The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-12

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The eI Governor here sat down. amid applause. and
vote OF thanks was him, and request made that
he would fur nsh the society with copy Of his remarks
report then read, recommending that efforts be
made to assist Rev. Mr. Pease in his proposed exploration
Of Africa
This report was referred back to the council with
power to act.
The society then adjourned.
Charge OF Fissing Out the Mary Jane Peck as
. SLAYER.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Before Hon Judge Belts.
SECOND DAY.
Jan. 1.-THE United States rs. Naxue EcAeperia.-
Abner Depew recalled deposed that he sailed the Mary
Jane Peck six seven years. sometimes had four
sometimes Ave to sail her, besides myse-that in
cIuded all hands.
Cross examned.-I never crossed the Atlantic; I ran
from here to Richmond.
julius owenthal WAS again called to the stand and his
direct examination continued by Mr.. Joachimssen-I am
German, and have been in this country three years.
speak the English language Capt. Davis said that
were now aware OF The object Of the voyage that
was going to the Coast of Africa to procure cargo
saves that remained board he would lraise on
wages-mne to $50; had shipped for SO; another
was lucky he would give nice present besides; he
asked us If we would agree to that we did not saw any
to sEs Ia, ne sSa Us the Spanish was
command and Davis did carpenters work and almost
anynrg that was requred we had two large piles of
board on each side this sent ashore she dis
charged cargo we made land 3 "a days after we left
New Yerk did not know what the land was; it was
Of Sierra Leone, about two or three miles
we sent boat tor pilot the pilot took into Rio
Congo, where went up the main land We discharged
cargo there we discharged the first place the lumber
ann some tobacco about couple dozen kegs some empty
rum casks, and some dry goods-sone few boxes, and
about couple hundred kegs of powder; nothing else
it took us two days TO discharge the csrgo we there
took esh provisions for the crew. we then sailed
from there ana went up the bay; the pilot not
board; we then came to anchor the bay remained
there about five weeks 1t shore that we came
to anchor there to thers it In the woods
DID not see anything there she was there scraped and
painted; we cut matches; they were kind of
yeniators no cargo discharged at that place; we
fixed some of our rigging that broken and msnded
our ssis she Was cleaned and painted nside
rome water that we brought from Ne York; and some
tt at We got from Rio Congo; had fifteen or sixteen
casks ffom New York; we got some lumber to make
the two hatchways; no new hstchways were made
but covers for the patches; helped to make them:
they were ERE about foo, high and were: two
them these hatchways over the mais
hatch and the torsa.d hatch; the fore
ON the orders Captain Davis; the Spanish captain gave
the command, and Davis translated IT, we heard a gun
fred from the liver as supposed, and then this order
was given; never went shore did take any
on shore the day after that British war took
the Mary Jane Peck; had been in the hold of vessel
all we had on board provisions; at the ii ne
taken Captain Davis Dead be died the day before the
British ofwar took u; the Spanish captain was on
doIe at the time was told by Captain Davis that
were To take cargo Of negroes; that said to
whilst We were lying in the bay; the British war
to- us from the bay into the rver and put prize
war; we sent most all Of the provisions had to the
oiwar; it salt meat, rice and ship bread two
OF us were taken 20 Sierra Lone of them the
rest OF the sent ashore by order of the
war; the sent ashore given two days. proyi
sions; the schooner was taken to Sierra Leone
taken board OF her; she was broken up there
i saw pieces OF her; i have the
Spanish captain since he left the vessel 1
sick in Sierra Leone for six weeks or two months
was sick on shore before got into the hospital
not paid any wages the coast; order given
board as to who was to pay the wages stated TO the
sold he could not admit was taken fro the
SLAYER, and was sent to the Jail hospital asked
'er was there TWO or three weeks and he said
New York in the bark c. W. Nash; worked my passage
and arrived here the 18th 14h of February 1856
when ! sailed from here did know Mr. Echeveria;
know him now; four five days after returned went
to his Office and met his clerk; Mr. Echeveria was in
the ROOM the clerk ASKED what wanted told
him belonged to the schooner and everything that
pened on the voyage claimed the wages that Captain
Davis offered me, $50 month told him how she had
whether he was not the same young man who was on
board the schooner the day she saed he said he
he Sus knew nat ne ms is Mr. 0c
he said he would the about the payment and
be told me to come backi in few days did not then
speak to Mr.. Eeheveria the clerk conversed about
the matter with Mr. Echev eria in Spanish; he
gave the names of the schooner the captain and
the places Mr.. Eoheveria was near enough, I
don't know whether he attended to the conversation or
he attended to what the clerk said he spoke to the
Their. Louis LOwentha with me- l went down again
to Mr.. Is Office about two three days afterwards Me-
a ns with
that could not walk about, and that wished him to
settle possible told him (the cierk) he had
for the first bali month 50, and $50 month r till rot
back to New York. did not speak to Mr. Echevera but
don't know whether the clerk did or did not speak to
Jane Peck) had been taken by British but
that she was illegally taken, and that they had entered
him who the were; he said, "We know - sup
pose he would not tell me- he did tell me- told him
would try to find out the owners or parties, because
somebody was responsible for my wages he went Of
the Office for little while, aud said to me, "Wait
minute, ! want to see you about it;' he came back
whether would sign that that If would sign that
he would see me paid; signed it.; he paid me in gold;
he went out Of the office with me and went think
bill; he went in first and told to wait outside and
then called me in and he had the money oil ready for
wages of the occasions don't know whether the
first or the second he in the inner Office and In
go to sea again-I could buy house in the ave-
nues" when came on board the schooner laying
In the North river between Staten Island and Jersey
went on beard the evening Of the 10th March, the next
morning towed TO sea- before this the
board both Captain Davis and the clerk came on
bard in the morning in small boats with the crew he
made the land about daybreak q boat was sent for
him. was not in the boat the boat gone half day
the pilot board about noon and we came to
anchor about five six In the afternoon the persons
board were familiar with the coast the anchor
afer she arrived at Rio Congo; went into the bay;
W. did not let the anchor 80 in the bay she fastened
with lines to trees the Shore fore to keep
her from swinging: the creek or bay was not
h'oader than this Court roon and We laid close
Ia shore; the shores were thickly wooded with
high trees both sides we laid right in
the middle it took day and half to get to the man
of-war do not know that 1t the river but
followed it to Sierra Leone for day and night c,uld
not tell whether stood out to sea; was halt the time
below, sick.
trossexamined by Mr. Cutting-I never had been to
before this occason had been employed
ger steamboats, Lake Erie sometimes steward or
under steward steward Of the Empire the old Eta
pire, in 1885, don't know the captai-s name; was
two weeks on board before ever him; do not
member ever having heard his name was steward only
three weeks; did not like IT. she from Buffalo TO
Ohio: she ran from Buffalo Monroe and Toledo: know