The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-03-09
CASE OF THE BRIG:cREoLE. /,

O.,M on,ldy last, a nn.sssse was rrrrir.
ed from the President ofagiie United
States transmitting a;re2nrt fr"m The se.
cre,ary of Stale. in reply TO The resolu:
tion of the Srrate adapted on the 18Th
ihsi, at the instance of Mr. Walker. cal
ling for inf"rmali"n in relation t" The ar-
lin la ken by This G"v- rfirneni insihe Cre.
nlc case; which report Comprised cnpyy
of the rnlE,w ing letter from, ihe Srcretu-
ry If S ate Ia our Minister al L"n1"n:
Mr.. Webster to Mr.. Ererctt.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ian. %, 1872
EpwARp EvEREr ESQ. &c. DC.
Sir: regret tn bc obliged ,usrquaint
YOU with ii very serious occurrence. "hirh
recently t,"k plac. in "a port Of one oflhe
Bahama Islands. :
= IL appears that the | rig "Cfenlr,' nf
Rchn,ond, Virginia. [ns"r. master, bound
IN New Orleans, sailed from Hampinn
Roads ON the 9Th of October last. with
a cargo of rrrl,andise, principally t".
.bacco and slaves, (.h"al 1856 in nmhri;)
That ON the evening of the 7lb If N"ra.n
her, some OF The slaves rnSe upon. the
crew uf the vessel, murdered a passenger
named urw.li, hn owned some Of The
negroes, wounded The Captain dagger.
ou,ly, and the first mate and two e the
crew severely; that the slaves snun ob.
iaincd complete r"ssessinn t The brig.
which un,Ipr,thrir direction was taken in.
to the port nf Naussau, in the is'and "f
New PruvirIenrr, where she arrived. an
the morning of the 9 h the same ,n"n IL;
that al The request If American Cnnsul in
,Ia, plare the G vernOr ordered a guard
on board. to prevent the escape nf The
nutinr.rs, an with vi"w To an inIrsli.
uailun of the circumstances "f the case;
,I,a, such investigation was accordingly
made Ly NV" British magistrates, and that
all examination alsn Ia * place hy the
Consul; that on the report nf-the maeis.
trnirs, miI,ptrp uf the slaves were ihpri.
soupd by il,.. lnral auIhu,ities ns having
been CONCERNED j., the mn'iny aud nlar-
DIR: and their surrender I" the Cunsnl, tn
be- sent To- the United Stat y f"r tiial f"r
these crimes, was refused, OH the ground
that The Cove, nor wished I" communicate
with the G vrrnmrnt in England on the
subject: tl,at InTobsh '"0 h"''ei CIV va
the C"lnniAl authorities, aud even bel re
the u iIi,.ry guard was removed. the great.
or number If the rem ,iriIrg Slaves were
liberated, and encouraged /" g" br! end
the powrr Of the rna-trr "i the vrss. ar
the American Consul, by pr csedings
which neither Of ,ihem could contr"I.-
Thisis the substance "f the case, as stated
in two protests, one made at Naussau aud
ON. al New Orleans, and the C"nsuI's
letters together with s"ndry derosi'i"ns
taken by him, copies "f all which papers
are herewith transmitted.
The British Government cannot but
see ,ha,,his case, as rrest MED in these pa.
pers, is one calling fur redress. 'rhe"C.r.
ole" was passing Fl ON Que port of the y.
States To another. in voyage perfectly
lawful, with merchandise ON hnqrl, and
ulsn with slave. or persons hound to ser
,iee. natives of Americas. and hrI"nging
TO Americ n citizens. and which are re-
ss properly By the Constitution
If the United States in those States in.
v hicb slavery exists. In the course Of
the voyage snme of the slaves rose upon
the master and crew, subilued them, mur.
dered one man, and caused tbs vessel 70