Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-12-30
BRIG CREOLE.

BRIG CREOLE.
The Charleston Courie rcontains the following
extract Of letter from New Orleans, giving a
circumstantial account Of this affair." The CON.
duct OF the British authorities at Nassau has been
most outrageous, and calls for the prompt inter-
ference of our government.
"From the evidence Of the acting captain.
(who was mate at tina, tme) crew and nassen,
gers appears that on the night of the 7th Nov.
while lying to, expecting to make Abaco the next
morning about o'clock, the captain and hands
having turned into their berths, except the watch
on deck, negro came into the cabin, and told
the captain that some of the men were in the hold
win women. The captain requested Merritt.
VINO was attending to the negroes getting their
food, &C., TO go and see who it was among the
women. Merriitwent down among the females.
lit the lamp, and discovered negro named Madi.
son, who attempted to get on deck; Merritt
caught him by the leg, and Clifford the mate,
neiu MN oy the head and shoulder, his body be.
ing ON deck, and his legs i'm the hatchway. thew
Intending to chastse him. While scuffling with
HIM, pistol was discharged, and the mate. Gil.
lord, was struck on the back Of the head bv tho
oalI, but 1t did not penetrate. Clifford and Mer-
ritt ran below into the cabin, woke up the cap.
tam and MIR. John Ilewell. The captain took
his bowie knife and rushed on deck. HewelI
found musket, and prevented the negroes from
coming into the cabin; fired il at them-,hey
threw handspike at him, and took the musket
from hm-they were at the entrance of the cab.
mall this time. Hewell picked up the hand
spike, drove them from the door to the forward
part OF the vessel; some OF them i'm his rear
stabbed him several times, and he returned 10 the
cabin and fell dead. The Captain fought. hut
was overpowercd; thrown down, the knife Ia
Ken away from him-succceded in getting awav
from ,hem and ran up the rigging. Clifford was
Already up the same mast, and finding the cana
tain faintng from the loss of blood dashed him
to the mast, and went up higher-the sailors
took to the rigging of the foremost. Merit, hill
IN the cabin among the women, until the mutt
heers GROVE them out; he then went into a berth
ana pulled a mattrass over him; he berged them
to spare his life, and that if they did. he would
carry the brig safe into Nassau-,bev pronoseS
TO go to Liberia; he told them the vovago
would be too long, and that there was not water
ana provision enough in tho vessel to carry them
a;al d,Stance-his life was spared, and he was
placed In charge Of the vessel. McCarpo. a
passenger, and nephew to one of the owners
ray IN his state room until the next day, and one
OF the negroes belonging TO his uncle prevented
the others from injuring him; the next morniny
ue captain was ordered down; they made the cap,
tain go into the forecastle, where thew had n.
ready placed his wife, child, and niece. and ~.
dered his wounds to be dressed the vessel nm
her way to Nassau. On arriving at Nassau. The A.
merlcan Consul being informed by the mate and
crew OF what had taken place, went to the Gov.
c''o' vi ''e isiahu, ana acquainted him with the
Facts; the Governor sent file of soldiers IN
board. The third day after being in that port,
the passengers, crew, &c. identified 10, who an.
peared to be the principals, and the mex, dav.
they were taken ashore and lodged in Jail. The
Attorney General of the Island, then read. from
the quarter deck, the British laws, and told the
negroes that they Were iree and might .uo anv
place they pleased" During this time a larpe
number of boats, Chose on board of them armed
with Cinbs) came along side of the brip. After
the reading OF the laws by the Attorney General.
those In the boats expressing Impotence at the
tme' a signal was given by this officer waving
a pocket handkerchief, and the slaves were
pushed and showed from off the vessel into boats
portion retusingto go; would not 90 and hid
themselves. The captain was taken on shore bv
the American Consul and his wounds dressed nv
aphysician. "
son the arrival of the brig Creole, at Nassau.
as soon as the news was known amono the shin.
ping, captain commanding vessel from Maine
lying In port, collected all his pistols, cutlasses
and muskets, and the Consul purchased arms
look his crew in boat with these arms. and
went to the brig for the purpose of manning her
and taking her to this port-The soldiers ordered
HIM to keep of, that il he attempted to get ON
board they would fire on him-he was compelled
10 return. The brig proceeded on the VOYAGE
with only out of 1876 negroes