Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-05-18
ANTI-sLAvERY BUGLE, SALEM, O.

OF the Spanish slave factories and the
colonial agent, Mechlin, was induced TO
give a secret sanction to it, which he
subsequently, Withdrew, in u fright, when
he saw the result and real character of
the scheme. The expedition was plan.
ned in profound secrecy and soon, n
party oil a dozen or twenty embarked on
board Il little coasting. craft of n few tons
burthen, and dropped down TO Peouenini
Basso, as ii on an ordinary trading vow
age. lhey anchored there in the day
Tune, and then went ashore in their small
boats 10 visit Don Miguel, and quietly
examining the premises, the mode of ap.
proach, and the means of defence in case
of alarm. They were, of course. hear,i.
y welcomed and Hospitality received by
their old friend Don Aliguel-the Amer.
leans y being always sure of kind trent.
mcnt from him. He brought ont his
daintics and stores, and broke his brend
ana poured out his wine for them. Tbev
ate and drank and were filled and were
merry, while they marked him and his
for their pray. He had with him n Young.
err brother, and perhaps two or three OH.
or Europeans as clerks, factors. and
guards-the slaves being generally ken,
watched by kind natives, Kroomen. and
others. AS the afternoon passed on. he
urged them 10 remain with him all nipht
and offered them the shelter of his roof
and his beds. But they excused them.
selves on the score Of urgent business.
and returned on board. In The dead of
night, they zane off again, fully armed
with loaded muskets, and landed in
steolthy silence. They approached the
gates OF his barricade, and knocked loud
~. The watchmcn sounded the alarm.
and asked, Who comcs? The m.
swer was, =" The Americans. your
FRIENDS !" Don Miguel awakened n,
the call, and said, "Oh, admit them:
open 10 my American friends. Ali is
right And as The gate was opened. he
advanced, lamp in hand, to receive them,
always welcome at any hour. The next
instant, he received their musket balls
through his breast, and staggered back 10
fall in his dealh.agony INFO the arms OF
his brother-pouring out his hoarl's
blood on his threshold. while the AMER1-
CANS Tor this is the name by which thew
are known in Africa walked through ,he
gore OF their murdered entertainer. 10 RI
file his treasures. They carried off a
large quantity Of d~oubloons. and other
precious %movabIes, secure by their dis.
play of force. Don Miguei's brother.
that SPANIsH brother, quietly looked on
as he laid down the warm corpse, and
made no complaint, and seeming so HELM.
less and harmless that they passed him
by without harming him. Thew de.
parted with their bloody spoiIs: and in
the day time, he afterwards departed and
sailed TO Havana with the lidings and
with his own quiet purposes. Roberts
was the great author of this expedition.
and was its real manager. looking on
while others did the bloody work. lie
was entrusted with spoils, and somehow
or other, as all agroo. managed to secure
the lions share, and to cheat his associ.
ales finely. But the whole colony re.
gardcd the proceeding with horror /; and
the suPersliIious denounced The treasure
as the price o! blood, prophcsying evil
and ruin 10 all The parlakcrs.
"They declare To this dav. thai al he
associates Of that bloody scheme were
doomed men hcncelorlh, and that no.
Thing would ever prosper in their hands.
he gold never seemed 10 benefit them.
They grew poor, and most of Them died
miserable deaths. Roberts failed in Inn.
siness. and in fulflment Of his doom. as
was believed. lost six or seven infant
children successfully. being ler, child.
less. Ills sixth or seventh child died n
lille alter my arrival. There is nothing
striking or peculiar in any of these un.
fortunate circumstances; for such is the
history OF nine-tenIhs Of all The Libcrians
OF whom | have eve heard. know
Other instances where Il long uccession
OF infants have bccn thus buried, leaving
childiess parents. But the CoIonisls
were determined to construc cverv thing
in This way, and afterwards montioned
these calamities 10 me as the sDeciol
judgments of God on these mercenorv
u bloody violators Oft laws o rhospi.
tally. Roberts, and Two others of The
survivors OF The expedition against NIiGu.
ell were among my ordinary %acquain-
'ahces al Monrovia, and served as a pre-
cious hint of the real character and hid.
den capabilities Of my fellow residents in
Liberia 1t so happened that none of
these particular individuals ever had anv
chahce TO give me any cause Of personal
dissatisfaction With Roberts HIMSELF
never came in collision in any way );
but ! afterwards heard more of his actual
conduct from certain persons of The high.
est character, who, having occasion TO
employ an agent 10 90 some business in
the colony, selected him merely on The
grounds OF impressions Of his honor and
worth derived from his personal appear
ance and manners, which deceived 9th
CTS us mucn as me. They found on re-