Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-07
TIE SLAVE rKiG ar CHARLESTON. SCUM

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49,: ;:l, command, lei. III. c:y og Tie ira. by lie
Northeast Railroad. a. their testimony was cot
s.!rrrd i;GposG... with r-erenc. to The ccIfscUon ct
the Echo, Putnam, tho mere thereof, when they
svow themselves will now stand better chance ioc
The recovery of their property.
TIE following is Lieut.. Msi,t's despatch 10 tie
Navy Department al Washington
L. s. BRIG DoLrHiN.
(At se.. lat. ~ 50 long 81 I2)}
August 2l-t, lS.JS }
SIR: have tia honor To inform the Department
that after long chase ovcrhauird aud captured ut
.ix o'clock this evening sav-r, surrend"ring under
American coors She HIS on board over ''oo -lav-s,
ind when first made her out, Al" Wa standing Tor
KY Verde with .h. expectation at landing her c"rg"
rnis evening Her ciicrrI and crew ccni'' OF -lghern
men, several of whom Americans One ihjssenT-
ed an American proteciOp.
have pu; the piiI- under the command 81 Lieut..
J. NJ Bradford, with Lieut. G.. &. Carpenter. ten -tn
men and six marines, with orders III once To proceed
10 Charleston South Cnroilna AMI act III the premises
~ the case may req.r"
sn cr-ciibly informed that several American veg
S-ls expected the north o Cuba about The Isl
October.
Being short of oiiic-rs and men, and the vessel re-
quriGg soms overhauilng. -ia 5alI ~ once tor NY
West there To wait instructions ui the Department.
Am, very respectfully
Your ohrdlent servant.
}. n. MAFFIrr, LIT. Commanding.
Hon. Isaac ToucEY, Secretary Gt the Navy.
In his orders To- Lieut.. Bradford. Lieut.. Maiit ~
reced all the prisoners 1.-THE officers and crew oi tie
saverl Ia be placed IN irons under double sennc!s.
v ell armed He WA Ia proceed 10 Charleston and
consult All Attorney ~ law IL reference To the best
course to pursue. lie also 10 cal upon the Mayor
nf The city and request him TO procure quarters Tor
Tie slaves that they might be immediately anGe'!
from the vessel.
W. txirac the following from iii" report oi Lieut
Bradford made on tn lay h. entered this harb"r
THAT portion of his inslrnctiDn requiring the prise
ners 10 be put in ions would If executed, have made
our voyage this place i!nprscicab- tor t- siarr-
"A soon az they found they had lew masters destroyed
large quantities OF wate: and provisions for The SIX
! OF obtaining emnl! quantity Tor their own Use.
restored their former Minister'S, aud they had tn resort
Ia the iirrc-st cruelty before they could hr-Hk nI
| these. practices Of the slaves. !;or- no delay Wi
take place in removing the rlaves from tiI:- v-s-.l
She i. small has large holes Gu. ia h.. spar dec. Toy
ventilation, aud il without mast cpnts. la ch-e 4! =
heavy gale ~ a.a, and bai-uins down becoming ~
ces-ary, the slaves would mostly -Gticcatr. shall
uae my utmost ex-r,iuus Ia 81; them ashore imm.nl
| a'ry am anXious 10 remove my com
| maid, ~ the stenc. board i horrible.
rwevr .! the slaves have died since the csi'mr' oi
the ", -sr!. They al" without medical assistance ui
any kind. tins health of tn" command ani przs at
| iicers aud crew continued .'"3d