Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-29
Tnm The n. Y. .Eyan-,li,t.
The slaye.Trade in New York.


aeier, II has attracted little attention. We
are beginning tn get lipb, on the natter.
There is now lying 10 the Tombs in this city.
a man who vas been tried and found guilty
Of being 10 the slave trade This is said 10
be The first conviction ever obtained under the
law by which i, was made piracy. The ies-
unony 10 the case was ample, And though
he protests agaihs, his condemnation, on the
ground lhn, he is foreigner. and no, amen.
able TO the laws Of the Uniicd States. be
does not deoy tho f'e, oi hi, share in the bus.
ino''. llc speaks Of it freely. and relates
with unconccnled eNulla,ion the psgiicalat,
of his wild and desperate career.
I We have chnrccj 10 sec and talk with lhi,
uored captain in his prism. What he told
u' wa' no, communicated in condicoce. frr
hr never saw vs. before, nnddid not know Who
wr were. lIr sppss 10 us m ealire stranger.
An our courer.alion was through the grated
do1r NJ hi' cell We made no attempt IN
gain his confidence, M To draw out the secret
history Of his lfs. He told li, own Story.
NOT Ike 4 criminal making 4 confession, but
rather with the freedom anI priJc ~ ar Old
soldier rshlinc his battles Nor did be- init.
mate 4 wish Ih1r vha, We said should be kop,
private. lndscd. be had boosted To other, Of
bis deeds on the african coi,'. lis dIsrlo.
'"'''''''' ',' '''''' '"'''v' some
''''' ~, 10 ''''''' ~ ~ DC Won" u''N'"H
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P''''''' "''" j" . ''r'A' crime n''''''' "'
account Is c'"'''en' WIN h'si II aff'e'
WIN "''' was proved 'n Vie ''','' ,nd WIN
we descriptions IN "a" 'ao'' = book We
believe therefore, that he has let DOT tho
"u'',
.''N TOTS '''' '1P'. '''o'''' ''' we
,.''' r'" NJ ''' ""'d tor 'n' save ''ad'.
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s'',''' P''' ~ ~ u"''''''"' q. h''"''
D." '"'' n'' 'h ''' n"''''' y " 'l''''" %" ~
'i''n'''N' SHIPS 'h'' convey slaves TO TIE
West Indies and South Am"n"n' a'e fitted
ont from the United Sa'c' Now aod Then
ono nd' from Fh''adelnhn: more from H'I-
umor'' bot most OF all from New YORK.
Ihs 70 odr headquarters. Wv v''''l was
the brig julia NouI'on. got her in Boston
and brought her here and sailed from this
r''' o'''s' To The coast o' Aln''.
"h"' '' You mean To ''V that Ills business
Is CoinE on no"
" lc'; all The while. Not % many '"''
''.' have been sent "o' Tins y'a'-pe'har'
not over twenty hu' last wear There were
l'"'a'.' '"''i' i've
Arc there large 'a'Fp'ns'hon'c' engaged
30 ut
Yes ! can 20 down 10 south -. aHd GO
INTO number "' houses ih'' help To ~ ou'
'h'r' tor 'h' business. don I kno" ho"
ilr 'he' own Tho vessels or receive The profits
oilheclrcoc'. had rather not have Amer
iran o"n"T; prefer Spanish or Portuguese
Hl' 'he'e houses Ano" a'' about w. h''
hno" me. They see me s''' '"'"l 20" WIN
sLlP' and come back a passenger
I"'' '''n'''m'' o." '''' '''i'''n' ""'''
'' lou' sup
'''' N''" "n'' ''' ''' ." "''
When q 'a'l' '' s'''ei u '''o'0' "'' '''''
o. often DESTROYED not TO be- witness as''n''
her officers and crew.
"hu' ho" d' YOU manage To getaway WIN
ou' exciting 'nsp's.on'
~" Nv lD" See We A''P '.',' '"a 50
everything aboard and DO not ask tor our pa
p'rs Until We are ln'i ready To '','' linen
we 90 To 'h' custom ''"u'', a'' 'l'' ''' "a
pcrs or RIO Jlneiro' 81 Helen'' Cape DC
Verde leland, or any port you n'ea'e-i'eon
matter whcrc-and instantly clear
"iut if YOU were 'e'rrd at HAT m'men''
could the officers tell, by 'oarclins The ship
that she vas q '''''l.
'Oh''es''hey eou''h ! h"'P Nn'"'n-' D'
Sides they must suspect something rom sec
ING such an almighty crew.
Nv little brig carried but 200 tons. and
could be manned by tour men. Dot had
fourteen before the mast. The momcn, OF
leaving port is the ono Of danger But We
Don't lose time.
\ \ steamer is kept ready, nnd~e &c, under
way immediately. olien woo 'hIee savers
leave pt once. We steam dosn the bay,
aud then the wide ocean hea,es ur before Us,
and we thcn set our course for any quarirr We