The New York herald., 1846-05-12
Slave Trade.
United States Circuit Court.

May ll.-Tlal Of N. T. Daris, Coptoin and r L:
Show, mate Of the schooner Pss.rent for S'9af'0n q
SECOND DAY.
Examination Of LIEUT.. CHANDLER rssumed.-We found
ing 6s feet slowed in the hold also found about
six tons Of stone ballast slowed forward Of the
plank and between 1t and the foremas in which found
wet provisions salt pork, fish, &c the length the
there were other pieces Of it from four to twenty ce
witness measured the pieces, and his cor
strict watch was kept on the hold and nothing
moved out OF it until got to Bermuda; when getting
the plank out had to the scutc in the bow OF the
vessel. .
Q-Did you find about fifty pieces of deck plank Of
from thirty five to forty feet, and where?
Here the witness corrected himself by saying that
thinking Of the deckpanks; he said he did not
measured good many Of them and found the measure.
mcnt to be 463 feet but does not rccoect tho enghs
found the deck-pank slowed OH the pitch-pne plank
Q-Why do you call those fifty pieces deck-pank'
Al designated it deck plank because it would answer
very well for deck; you may call 1t scantln, you
DEFENDANTS CoUSsEL-After this We shall call it pine
scantlin.
although the edges were psned and SMOOTH the lengths
of the pieces from SO to 40 feet other pieces
To Juaon~The ptch.pinc planks formed the founda-
ton
would the planks make it as you have found 1t!
Objectcdto, and question overruled
o-Did you find any 'taunch0ns in the hod'
Q-Were they temporary
A-They were all temporary
Q-Describe what a staunchion Is
A-ts piece of plank to be used for the support Of
something else.
deekf ''''' -
Objected TO- and oyerruled
Q-What the form Of the deck frame Of the vesscl
Alt was archcd.
Q-was that part Of the vessel now or old'
yovdv n ut
of the vessel
Q-What effect had the arching of this deck with
Al consider the arching gave great strength and
rendered the staunchions not necessary.
Al found them slowed in in The % hold on the inside of
the ptchpino plank not quite coming up to tho deck
To JusoR-I think there were three or four staunch
ions
Q.-Br Jvnos-If you had deck load would you
use the staunchons
o.-wherc the empty water casks found =.
Qwere there other water casks in the vessel il So
where were they found
Ave found six other large water casks on the spar
found in the hold four Of them averaged about ITO gal
Ions each; the other two averaged about l2o each wo
the ten casks would hold about l490 gallons
Q.-What is the allowance Of water for the officers and
Al think q gallon day is great allowance /
should think two quarts would BE- ample; gallon would
Tss %y an i
Off in the inventory n sacks Of rice averaging
over 100 lbs each; where did yoq, hnd them
Ain the after part Of the hold.
Q-Therc is also it one tierce and eight barrelsi
where were they found
A.-They were slowed along in the wing; the terce
full; do not know what the barrels contaned they
were common flour barrels.
al find in the inventory quantity Of old from where
Ave found II forward in the hold
Q:-Did Capt, Davis give you any information in re
Ale did; he told me II was purchased at Sierra Leone
and that the part Of il which consisted Of chain cable
rod iron hoops which new.
QDid you lind hvc barrels containing loOo 90 los o. SAT-
four half barrels Of msckcre and herring and about 2s
lbs of navy bread, and asS lbs Of pilot brcadl
A-.fes SIR and they were all in good condition ex
Q-Takng these provisions in connection with the ca
bin stores, how long would crew Of Ave person subsis
A-Therc would be suficien. supply for fifteen por
sons for thirty days. and FIVE for 90 days
Q-You found two charts and q thermometer; what
charts these
mA.-onc was a chart of Narrays, very large SCALE
embracing the coast Of Africa; tho other general
chart Of the Atlantic ocean, embracing the cf South
America and the West Indies; IL small scale
Q-What day did you sail from Monoravia to the Uni
A-On the 9Th Of October we were compelled to put
into Bermuda the first time the 10Th or 10th Of Novcm
be consequence of the rotten state Of the VESSEL
remained there about q month-and afterwards were
compelled TO put back again. and had thcn to remain
thcrc months repairing We eIt tnc scconu unc On
the goth February and arrived here the 9th Of March,
Q-You stated on Saturday that you had been en-
ploycd in the squadron the coast OF Africa for many
months, please TO state how many
A.-From February or March, 1913, until brought
home the Patuxent.
Q.-state what opportunity you had Of knowing how
the slave trade Is carried the coast Of Africa
A-From my general Intercourse with the officers OF
the United States navy that coast and from general
information received previous to going there and from
officers that had served horc previous to my going
there and also from persons residing on tho coast OF
Africa.
which your attention particularly directed in order
TO guard against this traffic ,..
4-From tho Island Of Madeira to ten degrees south
QWcrc there any points there to which your attcn-
ton particularly directed -,
grces NORTH TO 10 degrees south. .
BY CouRr--Was tho attention OF the squadron d-
rocted any particular point the coast more than ano
hcr where this traffic was carried ont and y So what
point was II
A-Yes the vessels were ordered 70 watch tho coast
IN the vicinity Of Sierra Leone 0aens Cape Mount and
various other places the Of which 90 not rcco
loot now rccolect Princes Islori was another pi,ce
We were directed 10 witch
Cress,Ers~'Usd --Iisd you ever been on duty 70 that