The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-08
The slave Cass-Anethsr Arrest.


The slave Cass-Anothsr Arrest.
U. 8. COMMISSIONERS orrIoE-BEFoRE COMMISSIONER
T. 8. RApEIJE.
JuNK Capt Driseoll brought up for further sxa.
mnaon on yesterday when the Witnesses Carroll and
reproduced and alter answering some
terrogaores, with view to reconcie their testimony
taken the previous day the logbook was produced
Alter brief argument between Messrs Barrett and
Price to the true construction OF the Act under which
capital charge under the act 18th May, 1890 which I'M
poses as penalty that any American citizen who SHAH
be found engaged in the slave trade shall suffer death d.
pirate. go
.anoher .9,res-Immedstey after the decision OF the
Commissioner Deputy Marshal Walsh brought forward
under arrest Bartlett Mansfield the second mate VINO.
appeared had been employ ed under Captain Drscol on
board the ship Calhoun" in this city, charged with
having voluntarily served and aided and abette IN the
crime charged ag sinst Captain Driscol Mansfield was
arrested warrant prepared under the act 10th May
which prohibits the traffic in slaves under the mitgaed
penalty OF $1,000, and imposes imprisonment Tor two
years according to the circumstances Of the case The
Witnesses were examined to sustain the charge The
first witness sworn
JosErH CARRoLL, examined by Mr. Banstt--The prise
told passage to the coast OF Africa he was
about to keep boarding house and to get married on his
he said he would be able In tm5 to navigate the
vessel observed some casks OF liquor remarked this
the prisoner and that guessed the object OF the voy
age when nearly half way the passage he told me
Mansfield made effort 10 get clear OF the voyage
he assisted in getting the slave deck on board and was
active any o the about getting the slave appa
board when got to Cabends he was drunk
and he remarked to me- joe words have come to
pass the old Hope has got her load at last y he then re-
marked that the Porpoise wss nice comfortable little
vessel !" saw prisoner and the captain Drscoil Ire.
quenty converse together during the voyage but dd
know the purport Of their conversation the second
mate paid on at Cabenda he was paid at kio
he lett Rio, in barque called the Lucy Perry =
asked him to come to the onsul he had some high
words with heard the first mate tell him ITO sing
dumb J" he went before the American Consul and MIR
Profit the American Minister, but would not give any
satisfactory Chuzoe also told the passag,
from Victoria to Cabend2 that going asslavt
voy age, he had to believe going
voy age what had heard in the cabin it
unusual thing to such intimacy between the cap
tain and second mate OF ships as have seen exist be-
tween them the voyage captain and the first mate
had fight during the passage land struck each other
blood was split the captain took an iron pin and was
Yankee Of b-;" the 6rst told me this 10
tended slave and desired not to say word
as il opposed them they would take my life; replied
would take care Of myself saw the Portuguese take in
the negroes ike many sheep and they used to cry ou
when every batch placed board the Portuguese.
offered $50 mlreas to 20 the voyage | am %
years at and years the United States service
GusTAvUs CHuzoTTE testified that heswss cabin boy
to Cabenda that he remarked to Carol that
he suspected the vessel going slave voyage; he
did not recoec hearing anything said in the cabin hut
he grounded his suspicious what he about the
fore the American sailors left the vessel the American
flag was flying from the masthead Of the Hope" while
the slaves vera taken aboard.
JosEPH CARROLL, recalled-The American sailors did
not aid in getting the slaves aboard; they taken in
like SO many sheep and were counted in taies; there
we're $50 or 200 aboard when saw them last.
After remarks from MIR PRIcL-
The Couar remarked, that the taking and using the
American flag Tor the purpose OF protecting the SLAYER
fully involved all the parties.
Defence
Capt DRIsCoLL for the deence.-I was the Cap
tain of the Hope" and lett New York 7h March, lSa3
went in search Of business sailed in ballast from Gb
ratsr for New Orleans and then put out for Rio stop
ped at Rio for about months and went to Victoria in
distress took aboard several casks and soft goods also
some boxes I'll then went to Cabenda sold the vessel
in the Brazis, in Rio to man nimed Pinto for $9OOO
arrived at Cabenda on the lat November: packed up
pose j" returned in the Porpoise" to Rio told them
il she to be connected with the savetrade could not
conscentousy sell the vessel when these negroes were
brought on board our crew gave them no assistance
when the vessel of war as we expectedD hove IN sight,
they sent for the Carroll volunteered to take them
give the vessel for four times the amount thought they
wanted TO make a SLAYER of her
Cr0ss-e1d,Rined by Mr.. BARRETT-The vessel belonged
to me; left for Gibraltar the shipping articles are in
my desk; Don Pedro man met at Rio; he said he
wanted to get his passage the Coast Of Africa he did
gers in for the Coast before left Rio did not expect to
the 'Porpose"; paid in cash $1,000 and the
mainder in and months; was once taken up on sus-
pcon Of being engaged the slave trade and was kept
confined for IA days; heard Carroll testify; he did not
tell the TRUTH when left Rio de Janeiro tod the crew
were to sail for Bahia
Mr. BARNETT here produced the log book, by which il
appeared that the vessel bound and booked for Vic
Poria There other discrepancies in the Captains
testimony in relation TO the description of cargo he had
which he stated he received merely passengers The
Captain also testified that Don Pedro paid him for
the passage" Both the Prisoners fully committed
by the Commissioner