Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-07

THE CAPTURED SLANER-llER CREW AND


IFruu the Charleston News.
THE CAPTURED SLANER-IIER CREW AND
THE AFRICANS.
Tn. SLAYER cnptI:ri by the Dolphin and brought
into this port. il rnld "a have been packet engaged
ia tho cnl-r ;rsdr, oi about !uo tons l-r MANS D1'n@
altered from III. "Grnrra Putnam Ia that al ih.
| :. Echo" She cleared ~ New OrlraI,- iii- d ~
lat March, with captain, iwo EIGHT rran u
a cock. steward nni "n. pass"ngrr. Size took on
board - cargo al ljj -..vrs un II" West coast -!
Africa TIE number irturn-d 10 III" Federal Mnrsiin
Dr. d. II Hamilton, being only JOG, OF wluin Their
ARE nl.,l; 40 f-nnl,s hind lHv,. dyed
the ph--nge. portion NJ int ere" arrived III thl-
city saturday e,euing, Ia the Chinwba from Ny
West, aud wer- lodged ~ jail. They ARE Spaninrcs
prurlpnily, xiIh i-w Engi'-hn"u ur Amerchn-.-
Their ,-i. an take place Columbia y. e. before
hi4 Honor Judge Wayu- Circuit Judge Ja-. Conner,
! L. y. District attorney, prosecuting officer. l';e
| Court begins la siI The lii Monday IN November
! / IL. offence plTncy by law, and l., ct courSe,
| punIrhhb.- by d.rh.
TN, Africans were transferred Yesterday from HE
Echo Ia i;.st!- Pinckney, where they will REMAIN uI
der guard by d-'ncfiIn-nt of troops from The CARL
son ct Fort Moulrri-. Many rt them nre pinbie "b
i,ci. having sutlrrei severely iroui slckirss aud
cnntinem.nt. They nrc represented ns gen'rni>
c,rrriul and line entire number /. quite youthful.
maniieaiing r"pugnanc- !" being reIit nhck To af'-
rr from the Interior VI which they have been mos!
brought.
Our community ie much chciied on the question.
WIN, -hai BE-. done with these Aricnus a. the inw
il explicit relation IL fhrT disposal. TIA 10 b" hoped
thai every RESPECT will pst IL r-qnsiiips. an;
tna all false sentmennliy wi! be laid n-id-. Any ri
fort 10 rescue or kdnap them would not Only hl h
most comple'e .r:-d watch aud guard will Ie ims,n
tanned by the federal authorities aud troops here. hGt
such effort would sui jet the parties attempting -
treatment rs u troA-unnb1 moo.
Tho olo. iilg ar, iii. pUrnns o: tbs Act -. iSl9.
winch cover fh. hJ Ec'I", ia relation to ne
urLru,r Hid vessel
The President u! thu untrd States may, when
ever Le rhhli dem l. "Xprd,-u rhusr any eel tie
armed vr---s al the United STATES I" b. rin;i"y,i
!, cruis. on an, oi the COASTS II TIL Until >r,-..
or territories turrr" or "n :hr c"htt "i A'U'' rF
el.rwhrt-, where TEE iasy iIis- attempts 'ury -
n,gd. to carry me -isvr Ira' by ci;Zrii- or -
.d-I:s al il, United : ar--, III c'nirasenrI al toe
ac:- nf Congress prohibiting The lh-tru"
ana direct tJc commanders u all armed v'---- at
iic United S'si:s, {" seG', 'hi" "nd ornE 40 Say
port 81 The United 5;ntrs ali v-fs-i- -; Tie Cli-d
S,a.rs wlier-spev-r iouui winch may have Iahrn
on boHri, ur winch may he intended ior The pufp ~.
%, taking on bonrd, III transporting. may nave
tran ror,-d my negro muiau", ar p-r-"n nj Color
in violation OF any vi the nea prohibit n HE ir"ili
in slaves 10 b. proceeded n@nin. .tording I" law
IA nd III. proc--da ot Isl, vrsrt.-. hstr tackle,
nar.I and furniture, and the goods and ti-,';S "n
board of them. which shall b. - seized prosecuted
aud condemned, shall ba divided equally between H.
United States aud The Ulhcers hni men WI" shall
seize, take bring the INTO port Tor cnndeinnh
ton. whether such reiAure be made by M armed
vessel OF the United States, rcvenu- cutter thereof
in h- manner A. prlz-s taken from al "noIny.
..But 10 rn,i;!a such officers and Inen 10 Il "Er.
hslf If -mrI proceeds, they rh"li safely keep and
shall deliver every negro, nnlntio, or pr:r: OF COLOR
found on bUnrd such vrts- 20 The marSlal 0 IA"
district inro which they NE brought 1t ilo i'f' &"
tbr 'n.d STATES or elsewhere In such prr-"n or
persons ~ sta he lawfully appointed by IN" Iffai
dent nf the United States. in the m"inrr hereinafter
JrrrI,I Transmitting TO him NAV b- After
such delivery. drsrripticc hit {" snrli n-si'"s, hu
!atoes or p.rs"ns oi color, that he may give drce-
lions toT the disposal ut th-'n'
.rle commanders Of such commissioned veSse''
shall TAX. into custody nil prrrnns inuGd on board
-nrh vessel fHken being 1T the "lic-:S ana ere"
thereof. and convey them ~ soon ~ conveniently
may br to the cril authority q: The lnr"i S'a'.s l"
be pruce. ,rd against III due cansG I" t'"' III ''''i"
of the districts thereof.
And :itc c.nmini.r III every nrned vessel Of !iic
United States mall. wiIeil-vrr L. shell max -ac
cnpturr, bring the vessel and her crg" inr h'Juhra-
lion into port at the S,n- or Territory t" which
she may belong il he c,n ascertain IT, Il not. then
into any convenient port OF the Unit4G State.
"a bounty ot twenty five dollars shall ba paid by |
III. Secretary al the Treasury I" iIr "ilicrra hi"i
,,.ws of tho commissioned v-s-ris and r-vnGr cui
t.rs of tha United Sinl oT each negro. Eulaii" ~
oersou Of color who shall H. Delivered according Ia
law 10 l- masahn or n-n; iu'y appointed Ia receive
them.
-,u,emen,. h, h" may deem cSp-t-n' for 'lI- SAFE
kenp;,,r support and removal hryOii a." linii- -
the V,'"d States MI such negroes mulat'o'a ar per
am. 4 crIur, ma nGy he daiiy.Trd and brought
within their iursdc'ion aud may appoint rr"P-r
-r-on or prr-0ns reading :!.r coast Of Africa 81
sgant or agents Tor receiving the ;irgro-s, mulst;o-
or peraon- color, delivered from board 81 vessels
SEIZED in the prosecution Of The si""e trade, nv c"u
,nsud-r. of IN. United S'4'as armed vrs-"!..'
Under the latter causc The President must Remove
thaa. Africans To- SON" point in Africa, probably l..
b.ria where. under charge of Nh agent they will be
,.k.u rnrr 81 ~ the "xp-ns. al the United Sia'..4.
ann, they csn trnvi!- for ih.uI-e!vr+ AMI determine
.I,o In he. m LeIr
mort viii b.. n, government cost, under III. charge Of
IL iii i.;s ana hey viii unqnesfi"naby be sen ss
promptly n ;-"--'e, IN v"sH"i o! war +" africa
II i. evident that III" Government oicins here
hsy. no discretion, and vii have @np!y 20 perform
,he, duv u,-r the ahov- ac' Proper re-, veci should
b. paid alis. iheir action aud motives Nor should
a t'hri-.ian humanity b.. lhock-d by th- inevitable
return III ihrsr Africans 'o Ih"ir own country n.
every Cara will h.. taken nj them. THY cannot ha
narn,ed ~ r.. 5nsIav-d You'd i b" e'li,-r .ui
il. ~ nm, or that they should te turned To- 80 in H..
Unirr,! S;a-e- ~ .r--in"n Thy savaees whose
ropditirn on their return 10 Africa vl! be materially
arn-liorated.
~. NJ, Of 1904 Although inis IL - despic.hle law
y * lar AID il * he hoped that South G4rolinana
will have tie mo-- courage ard law abiding
| DO their ta;y under H. bet Ia rely CA Executive
.ueucy 10 hb.te iis harsh and t-rrihl" exaclicus.
Ii IN. Echo had fret come INTO the hands OF the
Stat. authorities the crew ship anu The n"rn-L uon.d
have been disposed o under the State Ac' Of 1875.
which il very sever. But now, although the vessel
and Africans ar. within the waters al the State, thoy
! came here under federal capture aud auhnr;y snd
must remain 80. sunisc 10 federal disposal unG-r
| f.dsraI lava aud cannot h- brought under State
;nrisdicton No conhc; of Jurisdictions can proper.
ly occur.
From the Charleston Mercury
THE AFRICANS IN THE BAY.
Mr. EditOr:-Ynur very interesting account nj
these people amO-t TENDERS further description nm
Ru -n,n- of In. rrcrnt