Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-12-11

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ex-governor Bagby, Of Alabama has been
elected TO the U. s. Senate, IN place Of Hon.
c. G. Clay, resigned.
The Mobile Register and Journal have been
united. T. Sanford and 5. 7. Wilson, formerly
joint proprietors and editors Of the Register,
will conduct the new establishment. AS gem
tlenen, men Of business and courteous grace
fuI writer's, both have been long and favorably
known TO the public.
gr Tic following particulars Of a horTid
transaction. are taken from the Crescent Gin
N. Orleans. 1t is stated in other papers. that
the whole plot, according to the confession Of
the negroes, was preconcerted in Norfolk, by
a baptist minister, an Eng.ishinan, named
Bourne. who formerly resided at Nassau, and
a~bsconded, leaving his family at that place.
The conduct Of the English authorities on
the occasion, was villainous beyond parallel.
# our government should act with only sheer
Justice in the matter, they would send a feet
and chastise the miscrean!s % q band Of pi-
rates. The affair will doabtlessIy form q new
item ia our diplomatic claims Oh the English
crow.
.NgcRo MurIsYl--On tho 9th day of
last October. the schooner Creole, from
Richmond, with acargoo ftobacco and l35
negro slaves, commanded by Capt. Enson,
left Hampton Ronds for this city. Five
passengers were also on board this vessel,
and she was manned by Il crew Of fycTai-
lors besides her officers, All went on well;
the sla ives submitted 10 orders given them
by Mr.. Howell, (who, In part, was their
owner,) and were treated by thia unfortu-
nate gentleman with all possible kindness.
On the 7th inst. at 8 o'clock ?. M. The
vessel hove t~c--tlle captain next expected
to make Abaco. On the following evening,
at about half past nine, when the passen.
gers and those Of the crew who were not
on duty had turned in, every white man
ON board wasalarned from his slumber, by
the negroes rushing on deck, witt, the cry
Of "We've commenced it now! Let's go
through with itl'
Mr.. HeweIl, who had charge ofthcm was
instantly killed. The captain. the chief
mate. and all the white men, made whate.
yer resistance they could, but being almost
unarmcd, and 80 inferior in numbers to
the negroes, they we're speedily overpow'
cred. The negroes had tistols, bowie
knives, dirks, bludgeors and handspikes
etc. while the passengers could MUSTER on
" n single misket, and even that was to
ken away in nm instant from the hands Of
the person who held it. Mr.. Heweli's heat
was cut off. and his body, together witt
that of a dog whom the wretches killed
was pushed into the sen. The captain re
ceived a dangerous wound on his thigh, ant
a stab in the breast, and had his SOUL frac
tnred. The chief mate, one Of tho pas
sengers and several of the hands were als'
severely wounded. The negroes took pos
session of the vessel, and n 0 them, wh'
appeared to be their leader, assumed II
dignity Of Captain. Owing to the dark
ness Of the night, and the seattle which
ensued, three e. the mutineers were killed
The death Of saese might have been occa
stoned by the fury of their comrades, o
probably from the resistance made by tn
passengers and crew, with whatever wea
pons of defence they could, in the suddc
emergency, obtain. These three bodlo
we're all thrown overheard.
The above statement we obtained from
one Of the crew, with whom the negroe
were not in favor. and who was slecpln;
in his bunk at the time the affray con-
menced. As soon us he heard the noise
he rushed on deck, and seeing what we
tho matter, he sprung up the rafting t
the topmost yard OF the mainmas.. Ih
captain and some Of the crew seeing tina
resistance was useless, Immediately TO
flowed, pursued by the negroes with knives
etc. cutting them as they went up. tn
negroes spared the lives Of the passenger
and crew only on condition that the
would run the vessel near an English sci
Element; this of course they promised {
do. All came down, We are told by OF
informant, with the exception Of himsel
against whom for some cause or other, th
blacks bore a bitter enmity. He saw tn
|, whole transaction from the yard to whic
he had la>hed himself, by the glare throw
upon tho deck by the l~anthorrs Of the mi
timers. They ordered him to ON dow
drew a knife across his throat; bas as if
new idea had struck ;hleln, they stoppe
his execution audlocked him mp IN a stat
room.-The negroes then ransacked tt
vessel, broke open, the trunks, and iaaii
got at the liquor. Then it was a scene
!, hellisli riot ard confusion.
The next morning about 8 o'clock, tn
Creole made the fort at Nassau. III
white men went ashore, and laid their cas-
! before the English Governor. Ninetee
!. of the blacks were identified, as havin
, taken a part in the massacre, and all
; them went on shore. All Of those ident
fed, with the exception Of four who wei
, imprisoned, were released at the request
the tender hearted subjects Of her Majest,
and the next day a vessel was advertise
for passengers, passage free, for Jamaic;
, To this Island, the Internal scoundrels, III
der the countenance of the loyal Britton
: have most probably gone.-Tne Govern
> refused to send the murderers confined
the prison, to this country for the presen
SUPREME Court OF LorIsIANA.-TI
Stockholders Of The old Planters Bank V
: the Directors.-This NEST important caus
D involving the interesting questions-ho
: far Directors of a bank are responsible
Q stockholders fer any acts Of omissions /
which the charte or bylaws are violate
t and the stockholders are injured!-whetI
r er a bank has the power to purchase in j
/. own stock and reduce its capital, at tt
discretion of the Directorsl47how far II