The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-06-14
Capture of the SLAYER Harriet.

After some delay, the New York Herald
publishes, in accordance with its expressed
determination, the particulars of the capture
of the brig Harriet, of Philadelphia, by a
British cruiser, on the west coast of Africa.
The statement, which we give below, shows
it to be the same vessel which we mention
ed in our first notice of the matter, viz: the
brig Harriet, Captain Duing, which sailed
from Boston on the esd June last, for the
Cape de Verbs. 1t will be seen that pre-
Fvious to her becoming a SLAYER, she was sold
by Capt. Duling to a Brazlian:
son the 18th of February, 1910, Her
Britannia Majesty's sloop Cygnet brought
to ST. Helena brig she had captured six
teen days previously, on the west coast of
Africa, with large cargo of slaves, amount
ing to between eight and nine hundred
The brig proves to be the Harriet, lately
belonging to Philadelphia. At the time Of
capture, she had on board eight American
seamen-viZ: John Anderson, mate; John
Davis, Edward Day, John Williams, Sam
uel r. Dawes, William O'Donnell, John
Hall, and Thomas Berners, seamen; all be-
longing to Boston and Philadelphia. These
men give an account, stating that they were
the original crew of the brig under the COM
mand Of L. Duling, having left Boston in
June last; that they had been TO one Of the
Cape de Verd Islands, and thence to Bahia
in the Brazils, with a cargo of salt; there
she took on hoard full slave cargo, which
she carried to the west coast of Africa, and
after landing the chief part of it, Captain
Duling sold the vessel to Brazilian, who
went out from Bahia a supercago in her, and
who then assumed the command of the ves-
sci. At this time, Captain Duling told the
crew that they might go on shore, and that
he would pay them off. This happened at
Ambrz, at which place there were two
American brigs, on board of which the crew
endeavored to get a passage, but without
success. The crew, dreadng sickly eli
mate and being thrown on shore among a
parcel of negroes, where there was neither
government nor protection, and being I'M
certain if they did go on shore there and
survive, (and the uncertainty of a proper
opportunity offering to take them away
chose the only alternative, of awaiting them
selves of the offer of the Brazilian super
cargo, Of remaining on board the Harriet as
passengers, TO work their passage back to
the Brazlls, to where the vessel was bound .
A short time after, it appears, full cargo
of slaves was sent on board, with water,
arms, and every other necessary for a slave
vessel, and then instantly despatched, with
the addition Of seven men to form the crew.
After being three days at sea, she was cap
tured, as before mentioned; but on the boats
of the Cygnet boarding her, she had the
American flag displayed, and, in conse-
quence of firing upon the boats, John Hall
being then at the wheel--was shot through
the shoulder, and another of the crew re-
ceived a severe cutlass wound on the skull
al,
during the voyage did they receive the least
intlmaton that the Harriet was to have been
sold in Africa, or be engaged in the slave
trade because, had they known il, they
would have quilted the vessel at some other