New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-19

hem on board; they did not pay for their passsxe
they nd never heard of Captain Blanquo. The soe
who gives hls naIne as Joachim Anson is suspected
of being Captain Blasquo more especially as Captain
| Morgan overheard the Portuguese cook address him
by that title while at the galley, in the morning.
They all confessed to having been on the African coast
as merchants. Antoni said that in New-York he
boarded a, John Silvies, in Sherry street. Caspar
March said he lived at Francis Leaman's No. %
Oliver street. Jose Lopez lived at Gramercy Hotel
After considerable cro,squestic,ing Portuguese to
no effect Mr. Joachimscn said to Antoni in English
"You are an old one at this business see when
the latter darted at him look fierce that con-
vineed every one that he understood English IKE a
native. Some further questoas were asked Lopez,
but he declined answering them, saying Il speak
"my Consul-my Consul speak you" He also said
that the Portuguese Consul was the only friend be
had m New York. Re had written letter to the
Consul since the captrre Of the schoOneI, which he
requested might be conveyed to him. Before comply
ing with his request the officers ungrscious
TO open and read it. II instructed the Consnl to say
for him THAI he was a stranger his way to St. Paul
de Loando that he did not know the character of the
vessel who she belonged to, or anything about her.
1t a singular fact that all board denied any
knowledge of who was the captain or who owned her.
On searching the cabin other papers were found and
taken possession Of An excellent set of charts of the
West Indies Brazil, Cuba and the West Coast Of
Africa were also found. But ships papers could
be found and all of the crew denied having signed
any.
The schooner is a rakish craft of $50 tuns, painted
black with red illet around the base of her bull
warks. She is fitted up with all of the appliances of
regular SLAYER and in her hold, which clear FORE
and-aft. could stow 500 or 600 negroes. large
quantity of rice, beans and pilot bread was board
Her hold was slowed full of casks OF water, rewood
and lumber for q slave deck. Two immense coppers
were also on board together with number of spoons
and dishes. The medicine chest, from Mihsus, was
stored with lint and castor oil enough for army
large number of cans of preserved meat were found,
together with spirits and wines coop full of chickens
and four young grunters. From every package and
barr all direction marks well as other signs which
could lead to the contents being traced to the store
where they were purchased or the person to whom
they were gent, were carefully erased. Indeed,
nothing could be found on board, far could
see which indicated who she was owned by where
she was bound.
After giving the necessary instructions Mr. McKeon
went ashore, where he was soon followed by the
Msrshals with the crew hsndcuffed on their way to
the Kings County prison. On landing Mr.. McKeon
was confronted by Mr.. Black counsel for Valentine,
on his late trial for fitting out slaver who wanted
TO 90 on board and see Mr.. Lopez. Mr.. McKeon was
very sorry to inform him that he could not see that
individual before to-day. In the course of the after
noon the schooner was hauled up to the whraf, and
will be discharged forthwith 1t is said that $50 900
in gold for the purchase of her slave cargo, is on
board. AT any rate she will prove rich prize. Ii
condemned, her captors will receive one-half of her
value.