Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-06
HIESEEE.L ANEssVS.
from The .fsw London Gasehe.)


Much exci,en,e Mt has been created in New York for
ihe INST week from The report Of several pilot boats hav
ing seen clipper built schooner OF the Hook, iuiio ne
rrocs and in snch condition as TO lead 10 the suspicion
ihat she was pirate Several cutters and nava! vessels
are said have been despatched in pursuit OF her but
she has been most providentsly captured in the Sound
by Captain Gedney, Of the surveying brig Washington
We will not longer delan the reader but snbj"in The
official account Of The capture, very politely furnished 10
us BIZ one of the officers:
U S S BRIe WAsHISGToy,
New Lcndnn. Aug 90. 1899
Whilst this vessel sounding this day between
Gardner's and Mnntauk Points, schooner ~.
ing in shore off Cuoden Point, under circumstances
suspicious authorize Lieut. Com Gedney 10 stand
in 10 see wha, her character seeing number OF
people on The beach with carte and h"tses, and boat
passing 10 and fro. boat armed and despatched
with an officer to board her On coming alongside.
number Of negroes were discovered on her deck and
tweatY or thirty more on ihe beach-i~o White men
came forward and claimed the protection of the officer
The schooner proved 10 be the "Amisiad Captain
Ramonliues from The i:vunnah bound to The Guanaja.
Por, Principe with 81 blacks and two passengers
board the former, four nights after they out
and murdered The Captain and three of The crew. they
then took possession of the vessel with the intention Of
returning 10 the Of Africa Pedro Monies pass-n.
ger md Jose RGes, OF the slaves and part of the
cargo only saved 10 navigate the vessel After box
inc about four DAYS in the Bahama Channel The vessel
was s,eered for the Island CT 81 Andrews. New
Providence From thence she went 10 Green Key,
where The blacks laid in supply OF water. Alter leav
Tor New Providence the negroes being under The i'm.
preston, that she steering Tor The coast of Al.
RIGA: they would not, however permit her to enter the
port, but anchored every night on The coast The sua
lion oil the Two whites al. this time Truly plorabe
being treated with the greatest severity, and Pedro
Monies wao had charge Of the navIgstiun was suffer.
ing from two wounds, one in The head and one
the arm, their lives threatened every instant lie was
ordered TO change the again Tor The of Az
rica The negroes themselves steering BY sun in the
day time, whis, 1t night lie would alter their course so
10 trpg The n back to their original place OF
nation They rsm1'red three day i Long Island to
the eastward OF Providence, after which time they were
two months on he ocean, sometimes steering the
eastward, ard whenever occasion would permit the
whites would ale. Inc course Ia the Rorhward and
westward, always in hopes Of falling with some YES
eel al being enabled some pnt where
they wtud be relieved from their horr,d situation.
Several times they boarded ny vessels: once
by an American Schooner from Kingston; on these &C
casons the whites were ordered upow while The ne.
groes communicated ana trad, d with the vessel; the
schooner from Kingston supplied ,hcm with demoln
OF water Tor The moderate o.! dnub!nn,-,hvs
schooner, whose name not sscfr,aned finding that
The negroes had plenty OF money remained dashed along
side the 'Arnstad for twenty four hours thonuh the
must have been that al! right on boa I'd
and probably suspected the character nf The vessehls
the 18th of the present month; The vessel was
seered to the n"r,hward end westward and the 2U,h
inst distant from u York IS miles the Pilot boat M 3
alongside aud gave the aroes some appcs She
also hailed by No 4; when lie latter boa came neat
her TO board them; they exaspprated with the
two whites for bringing them much d! their way
that they expected every mcmrn 10 lie murdered :
On the 9th, they made Mon'auk Light. and steered
Tor il in the hope OF running the vessel ashore bur the
tide driIed them up The bay, and they ancl red where
they found by the brig WaShiugun off Culladpn
point. The negroes were found in commune alton will
the shore, where they laid in fresh supply Of water
ahd The point of sailing again for the coast vi
Africa They had good supply Of money with Them
some OF which is likely taken by the people or
the beach After they dsarmed and sen, on boarc
from the beach the ringea,le Jumped overheard with
three hundred doubloons about him The property Of The
Captain all of which lie succeeded in losing from his
person, aud then permitted himself to be captured =
The schooner was taken in tow by the brig and carried
into New LONDON.
TUESDAY, l2 O'clock, NJ We have Just returned
from visit to the Washington and her prize which are
riding al anchor in the bay the fort On bnurd ht
former, we saw and conSerssd with The two Spanisl
gentlemen who were passengers board The schooner
well owners OF The negroes and OF the cargo
One Of them, jose Rues very gentlemanly and IN
telligent young and speaks English luenlly II.
the owner OF most of The slaves and 90 which h.
conveying TO his estate the Island OF Cuba The
other, Pedro Monies is ahou, so years Of age and is III.
of three Of the slaves. lie was formerly a sh D.
MASTER and has navga,ed the vessel since her seizure
by The blacks Both of them, may be naturally sup
posed, most uneignedy thankful for their dplv
Jose Pedro is the most striking instance Of compa
cency and unauyed degh, We ever have witnessed a NJ
is not strange, since only yesterday his sentence wa
pronounced by The chief Of the buccaneers and his de
aong chanted by The grim crew, who gathered iib up
liitcd sabrcs around his devoted head which as we'll
his arms, bear the scars of several wounds inflicted
the time Of The murder of The i'll faied captain and
fle sal smoking his Havana on The deck mud to udr
from The martyr like serenity Of his Gountpnance hi
emotions such rarely stir the heart ri man :
When Mr. Porter, the prize.masier assured him Of hi
safety he threw his around his neck while gushing
tears coursng down his furroH ed cheek, bespoke lb
Overlooking transports of his soul Every and the
ha hmm nnItp IF,aI
TO "the Holy Virgin, who had led him out of all hi
troubles Senior Rues has given two letters for hi
agents, Nlessrs Shelton Brothers, and Co of Boston
and Peter A. Harmony and Co Of New York /, n,
pears that the slaves the greater portion Of whom we
h,s were very much attached TO him, and had detrrmin
ed after reaching the coast Of Africa, 10 allow him Il
seek his home what way he could, while his poor com
panion was 10 be sacrificed
On board the brig We also saw Clnques the mns,e
spirit and hero OF this bloody tragedy in irons He i
about FIVE feet eight inches in height 25 or &c wears
age, of erect figure, well built and very active He i
SAID 10 be match for any men on board the schoon
er. His counienance, tor native African is nnusua
intelligent, erincng uncommon decision and cooness
with composuIe characteristic OF true courage an,
nothing TO mark him as malicious He is ne
gro, who would command in New O.eans under N,
hammer, al least $780,
ny phyaiognomy and pbrenology he has considerable,
eiaim 10 oenevoence According to Gall and Spur
heu' ms moral sentiments and intellectual faculties
P.eoomhhle considerably over his animal nropeps,es
ne SAID, however 10 have killed The CapinjD and ere
WIN ms own hand, by cutting their throats BE aist
mas several 'mes attempted TO lake The life of Semi
with the scars of blows inflicted by his lash 10 keen s
sunJecnon hrexppc,s to be executed but neverthe
less man'fesis sang rod worthy Of Stole under SIM
lar circumstances. ~ '"
With Captain Gedney, the surgeon Of Tho no., 80
others, we visited The schooner, which anchored
In musket shot OF the Washington and there ,a go
soch sight as we never saw before aud never ush ),
zee again The bottom and sides Of this vessel 49,, "
veed with barnaces and seagrsss while her riyen,
sas preset an appearance worthy of the Filing Dn,ch
man, amer her tabled cruise. She is Baltimore bull,
vessel OF mache IS model for speed about 1870 tons bur-
den ana about years old. On her deck were prouned
amid various goods and arms the remnon, of bE Er;