The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-04
The. Case Of the Captured slavsr {" Boston.

The. Case Of tho Captured Shaver In Boston, .
from the Boston Mail, Maya
Cnares kehman the Captain Of the stsyposcs SLAYER
missioner hewrin II. L. Huler, Esq, appeGved for tho
prosecution, and j. IL Prince Esq, for the defenSant
But one witness called, Lieut.. John Downs, Jr of
the u s. brig Perry. His testimony to tie effect
that on the afternoon of the 9th OF March last while
cruising on the coast Of Africa brig nine sies
to windward, bearing for the port of Ambrz the dest
nation of the Perry The latter fred gun and shower
English colors, which the former answered with Amer
AS the strange brig outsaied the Perry on a free
wind she was lost sight of during the night but was
again discovered the morning Of the 10th. Two guns
were fred for the sail to lay to- which gnheeded
being calm the morning of the 10th, the quarter
command Of Lieut. Downes succeeded in boarding ths
Glamersan about nine O'Clock, Capt. Kehman assisting
the ships papers and told Lieut. Downes there was no
necessity OF examining the hold He said that ves
take in cargo but did what that cargo was
to be, although he afterwards talked about taking pas
There about twenty on board, of which two
were slaves shipped kehmln stated, by the Portu-
gpese at Congo river for the use of the supercargo
kehman told the Lieutenant boarding, to take pos
session of the ship he United States officer. In
answer to the officers questions, he stated that he
bound for Ambrz twenty days out from Congo river,
where he had discharged his cargo. In answer to the
question why he had been long at sesthe distance
rom Congo river to Ambriz being between four and Ave
hundred mies-he said he waiting for his cargo to
be prepared
he had discharged the cargo with which he came out
from New York. AT Congo ver the Portuguese at that
1
he told them unlawful and expressed his determine
tien to give up the ship he fell in with American crus
ers that he ordered his to have nothing to do with
the proceedings of the Portuguese when strange
men, put on board at Congo, laying slave
the word slye) he wished to give up the command to
eFortuguese suercago but persuaded not to do
so by the that the American rgate Constitu
on had gone norhward, and the brig Perry had gone
heme
Lieut.. Downes described the condition of the Glamor-
gan when he boarded her The hold filled with water
casks farina, square bricks, mc dried Gsh and rice,
oVer when was ah false deck oil rough BOARDS un-
nailed with space between the two decks OF from feet
to feet inches.
Although Kehman spoken of taking passengers he
alluded them in connection with this slave deck
No important facts ELECTED by the cross-examina
ton and the accused committed to take his trial at
the next term of the United States Circuit Court which
sits on May 15 Lieut.. Downes and G. f. Thomas at
tache of the brig Perry required to furnish bonds
John Mccormick. the of the Gamorgan, the two
Portuguese and John Randall the cook, coorcd man,
were then examined on the charge of being voluntarily
board this vessel she being engaged in the slave
trade The testimony similar to that ndduced in the
case of the captain and in default of bail in the OF
81 COO each they committed to await their trial.
Randall faid that he could obtain the requisite bail in
| New York
1hecydence that these persons about to engage
in the slave tsade derived from the fact that the Ga
morgan had discharged her mt Congo river and was
on her way to Ambrize with slave deck already laid and
having on beard extraordinary quantity Of water ia
rna, wooden spoons, and other articles of the same
nature The and others board at the time
Of the capture are now on the Perry.
Inc Boston Advertiser gives the following description
The SLAYER Glamorgan lies at the Navy Yard near the
northern shiphouses. Men were engaged yesterday in
stripping of her sails.
She is small vessel not than 200 tons register
She spreads great deal Of sn for small vessel is
quite shallow in her build and understand, has
| proved herself quite FAST sailer
The slave deck which will be the principal witness
against her. is still in the vessel as 1t when she
taken II s layer OF plank roughly laid upon such
heavy stores slowed away in her hold and Is
tie main deck of the vessel No light penetrates il
cept from tie open hatch. 1t is of impossible
rIr,..a,
IT. and the small size Of the vessel renders the low apart.
ment thus formed particularly nosomc and terrible.
sibe ina space where it would be really impossible to
move TO and fro any bales of heavy merchandise.
Gnmoreap, which indicates that she has bcen in the
Brazilian rades even there direct evidence to
tie Earl o. e, GSmog,n he celebrated MARQUIS q
ions ard another public set to make treaty with the
lr'h Catholics He happened be detected his purposss
deieaied and he imprisoned for his effort to sail under
false cofers His namesake has found the busi-
ness equally Improbable.
Beard of Education.
The Beard met last evening, Commissioner Williams,
President pro tenn in the chair The minutes Of the last
meeting we're read and approved
COMMUNICATIONS
From school officers Of Seventeenth ward, nominating
John Chambt ain Trustee Of Common Schools for said
ward. Nomination confirmed
From Trustees OF Twentieth ward, asking for autho-
ry 70 lense premises for coored school, and appropra
ons for good will OF lease rent and cost of fitting up
heIefleu 10 COMMITTEE On SITES ana SchoOlh0uscs.
From school officers OF Tenth ward, applying for
appropriation of 81 200 for repairs and alterations
school yards in Allen and Ludlow streets Referred to
Committee on Repairs.
From school officers Of Nineteenth ward asking for
appropriation of 50 a00 TO erect schoohouse Fifty
second street Referred to Finance Committee
DETERMINATION TRUSTEES
The Board here in accordance with tho provisions OF
the lst section OF the school law proceeded to determine
by lot the term for which each OF the trustees Of the
rious wards (vho serving without any legal deter
minntion Of their terms Of oice) shall continue to serve
list Of such trustees having been previously reported
i TO the Board.
| RESOLUTIONS
By Mr. CooIDGE-That the Clerk be directed to pre-
pare and have Immediately printed for distribution
last dircctorof the Board of Education Adopted.
BY Mr. HBnARD-That IL be referred to the Supcrnten-
dent Of School Buildings TO number the ward schools and
ward primaries, to correspond with the numbers
established by this Board and recognized in the
Manual and Directory Adopted.
The Board then took up document No IL, being the
report Of the Committee Elections and Qualifications,
in favor OF Mr.. William Monteh being Commissioner
Of Schools for the Twentieth ward The Board refused
to adopt the report.
On motion, the Board then adjourned.
Board OF Supervisors.