Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

A SCARED AFRIcAN-The brig Flora, Cap.
tain Yates, of New Castle, Maine, arrived on
Monday from Dix Cove, West Coast ol
Africa,) May 26, bringing among her crew o
native Krooman, who had been taken on
board at Dix Cove, as q foremast hand. The
fears of this native African bad been excited
on the passage by the sailors, who gave him
to understand that he would be sold as u slave
when he reached the white mans country
| When the vessel hauled into the Atlantic
dock, monkey on board attracted curious
crowd, but was forgotten soon by tbe.superi-
or attractions of the African, with q pair of
huge ivory bracelets uponhis wrists. Seeing
| so many white and strange faces he became
alarmed, and running into the forecastle
threw off all his clothes except blue jumper,
and then sprung into thes rigging, and with
the agility OF monkey ran up to the fore
royal yard, where he perched himself, and by
his manner bid defiance to all white folks
a naked African in such position soon drew
q large tbrong of spectators, the mate tried
every means to induce hin to come down, but
without effect to the mates commands he
would make but one reply, "me dies, me dies, "
and by his gestures intmating that he would
cut his throat before he would be taken He
remained on the yard for about three hours,
the excited crowd hooting, yelling and throw
iHS NJ tHo pUOT CTcutuTt, W InCieuse
has alarm of course. lie finally told the
mate he would come down if white man 60
way" or "Cap'n come.'
The vessel was hauled away from the dock
TO get rid of the mob, but ut length three
bumpers" or Longshoremen, went on board.
and in defence of the mates remonStrances
climbed the rigging to force the krooman
down. Their efforts to catch him, however
were wholly in vain he ran from one yard
arm to another and sprang about among the
lifts and braces like cat, defying all attempts
to reach him. At one time be dropped from
the outer end of the royul yard.arm andcaught
the top gallant lift, alghiug safely upon the
yard below. These wrctches, finding he was
too spry for them aloft then descended to the
deck, and pushing the mate aside seized the
top gallant braces and began to slack up and
swing the yard back and forth in the most
violent manner, the negro clinchng with
might and main to the yard and lift, the
crowd on the dock the meantime yelling like
fiends and awaiting to see him thrown from
the yard. The police were called, but could
not OF would not disperse the rowdies.
AT last, worn oct by his exertions to save
his life, as a sudden jerk Of the braces WAS
given by the scounurels on deck, the poor
fellow was thrown from the yard, and striking
the braces fell into the water, distance OF
seventy or eighty feet. He barely escaped
the rall Of the vessel in his descent had he
struck, it. or fallen on the deck, he would
have been killed instantly. Some boatmen
now attempted to rescue him from the water,
but he dove as quick as flush, and swim
ming under water, and came up long dis
tance oil. They pursued him, however, and
seizing him by the ivory rings on his wrists
endeared to get him into the boat but he re-
sisted with all his might, aud cried out, Me
die ! Me die." lie was finally got on board
and to satisfy him that their motives were
friendly, one Of the boatmen pulled of his
shirt and pantaloonS and put them upon him.
This Immediately qnieted his fears, and he
surrendered himself 10 his new friends, who
to escape the mob, rowed him up the cutter
Washington. where he was received aud cared
for by Liunt. kellum. He.is called John Da-
Wis, aud made our reporter understand that he
came from Glentaboo taboo; that he had
been two months and half on board the brig,
and had not been paid his wages. Capt.
Faunce will inquire iuto his case and see that
the poor African has justice done hm.-Ncw
York Times.