The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-11
The Slave Trade. Z
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Before Hon. Lntre Retfs.

coioHFD MAS CHARGED WITH DyAfIgG ~ SLAVES.
Sept D7he Jaiisd States rs. L0ais Erarns.--rhs &C
eused In this case IS coored and is charged with
voluntarily serving board the American schooner Att
va, which was engaged in the slave trade.
Andrew wilson, native OF England, examined by the
District Attorney, deaossd that he shipped ers
on board the Mary t. Smith, for Montcviieo aud "a
kct on the 25sh of August, 1855 and sailed from Dos
ten We made the coast, latitude south and longitude
" oaF. There English man Of war there; she
warned OIL and the Mary T. Smith then went We
received three hundred and ny slaves board. wit
and second refused 10 do duty and they put
ashore The made drunk. We arrived on
he coast Of Africa 9th December The barracoon uhe
place whore the slaves ke) was 10 ih' care of Nc.
farcr agstt OF Mr.. LOWS. The Wary r smith COX four
hundred and twenty on board and remained at he bar
rtcccr u I'd of March 1850 was told that might 20
IN 10 Cuba End that should receive $500 Al New York
rom hr. CUnha Rs'. and that was TO have my pas
isgo ir, m Cuta TO New FORK. saw the prisoner on
toaud TIE Alrvu; he cook cannot be mistaken In
The man. have seen this man feed the slaves with
ice and peas, and have seen him beat them with
whip, he (prisoner) he'd two negroes (ooys) o. bis
twn be washed them and paid particular care 10 them
md any thing was lett he gave " 10 them we arrived
stCbG 22d Alrtl, 1850, At place called santa Nara,
about $50 miles from Tnldad i psr u the Qusys a.,
acted 70 Cuba the south side three hundred
pit ashore there, and sold for $500 each waeu
arivtd The rcgoes were pa, Ashore IL lighter boats
ruej over three hundred the crews share, sny I've
resro', were Put apart tns prisoner claimed hs two
be Fane boys that he attentive TO on board;
Tie prisoner afterwards have his nat fa of douboons;
mould suppose he had 81 500 81 ocO before the
stnt shore the were paid on the men
their negroes by the brand, the marks on them
The Iay men, Of the men was made 10 the cabin; $1,000
paid wth brought b. 6s agents from the sn1re
The prisoner received $500 the negroes received
beard etht or ten miles fro shore where they could
net te seen Browne te prisoncr) went up with his two
away about day and half Old not 20 with the party
after the slaves despatched the captain went
shore IN oat for parcrs after the nc gToes wcre landed
and cid The vessel was burned, the captain male ar
rangemerts TO carry 10 New York tee hcTma
Gio brig william H. Heath. the order drawn on
Yznaga nelvallc n Co., Of New York. for S40C
NAMED ~ santa Maria days; the captain SECOND
nate myself and surcrcargo ara the crew, constng cf
ure were taken 10 New lrk on board vessel engaged
~ The Captain, and arrived here May a. 1858, re-
member thst the prisoner took the two negro boys
ashore after the cargo landed and $500 paid t.
MIN wages, on arriving here went with the CAPTAIN
q the Ava 10 be raid the $500 which promised
10 " keep tt y We went 10 The Office Of Cunha Res,
Beaver street The Captain and Refs held
IN itreien language. and check ed up for slvC
went with clerk 10 the bank and received $50 out OF
u u god.
M Black cross examined the witness al grea, length
loir his whole of life. and tracing bim with
nnutcntss 70 number uI ports Ia England, Africa and
Amefca, North and South.
lorenzo nc Angeles Of the olcers attached the
tnited Stntcs Marshal department, dcposed that he
sfged the slave brig Braman staten Island Bfown
the misoncr, was board the Braman cook; told
vtncfs n the going 20 san Francisco where
hs wife and family resided he told witness that ne had
no iden the Braman going 10 Africa and en- e .0fed
to make witness believe that the Captain had deceived
him.
schooner called the Onward, TO Iznaga, Del Vale Co
or about 60, SEQ.
TIE csse adjourned in consequence OF the ahs,acs
az the Portuguese Consul whom the government u nd
10 EXAMINE as witness.