The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-09-10

sided, he addressed them in CongoIese, which was
translated by Antonio as follows
Friends and Brolhers--We would have returned
but tho sun was against US ] would not Iseo you
serve the white man, So induced yon to kill the
Captain. thought. | should be killed. ex-
pecIed ii, 1t would have been better You had
better be killed than live many moons in misery
shall be hanged, think, every day But this
does not pain me. / could die happy, if by dying
could save so many of my brothers from The bon
dngc Of tho white man.
by this time the excitement had risen TO such
pitch that the officer in command had Joseph led
away by force and returned TO the Washington
Even this the hero boic with sto cal dignity, while
his poor counlrymen uttered the most piercing
yclls On board the Washington he was manaced
to prevent his lcNpng overheard Even this failed
to elicit the slightest percoptiblo emotion. This
was on Tuesday. On Wednesday he sgnihed by
motions that if they would take him on board the
schooner again, he would show them handker-
chief full Of doubloons. lie was sent on board
Ills manacles were taken oil and he once more
went below TO receive congratulations, even more
wild and enthusiastic than those OF Tuesday. An
tonic was told to watch and listen TO him. Instead
Of finding the doubloons, he ngain addressed the
negroes, which, according to the Interpretation OF
Antonio TO Spanish, and from Spanish TO English
by John Jay Hyde, Esq, editor Of the New Lon
don Gazette, was MS follows -
"My brothers, am once moro among you, hay.
ing deceived the enemy Of our race by saying
had doubuons. ! come to tell you thnt you have
only chance for death and none for liberty. |
am sure you prefer death, as do. You can by kill
ing the white men now on board, 'and l will help
you. make the people here kill you. 1t is better
for you 10 do this ,uud then you will not only avelt
bondage yourselves, but prevent the enlament Of
unnumbercd wrongs or your children, Come
come with me then
Antonio made the signal, and the unsubdued
chief was dragged from HE hold, again manaclcd
aud put on board the Washington. While making
tins speech his check shonC, and his eye often
turned TO tic sailors in charge. The negroes yell
ed and looked ferceIy as he did. They leapcd
about, and seemed like creatures under tails
manic power. On his way 10 The Washington, the
hero moved Muscle, but kept his eye liked ON
the schooner. On board The Washington he made
thousand gestures and motions TO DO taken on
deck, as if some urgent and important GRAND
But when led up he only looks at the schooner,
and remains with his eye fixed on her till taken be-
low again.
As as Lieutenant Gedncy arrived at New
London, he dispatched message to the United
States Marshal, and the United States District
Judge On Thursday morning they arrived at
New London, and courl waA held TO investigate
the affair. In the course of HE examination, the
facts above stated appeared in evidence. Antonio,
tic masters cabin boy, identified two Of The men
as having assisted Joseph in killing the master and
the cook. The other man who had participated in
,his affair had died.
The Court committed Joseph and dirty eight
others, being I'll the surviving slaves who had be
longed 10 Ruiz ona charged made by Ruiz and
uon,c1 Of ,jyo,,, anna ,uu1I,y Th.c,so will mo
laid hoCo ho Grand Iury q, tho torn, or tho I,ni,
cd S,o,cs Circpi, Cur, ,o b ho,dcn 81 Io,,lor1 an
the 18th of the present month.
hn,,rio oud ,ho C,,r cbiI,1rcn ,,ho h,J LoI,n,
ed to Monte, were ordered to give bonds in the
sum OF one hundred dollars each to appear wit
nesses and for want thereof were ordered to stand
committed.
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