The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-01

lor was hbelled, June IL. ls47. She was claimed
by the celebrated Captain Theodore Can0t (since
turned auth0r) and Thomas ID. Mathews. She was
bonded by Robert Jones and Thomas Gardner. s.
F. Aagul was examined on the part Of the claim
ants.
lS4S-Narch Is, Is4s. the bark Laurens, claimed
by Aessrs. Sores and Usher, was hbelied. After
wards condemned and ordered to be sold on the Sd
OF July, lS49. She brought 50 800. The claimant
Of the specie found on board was q Mr. ]. r. Soany.
l646.--About this time proceedings were COM
menced in regard to the proceeds OF certain prizes
taken by the United States schooner Bonito Captain
En- gle also in regard 10 prizes taken by the United
states steamer Scourge, and the United States reve
nue. steamer McIane.
l849.-T The bark Ann d. Richardson was libelled
Jan. ls49 under act of Congress 22d March, 1874.
Don Luis Henrique Ferreira d'Aguiar, Consul
General OF Brazil, appeared as claimant and fled
protest against the proceedings Of the authorities.
After taking the testimony of nineteen of the crew
sne District Attorney consented that the vessel
might be discharged from the custody and an order
OF probable cause for the seizure was obtained from
The Judge.
April rs, ls49, libel was filed against the
Of Lieut.. Thos G. Hunter (since dead, We beieyeS
John w. and VIM. Fl. Harbeck filed an answer to
this libel. April 5, 1862, the libel was dismissed
With q certificate Of probable cause of seizure.
Cruz, Jose Maria d'Amaral, Jose Antonio de LOUISA
Bastos, Alexander Jose da Cruz, Louis Undal Cegar,
Bentos Pachecodos Santos, Manuel A. Y. BarbOza
Capt Walfred and VIM. P. Truxten, and Eve or six
Others. After argument to probable cause Of sci
zure. gave and recei ed consent Diminishing appeal
ls6O-shortly after July 1s, 1850, the ship Mar
tina was hbeled, and In August 9Th Of the same
month sold. Lieut.. Maurice Simmons and
Lieut. Madison Rrsh, contributed their testimony in
efectng the condemnation and sale Of this vessel.
lS52-Bark Chancellor-case still pending. The
vessel was captured.
ls54-Schr II. N. Gamble, Hbelled and con-
demned 3lst January, 1854, a. SLAYER and sold tor
S3,763.
Edward M. Jefferson indicted Tor serving on board
the II. N. Gamble, but not tried.
James Smith, captain of the SLAYER Julia, convict
ed on the capital ofence. New trial granted and
plea 10 voluntary serving on board taken by the
government and sentenced to three years impnson-
ment.
Darnaud, captain Of the Gray Eagle, arrested and
sent Philadelphia for trial where he was acquitted
ls54.-Wm. F. Martin, Stephen Vasques, Theo.
A. Myers, A. G. Reynolds and Rodolph E. Lazaia
and acquitted June 1856. The Horat.o was des-
troyed at sea after her capture.
le55.-Manuel Echeveria for fitting out the SLAYER
Abner Depeu, tried and acquitted.
ls55.--Joseph Lopez and Casper March,, for be-
ing engaged in SLAYER Falmouth, fined and dischsrg
ed. The Falmouth was condemned and sold with
cargo, for $1,000. There were several who were
tried for their connection with this vessel, some Of
whom were fined and others discharged.
1864. Delano, Jr., Captain Of the brig Bra.
man, discharged, and nsed as a government wit
ness Some Of the officers were tried, found guilty
and sent to prison, but afterwards made their es-
cape therefrom. The brig was condemned.
lS56.-Wm. r. Naylor, master of the bark Pan
chita, was examined before q Commissioner and
discharged.
In addition to those which we have given above
the following were captured during the last three
years, and several of them destroyed at sea-
Bark Milauden, brig Glamorgan, brig Silenus,
brig Gen. Pierce schr. Mary Jane Peck, schr. Mary
x. Smith, schr. Advance, schr. Julia Moulton schr.
Julia Mystic, bark Jasper, schr. Lady Suffolk, bark
Republic, and schr. Altavie.
The number Of vessels captured and conde nned
bears but very small proportion to the number 1t
ted out from the ports we have named. The slave
fleet which leaves New York, Boston, and other
eastern ports in the of single year con-
sists OF about forty vessels OF various Sizes ranging
from one hundred TO four hundred TONS and capable
OF carrying from four hundred to six hundred slaves
each. Every vessel is manned by crews of from ff-
teen TO twenty-five men, including the captain and
officers, making total for the whole feet of about
thousand men. The whole Of the capital invested
does not probably exceed four millions of dollars
upon which, as we have shown, profit of eleven
millions is realized. With this grand total we con
clude our account of the African slave trade which
will be found to be reliable than any history of
the subject yet given through the public press.