Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-12-29

by the head and shoulders, his body being on
deck, and his legs In the hatchwav, they in
tending 10 chas,ise him.
While scuff1ing with him, pistol was dis
charged, and the mate, Clifford, was struck on
the back ofihe head by the ball. but it did not
penetrate Clifford and Merritt ran below into
The cabin, woke up the captain and Mr. John
Hewell The captainiook his bowie knife and
rushed on deck. Hewell found musket, and
prevented the negroes from coming into the
cabin; fired il at them-they threw a handspike
al him, and took the musket from him they
were at the entrance of the cabin at this time
--Hewell picked up the handspike, drove them
from the cabin door, TO the forward part of the
vessel; some of them in his rear stabbed him
several times, and he returned TO the cabin and
fell dead The captain fought, but was over
powered, thrown down, the knife taken from
him-succeeded in getting away from them and
ran up the rigging. Clifford was already up the
same mast, and finding the captain fainting from
the loss of blood, lashed him 10 the mast, aid
went up higher-the sailors took TO the rigging
of the foremast.
Merritt hid in the cabin among The women,
until the mu,ineers drove them out; he then
went into berth and pulled mat,rass over
eventually found him; he begged them 10 spare
his life, and that if they did, he would lake
them to Nassau; they proposed going to Libe-
ria; he told Them the voyage would be too long,
and that there was not wafer and provisions
enough in the vessel 10 carry them that dis
lance /; his life was spared, and he was placed
in charge of the vessel McCargo, passen-
ger, and nephew of one of the owners, lay 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 morn
ing the captain was ordered below, and so was
Clifford the crew came down. They made
The captain 60 into the forecaslle, where they
had already placed his wife, child and niece,
and ordered his wounds TO be dressed--the
vessel on her way to Nassau
On arriving at Nassau, the American Consul
being informed, by the mate and crew of what
had taken place, went to the Governor of the
Island and acquainted him with the facts. The
Governor sent a file of soldiers on board The
third day after being in that port, the passen-
gers, crew, &C., identified nineteen who ap-
peared TO be the principals, and the next day
hey were taken ashore and lodged in Jail.
The Attorney General Of The Island then read
from the quarterback, the British Laws, and
and told the negroes they were free. and might
go TO "any place they pleased" During this
lime large number of boats chose aboard Of
hem armed with clubs) came alongside of the
brig. After the reading of the laws by the At
Iorney General, those in the boats expressing
impatience at the lime, signal was given by
this officer, by waving pocket handkerchief,
and the slaves were pushed and showed from
off The vessel into boats, portion refusing 10
go; five would not go, and hid themselves. The
captain was taken on shore by the American
Consul, and his wounds dressed by physi-
clan.
On the arrival Of the brig Creole at Nassau,
as soon as the news was known among the
shipping, captain commanding vessel from
Maine, lying in port, collected up all his pis-
tolls, cutlasses, and muskets, and the Consul
purchased arms--took his crew in boat with
these arms, and went TO the brig for the pur:
pose of manning her and taking her into this
port; the soldiers ordered him 10 keep of--that
if he attempted TO get on board they would fire
on him; he was compelled to return. The
brig proceeded on the voyage with only five
out Of SO negroes"
The President Of The United States has off