Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-01-01
smoke c"r!ed from his lips, he took along,

her having proved un!:,ithssl to him in HI,
hour Of ed and at length, turning ava,
his eyes with half .mothered sigh, he ,nnt
tered, "Ah! too much by the head-tof
much by the head Isaid So and bv Cd
knew 1t! - Then lo'lins back in tie boa,
once more hc resigned himself to his fate
and his havana
The scene that prcsen cd Itself to the ewes
81 tie officers on board the SLAYER was revolt
ing in The extreme. Tie decks wcr, crowd.
ed with negro boys and women, all naked
many halt dead with disease, aud rcarly all
covered with disgusting sores. From the
dark hold below came groans, roa,9s, and a
perfect babel Of complaining voices. The
smell was !onl and s;ckenirg beyond cn}ur-
ance, resembling more the e!i1uvia that pro-
ceels from den Of rats!esnakes, than ought
else This with the disgusting. horrible
ha'''ts OF the wretrhed prisoners, car ed on
publicly and without reserve or sense OF
s'rani2, rendered the captured vessel pan.
ce:uoHtum ofhorrors such as no inamna-
ton c,gs depict, To describe the 9Th and
misery but in.dequately would take the an
p2uI;'s:tc 0. an exaggerated romance
.'L1' pApEHs o"sTi,oy:.p-TllH sLAvEa's cKg,y
THE PRIZE 'cEEW-uErLEAsANr OFFICE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
An examination Of lie cabin CT .,c cap
tu'c'l brig showed that was filed with
packed trunks, arms, provisions End every
indication that hasty arrange merit, lad been
made b. ti:ese on board for Il hasty &c cart.
':rc fo:a tie vessel. L. had, evidently, bae,.
the in euti n Of the captain Of the SLAYER,
could he have succeeded i'll outruni:.ny l.,S
pnrSuers until tle shade uf cyenir. D..
him from their view, to h..-ce dcseyta.I lis
ship and cargo, proha'y even with tn, INV.
pose Of Scutting her, and suff,cjnr her 10 oo
% the bottom with her beings on board
VIVA view OF escaping, and preventing any
!ecnSnt'on ofthe parties engaged in the bust
ness ne hat taken the prccaution to destroy
ali larrs OF every kinl thai he must have
mac On hearl. Upon a number If the slay.
er's Company, when arr SEED, were foun,.
bottles of w!islcey; but no papers or letters
were discovered on any of them. that could
give any clue to the persons or the local. V
from whence they came. Neither were any
flags OF any milton to BE- found on board the
Echo; but in her ganGways vas the Am RI
can coat Ok arms, and her general appear
an'e and rig gave satisfactory evidence Of =. !:
native .u;ld.
The Echo sailed from, Now Orleans on the
IVA day Of March, ar. arrived at KaLen,la.
coast CT Africa, on he 3Osh day ofJunc.--
She rcce we'd on board four hundred and
seventy-thrce negyr es. OF these, oua kasag-
1eI and n1tg.fre 3&1 persisted bet"yr her ctp-
1ae; twelve died On the ssage to Charles
ton; dirty seven in Charleston, and tfy-
seven more to he da.e of her arrival at St.
Nincents. The rlajori y Of the slayer's crew
are Spanlards and Portuguese, and as dcs
rerato and plratical Il set Of !ook,u; ruff
anse as eyer cut Il throat for dollar. Some
Of those in Jail, although protesting to Be Q!
the shlp'S company, and merely acting as
hired 5. amen, are ev IDENTIFY men Of means
and intelligence, and were doubtless part
owners OF the cargo, or agents Of the owners.
It was nea'ly ten o'clock at night before
the prisoners were properly confined, and
. prize crew arranged, under Lieutenan
Bradford, who was appointed IS the prize
officer. Capt. Maflit ordered Lieut.. Brad:
ford to keep in close company with the Dol
pl.n during the '.ight, in order to give him
~ oppor. unity to write his dispatches, and
duly consid l. the proper course to pursue
in this new and del"atc position. The
urgcn! necessity in the condition and nature
Of the prize OF having prompt comm,nica
ton with tl:c sea. Of government as well as
of reaching without delay q port where the
prisoners and slaTes could be properly cared
for. determined Capt. Nla!Iit, upon reflection,
to send the SLAYER and slaves to Charleston.
S. c.. as he felt convinced from his perso-
nal knowledge that at that place every ac-
commodatipn possible could be afforded to
the unfortunate Africans, while he had ey-
cry confidence that the crew of he slave,
would be tried fairly and without prejudice
On tie morning Of the 22d therefore, extra
water and provisions were sent on board the
captured brig. A trusty crew was placed
under the command CT Licutcnants Bradford!
and Carpenter, who received their final Or
da,s for their future coarse and action. The
SLAYER crew were also again transferred tc
Tie Echo. with the e.cep ion Of Captain
Townsend himself, and two Of che men who
were suffering from sickness. Their disease
was at that time African fever but it was
rapidly generation yellow fever. to which i,
appears near :;;in; and subs quen,ly, on
tho arrival Of the Dolphin at Key West they
were sen, to the hospital there, on the re-
presentation Of DR.. Brown, the DoIphin's
surgeon, that they would cnnoculate yellow
fever en- board, if retained in the yess L.
They are since reported to have died at Key
West of that, deSeasc.
., Capt Matiit came to the determination q
Keeping; the SLAYER captain Oh board the Dol.
ph:,,. and to send him to Charleston aft G,
the prize, from Key West, because the in;
te!ligeuce the evidently schcming nina and
rcsolmc viii, tie '.ndoubted courage, and
above all, the manner Of Captain Townsend
gave indication ola master spirit that, in the
event of trouble with the large body of ne.
grocs or ofany uptoward circumstances
might place the prize officers in jeopardy
a Their responsibility was already not. onl,
great and Interestingly irksome, but real ,
hazardous in the extreme, and Dug II not, il
Capt. Ma!lit's opinion, to be increased. in.
deed. it must rarely fall to the lot Of nava
ctsiccrs to be under the necessity Of perform
ing duty under such trying and horrible cir.
cumstanccs as those which must have sur.
rounded Lieutcrants Bradford and Carpcn
ter, and too much credit cannot be awarded
them for their conduct in lose dstressin.
and sic.on;ng scenes.
Unceasing anxiety. the necessity Of con.
slant wa'cifl.!ness, lie importance of being
always armed and az the alert for danger
deprived them their natural rest, and IA.
tigued their minds rs vel! as their bodies
1isaasa filth vrat cho1neS.",uI human O.. E.