Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-01

About week ago our new u. s. Marshal,
Capt. Isaiah Rynders, received some init
nation that suspicious looking schooner
Was fitting out at one Of the upper wharves
on the North River side, for the coast of
Africa, and possibly for the slave trade.--
The Captain kept his own counsel. The
suspected vessel was the little schooner
Merchant" Captain Strom, fast sailing
craft, built in Baltimore, and formerly in
tho coasting trade between New York and
Richmond.
On Wednesday night tho Captain went
on board ship lying beside the little
schooner, in the disguise Of n countryman.
Ho acted the "greeney" to perfection, and
says the the captain and mates of the ship
had their own fun with him. They inquir-
cd where he was "raised," and he told them
away above Albany, at the head of naviga-
tion-Rynders was born in that part of the
world-and then manifested the utmost Gu
riosity as to "what all them ships lyin'
around there was going TO dor He says
tho officers then "gammoned" him consid-
erably, winking at each other during the
conversation, but at length told him "that
little schooner out there is blackbird."
"What do you mean by blackbird ~
says the Captain.
"Why she is going to Africa after niggers."
"She amt big enough" said greeney.
"Oh, she's just the kind" was the answer.
They then related to the supposed coun-
tryman number of circumstances in rela-
ton to the schooner, many of which he
knew from previous information to be true.
They also regaled him with some marvellous
tales about the slave trade.
On Wednesday the schooner obtained her
papers, and the Marshal chartered little
steamer to be in readiness for pursuit.
The SLAYER was towed down near the rev.
enue cutter, passing within forty yards, ap-
parently for the purpose of ascertaining
whether she was suspected. She found
everything quiet on the cutter, with no pre-
parations TO follow, and went on unsuspect-
ingly. The tow boat cast off below the
Narrows and returned Then another little
steamboat the John Birkbeck, came up for
the purpose of putting on board some Port
uguese and Spaniards, who did not dare to
venture on board while in the harbor. The
wind being light the steamer took, the
schooner in tow as far rs the Hook. By
this time the Satellite came up, when
Capt. Faunce placed part of his men on
board the schooner and turned her back, and
gave chase to the little steamer, which was
also seized, and brought back
! Capt. Strom did not sail in the schooner
but she was found in command of another
man who gavo his name rs "Jones." Sew
en- men, including Capt. Jones, were arrested
on board tho schooner, and some papers
were seized. Some of the men tried to Sc
crete themselves, but were discovered.
The steamer was not searched until she
was brought alongside the revenue cutter,
when Capt. Rynders put on a pea-jacket
and attended to that duty in person. -Four
Spanish sailors were found secreted on
board. One of them was slowed away be-
hind trunk, and another had hid himself
in the water tank down in the hold next to
the boiler. He was crouched down where
the water was about foot deep. Both
the schooner and the steamer John Kirk
beck were placed under the surveillance of
the revenue cutter, and Capt. Jones and his
ten men, together with the crew of the
steamer were brought to the city and lock-
ed up for examination, which will take place
before United States Commissioner to-day
or tomorrow.
The "Merchant" has on board largo
quantity of lumber, extra casks, rice, corn
meal, &c.-in fact everything usually found
on board well appointed SLAYER.
Captain Rynders expresses his detcrmin-
alton to break up tho slave trade, and says
he will let those who are opposed to him
understand that, although he will catch a
"nigger" if called upon, in the discharge of
his duty, he will go - sight further to
catch a SLAYER, because the game is bigger,
and he is particularly fond of cruising down
the bay.-N Y. Post