The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-20
The Slave Trade.
CHARGE or FITTING OCT THE BARK hILLAuD0r FoH
SLAVE TkAFPIC.

| SLAVE TkAFYIo.
/ UNITED STATES cOnMIssIoEER's COURT
Before George ". Morton, Esq
JAN 10 The United States Barthoiomeg Banco.-
The defendant In this Is charged with attIur out
the American bark hilAudor at this port for tho slave
trade In Dee 1853 Mr. McKson, United States Attor
ney appeared for the government; and Mr.. j. Anthem
and Mr. Anthon Jun. for the accused.
George Jackson being sworn and sYsmnel by the Dis
trct Attorney deposei that he JONES' the s,udon IN
New YORK. in Deeembcr 1883; Captain Mari wa, master
OF the vessel she lying In the North river when
went on bos,d she sailed next morning after joined
her went 10 the shipping master ami signed articles
dis name Seayer, In South street signed the artl
eses there he did not pay any thing sot my wages
from the boarding master John Burs 80 Cherry street
got S22 30 advance money when went on beard all
the crew were there except the captain anil super
carle, whose name was Don Caroa, of tue crew who
were With me on that voyage, three now pre-
sent Don Carlos was | believe, q Spaniard hs
spoke very little English this vessel 10 sea be.
TWEEN aud o'clock next morning: had no steamer.
dc not know who was the pilot Ispes What some OF
her cargo was sac had lumber ! cannot say what
quantity there was good deal or plants AMI boa
some we're thcfer than otGers shs had cases OF
muhkets ana crates do not know what Was
them there baef dry goods large uu antity
Of dtmjohns OF spirits aeyeral casks some large e,s.a
about tlS ert by four do not know what Ia them
there raS powder on board IN Gmai kegs, which we're
eneo,ed IA large pnnchr0n, there niKh be n dozsn
punehe ans 90 not knoa why the kegs put In the
puncheons saw DO canvas board thes were bricks
wasa great quantity ~ them canno, tell no many
puncheoIa there were; there fourteen cases OF
large pnneheons Of water the powder we're
In addon; they were large iron bound casGs, irn.d
articles for the West Coast Of Africa | do not knos
wl,rc shs clear, for from the Custom House TOO, no
note faDy one being board beo.c We salo ,cept
the made the OF Africa abreast tho Congo
RIVER othng particular occurred way out,
when we arrived boaled by the boat OF her Br
tsh MsJ.siys brig Crane; had come to ami were
AT anchor was between three and foGr the after
noon; DO not recolect what month It was we we're
about ca days going out the officer on board and
went aft ia the cabin with the Captain and superoargo
l do not know what they did there; We In An Anne.
rican flag hostcd when he came ON board
be went ashore again; the brig not there
only the boat; after be went away We Law there
and boat wac sent with this second mate .ho BY
the name Of Frank, and and n Sp.niard TO the
opposite site OF tho river 10 place called Bnjamash
Jas. Byer was OF the that boat ashore
u did Iot return II was new boat got la New York
the men came back next day In large launch with a
Portuguese gentleman; they aboard aud stopped
pnti the next afternoon we were lying near Sharks
Point they stopped untwe hauled up and went
further up the rtytr; do know what countryman
Mann was; we went further the river, about nine
ten miles slipped anchor and hove to; tbs Portuguese
gentleman then went ashore, heard conversation be-
tween him and the officers Of the vessel tho next day
the launch came OF and began 10 discharge cargo
they took all out except Little proyislons which
left in the ship; the Cranes boat came up In four or
five Gays ard boarded for water; the name OF the
place where we stopped was Bananas did not go ashore
CABIN, where the captain and suprrcargo we're, the
captain told Us lie was goug to take in a cargo
Of niggers for Cuba; this was the hrst heard
he would give us 500 each 10 20 with hun; We had
ak men before the mast, beside the cook, steward,
second mate chief mate, and t-o spapiards who lived
the cabin and OF whom only worked when he llhed
he was not one Of the agreed 10 do he sadf
We did not We wout have TO ashore then after he
told us This be said he would have 20 take in ballast aud
go oil 10 To keep out Of the way OF the cruisers until
the cssks could be coopered to take water after that
We lay there fouror i've weeks all hands being STICK
were boarded while wo lay there by the boats Of thu
United states brig Perry do not whether there
we're tso three boats do not know name Of the
lnuuel-ngt
all Of them there ron Of lead znc board the
vessel which was not landed the greater part OF the
plank went ashorc cannot swear Whethsr any we're
Kept none Of the water casks landed there we're
fourteen or sixteen water casks, there we're two tanks
on zach side Of the cabin, from which drew water
never raw the tanks except when drew water from
them they were I'm when left Ees York, AMI
hled again OF Congo river you could wee oaly tne
pump; you couli not the tank until yoa
went on the deck and then you could tue
aperture on the deck through which the pump
serted do not know how much the tanks would hold;
they were Ha ianls they gh. hold three four pio.
chtons saw some isriaa board fo, the Kroofnsn
helped TO work shin the Min aion was go or $40 toas
burthen 'ne bsliAat Lroushr s5osra "a cago sirsr
in bses inside Of mats the ballast sand they we're
laid nnidsh hips at the bottom OF the vessel there
one casE oil ram kept btnr5, ADD MT lallei there
was hrewood aboard-not mnTs than weasel would or.
dinsiy carry there coal underna III tho forccastls
Law cooking stov. except the ships gaieys these
were all aboard when We sailed from New York when
the American Of war OyerhBued u.s. they mined
everything our captain sick nj the time the cap.
tain Of the Perry afterwards boarded the Congo
river, he talked 10 the apts after boarded
the second time, went to on the LIST April va
went 70 Ambrize the Ferry followed and got there
the same day sup.rcargo sok and went ashore
we we're at Ambrire -four or I'VE DAYS. no boat went
ashore. no one came out 10 went 20 sea, and
kpochei about for fourteen fifteen days II vas
then the supcrcaTgo got SICK, aud into
Ambrize again, We remained there tNo three
days, ana vent TO sea again No supereargo
got 'lek again. and went 70 CabindA, got there
and saw vessel We dll not know and that evening
were boarded by the British yesss Idnnet We eams
10 anchor, and that night the mate and supsrcargo
went ashore sick; We had American aags dying. wa
then vent 10 sea for fcur Ave days and ran Into
osenda SCALA We saw no ship there; We got close %
lasbed TO arothsr, and towed Of two mile,
fr tie thore We then took the water about twenty
negroes were brought from the shore 70 A,st IN bring
ing the water board in the launch this launch towsd
the water raft nothing else oil that night was
In he hold at WORK that night, when cap,ured
BY the boats u the British brig nnet they Dot our
crew ashore except the superchrgo he stad with the
ship, sndihe l4nnst went of with the prize ven,
TO house in Cabinda KEEP, BY man vho gave
ders for our money on Mr.. Blanco, In EeW York;
lived In a bauseoon while there, under which the
negroes; DID pot court them dh not the
write the orders the Portuguese merchant gave them
10 the captain. Who gave them % after calling
names (Ordsr produced and Identified BY tn I'll,
rets, as having besD given lin BY the captain
The order vas on Mr. llsneo and TO charge sllhouso
Brothers, Of Cuba witness continued "a sAy that Don
GUiDanlo the Of the who gave the orders
TO the captain We vent 70 Bandsmsrsi where we stop
ped one night and then vent 70 AmbrEe ubsncs We re-
turned In the bark sarah Jane for New York whsre
arrived In August vent 10 the hospital staten
ISLAM and other. Of the crew who came alter me rsni 70
Crosa-eSaminsd ~ Mr. Anthon--I have been In charge
Of the United States Marshal am nov 10 tho Tombs
Am an EngbhmAE by birth, and not natarAliSei I
90 not know HlaDeo, only saw him once, vhsn pre-
s1Htst The orr or In August last 10 him. al his oca la
rsr street he Iad he knsw nothing atoa, tho order
the ship
I've other witnesses usrs examined AMI dspo,ei 70
the corroctns0 u JA1kson's statement %
animation by Mr. Anihon they Eiso sAld that Mr. BAroo
Refused 70 ray them saying that be kBs. nothing aboai
the orders o. the YsEael
The District Attorney put IN svidsno" I'm u sal~ Of the
MllAudon 10 Stephen " Glover, on The Gu Ds,smssr,
1853, for 900 also copy q her manifest aai oissr
papers.
Adjourned 10 Taurpeay BsIt, At one oeloss
supreme Court-speeisI Term.
Before Hon Jsigs Roosevelt
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