Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-26

she cleared from Liverpool with this for Rio de Janeiro
consigned TO American merchants entered in Franquia; dis
charged cargo whatever took orders from the chareer
remained here only three days; cleared think for
Moneyideo, and sailed direct for Cabnda in Africa
signed certain Cunha, known agent Of Fonseca in the
African save-trade There she discharged portion Of every
species Of her cargo and with the balance sailed the river
Congo where she discharged all her cargo which she shipped
in Liverpool She was in ALL about six months the
Of Africa, and during that time made other trip from Ca
bnda TO Congo and back During this time the brig Monte
vdeo arrived in the latter part Of lS43 at Rio de Janeiro
consigned to an American house, other than that to which the
Agnes consigned with like instructions charter her for
the coast Of Africa sell her, deliverable that coast
These consignees also applied the English broker
Weetman and he negotiated charter party with the
Manoel Pinto Fonseca. 1t stipulated that the Monieydeo
should take in lawful cargo here for the coast at 5000 Der
month"; with privilege of examining and rejecting all obiec
onae bales boxes, and binding the vessel to take eera
passengers at the cost Of the charter On the h Of Feb
ruary ls4i she sailed from this port with cargo sorted for
coast and with certain Brazilian Portuguese
on board, direct for Cabnda delivered her cargo to Cunha
and about June July, 1884, she returned still under Ame
rican colors, to neutrality-suspicious. ballast. There about
the first part of August 1874, she fitting for the coast
with most Of the appliances Of the savead under the SUI
entendence Of named Sonto who has heretofore been
acting at that port Vice Consul of the United States and
whose appointment has my application been revok-
ed, on the ground of being also notorious saverader
There, ALSO she took board passengers master and
Of Portuguese and Brazilian seamen and there for the
present. we will leave her. to return the Agnes and
cur to other events Transporting.
The master of the Agnes Ca man of some such name as
Eugene Gode had, in this time, died the coast leaving
her command her mate Laten the spring. or early in the
summer OF 1884, another brig of the United States the Sea
Eagle arrived here, and chartered the same manner
the Monevdeo, through Weeman for the coast of Africa
to take lawful cargo $500 per month"; to take passen
senges &C. The charter party with Fonseca ALSO and
was, like them alstereotyped, were--as the goods
wares and merchandise manufactured fit for the
And she too consigned this Cunha the agent of
Fonseca at Cabinda She took hence, passengers
Brazilian Portuguese and and also out
passenger certain Captain Gray citizen of the United
States the owner agent Of the of the Agnes and
who her from Philadelphia to this port This
Gray had here through Weetman the Agnes to Fonse
ca, deliverable the of Africa So 600 Weetnan
receiving, usual commission for the negotiation and he
or her consgnees receiving commissions for the guaranty
also OF the bills drawn by Fonseca his agent Africa pay
able IN Rio de Janeo for the Of the purchase money
When the Sea Eagle arrived Cabnda she found the Agnes
Agnes in he could get So 900 and Fonseca had adj
vsed his agent Cunha bargain for her that price, as
before described The sale, in fact made here by Gray
before he left the vessel being the Of Africa and de-
verabe there but the appearance kept up selling
there As the sale and delivery effected (and
probably BEFORE the Brazilian passengers who taken
IN the Sea Eagle, in company with Gray transferred
the Agnes water shipped in the usual pipes slowed
tiers deep, fore and aft and the upper being chocked
with blets of wood rush mats spread the
pipes, and the negro slaves berthed these mats with
out any regular slave deck The American flag hauled down.
and papers taken off and erased painted over she
sailed about the 9TH of September 1914 with about
500 slaves and landed them the of Brazil near Cane
Fro II is said Captain Gray and the American crew were
transferred the Sea Eagle, which remained at Cabin
da until after the arrival of the brig Montevideo
"Whilst these events Transporting at Cabinda the
brig Montevdeo having fitted Victoria taken in water
pipes lumber for slave deck, and and crew of Bra
lillian passengers sailing her second voyage for Africa
and arrived at Cabnda after the Agnes had sailed with her
cargo of slaves She delivered part of her cargo at Cabin
da; she had fact, already been sod through Weeman
to Fonseca Rio, in the usual way, for s0O0 deliverable
the of Africa and 81, 900 of that sum had been
| advanced either by Weetman her American consvnee
here security and the the other took the bills of
Foneca payable in Rio for So 000 Weetman receiving com
mission the negotiation. She consigned also to Gun
ha to whom she delivered up the Brazilian master and
whom she took out from Victoria le in charge Of
her. The United States flag and papers, and her name were
taken off, her American master and transferred to
the Sea Eagle which carried the Brazilian crew for the
Agnes and brought back the United States
for both the Montevdeo and Agnes The Montevdeo ship
ped 800 slaves Cabinda, and landed them it is sad at
Cape Fro The Sea Eagle ordered by Cunha Victoria
with the intention discharge the crews of One Agnes and
Moneyideo there but the acting Vice Consul Sonto, hay
ing been stripped Of his commission in the time the
Sea Eagle with all her passengers, compelled sail
Rio TO discharge them here Here the United States Consul
arrested Pendeton and his and the and crew
Of the Sea Eagle and two of the of the Agnes been
examined and will be home witnesses And the ex
animation shall proceed until all the testimony be obtained
in Rio de Janeiro shall be recorded For the facts detailed
speak the authority of the deposon already taken and
to be taken"
Then comes the following worthy of
attention, except in what seems to us very hasty
as well invidious mputation against the English
cruisers; for Mr.. WISE himself afterwards distinct
ly conttadics the charge, in the words of Mr. SLA-
CUM: 1.-The cargo, be il what it may, Except
slaves, as understand affords no Just ground Of
capture :" a sentence that clears up the whole ac-
cusation in the third paragraph of the next extract:
Aside from these deposons, have obtained much in
formation, which il is proper you should know.
'The goods and credit of British manufacturers and mer-
chants literally and indugenty extended the Port
guese and Brazilian merchants in Brazil, long time The
Portuguese and Brazilian merchants ship them in these YES