The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-03
TIE CONGO QUESTION.

The Captured Slayer-IIcr Grew and Cargo.
TFrom the Charleston Mercury, August 3!.1
The res Iame OF the captured brig lie the General Pu,
nam. Thfse letters are partially erased aud covered
by ihose OF the assumed name Echo, ard would
corbtefs have b.en restored had crowned the
enterprise which che was engaged when taken. Sbs Is
Of Baltimore build, cay ESQ ors burthen, and 10 be
ieved formerly packet In the nee Trade o,wsen
that pert Rio. Ga tie 9th Of March last she cleared
from New Orleans with taln two mates, eight sea
men, q cock, atswsrd and enc passenger. GA toe SIN
July The shipped cargo OF ass saves on the west coat
OF Africa II kabenda situated 10 latitude 80 south.
longitude II 20 eas II in Lower Guinea IN the soulh
part Of the district OF Loango, and no. far from the
circuit o. SEQ miles, and assembled Of baracoon
the point Of shipment The brig set sail with them, and
IN forty seven days male the Trip reaching the point OF
destination ca the mornng u the 2ist ifn la this
srsce Ct time ore hundred ard forty enc negroes hal
died. leayDs BE-, three hundred re-, sao fourteen ave
OF Cuba, latitude % So iude so 20 the laudlng
place. where The Echo cctacted by the DoIpan. The
officers OF the Dolphin len the harbor oil Ssgua Gfsade
tie dag before, and while cruising westward Of
slaverr perceived ,be Echo at daylight in ihs d,aace,
bearing The british sg and running The coast ahssd
OF TIE bolpbn In ths Same direction No uaoc,r Was
excited. Ihe brig entered bay tie Dolphin on hcr
couIse, and Ia gtod time came yieE Of tho bay aua the
Echo The captain q the SLAYER lost bis pres Of
mird suppcsDg he suspected aud pursued, ant
denly hauled OF from the coast Il then observed
set to out 10 the brig Tbs verified the suspicion
excited by her strange movement and the D5lpbn gave
ens r sns nss ses'e ",.a -, oenSg we osn n4
the puysuer gained The SLAYER spread all her canvas in
vain, and naars herself abou. 20 A into the clutches Of
the cruiser thought 70 b Brsh hauled down iha dag
and run up the s,a,s and strires
The Dolphin followed suis, displaying hsr trnc c,ors,
her, She wss boarded by Lieut. Bradford ava SIXTEEN
men, and surrendered q dhcrciion. No papsrs weso
fourd, but signal Of black cross on white grcued,
Which had probably jest been nsec 10 notify the party
shore by previous sgresn men, The crew, paesecn 10
rumeer pro'esed 10 be AL passengers whou, captain or
cnc0Is Bul Lieut. Eaiiu selsctea the prisoner who ap
peagci be the head OF tho erpTise took him
aboard ho Dolphin, With ASK seaman aa1 comrade to
nd him The ress we're erough. here by Lieut. Bradford
II recms tbat tho captain AMI those tsO not
sert 70 G. slesion b1ara lie Css~ba from Key West
expected bet arc cos On 'her way 10 Boston IN
the ncrh'n. The names OF eghsep, excepting ihc cap
tain. a. follow
DouiEica e IN Fitne, George Plsscn,
Jrsn BrtveTa, Aniobi0 Aimsrs,
Jsse FrsrcNco, rhonss Uadn,
II. Bsics, Anotis mez
John Basoo, J1re DC J,ye Vita AZ NJ
Alexander Roisers, rsaGs,
frank Cissry, An.ovi0 Al aua3sh,
Jtbn n Opel, william berry esno,
Archibald scuti, Lose GoLy alez Sr-o.
ose "a q Greek one al IslAb SOFAS n taea arc rorsY
guete srsRisfGs aad Ecns E7g'ft SJme of them
tax ABOUT fe- YORK, tgt tore COS All Hwey arc
Americans, have Shsrescobls IL ths cJariry .1cse
tmugeeIss desperate ookies 4 u tslioSs Under the
sws 81 1919 and 1870 they vii BE- irsi fcr tncr
uIa,ss ssrg American bo.em under ths American
asg they vtTe committed g Jail saturday Afternoon.
1tef trias wi take place al Columbia, : g bsisro
b, Hotor Jocgs wsyne, Circuit Jufge, James Cpinor,
Inicd Siacs D2ricl Attorney, prczeou.ag ofcsr Toe
court bsgius 10 81 the fourth Monday in November.
Being furious 70 aes no cargo AID arrange % the
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pcrt lhIscsr ard wnb % twn c,hsrs Accom- Id
Lieut. Ratfcri ~ snail hsat ffOr tee ~nnf upla
elamee,rg vp ne t'ce q ss bra srsege aad sis'rs
trhs nTesested ibef-a 8cck elvcrs4 wita aaivc Ate
cars s,sie u conpste nudity, whh ossa,oes 81
usros Trip Of rag an rich wds roaha she vssi 1hase
rnu,is seated for the meet gat wih their legs
sstwtod cut Cat, dtarn NJ IN ffo1i doubled ~.
fQraitts their fret ara hatfs lev woresla1i
rs at ards ew igins aosn Noae Neis TEL q fas-
reuuy iron eight 10 sixteen years q ago soms youn rr
Z wrn "a frF xfr a knff n
efse bu' me greater par, wire ball gown eairsr ouy,
wax AMI worn. ssny were much smssaied sac saoSed
s1ly the Il Their long and od0Wtcu passage
oonlD,d shlp Aiew were evidently III al Soon TO Ole Az
we're pure black N color except The dropscs, whose
a. crisp Tnose ~ho welt appeared curious sna
RI so1 1f them cglrg sno Rggug ard cnausrog,
others sm, king iobscco out 81 short clay pipes with
srs 90 Iust as our negroes o.. Those taN
l1 r. Rilk looked su sno btlthi but there was no
wld or feTocious ~ their ssWc They looked atnia
psgton Whn hal change of hsn fhey great N eyes,
however, snd appropriate whatever ,hcy o.p on every
cocsson There were 2l3 mailer AVID tylj fomsea, who
were kept separate jsck sui In the holds TIE
ara bbys were kept tae forward rcce ami In toe for
ws,d hsld which latter is city eve feet long nineteen
a. tho head, ard foiiy'cur inches high, tba
a-,r terg formed Of lccse bsards, moyesbic a.
bic u OF The height twslva feet long a1d nine
SIDE Uader tbs temporary noor!ag y stored ios
Psel eoi : Soed nc aS3p gpI ~, IA bscls,,
dty II ten ard four occck and placed in 10 dsl
Of cfocs f eam or ten esch and vel guardet 70 pre-
vent the strong negroes from taking more t5sn hor share
although All are literally allowed. Plat OF wsier u
given 10 each morning and evening Moss OF them sleep
their des and rot permitted 70 turn or durios the
night At daylight they dfshed with brcsc'a Of water
70 wssh them on They srg stngs cappng their henos
and rocking their bodies IN time, ana theee songs nave
greet resemblance 60 come Of cur negro eprltuni
several Of the uesro fellows oxeice authority very muca
after the msnnss of our drivers, with airs o. an
lhorty and ridt uloCa gestcuston and gmasss Others
we're cooking the "bg pot like good Fellows 3D. wto
old breechts en- too Obtained from the sailors zoe GAP
very sveise 10 gore back 10 africa, @ the United stses
tw rsauirts Our coast resembles that they cOre from,
the group of pres opposite the city on the aoah ooss
IL tom tke coccanui trees ot their native Africa