New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-09
THE SLAYER EXAMINATION.

TINTED STATES COMMISSIONERS OktISE-MN D.
Before g. W. MORTON.
The examination in this case commenced yesterday
at 9m Mr. Joachimssen Assistant-D District Attorney,
called up Capt. John Faunce, of the revenue cutter
Washington who testified that on the 23d Of April he
had seized the schooner Merchant, just outside OF
Sandy Hook while proceeding on her voyage to the
Coast of Africa. He had received warrant on the
previous day the I'D of April from the Marshal to
etan the schooner Merchant if she should attempt to
leave her dock II had been minated that she would
leave that night the I'D lie had secured the use
of the steamer Satellite, which went alongside OF the
cutter and took on board two officers ana ten men,
watch was kept ON board the steamer all night and IN
the morning the schooner Merchant came down the
Bay About half an hour after he started In pursuit
of her down the Bay, and passed her between Middle
and West Bank went outside anu stood " Tue snote
She was about one and half or two miles outside the
Hook when the steamer Birkbeck, which was towing
her. left her. When the steamer lett her anotner
steamer came down. also named the Blrkbck. Deem
ing that the second steamboat had no business Uut
there Can't Faunce ordered the captain OF the Satellite
10 speak a ship which was anchored OUTSIDE ana
see If the steamer coming down had any business
with her; the captain reported 10 me 'liat the
ON her way down steering directly Tor inc scnoone
Merchant Can't Faunce and his men on the " Satellite
then saw the steamer take turn round the schooner
and then go up along side of her. Thus was before the
Satellite had reached the ship. The steamer re-
manned alongside the schooner for two or three min-
utes and took her hauser then went ahead and COM
mepced towing her l.. :. L. right of shore. Having
remained on board the ship till he could see nothing
than the hull OF the schooner he went on poafu
the Satellite and gave the captain orders to put on all
the speed he could and steer for the schooner capt
f. kept up the chase for some fifteen or twenty min
utes When the steamer discovered the " Satellite
steering the schooner she cast the schooner on
and then seered n. f.. certainly not the course to
steer for New-YOrk.. He then supposed that some
thing must be wrong, and having made the steamer
boarded her, and ordered her 10 make way Tor the
Il tba gahnn lrff
officer and four or five men board the Blrkbeck,"
returned 10 the schooner per the Satellite got her hauser
and towed her up TO Atlantic Ferry. He further states
that Capt Jones acted captain and delivered the
vessels papers a. soon he boarded the schooner.
He also fouId crew of seven or eight men, Spaniards
and Portuguese. The schooner Is about OO tuns bur-
dem There charts OF the African Coast On board
Capt. +. nothing thrown overload he had
written warrant from the Marshal.
Capt. Rynders testified be first heard the schooner
Merchant she was lying at Pier ~ r.. X, under the
command Of Capt Strom. 4 man named Swauburg
had told him that he was going out as mate Under
stood that the schooner was to sail on the night OF the
I'D at 3 O'Clock; he watched her she did not sail till
next morning. As soon as the boats and schooner
came up the river he went on board the steausr
Birkbeok and after his deputies having searched the
steamer he searched her himself and found one man
hid away in d berth and another named Santos
luxurating upon water inside the water-tank. Capt:
Rynders made this discovery by looking with the ald
OF a lantcrD through the bung-hoe Inc
Captain was at this time under arrest. IaP'.
Jones informed the Marshal that he did moi
know the business upon which the schooner was eur
ployed until he the second steamer come uoNH
then he suspected and regretted that he aad ever oL
on board. Capt. Rynders believed the schooner ~ "
SLAYER From conversation with Mills 'he no., ~
concluded that be also was sorry for the hA h'I nu.u
he had got. The Captain of the steamer .olu iaa
that he had been ordered by one OF tue roltusuese
who were board going out to the scn9oher, III
alongtde the schooner, but owing 10 the nSa sei
had ordered him to tow the schooner nl'ie
John Peters was then sworn, and the eAaIhoa'ioh
was adjourned till Monday at IL m.
s,,pro,op co,-pr-u.y s-Before Judge SLossoN
THE IJEEL SUIT sUDDESLf iEhn i'AiLD'
Caroline Randall as n w. ss2te
This ease was finished to-day. The Judge charged
tho ,x that the principal question for them TO determine was
bIy ,hsr vas libel not contained Ii tne letter oil DE-
,nSs-, The .seoud cause OF scton-the efhgy he re-
SS a. IN ~ A,ient and dismissed the complaint The DE-
tnSsn,. counsel excepted 20 the charge.
- a,r absence, rendered verdict for the de-
fendant
rrrryp STATES CIRCUIT COURT-Mr s-Belsre
Judge NBL SON.
MUSICAL PAIEsT SUIT.
Jeremiah Cart; t at. Stephen T. Gordon IT a.
Tbir was acriOn 10 recover damages for an
Alleged infringe OF patent for improvement IN he
nAane nshins Ne telo~s melodeons and other similar
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