 10 be
the schooner Sierra del Pillar, rs DAYS
from OnIum, on the African coast, with
$50 negroes on board, several of whom
we're IN the most emaciated condition.
She had originally 255, but death, and
those who had escaped into the woods
with the crew, had reduced the number
| to $50. The scene of misery and filth
that presented itself on board the vessel is
inconcevable. From having such an ad-
dltlon TO her complement, the Pickle
steered for the Hlvannah, the nearest
port, where she arrived on the 18TH
Boy Kidnapped and Liberated.
J On the 18th OF September last, a bright
little colored boy named Sidney Orisos
Francis was taken from his parents at
Worcester Mass. by Mr.. Shearer, who
said he lived about 20 miles from Wor-
cester, and wanted boy 10 do chores
about his house and store. Mr.. Shearer
took him directly to Fredricksburgh Va.
whence he was taken by another man
named Wilkinson to Gainesville eighty
miles further. The keeper of the Hotel
at Fredrcksburgh told some things about
the boy to the Mayor of the city, who
had Shearer taken up and put in Jail,
when he confessed that he brought the
boy fom Worcester Mass. The boy has
since been returned to his parents. In
this wonderful case MASSACHUSETTS man
was the kidnapper and a Virginia mayor
the LIBERAToR
/ had an interesting conversation with
the boy when he was on his way home
l hope TO have room for a more full ac-
count OF the case 1ext week. Youths
Cabinet.
African CaptiveS.-Cheering Newss
The committee on behalf Of those poor
Africans, have al length found two men
VINO can speak their exact language -
John Ferry, the Kiss, who has acted as
interpreter, hitherto, could converse with
them little. But the two men alluded
to are natives of the same tribe with the
captives. They belonged 10 the crew Of
the British brig Buzzard, lying in this
harbor, which vessel has long cruised on
the Coast of Africa. Capt Fitzgerald
was kind enough to permit Two of the
crew, who could speak English, to 90 TO
NV Haven under direction OF the COM
mittee The joy of the cap'ives at see
ing and hearing two of their own coun-
trymen who could talk in their lang uage,
can be much better conceived than des-
cribpd. They left their breakfast, literal
" dragged the men into the room, and
crowded around them, all talking and
shouting. The children Rugged each
other in a transport of Joy. The ac-
counts heretofore published by the COM
mitiee rs the TRANSACTIONS of Ferry are
confirmed, and we hope soon 70 give 9TH
er more interesting particuIars.-M Y Sun.
CHURCH ROOF cAvED IN.-The whole
: inside root of St. Paui's Church, Montre
al, fell on Tusday week, with a terrible
crash, destroying almost every pew IN the
church.
- HIGHLY IMPORTANT! SUSPENSION
OF SPECIE PAYMENT-A letter has been
: received in town, announcing that the u
S. Bank has suspended payment A gen
: era suspension of the banks will proba
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