Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-25

language, which the African In
.etPfe'er we'll understands, said he was
a'ner over fourteen years of age, that he
was porn at Havana, and had been ser.
want 10 the captain of the Amistad. He
liau been attached to that vessel three
years, during which time she had made
regular trips from Havana to Princ;ne
with slaves. N. Wilcox, ESQ. the mar
shal, mere said that the schooner could No,
oe American built, as she was very differ.
eht from vessels built in this country f.,
the slave trade She is only about * Or
gu tons burden and her dec ks are made Of
mahogany. From another source I learn.
ca that, wherever built, she was evidently
INTENDED for SLAYER, having ten sweens
nye ON side, and very large hatcbw av
Tier cargo was worth about $4,000 Tbc
negroes left the matches off DURING all
weathers. and some of the goods are much
damaged, so that the cargo will not prob.
ably bring over $4,000. The money
which the negroes had, belonged to The
captain, and has gone into possession 81
the SpanIards and Lieut.. Gedney. 1t will
probably be proved that one of the Snan.
lards has said in this country that he bo,t
the slaves from slave ship, on sn.cnla
t,on. Antonio said the brig that brou cht
the negroes from the coast of Africa was
under the Portuguese flag, and was called
La tacora. They were put on board the
Amlstad, and she sailed from Havana in
the night because English men of war
We're lying in the harbor. The quarrel
took place when they had been about two
days from Havana; the beginning of il
was the cooks fault, who told the Afri.
cans that they were going to carry them
where they would kill and eat all Of them
Before that night they were treated badly.
but that night they fought fair. No Afr.
can was killed, but all that were killed
were ON the other side. Antonio said
mat jIngua did not kill any body.
Jlngua appeared to be highly grati6ed
TO be taken from his cell, and 10 have the
opportunity TO look at the public build.
lngs and the beautiful park, for the FIRST
ume'ffom the windows of the chamber
When ne entered the room his bearing
was like another Othello. He seemed at
hrS', under some apprehension, but, after
while. appeared TO be well aware that
ne was lnterrogated by persons friendly
to him. He told his story in an animated
manner, and when Antonio was mak;oo
MS statement, ne watched his countenance
with deep interest Occasionally he would
shake hands with the Interpreter and
laugh very heartily. When removed
from the chamber, he was allowed to visit
his countrymen. They shouted for low.
on seeing him, called him massa.' and
every one of them Immediately, of their
own accord, gave into his hands all the
money, &c. they had received from the
visitors. He took it, but before he reach
ed his cell, he suddenly handed the money
to MS brother, who is one of the prisoners,
thinking probably, and justly enouuh, too.
that it would not be very safe when he
should return to the convicts with whom
he is incarcerated.
One OF The men attached to the prison
was the occasion of great amusement on
the. part OF the prisoners, as we'll as the
spectators, by taking large lump of ice
TO show these strangers from the tropics.
They all handled it in turn, but each one.
after holding it moment, screamed out as
II their hands had been burned, and en-.
treated the man to take it out of their
hands. They would then look at their
hands to see if the skin was off, examine
very closely the novelty, then taste of the
water on their hands, then touch the ice
win their tongues, or take small piece
into their mo uths. As the ice was PASS
ed around, they laughed immediately at
the momentary agony OF their comrades.
One of the physicians Of the city, who
happened TO be at the prison, and who ex-
pressed his surprise to find that the prison
ers, as body, were all well formed, and
appeared quite as intelligent as an equal
number of colored persons in New-Hav-
en-, or any other part of this country, took
hold of the head of one of them, to exam.
inc it phrenologically, when the young
man burst into loud laugh, saying, il
is very poor head Some of them are
not only cheerful, but merry, and show
much agility, wit and shrewdness. jim.
qua is generally grave and thong htful,
but his countenance is occasionally light
ed up, when the expression is very pre-.
possessing, indicating much natural be.
nevolence OF heart.
The curiosity to see the prisoners ap
pears to be undated. Most of the visit
itors express much sympathy with these
much abused strangers, and utter senti
ments of strong indignation against those
! who have torn them from their native
land, or meditated their enslayement. Blu
there are few persons, even in Connect
icut, who unblushingly aver that these
Africans are not men; that it is right te
enslave them, and that they will undoubt
eddy be given up by our government