The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-06

lNcW Oiitoiis W Aitpc put tldNhn0 oil
account of having sprung her bowsprtn Carg,
consigned TO Charles Kern, Cape de Verbs.
10. List Of crew delivered by Captain Fowery a
the custom-house at Havana. One of the crew wa
legally discharged in Havana.
IL. Two bills Of ladng at Havana-shippers--by
]. Scorsur in harbor Of Havana-consigned TO Pc
ter Faber, ESQ.,, Rio Pongo--and 81 hhds. shocks
&c, by Rodriguez, to Mdme Lcebourn
IL. Passports To Don Fernandez, of Perrol, car
penter, to the Cape de Verbs, by the governor o
Cuba; to Don Adolphe Fleuret, as second pilot O
mate, to Cape de Verbs by the lieutenant general
marnes second to Don Francisco Ruiz, as Sc
cond special mate.
49, Book of attitudes and longitudes to show tn,
track.
IA. Part Of an account book of articles bough
for the Spitfre at Havana for Arthur Macarthur, ant
kept IN the Spanish language. A mere pass-book-
proving nothing. and objected to.
l5 An account of purely domestic matters OF
board, about dealing out provisions, &C., to thu
l6 List Of slavers captured on the coast of Afr
ca, &c.
IL, Is, IL, &c, &C. American, French and Span
lsh books of navigation, and English, French, and
Spanish charts. Objected TO by Mr.. Rogers. Rantou
replies that il has been proved to be the practice to
have on board of slavers two captans--one ar
American, and the other Frenchman or Spaniard
And Dewson had testified that there was Spanish
captain on board of the Spitfre when she arrived in
Pongo river. And the Havana passports prove that
two persons were on board the Spitfre as ''piiOis
or mates, for the Cape de Verbs.
Frederick Enners--of crew of the Spitfre-had
not sprung our bowsprit when we went into Havana
We had shipped at New Orleans for Havana. From
New Orleans to Havana we had passenger named
Don JohD--supposed him TO be an Italian. He re.
manned at Havana. From Havana we went to Rio
Pongo-saw Cape de Verd islands but did not stop
at them. We did not know where we were going.
mt hnd gh.. q H.. IL
did next day. A Frenchman was in our boat--saw
an English steamer; the Frenchman took flag from
under his cloak, wet 1t, and sunk ii; it mainly
yellow; It was not an American flag. The French
man said if the English found the flag on board the
schooner they could seize her There were ten wa
ter casks on board, and 90 in shocks. The shocks
were landed at Faber's place. The tobacco went to
Madame Liceburn. saw Faber's The Spaniard
and Frenchman lived ashore | was on board the
SpItfre when she was seized When officer Blunt
came alongside, Captain Flowery was ashore. Blunt
ordered us to hoist flag, and the cook ran up the
American colors.
Cross-sramiined.--I am native of Hanover. I
bad no idea that was going on a shaving voyage
AT Pongo river, Smith came on board, and said he
had heard on shore that we to take slaves on
board, Smith said that Captain Fowery had said
SO; Smith spoke of it twice on one day--it was on
Sunday-Captan Flowery was on board at the
Tune. The trenchman was on board dining. The
one, and large No other than American flag hoist
ed on board of the Spitfre. The Spaniard and
Frenchman were ashore when we left the coast
When we left Havana, ! heard Captain Fowery
say that he did not know where she was gong.
Ebeneztr n--colored-shipped at Havana
went on board to see if they wanted cook. Cap
tam tlowery said he could not ship me until he had
seen Don John, who was then going ashore
shipped the next day, without seeing Don John.
The Frenchman on board was called Adolphe--the
Spaniard's name never heard-both were as pas.
sengers on board, but they kept watch regularly in
the night, the same the captain; but they did not
take any other charge Of the ship--the English
boats were seen coming towards soon after we
came to anchor in the river-the Spanard went be-
low to change his clothes-l at the same time look
ed INTO the lard cask to get some--it was nearly
empty, and saw through the lard broad thin, tin
case, and took it up-the Spaniard told me to let il
be- and after the British boats had left he took it
out, washed 1t, put it away, and have not seen it
since Witness was examined as to the disposition
of the shocks, &c.
Cross-eramined.--I had been two voyages to At
rica before from New York-cargoes Chiefly rum,
tobacco, cheap dry goods, shocks, &c. had no
IDEA the Sptfire was going on slave voyage, from
the appearance when went on board had often
seen slavers on the river The Spaniard that was
on board could not speak English l never saw
relieve captain on the watch never
was oh board of vessel before where there no
mate on board. There was but one officer, known
~ such, on board Of us.
MIR. William II. Peyton was now called and
sworn, as interpreter to give the testimony of An
onlo del Mejo, one of the crew. Mr.. Peyton was
he interpreter in the case of the Spanish pirates
who were hung in Boston, nine years ago.
Melo was now examined, and testified that he
was born in Ferrol, Spain. | do not know how to
write. Shipped on board the Spit6re, at Havana,
n December-[h his passport is shown to him, as
carpenter, DC, by the name of Fernandez,] Don
luan shipped him. He came in the schooner from
New Orleans, and was reported round to be the
,wner. The captain never told him the object of
he voyage. Received his 500 advance from Don
Juan in presence of Capt Flowery Don Juan
'aid the voyage was to Campeachy Don Juan
merely said to the captain, when he brought witness
'n board, there is a cabin boy for you. The bar
rain Don Juan made with me was, that was
o have twenty dollars month. But after we
got TO the coast, the Spanish captain--[ inter
.upted by the defence. There were two cap
ans on board Going out, the American cap
ain was in command. The Spanish captain was
o bring her back. The Spanard was Don Francis
20 Ruiz, 1.-The first person described as second mate
n the passports. He knew Ruiz was the Spanish
aptain, from conversation which he had overheard
between Ruiz and Juan, alias "John.' Also heard
! conversation between Capt. Flowery and Ruiz,
rom which he learned that f. was to be captain
,oing out Ruiz captain coming home. This was
IN the return voyage From the conversation. he
,ad heard between Flowery, Ruiz, and Fleuret, the
'econd time, he knew they were to get negroes at
Faber's factory. Knew it from their conve rsation |
1t table. The Spanish captain, Ruiz, told witness,
they arrived safe home with his slaves, he should
nave $40 month. This was at Faber,s factory
Flowery was ashore at the factory almost every
lay. The Spanish captain gave an account to Flow
Try of everything bought, &C., ashore, such rice
or the negroes. The cargo ready when the
Spitfire arrived; but was not taken on shore, be-
,ause an English steamer was in sight. Never saw
INV 9th er than an American flag on board of the
Spitfre. When the schooner was first boarded, the
Spanish captain hid his money under the sugar and
ard casks The papers he tied about his leg, under
his pantaloons. The money was in four packages
Of douboons. Helfed cleaned the packages from
he sugar and lard, after the English left. Saw
Flowery often in conversation with Faber at his
factory. Flowery speaks Spanish very we'll
Cross-eranined.--l had been six months at TIa-
sana engaged in the general work as a sailor along
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