The daily union., 1854-11-12


THE SLAVE TRADE.-AN IMPORTANT TRIAL
The following notice of the termination of the slave
trade case which has excited much attention in New
York and elsewhere is copied from the Times of that
city:
In the United States circuit sitting in this city
one Captain James Smith has been convicted of having
been engaged in the suedde between the coast of Africa
and the Island of Cuba. The sentence of the law which is
DEATH suspended in order that his counsel might take
the necessary steps TO for trial The facts
which proved in this substantially these
In January last Capt Smith went to Boston, where he
purchased the brig Julia Mouon cleared her in ballast for
Newport and the I'd of February brought her to this
port Here he engaged James Wills mate telling
him that he going slave-trading voyage agree
ing TO pay him $40 month the outward voyage and
from $1,000 to $4,000 for the passage back crew
shipped OF about fifteen persons mostly young men, and
large quantity of provisions, water, &c with lumber
taken board On the til of February the brig cleared
from this port and, leaving the dock Capt Smith point
ed out to the mate Portuguese named Lemos the real
of the vessel and told him that the secretary Of The
Portuguese consul at This port had accompanied him to
Boston and aided him in TIE purchase of the vessel The
ship cleared by Capt Smith, and had regular papers
for the Cape OF Good Hope. After she had been out
about forty days, the timber board was used to
make temporary deck or floor in the hold Of the
vessel and all the other preparations necessary to receive
cargo OF slaves made At the end Of sixty ayS they
made land the coast Of Africa place called Cobra
where they were boarded by boat which brought in
sructions, in accordance with which they crnised
for ten days longer and then put in port further south
called Ambrozzetta well known depot for the slave
IN course OF TWO or tlree hOure
dred and srfyyour negroes including forty iconen
brought board and stored o,cay cargo ia tie hold OF
the brig They placed their Sides one lying in
the lap of another taken occasionally to be fed
and aired and after voyage of sxtyve days. land
ed the south coast of Cuba They sent on shore
in lighters under the orders of person who said he
the consignee and the Aaerica at that port The
furniture of The ship then taken shore and the ship
herself burned. Wills the mate this city in
the brig Marcelus where he again Captain Smith
who refused pay Wills the baianct due him on his con-
tract, amounting to about Sii0 whereupon Wills impaired
the nature of the voyage TO Mr. Donahue by whom Il
ladbefore the authorities The result the arrest
trial, and conviction of Captain Smith.
I'VE believe this is the hrst time in which conviction
of being engaged in the African slave trade has ever been
had in this city and this is due entirely disagree
ment between the captain and bis about the payment
OF tring sum OF money Yet have repeatedly stated
in the Times scarcely moa passes IN chich Mre nd
ress9s carei Al ms port chich embark
tie stare trade and lond their cafgoes Of Caba
The facts given in evidence this trial show how easily
this done and with what perfect impuny long all
OF the parties engaged in satisfactorily paid for keep
ing silent In order to conviction, the concerned
must be at the time owned either in whole or in part by an
American citizen or else the party accused must himself be
citizen The first provision is usually evaded BY shan
safe the last by procuring foreigner, usually Poru-
guese commander The only defence attempted In this
unnaturazed German, and il was also asserted,
and partly proved that the ship paid for 5p he secr
targ o' The Portnguesc consm a This port"