Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-10


Capture Of q slaser-Her Crew and Cerss-4n-
teresttBg PsrtieaIsrs.
The Charleston Mercury of Monday far
nishes the following interesting particulars
regarding the SLAYER recently captured BY
Cspt. Maffit:
The real name OF the castused brig 10
General Putnam. The letters are partially
erased and covered over by those of the as
sumed name of Echo, aad would doubtless
have been restored. had SUCCESS crowned the
enterprise 10 which she was engaged when
I taken. She is oil Baltimore build, say 8
tons burden, aud. il is believed, was formerly
| a packet in the coffee trade berw cen this
yyrt and Rio. On the 9Th of ii .rch last
she cleared from New Orleans with a cap
tain, two ms;es. eight seamen, a co,k, stew
ard AMI Que pass niger.
HER CARD IF SLAVES
On The 5sh Of July she shipped a carg ooi
ass slaves OH the west coast Of Atrlca, at
KabeDda, sifuated in latitude ) 80 south, Ion
oiiude IL 3eessi. It's lewer Guiues. in the
southern par, ol lie district ot L,shso. and
nul lar IRON the river CUBso or Il sire
/ Taesc slaves were purchased ib a CIRCUIT "i
] eJj aElc5, ami assembled in d oarracoon
near The poinl 81 <islpIneHi- Tue brig set
sail witt, tIIetn, as't IN foriy-sevsD day t,,sde
the trip, reaching the point oil de-tinaiiuR
On the 2lst ult. Ia tbss space oIie hundred
and forty -sne had died. leaving but three
hundred aud ~f1a,rtcen alive 4 bay on Key
VERDE one OF the keys on the north Coast
! Of Cuba. latitude, % 81. tongilUle 80 30 was
! IL. l.ls,,.. x,t.e. .yIasra tkp Er6u. ,Nao 10
t efrd by the D1lphia-
THE CAPTURE.
The Officers oil the Dolphin, lrf, the harhor
of Sagua Ia GraHde the day before, and
/ while cruising westward in search OF sIavers.
perceived the T. tiu at daylight in the distance
bearing the Britrsl, tis.s. aud running down
the coust ahead of the Do, iiin, ia iIle same
direction. NJ uspicion was excited. The
brig entered u bay. The Dolphin run On her
course, and III good time Game in view of the
by and The Echo The captain al the slav-
ef now lcsl his presence vi mind, supposing
he was suspected and pursued. and suddenly
hauled ffuin the c 1asl- IL wGs then ohserv-
ed that a nainheF si launches near shore had
their sails SIT to come out To the brig. This
vesiEed The suspicion excited by her strange
movement, and the Dolphin gave chase to
the flying vessel. still heuring the British dag
Blank cartridges were fred, and it became
evident ihui The psrsaer gained. The SLAYER
spread all her canvass in vain, and finding
herself about TO fall into the CLUTCHES OF the
cruiser. thought to be British. hauled do%n
that f4g and run up the Stars and Stripes.
The Dolphin tulIowed suit. displaying her
true colofs, aud brought her 20 with a few
shotted guns ired after her. She was board
ed by Lieut.. Rradford and Is men. and sur
rendered at discretion. No papers were
found. but a sigual oil a black cross on a
white ground, which had probably just been
used TO notify the party Oh shore. by a prcyi
GUS agreement.
THE sLAvER REV
The crews 10 in number. professed TO be
all passengers. without captain or officers,
But LIEUTENANT Matfitt selected the prisoner
wno appeared 10 be at the head vi the enter
prise, and tux bin aboard Of the DolphiE.
with a sick seatnsu and coEnrade To tend him.
TIE rest were breusb, bere by Lieut.. Brad
furd.
One is a Greek, one an Italian some Of
them are Portuguese. ON SPaniards. and
some English. SON. of them talk abo ut
i1NSH OsA v "a Stb% " 41AtSt NAA1h SttCJ AZ
Americans, or have IA whereabouts in this
coun Try. These s~mugglers are u desperate
set OF fellows.
To BE TEIEp FOR
Under the laws OF 1919 and 1920 they
will be tried for their lives as pirates sailing
on an American bottom under the American
flag. They were committed to jail on Sat
urday afternoon. Their trials will take
place ut CoIumbia, s. C., before his Honor
Judge Wayne. Circuit Judge. James Conner,
United States Dis riot Attorney, prosecuting
officer. The cpurl begins tuzsit The fourth
Mondaysin November.
A VISIT TO THE SLAYER.
Being curious 10 see the c,rgo ami ar
rangemeut of the Echo, we obtained a per-
nit from DIR. W. C.. Raveael, The Pori Phy-
stefan and with one or two others accomPani-
ed Lieut.. bradford in q small boat from the
wharf. Upon clambering up the side of the
brig a startling sight presented itself; q deck
covered with native Africans, in u state of
nudity, with rare instances Of narrow strip
of rag an inch wide round the waist. These
people were seated for the most part with
their legs stretched our fiat or drawn up in
front or doubled up; some squutaed on their
feet and hands. A few were standing about
and a few lying down. None were tied or
fastened in any way.
THE OF THE LAvEs.
The m~ajority were very young, apparent
ly from eight to sixteen years of age, some
younger ard some older; scarcely one, how
ever, over twenty-five. Some OF them were
able bodied. good sized and in good case;
but the greater part were only half grown
children, weak aud worn. Many were much
enaciated, AMI sh ,wsd plainly the effect of
their long and crowded passage in a confined
ship. A few were evidently i'll and soon to
die. All were pure black in culor, except
the dropsicai, whose skin were sawney from
disease. Their hair is very short and crisp.
Those who were well appeared curious and
pleased, some Of them ogllng and giggling
aud chatteriBg, AMI others smoking tobacco
out of short clay pipes with cane stems, just
as our own negroes to. Those who were
thin and sick looked dull and british, but
there was nothing wild or ferocious in their
aspect. They looked alniable and docile and
rea di'y obeyed the commands of the person
who has charge OF them. They are great
thieves, however, and appropriate whatever
they can On every occasion.
HOW THEY LIVE.
There were 34i aales aud so females,
who were kept seperats ON deck and in the
forward hold, which latter Is SIS feet hong, 10
feet wide in the broadcast part, and narrow
ut the head. and III inches high, the floor
being turned of lose boards R,oveable ut
pleasure. The huld tor Wonen aud girls is
behind this. Il is OF the same height, II
feet long and - wide. Under this Temporal
ry flooring is stirred the provisions, consist