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CAPTURE or TIE AMIsrAp.

CAPTURE Or TIE AMISTAD.
We stated yesterday several ofthe par.
ticulars OF he capture Of the Spanish schr.
L.AmisiGd. We give to day a more ex-
tended account OF the capture and Of the
appearance of the vessel, as published In
the New London Gazette.
The account Of an officer Of the U. s.
brig Washington states. that whilst that
vessel was sounding on the 2Gth inst. be-
tween Gardeners and Montauk Points, a
schr. was seen lying in shore oil Cullodea
Point. under ciTcums,ances so suspicious
as 10 authorize Lieut.. Com. Gedney To
stand in 20 see what was her ehaTacter-
seeing number Of people on the beach
With carts and horses aud a boat passing
to and fro, boat was armed and Dispatch
ed with an officer TO board her Ga com
ing along side a number OF negroes were
discovered on her deck. and twenty or
thirty more were on tho beach-,wo white
men came forward and claimed the pro.
lection Of the officer. The schr. proved
TO be the "Amis,ad," Capt. Ramonflues
from Havannah. bound 10 Guaneja, Port
Principe, with II blacks and tWo passen.
gers on board; the former alter they were
four nights out rose and murdered the
captain and three OF the crew, they then
took possession OF the vessel With The in
teniion Of returning 10 the coast of Ali
ca. As stated yesterday Pedro Mon;es.
passenger. and jose Rues. owner Of the
slaves and part Of the cargo. were only
saved TO navigate the vessel.
After boxing about four days in the
Bahama Channel. the vessel was steered
for the Island of 81. Andrews, near New
Providence; from thence she went 10
Greer Key. where the blacks laid in
supply ofwater.
After leaving this place the vessel was
stsersd by Pedro Monies for Providence.
the negroes being under the impression
that she was steering for the coast Of AZ
rica-they would not, however, permit
her TO enter the port but anchored every
night of the coast. The situation Of the
whites was all this time truly deplorable.
being treated with the greatest severity,
and Pedro Monies. who had charge OF the
navigation. was suffering from two wounds.
one IN the head and one in the arm their
lives threatened every instant. lie was
ordered TO change the course again for
the coast OF Africa, the negroes them
selves steering by the sun in the dav
time, whilst at night he wsuld alter their
course so as TO bring them back 10 their
original place Of destination. They re-
NAMED three days of Long Island. TO the
eastward Of Providence, afte= hich time
they were two months on the ocean some
times steering TO the eastward, and when
ever 40 occasion would permit, the whites
would alter the course to the norihward
and westward, always in hopes OF falling
in with some vessel OF war. or being en-
abIed TO run into some port. when they
would be relieved from their horrid SiiHa-
ton. Several times they were boarded
by vessels; once by an American schooner
from Kingston 90 these occasions the
whites were ordered below while the ne
groes communicated and traded with the
vessel the schooner from Kingston sup.
piled them with a demijohn Of water for
the moderate sum Of one doubloon-this
schooner, whose name was not sscsftsin-
ed. finding that the negroes had plenty 81
money. remained lashed alongside the
"Armistad" for twenty-four hours, though
they must have been aware that all was
not right on board, and probably suspected
the character Of the vessel.
This was on the 18th Of the present
month; the vessel WAs steering to the
north ward and westward, and on the 2O,h
instant, distant from New York - miles.
the Pilot boat No. 3. came alongside and
gave the negroes some apples. They were
also hailed BY No. {. When the latter boat
came near, the negroes armed themselves
and would not permit them 10 board her.
they were 90 eXssperaisd Silh the two
whites for bringing them so much out oi
their gay, that they expected every mo.
meni 10 be murdered. On The 2tth they
made Montauk Light. and steored for II
20 the hope Of running the vessel on
shore. bat the lido dnfled them up the
bay, and they anchored where they we're
found by The Washington. oil Colluden
point. The negroes we're found "a CON.
munication With the shore where they
lad 20 a fresh supply Of water and on he
point Of sailing again fof The coast Of ~.
nca. They bad q good supply n money
with them. some Of which It's likely vas
taken by The people on The bsach Ansr
they weTs d.sarmed and sent on board
from The beach. The ungleader Jumped
overheard with three huadred doubl0ons
about h'm. the property q the captain,
al Of which be succeeded ia loo.ing from
his person. and thee permitted himsell 10
be captured. The schooner vss taken
~ TOW ~ tbs big. and carried iRto New
London"
There are nov alive about q nsrross.
three u whom are girls--aboat 40 have
died They have been a. sea CD DAYS.
The vessel and cargo uers worth fofiy
thousand dollars when ,hey len Hasaaa.
exclusive d ibe negroes. whieh cost from
20 70 so 600. Vessel aad cargo we're
insured ia Hayans.
TCEsDtv H. s'clock. A M-We
have just retained FROM welt " tho
WsthlnkioH sod her prize. which are
rfTtng nf esrfsF ia fka tav rlaag 80.