Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-23
Letter q Captain Bell 10 The Secretary qfAc .l;rrg
L. :. SHIP N0RE TOWN.
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SIN: | have ihr hanar l. iel1ra yun thai addff.ssd
ie'ter IL yo1 on The 5)H uiiu", living account Il
the capture 81 the Apeucan ia qle Pons, If pllIade
phlaw with 'eht bundled AMI nmtys.s slaves III hand
duplicate 4 which now eurtasr. aas 8. at,,,,.
IL despatch the vessel IA ia staf, 81 iine In Ib,t
in sflef II land tha say,z sai rel.ve IN INN ,
miserable eiihnenrnt. hat II Was hi ia nv pa,e Ia
give yuu mum pt5itea'ar .rmu1 at his .r..rl
"l nov oedeaspf 10 d. 81 and also STATE me facts
VII ch have sln'e ruuie ta4ty know lfa,r
i ne Pons ugdrr TIE Command ii Ja.ees Berry WA
Al nnchr al hahnda fat ahlui twenty DAYS afr. H.
to"k ON h'aid TIE slaves, dntng which lime s5p ~
closely Watched ny her Bnlannle Mar,iy's hur C,p
net, GumWahdtf Lay lon A about 'rnek On The
,sofnlng 81 'he 21h Neycmb.t HE Cysn4l pnt under
nsr aud stud lossa, Iuu.datry Berry INV. ~, m.
ship 10 Oaiann. no euumenerd getting an b,,ti IN.
saer rogisuns aud slaves. and 50 Np,dp,rus v,fe
they ~ lhrr nuytUtns, that NJ ucIcb that .y,ptpr
The vessel was ufdef With. having ed,har nlue nn
drod ami uiffe SLAVES. Insrad siaadte irpflly Ia
s.s she kept ia wnh the tal.i aunn A.. n,,bt Al
daylight ihy wrfe Il kar,n. o. asl tw,ui, tive ull.
nmih # k1h'uda. HatH The, disc vrr,l the Iygn,t IN
'ne ailns. They n"'dianiy ier,t all their SAIL. and
dnlitd uea tie shur lla ia. H. atr. H., %, I'm. n,,,
o. hore al silpNnrk. Thy cot luued IN Ihi, sim,
tinn nn'll meridian. when lndng They tad uo ,pu dis
cu'efrd, they SET Their nNet l. ufdef In clear the
.nore. aud, a. he Cygnet de-, n .fnn IA, sr tb.v
airrs arts sci lhrr tiHe h'i's oues iwn DAYS alter
wards W. rSpinrsd her. Tier rtew consisted 81 span,
iads Pefu lesr, Baz aes, aud ifa, ~ her com.
Tres; and. although continuing under The mpticnn n 10
with probably American p'pers, nv, one Amrreaa was
-sn boaTj.
As ! could nal despatch her the evening # her can.
anr.. she kept company uh IA has ughi The M Al
'nafnas reerel'd 10 lfsn thai eighteen had tI,d aud
Que iSHp"d overheard 80 many d,lnn IN su sh 1T !,
time 5rehshd Tor by captain lrn, thr p,.s>,tv
he had ii larnsliut 5eG,w al aha we've on ,eek ,nI
r!usuI The hslcts wAen IL G-si tel In Nb rs IN ar
Ger 10 escape aefHci4n.
The tsss,l has nu slAYo.dtck and upwards a. ,iylt
hvndrtd md MY "rfe I led, almost hn IL an the va
isf earhs ltlp0. lhtsr NtIr na,s AhnuI L,rty ar
!liy irmaes WIRE cDuiiard ~ hali nf The runn,.
hosse calm On drch lie ,hrr hall ri the CABIN rrmaln
ing for The use 81 'he iets hs tae ship APPENDED To
be less than three hundtd and fry tn. II sremrd an
fuAih. ii'ai mn hail could nave lived cross hr At
lsntc. Admit t~n hundred ii led up the spar.,leck n
lone, when thes were permitted came up irn,n b.l5w
and YET the captain assured lhal Was his lnpalpn
81 have iaken four hiuidrse iors On board II he rl
have spared the iinle.
J he stencil ffah helew WIS great HAT it was i'm.
possh;e 10 ss,d mare than lev nnunepls mar ~.
LATCH avs Oar nien y hn helaw if,n rptr,s,,,
were 0rcd up SICK 10 irw minutes: then all IN, ba,,,
es "ernsH W hat musl have b, en- the suG rinus al
ahse pour wrelehrs when ir matches were c1,s, "a
SIN 'nrmed HAT very uiien these rasrs the sirn 81
will sfsng. i've weaker; aud this Was nr,hal, The -,
ton "hs many died. rather were lund dead IA,
nerng alter the capture. None bat an eve witness
form enceminn III i've hntrurs these nr crratutr,
must eadast - lheif lFaG-,' across the ottan
regret 10 say ina, ia ST OF this misery "raaucpd
~ S1"''3 men. ih'y uTn,sn The means III clnrP,.
Anee 10 siiie VI existing rua ,imrnjs; aud alhuoh ht
are strong circumstances against i5erry the hte ma.
ter ol the POns. suiii.en 10 induce me Ia a,ia h.,
u should nee with nm. yet fear neither he o,r H.,
employers can be reached by uur prescott laws lie VII
no doubt mike appear that The .Punsn was heyond
hs einifl When The slaves spre brought IN hoard =
lei. fom 'ie itsilhons ui The ha came nrrt f,f
kio as passengers, there Is doubt ha ~ hole mia,
MAS arranged al RI between Berry and Gasno b. ,t.
WE ship sailed 1hese men stale that The first place
,hey anchored was al Ouin The river Lslos IN The
Dshi oi Benin; here they dscsie,d plrlon Of their
rsfg"' shn f'eeir On heard number al hrgsbeads u,
pipes hi'ed with wai,r. Thrse were SIN, ed an the
ti"nu 'ier. and of n rashs cnntainpy seirits WAS
placed over 'ep. They were ihrn nl,rned tha, tbc
sessfi was g'iis Ia kstii.ja inr a had al .lay,s
GA ili'if arrival al he later place. the sn,,;, vs
Aept on hoard untl few DAYS hefr Berry gave n, ,h
hana. cisefng ~ he tasks in nrer Ii, rind
.He susp'riuns OF any cruiser FIR twenty DAYS ,1
Drtty "ait ~ The roadsifad ut kahinds. protected ne
s"e ing u MS cntrf, Vet clseiy watched by orelyn
"""s"af. WIN MAS erfisin oi Is intentine. bot The
"''s"i 'nai cruiser Is csaapeed la withdraw lar , t,,
s'r. ne springs at The opportunity of enrchiny him
~"' "Ahefs, and disgracfs tie Tag which has mr. =.
~ we are shat handed. hive shi.ped ,b,ss mo-,
pec" TO fhs sraiiesti1n. hp came on ~