The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-26

AsoTnxn ours.oK on rue COAST or AFRICAN
suit TO Tux AMERICAN FLAG-DETESrioS AND
pIsoBAReE AT SIERRA LEosk-srATkaksr AND
PROTEST or THE CAPTAIN AND CONSCIENCE.
.S,@yya Leons-I stephen John Hill, Colonel, Captain
General and Governor in chef OF the colony OF SIERRA
Leone and dependencies do hereby certy that Iyrre
Mildmsv Shrvngton who hath subscribed the annexed
act OF protest public notary, practising IN the
city o. Freeown the aforesaid colony OF Sierra Leone,
and Thai 10 al acts by him passed and signed full
faith credit and ought TO be given IN Judicalure
and thrrcout
In testimony whereof have hereto subscribed my
aud affixed the seal Of the said colony OF Sierra
eone this fifteenth day Of October in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fity seven
STEPHEN J. HILL, Governor.
Leone Il John Fitting Taylor, Acting Consul OF
the United States Of America IN the aforesaid colony OF
Sierra Leone, do hereby certify that Tyrrel Midway
Shrvngton who has subscribed the annexed act OF pro-
test sworn public notary, practising in the city OF
Frcetown the aforesaid colony Of Sierra Leone; and
that TO all by him signed and passed full faith and
credit are and ought to be given in judicsture and
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In faith and testimony whereof have hereto subscribed
my and affixed my seal OF Office this fourteenth day
OF October, in the year Of our Lord one thousand egni
hundred and hfty seven. JNo r IafaOh,
Acting Unned States Consul.
Sie--o Leone-By the public instrument OF protest
Be il known and made manifest unto all people that on
the eighth day of October IN the year OF our LORD one
thousand eight hundred and fy personally came
aud appeared before Tyrrel Mdnay Shervngon Notary
Public duly authorized, admitted and sworn residing and
practising the city OF Freetown in the aforesaid colony
OF Sierra Leone William Edward Cousins, Of the
American ship vessel, the Thomas Watson, Of New
York in the United States OF America, and Francisco
Jooeph Mideiroe merchant and commercial agent, an
American subject, who seversy duly and soemnly de-
clare and state followsAnd first the said William
Edward Cousins for myself say that the said ship Is the
property OF John Albert Machao Of New York afore
said American subject that the said ship lett New
York on the second December last bound for the
coast OF Africa with cargo Of general merchandise, in
tended TO be bartered exchanged for palm oil ivory
gold dust and African produce generally that the said
vessel that time commanded by Russell Elio
who died at Aguey the month OF May last that the said
vessel arrived the coast Of Africa the month OF anu
oa pff Tho frnfiu nnrf
the coast of Africa vessel traded par
culay the Gold Coast and in the Blight Of Benin that
while the said ship lying of Anamaboc, on the said
Gold Coast carried board the said Thomas Watson,
from Cape Coast, black man named Samuel Johnson,
whom had Cape Coast ste ward that from
Anansboe tie said ship proceeded further down the
coast for the purpose of taking In cargo OF palm oil and
other produce for the United States that the fourteenth
day OF September last the said ship was lying at anchor
of Quta and had board seventy thousand gallons of
palm oil, worth about ten Thousand pounds-seyen nun
dred pounds weight of IVORY worth about one hundred
aud eighty poundsand gum, hides and gold dust worth
together about eight hundred poundsthe sole property
OF the said John Albert Machado that on the said
day OF September the said Samuel Johnson Quilted the
SAID ship without permisson that about seven O'Clock in
the evening of the day her Britannia Majesty's
steamship Bloodhound under the command OF Lieutenant
Charles Robson dropped anchor under the stern OF the
said Thomas Watson-and shortly after. a boat with
number OF armed men, under the command Of the said
Charles r. Robson, left the said steamship, and came
alongside the said Thomas Watson that the said Charles
r Robson accompanied by another officer Sergeant Of
Marines and the said Samuel johnson entered cabin
and the said commander inquired for the master of the
said Charles Robson then informed that he had
Ceiyed deposition from the before named samuel John
to say to the charge replied had nothing to say
did not know Of Johnsons being sold 10 any That
Samuo Johnson had informed him that the cook of the
said ship-one George Upham-had given such informa
ton 10 the said Samuel Johnson and that the cook ad
United il, he, the said Charles r. Robson, would i'm
mcdiatey my Ship that tereupon called the said
George Upham before the said Charles Robson; that
the said Charles Robson then inquired of HIM he had
told the Samuel johnson that had sold him a
senger board the said Thomas Watson; that the said
George Urban replied that he had not said anything of
the kind 10 the said Samuel Johnson any other per
son thA the said Charles Robson then inquired of the
said George Uphsm II be had ever heard that
the said Samuel johnson had been sold,
was 10 be sold or anything TO that effect and
that the said George Upham replied that he had never
heard anything OF the sort that during the period IN which
the said Charles r. Robson ntcrrogating the said
George Upham he the said Samuel Johnson said TO him,
words 10 tina, effect that the said Charles r Robson
then requested me TO call the said Campbell
board the said Thomas Watson, and whose Christian
u James and ola So that upon the said James Camp
bell appearing, the said Charles r. Robson inquired
Of him he had heard the said George Upham tell
the sad Samual johnson, that he had been sold
be sold or anything that effect and the said James
Campbell Immediately replied that he had heard the
said George Upham say and told the said Samuel
johnson anything that effect That the said Charles
Robson said 70 me johnson wishes TO leave, 20 which
replied he has left aready-You then said pay
Johnsons wages said had no money and did not pay
any bills, but would next morning see Mr. Mdelros the
p RSe raps a the S S sS
that night I again said bad no money. u then said
ne woud send boat next morning for the wages, and
thereupon left the ship taking the said Samuel johnson
away with him That the following day, the fifteenth
OF September, about nine O'Clock in the morning. boat
from the said steamship Bloodhound came alongside the
said Thomas Watson That one j. I. G. Webb the master
OF the said steamship Bloodhound, board the said
Thomas Nst-oh aooonpa ~ .ne pay master o. hef
board to receive the said Samuel Johnsons wages
replied that could no, pay him, as regarded johnson
deerer was thereupon informed by one Of the said
parties (bui whether by the paymasier the said J. r.
webb do not now remembeT) that unless the SAID
wages paid in one hour the said Thomas Watson
woald be seized They then cft the ship That about
hour after their departure another boat under the
command Of the said Charles r Robson left Her Msjesys
said steamship Bloodhound and alongside the said
Thomas Watson That the said Charles r. Robson came
on deck entered my cabin and informed me that he bad
seized the said Thomas Watson Tor being engaged In the
slave trade and for OBTAINING aBrtsh subject on board
replied ~ cannot prevent you" whereupon he demanded
AFT the ships papers, which Immediately delivered To
him and he then stated that the said ship would be sent
Sierra Leone. That the said Charles K Robson immedi
steiy made signal 70 Her Maestys said steamship Blood
hound, boat put on from the said steamship ana
came alongside the sad Thomas Watson, in which
with swords and muskcts, who came on deck, took and
continued possession Of the vessel until the following
morning That IN the evening Of the same day the sad
j. T G Webb board the said Thomas Watson with
prize crew and on the following morning the said J. T.
Webb with the said prize got the said ship under
weigh and sailed for Sierra Leone. That the said j. T. e
webb bad been on board the said Thomas Watson while
she at anchor OF Qu the thirteenth day u Sep
tombef last at which time the said Samuel johnson
board bot that the said Samuel johnson did not that
prefer any complaint 10 the said T. Webb
10 his being slave. to his being unable To Obtain
his wages, complaint OF any kind although he had
ample opportunity Cor doing # he pleased. And far
ther soemny and sincerely declare, that never al
tine sOd the said samuel johnson any and that
the time employed him believed him 70 be free,
and have always during the PERIOD he has been board
the said Thomas Watson treated him a freeman, and
have a, any time exercised any undue improper
severity toward hum And l further s0emnly and
Cerey declare that the said ship Thomas Watson has
during her present voyage the coast Of Africa nor on
other voyage the said coast 70 knowledge been
engaged IN the slave trade. And that the said ship would
have sailed for New York the sixteenth seventeenth
Of september had she not been seized before men
toned and further declare that the paper writing hereto
annexed marked A, u true copy OF document deli
vered n me by the said Charles Robson, the
ing OF the sixteenth Of september previous 10 The sad
chip being underwegh for sierra Leone and that the
signature % the said original document IN the proper
handwriting Of The said Charles Robson. And ], Fran
CISCO Joseph Mderos for myself soernnly and sincerely