New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-25

CHARoE OF BrIS0 EsCAGED n THE SLAVE
TRADE Yesterday morning william Browne late sec
Ond mate OF the BARK Fame, OF New London Conpec
tlcut wa. brought before Thomas l.. ksne u 5. Com
missioner, charged With having been engaged 10 the
slsve trade He was srresed AZ Rio JaneirO By Gorhsm
Parks American Consul, and for trial. BY tins
bark Globe. Cspt Ealing which arrived Sunday ss;
Luther Toole Of th8 crew. sent 10 give eyl
dence II appears from the testimony that In 1916 the
Fame arrived a. Oahu. SsDduch lsls1ds. The captain
and frat mate being dead the American Consul spponi
ed the second mate Anthony Parks captain SD shipped
from the hospital Al the Island. WIN. Browne
the second mate, and Luther rooie were Of tbs
The vessel sailed for the United States but coming
round Cape Horn found 10 be esky therefore put
into Rio Jsneiro in December. 1886 They remained
there until February 1877 snd then put osien.
bly, for whaling yoysge. There three passengers
on board two trenchmen and Portuguese csptsin
After they were sometime out the crew Informed
that the vessel bound for the East coast Of Africa
after a cargo Of negroes.
10 May they arrived II town The Essi coast and
the Portuguese captain and the two Frenchmen went
ashore and were gone nearly two days They returned
10 the night with eight ten boat loads OF negroes
some ave or ak hundred in number. which taken
board, and the bark sailed for Brazil They landed
them II Cape no. Our Consul took 10 arrest
the oficers and crew
The captain and crew escaped but Plunke,t the hrs
mate, and the prisoner, With Luther Toole, OF the
crew were arrested. Plunket was sent 70 the United
tor trial In the frigsts Columbia which has
rived q, Norfolk Ths district attorney Inos NJ Petit
Esq appeared for the United Siaies.
Mr.. commissioner hznr said tnst clear pYtmd fdc1
made OUT be therefore bound over tee prisoner
in 1000 bail b the charge. Luther TOole
bound 10 500, to testify
Mr.. Nandyke. for the prisoner. argued that IL was
shown BY the testimony tia, the prisoner Vas foreign
being unnaturslized EngishmAn the prosecution
must show that the vessel belOngs 10 the United states
The &C; OF Congress Of i-0O E not apply 70 foreign
vessel manned BY sforeign
The set OF l.2O makes the offence piracy 10 any officer
person belonging 10 the voluntarily serving In
vessel employed In the slave trade Il VAS argued that
the prisoner served BY compassion from his superior
officers.
DISTRESSING SUICIDE. Rachel McLaugh-
lin wife OF Mr. Mel him Of the contractors for
building and repairing the whsryes Of the Second NUM-
eiPaiy committed suicide By throwing herself into the
AississipPL Mrs. Mclaughlin bad only few weeks
ago returned from the North where she had been
siding Tor the as two years with some OF her friends In
NeElork City. She wss subject We are told, 10 men
IA soerrsrOns ard these ia came en- her 30 suddenly
inst II WA SELDOM If that her friends could tel
when ate attacked with them n. o. Del. 10th.
SUsPIcIoUs-Capt Paine OF the snip Wakona
arrived IN port ast evening reports that on the IAN
October, In sight Of the Western Islands rss In comps
ny with the brig speed~e Of Cohssset from Bordeaux
bound 10 Baltimore The nsIt day 18th October 90
miles westward OF Fsya, was chased By Suspicious
looking topssl schooner, showing sPanish coors and
her deck appeared 10 be crowded with The wind
blowing strong from the NE 81 the time after chasing
for upward OF hour hauled bis wind and stood Z,
The eastward, and gave up the chase o. Delta, 18th
II A FIRE occurred at Cincinnati. Ohio, on the
ls,h nst which destroyed the chair establishment Of
Mr. Garner and part Of the grocery establishment Of
Mr. o. Tovnseud Loss sst;nstod ~ o. 900 70 1900
parity Insured