The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-04-22

them all TO Africa. We feel bad for OF
friends, and our friends all feel bad f
us. Americans no take US in ship. w
on shore and Americans tell US slave shi
( catch us. They say we make you fret
If they make us free they tell true,
they no make us free they tell lie.
America people give us free we glad,
+ they no give us free we sorry--we sorr
for Mendi people little, we sorry fo
kAmerican people great deal. because Go
EPunish liars. We want you to tell coul
that Mendi people no want to 60 back t
Havana, we no want to be killed. Dea
friend, we want you to know how W
feel. Mendi people think, think, think
Nobody know what we think; teache
Eve know, we tell him some. Mend
Epeopie have got souls. We think W
know God punish US if we tell lie. w
Enever tell lie; we speak truth. What 70
EMendi people afraid' Because they 90
Esouls. Cook say he kill, he eat Mend
Epeople--we afraid, we kill cook. The,
cap,an kill one man with knife, and Gu
eMendi people plenty. We never Kill
Ecaptain, he no kill ms. If court ask VIII,
brought Mendi people to America! w,
Ebring ourselves. Ceci hold the rudder
EsAll we want is make us free.
Your friend -s KA-LE.
a Mr. Booth, who is a member of the
E,senior class in Yale College, assures the
Ecommittee that the above letter ,ca,
sacholly composed by Ka-le, assisted b,
some Of the ofhcr africans. They under
Estand many words no. in common use
Eowing to their being instructed so faith
kfully in the definition of words.]
5 The same paper gives the following
Estatement: .r.-=
a PERCEPTION of the News by the Captives.
4 New HAVEN, | It'll March. ls4l.
can eye witness gives us the following
Estatement. Intelligence was expected
kfrom Washington on Thursday the Nth.
EThe Africans had been informed that the
Edecision of the court nigh, be expected.
kFor days previous they had shown much
Sanxiety, and this day their feelings were
Egreatly excited, so much so that they
Ecallen 10 persons who were passing by
E'he prison to make inquiries. The Mar,
Eshal and the Jailer, on receiving the New
York newspapers, rode over to Westvile,
Etwo miles, to communicate the intelli-
kgence to the Africans. They were all
assembled in one room, and on signal
from Cirque were seated. with the deep.
fest anxiety depicted on their countenan-
kces. The Marshal then said, 1.-THE big
court has come to decision-they say
that you-one and all-are free, and no
slaves" Cirque Immediately said, "Me
: glad-me thank American men--me
Eglad." He then spoke 10 his country
kmen in their native language. They
laughed and began to talk in the Mend,
tongue. The Marshal addressed Cirque
Eand inquired, "You want to 60 home to-
BAfrica?" Cirque said, 81 don'tknow--
4 think one or two days then say-we
FALL talk--ttink of it-then me say" The
Marshal then showed them newspapers;
Band said, "here it is in this paper, read it. :"
SCinque beckoned to little Ka.le to read i'll
Saloud, but looked doubtingly and said /
s"paper lie sometimes Kinna said!
H''me do as Cirque say-we all do as he'
say--me li,tle-Cinque he great man;
she get us all free--he President. "Yes,''
said Grabeau, abe President of the poor.''|
Rev. II. G.. Ludlow and MIR Townsend.
snow arrived. Mr. l.. said he wanted to-
sspeak to them few moments. "Cinque,'
ssaid he, II want you, and all of you, to-
know that Christ has watched over you
raised up friends for you-and inclined:
/ the court to decide favorably, &c.:
s'fhey said, "we very glad--love Cod
love Jesus Christ-He over alive thank
Him." They then. with all the pious
friends present. knelt while Mr. Ludlow!
soffered solemn prayer and thanksgiving;
Ito God. At the close they all gave a;
hearty Amen, Amen
These details are interesting--but so is.
Ievery thing pertaining to this remarkables
case. The successful effort of the caps
lives to regain their freedom-their long
and hazardous voyage after taking pos-t
session Of the vessel--,he manner of
their appearance on our coast-the singu-s
lar authority welded over his fellow
,captives by Cirque, not the result Of any
thing that existed or occurred in Africa,
for until the .embarka.ion at Lamboko
these Africans were strangers to each,
other and to him, but solely Of native in:
,tellectual supremacy-and all the Incl;
dents that have taken place concerning
them since their condition and fate be-
came question before the tribunals of
the land. But most interesting of all, /
and we may be permitted to say, most.
honorable to the national character, has
been aud is the instrumentali,y by which
their deliverance has been effected. That;
instrumen.ality has in truth afforded a.
great moral spectacle. The unliring zeal,
the consumma,e ability, the unwavering
resolution and perseverance with which!
the cause of these poor, ignorant, help
less, and apparently friendless beings has,
been taken up and advocated to cur mind
constitute an almost unexampled attribute
,of glory, first to the individuals engaged,
in the noble work ami ultimately to the.
nation. Advocates of the highest repu-i
sta,ion have devoted themselves to the,
scause with an energy as great as though!
stheir own destinies, or the destinies Of;