Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-23
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.f Inc Captured Africans.


or the Captured Africans.
u..vsr received by express from correspon-
IAN, =, Hartford Connecticut, the whole OF the pro-
.d;pps ofthe Circuit Court in relation to the case
Of the Africans of the Amistad, upto late hour on
Saturday The report presents the precise condi-
t;o. Of the whole affair at the time express left
Nv this report il will be seen that the criminal pro-
scution Of the negroes has been abandoned and that
the several bes aHd claims to the Amisad, aegroes
and cargo, which before the .District Court in
abiding the demand of the district attorney, on be-
half Of the government Of the United States, sus-
pended and await the action Of the Circuit Court
On the habeas corpus for the discharge of the chill
Sren. The settlement Of this question decides the
whole matter, provided Judge Thompson releases
the children on the ground Of the want of jurisdc
sion II he decides against the habeas corpus, then
nj the Africans must be held in custody by the
Marshal subject to the future action of the District
Cout.
In the meantime the whole subject acquires a
deeply additional interest in the public mind Ii in
wolves principles Of the greatest magnitude to the
country, aud from every part it seems TO take the
shape Of struggle between the government and the
Abolitionists for the possession at the Africans
The u. s. government wants to get them 10 deliver
them up to the Spanish suthorities-and Lewis Tap
pan and Co. want to get them, TO make saints Of
them. The U. 5. court holds possession, and the
keeper OF the Hartford prison keeps the lock and
KEY feeds them rice and milk, and shows them to
the beautiful women Of Come ticut at shilling a
head. Our ceres pendent at Hartford is still the
sround. and tomorrow or next day, we expect fur
Their additional intelligence Of these poor Africans
as the lovely call them, who have nothing TO
do, but cat, drink, and turn somersets-a far
happy life than they ever enjoyed in Africa.
HARTFORD, September 18th.
The grand Jury stat ed 10 the court this morning
that they had before them several bills OF indie meni
for murder and piracy, alleged to have been commit
ted on board the Amistad, and asked for a charge in
csart could not instruct the grand jury except upon
statement Of the facts they had found. The grand
jury retired, and heard the following evidence
Secret Evidence before the Grand Jury.
Pedro Monfex Mr.. Pnrroy IF vec York being sro,n as
Preor. HE purchaed sIave, girls boy el,
june last the Of tooaccoust in Machsndas
m Havana. Had these blacks before the same place
The Jailed on The had shipped the slavs the day
beore sailed at P. had d,kc ny the for
days On the LIT Of Jsi, the negroes and captured
vessel Witness sleeping the trunk 70 feet wiIe)
lsrboard tide ait; first awoie by the attack the
seestioo heard Inc slaves but heard noihn from the c.o
there great and coniu aad he could
geh hs df rent sounds; heard the cook
board saw him after he ascxed lying in the after
part Of tie long boat his back. breath hs last
gahes his head slept in the long bostthe
in the waist IN" rbo,rd side. A. wit
approached the slaves they behind the oresa The
captain sleeping the utter coop did the
srs' attack on the captains the captain seize the er and
waess then hih Witness forward qaeiI the re-
volt aud the then him They truck him on
the head aud him Witness then the cabin
where he stad Till morning About aylisht Joseph
she cabin and witness covered with cloth Joseph
struck him it knife. bot the cl h saved his lie. An
ether slave merceded Cor aud Jose IN dcssed The
kacks oea threatened kill him. he struck or
violently sailor h-lrs-ali er
ecp him asleep When the captain ait they attacked
witness the captain said. attack ,hem Kill
cook The next mornisg the cstancook sailors
ag and he supposed they were led The blacks all al
liberty deck and below. LAmi.taa spanish
built vessel o. 50 tou burden. Witness supp
TWEEN or hrse 70 The morning when the
nitsedt little light They brosght witness On deck
end lied him 10 Rsr the, orsred him 60 Aries
Kept beating about In the vicinity OF the Bah raj
Ssys in the hopes OF meeting vessel This dag
afer the murder had very little water board the
s,sves wished 20 for witness asked them they
sired 20 free country they aud witness
for New Providence arrived there in four five dzys;
eAos and got the boat 60 ashore as they saw
sohe and became frightened said white people
hs negroes then told him to 20 where they cosd get
fire.. New rro,isence when ,he, rot s.urp, Her.
The blacks made much Of witness and vrry
Nobody here but heard chickenthe negroes did allow
hin 20 ashore. After being there t,rce dsy.,hey
pa ted the cable the niehtwi a.leepthey walked
his. sna he s.n s;ssred for New Pre-, dence day met
,eaxsss from New Provdsnceanchorcd STAYED tin MORN
Witness triedo sta, about in The vicinity, in the hope
falling IN with vesse-stayed lay; then seered Cor
Caso-sochored every night when poss be and in the
day Blacks ordered him to for Aca-witues. tod
hea he could not because he had Ain day
Ter say an American shpAnd many vessels.
The whites always below sight When vessels
whss pilot boat hailed IN. Amas by learned thai lhsy
we New fOr and said they would hill witness, and
Md down the deck aud sung the song round hin;
~ oined IN the and In the threats Joseph about TO
hill witness when three Of the blacks him of Nest ds
witness set 10 mendn, sssoos after the, sailed 10
sssvsrd saw pilot boat towering aboc-nert day
Sose plot boats with many boardnesroe. arm.
- hsaseivesthey made him Cor east IN the day
time and n tbs night he steeed for land lie .ersd
n W coarse, knowing that aid tabe the American
coast u day. he the light (Msntsuk)t was in the
ssgL witsess kept st vessel as sesr 10 the
sss< possible before he walked the negroes-petcnded
got 10 hno~ land. because afraid the nerroe,
Uosis hall h~ The said the light 10 their own
c>sn'ry an africa, and told him
what csssiry aud told hide IN. oar. Of the
sse intending 70 ske his escape Joseph found them and
took them There money IN the trunk. when
srsned Lieutenant hesdcno aboard Cusp~r had
ue command. and toot the girls 10 ii,. with
hin Witness h's slaves mon he before he Dough,
oen N Havana The hrohe open
we goeds and made dresses of them Witness paid 900
6~ the slaves.
oss RaisT bought ~ slave. June last 10 IN. public
markets. Havana They embarked open day
al hbsry 10 20 say Of the vessel The
Always open swoke BY the noise Of the auny
and tried 20 stop the dssarbasce There confusion
Ard upoar, ca mot tell precisely what took place.
sss the captain WI s,ssag 81 the tiier, tell Antoine
nrs- some bread among the slaves and would stu
aevn into the cabin and begged the egroes not kill m,
80 nons asd ,hey made signs they not bur, me
ysps semedt 10 be thestrouge and took co nmanI Az
ssy' the negroes had meeting asd cho,,
nm .or i'sder Tie captain. cook and sailors were
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