The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-01-04
NUTINY AND MyRDER.

Our community was throwa into considera-
he excitement yesterday, BY the arrival of the
brig Creole. with the intelligence thai l35
slaves on board had risen, in the vicinity OF The
island of Ahaco: murdered passenger, severe
Is uoIinicd the Captain and forced tkc vessel
INTO Nassau. New Providence. where most Of
the Saves were set at liberty by the British lu
,hori!:cs. We have tic particulars Of tbs out
iarc fem VI Gnddard. Tic former mate, and
Tow ii.e masters OF the Creole, and gives them
as briefly rs possible.
The Creole, Capt. Edison, Richmo I'D, sailed
frntn that port for New Orleans on the 9th Of
October, with Il cargo Of tobacco, four passcn
gers, AMI one hundred aud thirty FIVE slaves -
A. O'Clock Oh tho evening of Sun lay, the 9Th
u!i;rno The Captain supposed himself 20 be III
TIC vicinity If Abaco, and hove the is o.
At niue clock The slaves commenced the al
tack by shooting AIR Godd1rd, the mae, IN
charge Of the drck, with pistol. The b1ii
Signify wounded him in the buck Of the head.
lie made for the cabin, and gave the alarm to
lie captain and passengers, who had turned
in." The negroes came forward, INSTRUCTED
the passage from the cabin, exciainiing, we've
got 'em. kill en- as they come our
Nj. Goddard first rushed out, and although
bruised with clubs and stabbed in one or two
places reached the main rigging aud took ref
age in The main'op. Cap. Edson followed,
and said he was badly stabbed, and thought he
WIS dying. Soon after lie fl'nicd, and the
male made him fast TO the rigging. A despcr.
mic uilray took place on Geek. Mr.. IIewell,
passenger, killed one negro with muskct, and
Bought af erwarls Ike a tiger until he was kill
ID. Several of The sailors fought bravely until
ley WIRE completely ovcrpowcTcd. The cap
vain and mate remained in the mautop until
about iivc O'Clock in the morning, when they
we're discovc:eI. The ringleaderS then order
cd them 10 como doHn or they would shoot
them. Mr.. Goddard deccaded and told them
he was Il their disposal. Onc of them prescn-
ted muskc; 10 his breast and he was Informed
&c mist take ihcm 10 an Engsh Island, or
they would shoot him. He finally assenied,
and shIpsd the course of the vessel towards
New Providence. Two of the sailors were
able to assist him, the others had all occn badly
wounded in the conflict. In the morning, tha
carliin was taken sown, and, with the .ecopd
Eaatr, MIR. Stephens. the captains wife, his
dlnJh;c-, four years OIL, neice 10 vea-s oil,
ami one vi The passengers, confined in the fore
hold. In the course of the night. The slaves
had fitled the vessc, broken open all the trunks,
and dccked themselves out in such clothing as
lhey could find
Oa Tuesday morning. at s o'clock the brig
nfr;ycd al Nassau. We make the following
'xtrac. from the letter of Mr.. J. T. Bacon,
American Consul at Nassau.
Thc American Consul, immediately after the
nriivai ofthc Creole, had The captain ard Two
"fihc men taken on shore, and their wounds
frcsscd, and also those on boarJ, 10 prevent the
a!avrs from going On shore, he vel! knowing
that if Ibis was no' done, il would be imposSi-
bic 10 sccare those guilty Of murder. This was
complied with, and al investigation ordered 10
h-l,krn by two magistrates. The Consul also
has taken the testimony ofIhe passengers and
crew. Nineteen slaves were identified as
having taken an active part in The mutiny and
murder and confined until farther orders, the
tiovernor refusing 10 send them 10 America
for the present, and the remainder ofthc slaves,
with The exception of FIVE, were liberated.
By the interference of her Majcsty's subjects
nn,f the authorities of the colony,tliey were con
siderad and treated as passerg 'rs,wih The right
10 20 on shore in boa's whenever they pleased;
WHO lie Consul con;endcd ;hcy were, under
the circumstances ofihe case, as much a pc tion
o he cargo us tie tobacco, and that tic British
Government had no right 10 interfere in any
manner that would procure their liberation