Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-07-04

hall high, and ring bolts and manacles ready
Tor one or moro hundreds of poor black
wreiches. Her provision casks and legers
were ail ON board when captured by the Lii
ly.
We will be brief with the brig, ms we
have before mentioned her.
She was Captured Ivy the Lily sloop of
war IN January last and carried TO Sierra
Leone, where she was detained n short limo
and discharged by the Spanish authorities
because her commander, Joshua w. Littip
exhibited American papers but her prize
! master, Mr.. Boys, remained in her, delers
mined TO slit the matter, and consequently
sailed from Sierra Leone for the purpose of
| communicating with the British commander.
When on Lagus bar, she was hailed and
boarded by the Buzzsrd, as we have already
stated. MIR. Boys, Of course, gave her up
10 his superior officer; but still continued
| priZe master.
The Clara, commanded by Samuel 3,
Hooker, was captured in tho river Nun, by
The boats OF the BuZzard, early in March .
To show the caution with which CANAAN
Fitzgerald acted, wo will state the pariicu-,
lars Understanding there was Spanish
s'aVer up The liver, he cruized at its mouth
seVerai weeks, and daily sent up boats L. re.
conno,.re; landing MIR. Grant several times
LOT Inc purpose OF getting information from
the kings of the several A frican hortes; but
nothing could be CLEANED from them After
becoming pretty well satisfied however, that
such vessel as the Clara was in the river,
Captain r. despatched the yawl, manned
with twelve men and officers, 10 proceed up
The Nun and take possession Of her. AT a
considerable distance up, anchored close in
bend of tho river, they discovered and
boarded her. Captain Hooker and two
Spaniards only were on board. the rest be.
ing on shore. MIR. Grant demanded the
slaver,s papers, but was refused them
Captain Ii. said he was an American, had
American papers and was no, To be searched.
|, While this was going on, one o! the En-.
glish officers took spy glass to scan the
shore. Capt. H., upon seeing this, sprang
forward, passed his hand before il, and said
"You don't understand This glass YOU can,
not get the right focus" But the officer
had the focus so nearly that he discovered
The Barracoons filled with negroes, and also
saw on shore The slave decks, rice casks and
the legers He also saw the red caps of the
Spaniards, peeping from behind the Barra-
coons and over the underLrush This was
sufficient, and the Clara was taken possess
sion OF by the English as Spanish SLAYER,
sailing under false colors and papers. Hav-
ing American registers, although cut, 1t was
delicate matter for Capt. Fitzgerald TO
u,
and having Spanish crew, he thought II
best TO take her and the Eagle in charge,
and bring them TO New York subject TO
the orders OF The government of the United
States Alter leaving The coast of frica,
they touched AT Havana where the slavers
we're owned, and long correspondence on
their capture took place between Captain f.
and the Spanish owners. The correspon-
dence Capt. +. took with him 10 Washing
ION yesterday morning We shall publish
il in the course OF week. Il will develop
this country. Merchants in this city are
engaged largely in this trade.
la the meantime, the Buzzard and her
two prizes will remain in our harbor. The
mate and steward OF the Eagle, and the
mate and boalswain of the Clara, have also
been brought here to act as " Illnesses ia case
a trial should be ordered The Spanish
crews were landed at Havana The log
book OF the Clara is singular document
contains regular price current Of slaves
and all their transactions. This was kept
by the mate against the wish OF Captain
Hooker, aud is alone sufficient 10 convict
them. The cut registers, as they are called
were obtained by both captains al Havana,
and should trial take place, some develop
| ments will be made in relation TO them that
will be startling.
There are upwards Of twenty American
built vessels, differed by Americans, enga-
ged In this trade, and they have all these cut
| registers, which were obtained from the
| same source-and that source is supposed tO
be The american Consulate at HaUana. The
British cruisers have sew eral times Captured
them, but invariably gave them up upon see.
ing their papers Now they are determined
TO see il il is really true that such vessels can
sail under the American flag while engaged
in the slave trade, and have, therefore, cap-
inrcd and brought these vessels TO New
York Tor this purpose.
The whole affair will be laid before our
| government in few days, and arraD gements
will undoubtedly be entered into, or ought
TO be, with the English government, in re-
! gard 10 the future management of these i'm.
portant matters!
In 1920 il was enabled by Congress, that
il any citizen of the United States, belong
ing TO the company Of any foreign vessel
engaged in The slave trade, or any person
whatever, belonging 10 the company of any
vessel owned in whole or in part by, or nav.
| igaied for, any citizen Of the United States,
should land on any foreign shore, to seize any
negro or muIatto, no: held 10 service by The
laws OF either Of the States or Territories oil
the United States, with intent TO make him
a slave; or should decoy, or forcibly carry
off such negro or mulato, or receive him
on board any such vessel, with the intent a.
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