Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-22

mingled with the Negroes and told the women thew
were Tree, and persuaded them remain in the Is.
land.
Captain Fitzgerald, comm, nding the company.
told many OF the slaves owned by Thomas McCar.
90, in presence Of many other 'of the slaves how
| loohsh they were, that they had not, when they
rose, KILLED all the whles on ooard and the
sci ashore, and then they would have been free. and
there would have been no more trouble about IL
This was on Wednesday.
Every day. the Offices and soldiers were CHARGED
At y o'clock, ~. Nj. There are 500 regular soldiers
on the Island, divided into equal companies, CON.
manded by officers called cip,aus There was
regular sentry stationed every night and they
placed sll the men slaves except the four which
were tied, and placed guard over the GATEWAY. =
| they put them in tho hold at sunset to let them
out a. sunrise.
There apparently from IL to IS thousand
negroes IN the town q, Nassau and vicinity, and
| about or I thousand whites.
On Wednesday, the 10Th OF November about o
o'clock, A. NJ, thee civil magistrates of the Island
| came on board and commenced examining ALI m.
~h'te persons. They completed the examination
on the FRIDAY following, when the Attorney Gen
eral c'me on board ~ih the three magistrates. and
the dispositions we're sisred. The American Consul
was present the FIST two days. The magistrate.
were accompanied by clerk. The Attorney Gen.
eral, on Friday plrcGd tie 10 muincers IN the Gus
t'dy of the Captain and his guart and ordered them
| upon the quarter deck.
There were about fifty boats lying rourd the BRIG
all filed with rom the shor. armed with clubs
Attorney
and awaiting signal from one OF the civil nr,cis.
trHtes; Son1 was Cd from ,he shore by so,ne
oar boats nrt anchored nc,r the brig this sla,p
was ais" filed with mon armed with clubs; all m.
men IN the boats were negroes. The hcc; &C boats
was under thN Immediate command of the ,i,ot - no
pInted tho hi. into the harbor. This pot ,,,,tIv
before the signal was given nv one Of the macs
t'a'es, sid, that he wished tina. they would se,
through The business; thaG they had their time aud
he wanted his.
! The Attorney General here steDpei on The ouo,
ter dtok, an addressing himself all the persons
eIccp. 'hf nineteen ~ho were in custody sniJ
my friends, You have been detained n shor, time
IN board The Creole for the purpose o. asc.,;a,ni,s
the individuals who were concerned in ihi. nutin,-
and murder. They have LeeL identified and "a II
he detained; the rest OF you fre~ and IT liberty
! 10 80 on shore and wherever you please" Tnen
addressing the prisoners he said ".nsn ,h-r. are
| nineteen of you who have been identified rs hnvin,
been engaged m ths murder of Mir HeweIl and N
| an attempt TO NIL the Captain and others Won
VIII I've dsnlned aud lodged in prison t., time II,
or'rr that we may communicate with The E,,liSb
Government, ana ascertain whether your tr,,l Stii
| take Place here or elsewhere" 81 this time Mir
! u tlrd, The mate Of the vessel, then IN command
me C'Ptnin being on shore under the care OF a phy.
| ScIhn, addressed the Attorney General In the rrs
scncc ot the magistrates, protested against the basts
berg permitted 10 come alorg SHE of ihc vessel ar
ihat he negroes otter than the r, i;i1es.s sLou ne
| pui an shore. the Attorney Genera rrp.d th,t
Vi 81 ford hal better MIKE M n. ,ircr,op h., -,
/
| be MOO tsled. At this moment, one q; tho p,,g;s
trates ordered Mr. Merritt, Mr. McCsryo. and IN.
other passengers, t. look To their money and f,cs
| as he uppreh ended that the cabin of tho CT,
! would . sacked and robbed.
| Tie Attorney General, with on, Of the n,,r;s
rates, stepped INTO hIs boat add withdrew into The
stream, short distance from the brig. when ,b.,.
| stopped. = magistrate on The deck Of the Crcoe
gave the signal lnc the boats to apnr,,ch ins.or,l
| With hurrah and a shout flee, Of ho,t, 80
along SIDE of the brig and the magistrates directed
the men 10 remain on board of theiC own boats and
commanded the slaves to leave the BRIG and 20 on
board the boats. They obeycd his orders and ms
sing from the Creole into the boats were ossiSt.J
many OF them by this magistrate. During this mo
ceei'ns the soldiers officers were on the ous,,sr
Geek oil The Creole. armed with loaded muSkcts and
oayonets hrcd, and the Attorney Genera, with one
| of the magitraics in his boat lay AT q convenen,
distance, looking on. After the negroes had EN-,
bark ed in the boats the Attorney General and ms,
gI'irate pushed out their boat, end mingled with
the meet, eonsra,ustirc the slaves on their escape
and shaking hands with them. Three cheers were
then given, and the hoa,s vent To the shore where
| thousands were waiting n receive them
When this proceeding over, and al! III, slaves
| eNcoPt 'he ~ l'nded, barge was sent from the
barracks 10 the Creole, TO take on shore the 10 pris
| oners and the guard which had been lef over ~ EN-
They were taken on shore to the barracks. and the
nineteen carried thence To prison. One of them died
'he cay after henai been pat in prison, in conse-
querce OF wounds received IN the afiray
! During the investigation carried on bv the ma
gstraies on BOARD the Creole, and on the evening of
the same day on which the slaves and prisoners
were iahaednhe mutneers were OTagned and iden
| tined by the witnesses.
Many OF the negroes who were er1arcipated ~
pressed desire to 90 u lew Orleans on n.
Creole, but were deferred fum it, Inv means n,
| threats which were made to sink The yesse If she
attempted TO carry them away. Three women one
girl and boy concealed themselves on board The
| Creole and were brought to New Orleans. Many
OF the mule and nearly all Of the female slaves would
have remained on bol.d and come TO New Orl.ans
had II not been Ior the command of the magistrates
! and interference as before stated.
IN Monday following these events helm, The !
18Th day OF Novembcr, the Attorney General wrote
letter tn Captain Ensor informing him that The /
pdsssIgsrs OF the Creole as he cIIeJ the sIayos
had applied In him FOR assistance in oI,ini, ,s.
nagsage winch was still board the Brig and thar
he should nsSis: them in getting II on shore tn
this letter, Clifford, the officer IN commlnd of the
We SCI, replls" that there vas no bngsin0 on bo,,d
belong TO the slaves that he was aver. Of a. h..
considerei them cargo and the property Of th.it
Owners, and hat II they had LETT any thiog on The
Brig, II was 'he properly also of their masters. and
oesC-S nc e0u.d not iard any thing without per-
mt from the Custom House and IN order from tho
Am'-'ea6 Consul. The Attorney Gsner., ip,re-
dIiiey got perr"i from the Custom House hur M
orferlr"m the Am'roln Consul. and put an Officer
OF 'hs customs on board the Big, and demand.d
the deliver or me baggage n the slay.s ,C,rcs;d
:" hc landed IN the Bsgs boat. The master M Tie
Creole. y f"fi'ns hlmsclfat liberty 10 r.C,se ns,
mtisi nc NEE With lis men 10 come On hoard ard
axe such b'='7ge and property as they chose q,
CONSIDER rs belonging to the slaves. They wcnt
mt" he hold of the vessel end fo1k ,Il The xo,i
apparel blankets AMI other articles az also on
tale Of blankets belonging TO MIR Irck.t, With
h'd not been opened. These IN nss we're nut on
board OF the boat Of the officer Of the Customs and
c rrird on shore. anu
The coTesronIence which took Mae. b,,,v,,n
the Alto. ney General end he master Of the P,is il
!" POSSESSION o. ths am-flchn Consul a. Nassau.
On ;he next day, TusSdty CIpt.in En-. n, nro |
posed ~ sell portion of the provisions in rds, y,
pay hts expenses, while lying at Nassau. bavin,
more man enough for the remainder Of the vov,,o /
10 New OscHns. Tie Collector Of 'hc Custons -. |
fused 10 allow the provisions consisting OF sovcr,I
barrels OF meat and navy bread 10 he entered unlss,
the slaves which had been cmancina;cd sbould ill.,,
wise be entered as passengers. The msst.r If a..
Brig refused 10 accede this condition.
The next day after the ln1ing Of tho slaves the
officers OF the Government n New Providence caus.
cd To he advertised vessel for Jamtic, 10 t,ks on,
passengers 10 that Island, (prssage paiIl A num-
her Of the slaves Of the Creole entered their name,
u was generally said by persons, white and black,
thht the object m putting W this vessel was car,
~ away the slaves of the Creole. The Csct,i,
was so iniDrmcd by ;hr American Consul and Nj
Stark the agant FOR the Boston Insurance Conn.n.s
About two or three hours after the Brig te,ebed
Nassau, Captain WoOdsi5e Of the Bark Iopis,
with the Amerc1n Consul csmo board and il /
was agreed that Captain WOodsde with as MANI
Of his crew could he paved snd the second ~,
and four sailors Of the Brig Congress should r,m.
on board with arms and with the officers and c,.v,
Of the Creole, rescue the Brig from the British of
Ger then in command and conducted bor IN lodi, |
Kew, where there was United States vrs.eI
Of war. The Louisa and tho Congress were Ame- |
rican vessels and the arrangement was INSIDE under /
tho control oithe American Consul. Tie Cspfsin
was To come on board with mari al tbe 80. 49,