Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-09-13
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THE SPANISH SLAVE SHIP.

The New York Sun has long account
OF the Slave Schooner from which we make
the following extract
Leu,s. Porter aud Meade then immedi.
ately took possession, disarmed the negroes,
and took The schooner IN tow. Joseph on
seeing tins went below. and tying some
gold about his person, he leapt out of the
main hatch, and at one bound was over The
side. While under the water he 0isenga
ged the doubloons, aud came up about 100
yards from the vessel. having been under
water a, least five minutes. The boat was
INSTANTLY manned and sent in chase Of him.
When the boat ncare6 him he would stop
but Just as II came within reach he would
dive down and come up again some yards
behind her stern. He thus employed them
about 40 minutes, when seeing further
attempts useless, be gave himself up.
When pulled on board he boat he smiled
and putting his hands to his throat, intina
ted that he was going to be banged.
Joseph was then transferred TO the Wash
ington. bu, he seemed so uneasy, and DIS.
played so much anxiety to return to the
schooner that he was humaney gra,,ied.
On once more joining the Ams,ead the
poor wrelches clustered around him, ma.
king the most ex'ravagant demonstrations
of Joy. Some laughed, some screamed
some danced, aud some wep, Joseph
stood in the midst, but did no, even smile.
When the noise had subsidized. he addressed
them in Congolese. which was TRANSLATED
by Antonio as folows;-
"Frends and Brothers-We would have
returned but the sun was against us.
would not see You serve The white man, Sc
induced you to help me kill the Captain.
though, should be killed. expected it,
1t would have been better. You had
better be killed than live many moons in
misery. ! shall be banged think every
day. But this does not pain me. | could
die happy, if by dying could save so many
Of my brothers from the bondage of 'b,
white man."
BY this time the excitement had risen ,c
such pitch that the officer in commant
had Joseph led away BY force and returned
to the Washington. Even this the hero
bore with slocal dignity while his poor
countrymeu uttered the most piercing We lis
On board the Washington he was mana
cled to prevent his leaping overheard
Even this tailed to elicit the slightest per.
ceptible emotion. This was on Tuesday.
On Wednesday he signifed bv MOTIONS
that if they would take him on board the
schooner again, he would show them a
handkerchief foil Of douboons. lie was
accordlngly sent on board. His manncles
were taken off and he once more went
below TO receive congra' untions, even
more wild and enthusiastic than those OF
Tuesday. Antonio was told to watch and
listen TO him. Instead of finding the
doubloons, he again addressed the negroes.
which according to the Interpretation o.
Antonio TO Spanish. and from Spanish TO
English BY John jay Hyde, Esq, editor OF
the New London Gazette. was as follows
my brothers, am once more among
you. having deceived the enemy of our
rnce by saying ] had douboons. ! came
10 them TO tell yon that You have only one
chance for death and none for liberty. |
EN- sure you prefer death, as do You
can by killing the white men now on bnard.
and will help you, make the people here
Kill you. 1t is better for you to do this.
and then you will not only avert bondage
yourselves. but prevent the entaiment of
unnumbered wrongs on yonr children.
Come come will the then"
Antonio made the signal and the unsub,
dued Chief was dragged from the hold.
again manacled. and put on board the
Washington. While making tins speech,
his cheek shone. and his eye was often
turned to the sailors in charge. The
negroes yelled and looked as fierceIy as he
did. They leap, about and seemed like
creatures under some talismanic power.
On his way TO The Washington, the hero
moved not muscle. bu' kept his eve fixed
on The schooner. On board the Washlno.
ton he made a thousand gestures and
motions TO be taken on deck as if on some
urgent and important Grand But when
led up be only looks at the schooner, and
remains with his eye fixed upon her til
taken below again. He evinces no emo
ton and had be lived in the DAYS of Greece
ar Rome. his name would have been handed
down TO pos'erl'y as one who had prac,ised
those most sublime Of all virnps-disinter
es'ed patriotism and unshrinklnp cnurare.
Now most probably he will be hanged o. a
murderer and pirate.
On "Wednesday night, Capt. Gedne,
dispatched al express to he u. S. Marsha
At New Haven, who gave information ,c
his Honor A. T.. Judson, u S. Distric
Judge. On Thursday mornng both ,hcs,
gentlemen arrived, and after careful dehb
Grafton, concluded to hold their cour, o,
oohrd the Washington. then lying off tn,
Fort, within muske' shot Of the schooner
Lieut. Wo'co't kindly offered the service
of the U. S. Gutter Experiment to take al
interested on board the Washington. Tn
U. s. Marshal politely took US under hi
protection.