New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-02

FROM SIERRA LEoyE-We hsve already an
nounced the arrival Charleston Of the schooner heF
chant from the Coas, of Africa prize to the u : snip
Jemes,nn. We End the following particulars in refer
ence this vessel in letter the Express dated
PoRro PaAYA Dec. ls ls45.
In relation 10 the Merchant SLAYER il would appear
that the schooner Merchant sailed from New-iors 10
Havana and thence for the Coast OF africa After she
had got outside the hsroor OF Havana several Spanisds
board as passengers and who shortly began 70
assume authority on board the schooue.-to navigate
her and ei-e orders though they the masters
There considerable quarrelug between these Span
!a-ds and the Captain which last became seri-
Gus that one Of them shot him he Captsnl with ps
toll badly wounding him in The head. During all this
while the mate and OF the crew behaved very
tinousy you will from the account in the Sierra
Leone paper. While affairs were IN this condition the
schooner fallen in with by e. B. sloop OF Cys
net which took charge of her and her Sierra
Leone under suspicion that she was unde. false coors
Spanish property under the American Tag. The Court
Sierra Leone being able - prove any thing against
her she released At this unctUre, the Jamestown
arrived. Upon inquiry and examination so many sus
pcious circumstances light that the Comm odore
deemed himself justified in taxing charge OF this schoon
er and sending her 20 the UuiteG states.
While the schooner was lying a, Sierra Leone. her
robbed az English vessel CT quantity OF uuskets
and cutlasses. for which De was put in prison. The
Governor him up and sent hun on board this snip
the request of the Commodore, and he will be sent
home in schooner Since he has been on board the
jamestown. he has made statement OF the character Of
bought in Ne-York for the slave trade: that she
20 Cabenda the Coast of Africa and take In
cargo OF slaves but that she wear the American
Tag unit! that cargo ready 10 come board that
the Spanards promised him doubloons and three
months wages If he would remain by them until the car
70 on board and in fine, he says she can be con-
demned SLAYER. in any Court in the United States
How much reliance may be placed in the testimony OF
this mate cannot Il ia pretty evident that he ID
regular scoundrel The Captain says be ethat he is
everything that is bsd-that has been tired for his
life. &c II this be true, it does say much for the
character OF he Captainor, knowing sl these things
he selected such fellow for MS chief ocer-a precious
pair suspect
From the Sierra Leone Watchman Of Nov. 29th we
learn that several vessels had been into that port
for adjudication in the Vice Admiralty Court tor having
been concerned in the Slave Trade. These vessels
were:
schooner name unkuown) brought in Nov $ prize
H. N. & Alert Capt BosarGuet; captured OF Losneo
Oct. 3, fully equipped for the slave Trade
The Brazilian brig Regenerado brought in Nov. ~ ;
captured Oft Lagos; and had been condemned in April
asst under the of Atala.
The Brazilian brig Uniao; brought In Nov. 10; cap
tured off Lagos fully equipped for the Slave Trade.
The Brazilian brigantne Isabelle brought in Nov u
captured in the Blight of BENIN. having 3i slaves on
board OF whom died on the passage.
The Brazilian bark princessa brought in Nov. ~ cap
tured OFF Cape Mount while in the act OF embarking eUO
slaves who however had previously been hurried back
TO the Barrscoons
The U. :. ship Southampton, Lieut. Morris COM
mandng Porto Praya. Dec IL; officers and men
all we'll The sloops Marion and Yorktown were absent
on n cruise down the