The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-01
The Captured Shaver.

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TIE ADMINISTRATORS DRiNAiN0
CHAMPAGNE. DC
Tho SLAYER oapsursa Ia the Cali BY The U. Z,
brig Dolphin, proves 70 be the Putnam, though
sphs Rchop xss painted on her stern. She 70
es Baltimore bald. say $50 tons burtbsn and, u 10
believed. ~ss formerly packet 10 the coffee trsds
between that port and Rio On the 9th March
last she cleared from Nss Orleans With captain,
two nssss, eight SsAmep. . cnok, steward and one
passenger. On the 9th July she ahipped 4 cargo
Of As slaves on the west coast Of Africa. At ka
beuda, sitnAted 10 latitude $40 souib, iosgitude
10 20 eaat. Il 10 10 Liver Guinea. In the soatherD
part oS the District Of Loango, and not far from
the river Congo or ZAirs. The Charleston Mer.
curry gives the following interesting account OF
her capture, arrival there, and OF tho appear
aace 81 her cargo:
ras CAPTURE.
These slaves were purchased 10 o circuit Of 500
naiies, and assembled at barracoon near the
point Of shipment. Tue brig set sail with them,
and 10 forsy-seven days made the trip, reaching
the point of destination the morning OF the list
inst. In this space Of time one hundred and Tor.
ty-ons negroes had died leaving but thrae hundred
aud fourteen alive. A bay on "Cay Verde" one
Of the keys on the north coast Of Cuba, latitude
% 80 longitude so 90 the landing place, where
the Echo was detected by the Dolphin. The ofi-
cers Of the Dolphin left the barber OF Sagua Ia
Grande the day before, and while cruising west
ward in search o: s,avers. perceived the Echo at
daylight in the distance, bearing the .britsh nag,
and running down the coast ahead Of the Dolphin
in the same direction. No suspicion was excited
The brig entered bay. The Doipnin run On her
course, and In good time came ia view CT the bay
and the Echo. The captain Of tbs SLAYER now lest
his presence Of mind, supposing he WAS suspected
and pursued, and suddenly banled OIL from the
coast It was then observed that number OF
launches near shore had their sails set TO come
out to the brig. This verified the suspicion excl
ted by her strange movement, and the Dolphin
gave chase TO the flying vessel, still bearing the
British flag. Blank cartridges were hred ann II
became evident that the pursuer gained. The
SLAYER spread all her canvas Ia vain, and finding
herself about fall into the clutches Ct the cru
SER thought to he Britieh, hauled down that flag
and ruu mp the Stars aud Stripes.
The Dolphin allowed suit, displaying her true
colors, and brought her to with few shotted
guns fred after her. She was boarded by Lieut..
Bradford aud sixteen men, aud surrendered &C dis
black cross on bite ground, which had probably
just been used TO notify the party on shore by pre-
voHs agreement
TIE caFw-wHAr DISPOSITION OF THEN WAS MADE.
The crew, nineteen In humber, professed to be
ali passengers, without captain or officers But
Lieut.. Mafftt selected the prisoner, who appeared
to be ut the head Of the enterprise, and took him
aboarI the Dolphin, with q sick seaman and CON-
radc to tend him. The rest were brought here ty
Lieut.. Bradford 1t seems that the captsin and
those two men were not sent to Charleston IN
board The Catawba, from Key West, as was expect
ed. but are now their way 10 Boston in the Dol.
pbn.
The names OF eighteen, excepting the captain,
are as follows:
Dominica de la Piene Juan Brevera. Jose Frau
cisco, r. l. Bates, John Basco, Alex'r Rodgers,
Frank CeSry, John f. Capei, Archibald Scott, Geo
plsken, Antonio Almera, Thomas Under, Antonio
q a. In F..saIf.
lanoish, VIM Henry Seuo, Jose Gobzsiez Seno.
One 10 . Greek, one au Italian some OF them
Portuguese, some SpanarGs. aud some English
Some OF them talk about New York, hut none now
abouts in this country. Those smuggers are
desperate looking set of fellows Under the laws
Of 1919 aud 1870, they will be tried tor their lives
as pirates sailing on an American bottom, under
on Saturday aft ernoon. Their trials will take
place At Columbia, c., before his Honor, Judge
Wayne, Circuit Judge; james Conner, U District
Attorney, prosecuting officer. The Court begins
to sit the 4th Monday in November.
APPEARANCE OF tbs CARGO.
Upon claniberiny up ths side of the brig q
strsu &c and startling sight presented itself deck
covered with native AIricaDs in state Of CON
pete nudity, with rIre instances OF narrow strip
of rag Inch wide round the waist These peO-
pie were seated for the most part with their legs
stretched out fat or drawn mp IN front doubled
up; some squatted on their feet and hands. few
were standing about aud u few lying down. None
we're tied or fastened in aby way. The majority
very young. apparently from eight to SIX
teen years OF age, soHe younger and svne older;
scarcely one, however, over twenty-five. Some OF
them we're sbie-b jlied, good sized aud In good
case but the greater part nalfgrown children only,
weak and worn. Many were much ensciated, aud
showed plainly the effects Of their long and crowd
cd passage In confined ship. few were evil
dentIy i'll aud soon to die. All were pure black 10
color except the dropsical, " hose skis iawuy
from disease. Their hair short and u.
Those who were well appeared curious and pleased,
come OF them ogling and giggiins aud chatteiing,
and others smoking tobacco out OF short clay
pipes with cane stems just as our own negroes
do. Those that were thin and sick locked dull and
brutisb, but there WAS nothing wild or ferocious
in their aspect. They looked anabie aud docie,
and readily Obeyed the commands of the person.
who had charge of them. They are great thieves.
however, and appropriate whatever they can on
every occasion.
There were 246 malas and GO females, who were
kept separate on deck and In the holds. The
men aud boys were kept on the forward deck and
in the forward hold, which latter s IS feet long.
10 feet wide in the broadest part. and narrow at
the head, aud Al inches high, the floor being form
ed of loose boards. movable at pleasure. The hold
for the women and girls is behind this. IL is of
the same height, II feet long and 10 wide. Under
this temporary f2oIing is stored the provisions,
consisting OF rice peas, and the water to drink
Their food is boiled like ''hoppiriohn," PUT in
buckets twice day, at 10 and O'clock and
placed in the midst VI circles of eight or ten
each, and well guarded, to prevent the strong
negroes from taking more than their SHARE al
though all are literally allowed. pint OF water
is given to each, morning and evening Most of
them sleep on deck, being placed in close order,
spoon fashion on their sides, and not permitted to
turn or move during the night. At daylight, they
are dashed with buckets of water, to wash them |
of They sing songs, clappipg their hands and |
rocking their bodies in time, and these songs |
have great resemblance to some Of cur negro |
spirituaiS. Several OF the negro fellows exercise
authority very much after the manner of our dri- |
vers, with airs of authority ami ridiculous gesiicu
lHtion and grimaces. Others were cooking the |
big pot' like good fellows, and with old breeches
on, too, obtained from the sailors The captain of |
the hold understands their lingo, aud saye they are
very averse to going back to Africa, the United
states law requires. Our coast resembles that
they come from, and the group # pines opposite
tue city on the south, looks to them like cocoanut
trees Of their native Africa.
ITS REMOVAL
Yesterday, under the direction of the United
States civil officers, the negroes, 306 in number
were taken by the steamer Gen. Clinch, aud con
veyed TO Castle PinckLey, in our harbor. where
they will be guarded by a detachment from the
garrison at Fort Moultrie As they passed the
plank to gain the steamers deck, they presented
q strange and affecting sight, many Of them be
lug reduced to mere skeletons by the suifsriurs
aid deprivs,ions Of the voyage. Several were In a
dying eoLdtion-a few dropsical, and a goodIy
humber apparently III health.
cooLNEss OF The sLAyERs-A CHAMPAGNE BLOW OUT
The KeySt the Gulf (Ksy west,) publishing an
Extra giving al account Of this capture, says:
The prize had on her stern "Ecbo," and painted
,ut was putnam Of New Orleans" The crew
consisted If twenty men-haif American aud half
Spanish. No one would acknowledge the COM
nand; The supposed and pre- bable captain-who 10
an Americsn-upon tho question being
.sked, who 10 captain 2" replied, with the utmost
ooiness and dignity, 'Aii are csptains." The yes
els ers, coiors, and every thing calculated to
Immediately upon the conviction that
Escape was impossible.
This 10 the ffst shaver ever csptured by an Anne
csn mau Ct war and the Prize with slaves sent tC
United Btares port; and it canuot fail to create
considerable excitement at Washington and indeed
throughout the country.
The prize had IN board when taken about three