Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-18

70 sucha pitch that the officer ii comman,
"a nsa Joseph led away by force and return
"a 70 the Washington. Even this the h
- pore with stoical dignity, while hi,
poor eountrymen uttered the most pierc.
ing yells. On board the Washington he
was manacled to prevent his leaping over
ooaiu. Even this failed TO elicit the
Signtest perceptible emotion. This was
On tuesday. On Wednesday he signif.
ca by motions that if they would take
MN ON board the schooner again, he
would show them handkerchief full O
uouoioons. He was accordingly sent on
BOARD. His manacles were taken off and
ne once more went below to receive con.
gratuiations, even more wild and enthusi.
aslic than those of Tuesday. Antonio
was told to watch and to listen to him
Instead Of finding the doubloons, he again
addressed the negroes, which, according
70 the Interpretation of Antonio to Spanish
ana from Spanish TO English by John jaw
Hyde, Esq. editor of the New London
Gazette, was as follows -
My brothers, I am once more amono
you, having deceived the enemy of our
race by saying | had doubloons. came
to-tell you that you have only one chance
Tor death, and none for liberty. am
sure you prefer death, as do. You can
by killing the white men now on board
and will help you, make the people here
kill you. 1t is better for you to do this
and then you will not only avoid bond
age yourselves, but prevent the entailment
Of unnumbered wrongs on your children,
Come, come with me then
Antonio made the signal and the unsph-
dued chief was dragged from the hold
again manacled, and put on board the
Washington. While making this speech
his cheek shone, and his eye was often
turned to the sailors in charge The ne
groes yelled and looked as fercely as he
did. They leapt about and seemed like
creatures under some talismanic power
On his way to the Washington, the hero
moved not muscle, but kept his eye fix
ed on the schooner. On board the Wash
lnston ne made thousand gestures ard
motions 10 be taken on deck, as if on some
urgent and important errand. But when
led up he only looked at the Schooner
and remained with bis eye fixed upon her
till taken below again. He evinced no
emotion. and had he lived in the DAVIS of
Greece aid Rome, his name would have
been handed down to posterity as one who
had practised those most sublime of all
virtues-disinterested patriotism and un-
shrinking courage. Now, most probably.
he will be hanged as murderer and ri.
rate.
On Wednesday night, Captain Gedney
despatched an express to the u. States
Marshal at New Haven. who gave infor-
nation to his Honor A. Il. Judson, U. s.
District Judge. On Thursday morning
both these gentlemen arrived, and after
careful deliberation, concluded to hold
their court on board the Washington.
then lying of, the Fort, within musket
shot OF the schooner. Lieut.. WoIcou
kindly offered the services of the United
States cutter Experiment to take all inter-
ested on board the Washington. The u.
States Marshal politely took us under his
protection.
The result of the trial at Hartford on
the 18th inst will be looked for with deep
interest. As the slaves were fresh from
the coast of Africa, and torn thence by
men whom the law Of the civilized world
now brands as pirates; as they were car
ried 10 Cuba in violation of an express
treaty between Great Britain and Spain
and as the whole detention of them up to
the time when they killed the captain and
took possession Of the vessel was unlaw-
ful and piratical, it is difficult to conceive
on what ground they can be condemned
or given up. Certainly they seem to
have done nothing which every man who
justi6es the violent assertion Of his natur-
al rights would not do under similar cir
cumstances.