Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-01
The Captured slave srig.


The Navy Department is in receipt oil dr.
patches from Lieutenant Commanding j. n,
Mafis of tho United States brig Dolphin, da'
ted at sea, August Dist, giving an account oil
the slave brig brought into Charleston
lie says when be overhaulod the vesse! she
was standing for Key Verde. The officers
and crew Of the SLAYER consis; of eighteen
men several of whom are Americans. Lieu
tenant NJ. says he is cradlbly irf1rned thai
several American vessels are ex pected on the
north coast of Cuba about the first OF o.
tober.
The officer who brought the prize into
Charleston, Lieut.. j. NJ. Bradford, also re
ports to the Department from that city 10
der date of August q. lie ~encloses a copy
of bis instructions aud remarks:
That portion of his instructions requlr
ing the prisoners to be put in irons would, u
executed, have nade eur voyage to this place
impracticabie, for the slaves, as soon as they
found they had new masters. destroyed large
quantities of water and provisions, tor che
sake Of obtaining q small quantity for theii
own use. restored their former masters,
and they had to resort 60 the tiercest cruelty
before they could beak up these practices Of
the slaves. | hope no delay will take place
10 removing the slaves from this vessel
She is small, has hugo holes cut in her spar
deck for ventilation, and is without mat
coats. In case If 4 heavy gale at sea, anc
batteniug dOwn becoming necessary, tht
slaves would mostly sutJcate. | shall use
NV utmost exertions to get them ashore In
mediately. X , | s:n anxious to remo7e
nv command, as the stencil on board IS Dor
riole. : y Twelve OF tho slaves have
died since the capture Of the vessel. They
are without medical assistance OF any KIND.
Tee health of tie command and prize cheers
and crew con ;inued good"
From the Charleston papers we CLEAN the
following additional particulars.
when first discovered the SLAYER was sail
ing under English c~slOrs, but pcrceivlnS the
Dolphin, whom be took to be an English yes
sel-of- war, he hoisted American colors.-
When be discovered his %egregious aud fata
error, be made the most strenuous Efforts T.
escape; but q few well directed shot from the
Dolphin brought him to reason, and be sur
rendered at discretion. The SLAYER still deem
Jog the Dolphin an EaglishmaD, did not an'
~ticipate d search OF visitation while ne dis
played American colors.
Tnc negroes, 50 far as they could be seen,
are about fifteen years Of age, and good looE'
ing, numbering 3lS. They are suffering
from dysentory. 1t is supposed that tue pre-
sent name Of the brig is only an assumed one
| She appears to he OF 3 .ltimore model add
ine vessel.
The following is q full list of the officers at
tached to the Dolphin: Lieut. j. \. Mafhtt
commaoding; j. NJ. Bradford, first lieutenant
f. p. Williams, second lieutenant; C.C. Car
penter, third lieutenant; A. Crossmau, act
ii master.
s. tar as Lieut. NJ :ftt is concerned, vhC
has heretofore brilliantly identified himsel
with this port, bis many friends will deem
this exploit AZ sea as entirely retutirg To,
| opinion which the naval beard formed VI nm
that as az officer of tue Coast Survey be va
nntif for duty at sea.
Toe event has caused ss much e1cltemen
in our community as the success Of the cable
and SPECULATION, rs to the result ot the cap
ture, the fate Of tue cargo, and the genera
bearing Of the affair, is great. Much cnriosl
~ Is also excited, ana many are anAious Io'
an opportunity to observe the African In hl'
native state"
As there is nothing to show positively tina
the SLAYER belongs to Baltimore, We may
state that An hermaphrodi,o brig named the
Echo. f20O tons, / uilt at SOmerSille, Me.
IN 1851, cleared at New York where rhe Il
owped) on the 22d OF February last Tor Jack
s~ouville. Fla, aud another OF the same name
also cleared at New York May 24'h, tor Rio
Graude. Still another named tue Echo Il
owned at St. John, n. Which is the guilty
one remains to be seen.
Under the act of 1910, the captors will b'
entitled, besides the proceeds of the vessel, t.
prize money OF the rate OF S25 a head for eact
African on board; and by the same act tbs
President has the authority to cause the |"
bera;ed negroes 70 be removed beyond td'
limits of tae United St ties, and to apio!E'
agents on the Coast Of Africa for their T"cer
ton. The Law also provides that The ohtcr'
and crew of the captured vessel shall be turn
ed over TO the United 5 ates District Court L
be prosecuted under the laws OF Congress-
The officers and crew oil the ID 'lptin will pro
badly realize $4,000 or $ 5000 by the CAP
ture.