Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-09-24

vessel moved slowly through tie water.
Meantime the darkness having d,epered,
Homans procoedsd 10 cary out lis de-
signs
I he cable alta, he'd to the heaviest an
cl.cf was take,, outside Of lie l.aw<e hole
ard carried round the rail of lhe lain
eStc;dii from the bow aft, round T.,
stclii, and hen forward on the SIDE. The
haichcs were then taken Of, and the ne
gfoes passed up, each securely ironed BY
the wrists. As the mist rablc wTetches
came up from the hot hole, into the fresh
air, they expressed by their locks graft
tude which would have softencd the heart
q any but the fend IN whose power they
wcrc. Without d word they were led to
the side, and made to bend over the rail
outside of which the chain ran. The
irons which clasped their wrists were then
fastened by smaller chains 10 the links of
the cable. 1t was slow work, but at the
end Of four hours, six hundred Africans.
male and female, were bending over The
rail of the brig, in a painful position,
holding by their chained hands the huge
cable, which was attached to a heavy an
Choir, suspended by single sling from the
bow.
Romans himself examined the fasten-
ings to see that every negro was strongly
bound to the chain. This done, he or
dered the pen work Of the hold to be bro
ken up, brought on deck. bound up in
mating, and we'll filled with shot, and
thrown overheard. The work was COM
pleted an hour before daybreak, and now
tho only witnesses of Romans guilt were
attached 10 that fatal chain. Romans
TUNED 10 the mate and with smile full
Of meaning, said in Spanish
- Harro, take an axe and 90 forward.
The wind will come off to us soon. Lis
ten for the word, and when YOU hear it
cut the sling
\ The man went forward, and Romans
turned and in vain endeavored to pene-
trate tie GorkneSS, Il don't want to
lose the niggcrs," he said speaking aloud ;
3" and yet dare not wait until daylight
wisb knew where the hounds Were
At thai instant the report of gun
reached h ear, then another, and another,
and another, in different directions. The
cruisers were firing signals.
That's enough" exclaimed Homan,
Il know where YOU are" Then raising
his voice he cried, {" Harro, are you ready
The wind viii reach us soon''
SAY, ay, sir" was the response.
In a few minutes the sails began to fill,
and the vessel moved slowly through the
water.
GLOW much water do YOU suppose we
have here y asked Uomans; turning to
the man at the wheel.
Fifty Fathoms at least was the re
lily,
That vii! DO" the SLAYER muttcred,
and he walked forward and examined
carefully the chain gang as he brutally
termed his diaboIical invention.
Tie negroes sent up piteous groans.
/ For n}ans hours they had been bent over
IN this unnatural position, by which they
were suftriro the kccnest torture.
Tie breeze stror 81 cnyd, and the Bril-
liantc dashed ike racer over the deep.
Romans hailed from the quarter deck,
while his men, collected in groups, wit
messed uamoyed the consummdtion of the
plan.
care Gu ready Harro Z"
Away, sir
Homans looked around and out INTO the
darkness, which was fast giving way 10
The morn.-rhen he Numbered out
Strike I"
There was the sound of a single blow,
a heavy plunge. and as the cable fell off
| the side a crash, above which arose one
terrible shrick--it was the last CRY of the
murdered Africans One moment more.
and ak was still Six hundred human be-
lngs had gone down with that anchor and
chain, into The depths of the ocean. Two
hours after daybreak the Brillante was
! oyerhauicd, there was no evidence that she
was u slavcr,aEd her captors were obliged
10 let her pass. The instructions to cruis-
ers at that time did not allow a vessel to
be captured uIflcss negroes were found on
board.