The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-07
brig; oinea her on The It'll or s Of July last shipped


took memorandum Of what cargo received; ! had
PAPER board thu ars and second days and took
memorandum in my rocketbpok
@. What cargo did receive? A. received about
thirty barrels of meal seventy barrels of beans, cish.
barrels of pork two barrels Of mess or prime beet nine
teen barrels Of rice nine barrels OF pork and fourteen
barrels Of pals: / received Saturday morning an
order signed by Capt Smith, stating that the bearer
Was second mate of the vessel, and that l should
leave him in charge and come to Mr. Valentines
Office; did So and found Capt Smith In the Office;
Capt. smith told me he wanted me TO go up to the
Custom House and clear the vessel: previous to
going 10 the Custom House went with Captain Smith
TO Pool PenE Going's Office to sign the shipping ar
cles Captain Smith asked me there how much advance
wanted, and said two months; lac asked me IL want
Cd II right of; said was not in hurry and went up
TO the Custom House in company with Captain Smith and
Mr. Valentine; we first went TO brokers' ofce-I be.
1ieve his name was smth-and al went up 10 the Gus
tom House; Captain Smith told TO sign the crew
bond as had no real estate Book produced contein-
second name the list. Hinds--is my signature.
@, Why did you syn il J. Indss A. Capt. Smith told
me to sign II j. Kinds the articles and TO sign
my real name on the other papers the bond and
the register signed by Smith also am not positive
about the signature to the shipping articles but think
II is his; was present at the custom house when all
these papers We're signed by Smith 1.-THE oath to the
manifest produced That is signed BY smith; was pre-
sent when he signed il; don't know thing else that
received cargo except what have stated; received
some lumber three four dozen scantlings and
boards the pals were put up in barrels q How did
for seven barrels Of pals.
John Mumford one Of the Deputy Collectors at this
1,
ard proved bis signature TO the manifest the oath
taken before me by calling himself Jumes Smith;
and this jurat was signed by me-
The Court--Can you identify the pris oncrs
A. No. sir, cannot.
Cross-examnsd by Mr. oConor-All recollect is that
person calling himself James smith, have no recolec-
ton Of the fact except that this is my signature ana
know it is genuine.
O. The District Attorney-Did you not aix your sigma
nature on that day on an oath being takeny
Mr.. O'Conor objected.
The court said he had stated all that
Mr.. o'Conor-He also states that he has rccollec
ton of the fact except by the signature.
The examination af James VIII resumed
go The vessel being ready for sea, there any diff
Guilty between your A. When the vessel was ready
went up to the shipping Office to get my advance; did
not get it then got it on Saturday afternoon from Mr.
Valentine.
@ What time did you haul QUIT A. TWAS alters when
the vessel cleared went on boardat O'clock and
the board the next Sunday mornng Smith
came on board were hauling out. y Did Smith
take commando A. pilot was on board; Smith pointed
out 10 ME cos and Don Salvatore de Castro who wcrs
standing on the dock he told me Senior emos was the
real owner Of the vessel. O. How many men had You
A. We carried before the mast cook and
steward two mates captain and supercargo the super
cargo Viala Smith told that the secretary of
Mr. Figunaro the Portuguese consul went with him
(mith to Boston, and paid for the vessel only know
the Christian of the crew; have seen three of
them here-the cook steward, and one OF the crew;
the sailor Is Portuguese one OF the others
is American, and the other an Engshman;
shaped to go north of the Cape de Word
Islands, but had to SOUTH the captain said it was
just well not so likely to fail in with
of-war we shifted our course and crossed the line
longitude e. We carried the American colors vala it
Portuguese. Witness marks their course on the
map.l q. What day did you leaveS A. On the 18th
day Of February @ On Your passage out what prepare
ton did you maker A. We laid slave deck; were
about forty days out when we began to arrange the
slave deck, by laying scantlins. Q. How much wa
ter had you board A. According to what Captain
Smith told me we had seventeen thousand gallons;
II was taken in at Boston and replenished here.
Describes the way the scantlns were laid]
The first point made was Cobra Captain Smith show
ell me letter, which he said was letter Of nstruc
me-TPOrtupueSc letter
and marked No. 1]-that is the letter. Q. What did he
say Of that paper A. That i was letter Of nstrac
coast we had to to take the cargo and what at
uds and longitude the island Of Cuba had to dis
else about the Instructions O. Who had command OF
the vesseI A. Captain Smith; Cobra IL not marked on
the map when we got there we raised a signal;
il white signal, with blue cross
we were about three miles from shore; our
signal was answered by similar signal from shore we
about I. launch it. when we saw ship, whicl, Ne
thought to be a man-ofwar; boat with two white mon
and two negroes, alongside and got board, and
gave Capt Smith letter. after staying board about
half hour the supercargo went ashore in the shore
boat when Smith received tho letter. he told me we we're
to cruise for ten days. and 20 place called Ambreseta
anu take in cargo. @ How DO these places stand tn
map respect to the Congo rivery A. Cobra close to M
CongTo river and Ambrcsctta is south of it, ooks at tn
map Ambresetta is not here it is little to the north Of
Ambrcze; when got to Ambrcsetta, believe we mad
in mile a mile and half of the shore, where the
negroes brought board in lighters and canoes.
O. Who received the negraesS A. was at one side an
Capt Smith was at the other, receiving them. O. How
many thereg A. There 664;
about three hours receiving them; there were
Q. How did you carry them9 A. We slowed them on
their right Sides others lying in their laps SO, (wness
describes as placed together like spoons we carried the
women on the quarter deck in fno weather. in bad
weather had them in the cabin the and boys
bad the slave deck and under it, put the sick
and boys deck took them out of the hold
sionally; Mr. valala came on board the same day we
got the cargo; took on board Ave Portuguese men,
who it is said, belonged to the Glamorgan O. Before
you took the cargo on board what did the captain
dor A. He paid on the crew the day we ar
arrived at Ambrcsetta; the captain told them
they should have three hundred and forty dollars from
Ambresetta to the Island Of Cuba and believe he said
they would have their passage paid to the United State
think we were sixtydve or sixty-sx days in going out
present in the cabin of the vessel when he paid the
off, he said the vessel was sold, and it was the
tom to pay their passage home some of the wanted
TO go: of those that wanted to go; Captain
Smith said me, If wanted to go would be starved to
death, or be poisoned, as his mate that was
board the bark Republic; preferred then to stay
board he said the Republic had sailed from New York
Objected to-
O. How did you feed the negrocs9
Mr. OCoror would ask of what materiality his
method of feeding the negroes.
Mr. McKeon desired to show that the vessel started
prepared for the cargo.
abe Court supposed that IT would be relevant for tho
District Attorney to show that the vessel prepared
for this purpose.
@. What done with the ricef A. II was used for
food for the negroes.
q. What done with the beansY A. The same
thing
Q. What was dore with the meatS a. The same
thing
O. What was done with the pailss A. The mcsses
we're made for them in the pals each pail had set Of
ten negroes; they were the ordinary pals eighteen
pals used for filth we called them "carbunces"
they in the shape Of churns with ircn handles;
had three medical chests board two OF them were
about foot and half high and, and small one for the
ships use the large ones we're Sor the negroes.
q. When he paid the crew off what did Capt. Smith
pay them with I A. In American gold coin tens and
twenty dollars he offered twenty dollar gpi piece
AID ] told him to Keep il for me ! haven't
got Il since. Papers produced-the sailors accounts
That is in Captain smiths handwriting; had received
$50 IN New York paid off to the goth day OF Aprl
paid the 2sth Of April up to the 10Th, the
captain thought he would not have time to pay the
when taking in the cargo. Another paper prodacel,
and marked No. 81 think that is Captain Smiths
handwriting.
O. How did you feed the sick negrocss A. We din't
give them anything extra to my knowledge: sometimes
We gave them piece OF hard biscuit and beans
q. How many of the negroes did you loser
Mr.. Conor objected.
Tie District Attorney desired 10 show how many they
bad landed lie had already shown that they ad taken