New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-20
law LlVTELLIGENCE.
ALLEGED SLAVE VESSEL.
II g COMMISSIONERS oFFICE-JIy. 10
,a fnre Cnmmlssioner MOTION.

Gso,Se Jackson sworn--Was or board the bark
Nilspdon: Joined her in New-York in December,
1853; Capt Mar was master Of tae vessel che was
wing In the North River when vent on board; she
sailed next morning went on sbipolng 10 the ship
ripe master and signed articles; his name was Sea-
yer in South Ct he did not pay me anything; got
my wages from the boarding hoase master John Bar
nv No Sc Cheuy g.; got s22 30 adv tDcs money;
when i went on DO ard all TIE crew were there, e.
eept the captain and superesrgo, whose ane wa Don
Carlos OF the crew who With me on that voyage,
three are now present. Don Carlos was | belle re,
Spsnisrd he spoke very little English; the vessel
went 70 sea between and o clock next morn
ing had no steamer do not know who was
the pilot ! know Whist some OF her cargo was;
sbe had good deal Of lumber on board plsnks and
boards; she had cases Of muskets there were crates
Oh board; l DO not know what was IN them also
bales Of dry goods, large quantity OF demJOhgs,
seS era casks of spirits, some cases-about feet by
4-dont know what is in them thsre was powder on
board in smil kegs, which were nclosed Ia large
punoheODs; might have been dozen OF latter, might
have been more; don't know Why they were put Ia
fbe eheODs did Dot see any canvas IN me nOlu;
there were brcks ON board great many, do n know
the quantity; they we're slowed In the skin, IN the
bottom of the vessel; can't tell exactly the quantity
Of puncheons aud barrels on board there were four
tee large puncbeons Of water, then the powder
puncbeoLs large iron bound casks we Cleared Tor
The Weet Coast of Africa, rather know signed
articles for there; don't know that che 30 cleared az
the Custom House: when We sailed that morning did
not take notice Of those board, except the crew;
when We made the land on the coast OF Afrlca, we
were right abreast Of the Congo River; We were board
ed by the boats Of the Brith brig OF war Crane We mad
lust come TO anchor when were boarded it was be-
tween and clock 10 the afternoon; think we were
about "a or s. days going out, 1.-THE District Attorney
said il was 10Th March When the boarding officer
came on board he went into the cabin with the
captain and supercargo be then went on shore again;
we had the American colors flying when boarded;
during the night boat was sent, with the second
mate called Frank, and two men in, to the opposite
side Of the rivera place called Nandermych; Myers,
who is here, was one of the men: che was new boat
that had been taken out from Newiork to be lett
there, and did not return; the men came back next
day in a large launch having two Portuguese gentle
men with Them who stopped on board tall next after
noon il not called Pirate Creek but sharks
Point where we anchored; the two geDtlemenetopped
Till we had hoisted our anchor next day, and ran fur
tber up the river about nine or ten miles, where we
let 20 anchor and came to; the Portuguese gen
temen then went ashore; did not hear any converse
ton between them and the officers the next day the
launches came OFF and we common led discharging
cargo, and took all out except a small quantity of
provisions; four FIVE days afterward the Cranes
boat boarded us again, and wanted fresh water; the
place we stopped at was Benarn; i did not
go shore John Cortley, one OF the crew,
did; after the cargo was taken out we were
called at into the cabin where the captain and super
cargo were the captain told us he was going to take
in cargo Of slaves for Cuba that was the first we
heard she to be in the slave trade; the captain
told he would give us 300 piece, II we would 90
10 Cuba with him; there were Elk OF US be ore the
mast, besides the first and second mates aud cook
and steward, and two Spaniards, VINO had lived In
the cabin, one of them working sometimes, but they
did not belong to the crew; lac told us would have
10 take in ballast and 90 TO 10 keep out Of the
way Of cruisers awhile, till the casks were coopsred
for the water: ali agreed TO 10 10 Cuba; could
not stay there he told us such OF us as choose might
20 on shore; we went 10 sea and got back; Te lay
there four five weeks all bands being sick; while
lying there the boats OF the t. :. brig Perry, boarded
us; don't know whether there were tTO or three
boats don remember the nGne of the Off Ger who
boarded us did not hear the conversation between
him and the officers OF our vessei the crew were for
ward, and they AFT and we could not some of the
bricks were landed, not all there roll Of zinc,
which was lot landed; don't know whether all
the boards and plank were landed or not; or
whether one or two, or more kept there
had been slave-deck laid when cap
tured; of the water-ossks were landed; there
were fourteen OF fifteen there was tank each side
of the entrance TO the cabin they were filled from
the Congo River, and had been filled here you
could not see there were tanks there except through
al aperture deck; should think they night hold
three or four puncheons; saw some farina on board
for the crew boys who helped 70 work the vessel
while we sick; the vessel was about 2l0 tuns;
the ballast was sand and brought on board in little
mats which were laid on the bottom of the vessel,
amdshps part of cask of liquor was left on board,
not landed there was some tire-wood and some coal
on board; there were cooking stoves on board,
except the galley; these things still on board
after conversation with the captain think we
hosted anchor snd sailed from Congo River let
April; at the time the boats of the Perry boarded
us the officer overhaued everything; we we're after
ward boarded also, in the Congo River by the cap
tain OF the ferry, VINO bad conversation win our
captain il alter the captain told us he going
to Cuba; We went 10 Ambriez the Perry followed
us, and got there the same day the supercargo
sick, and went on shore there; tho Perry
went further up the river aud we went 10
sea; we had been at Ambriez four five days; the
crew boys, who negroes, went ashore there;
we went TO sea- and knocked about for Is or 10 days.
when the supercargo got sick and we back again,
and remained two three days; then started for
Cabenda after we got there We were boarded by a
boat Of the British vessel Linnet the mate and
percargo very sick went TO again, 10
keep out of the way of the cruisers, and NAMED
four or five days and then run back to Cabenda
seeing vessel close Ia the shore and begun
taking water of; it was sent on raft two casks
were lashed together and the whole toated of, and
We took them in; about 20 negroes were sent
board 10 hoist in the water when the slowed il
away in the hold; large quantity of wood also
brought OIL IL was at night; / working in the
hold, when, the same night, We were captured by
boats of the British brig Lnnet they put the crew
ano all Of us except the supercargo shore, put a.
crew on board, and went of with her; when i've
got shore, went 10 house in Csbsnds kept
by a black man. who gave US orders for money
on MIR. Nathaniel BlsDco OF Newlork. We lived in
q barracoo ,whiehis house made Of bamboo the ne
groes were kept in the ne building underneath did
not count them understand there were 600 of them;
the Portuguese merchant who gave us the orders
could not speak English; the captain called each Of
Ne and the gave the orders that shown is the
one given TO me. Ii was Ia Portuguese, stated to
be an order for Mr.. Banco TO pay George jackson
ESQ 50 for wages to last Of April and charge to Zu.
hetta 4 Brothers. Trinidad, Cuba Mr.. Carlus said
he had never seen it, The man called Don
GsIaro: we stsid there nice days then went 40 70
a place called Bsndemysh, where we stopped one
day, then went 10 Ambris from which next day we
sailed for New York, were arrived in August;
ives very sick when got home have not got my
money l did not employ lawyer 10 get H. had
been al the hospital six weeks, and when came out