The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-02-03
From the Savannah Republican, Dec. Is.
The Slave Yacht Wanderer.


The rumor which we announced in
the Republican on Saturday, relative
to the landing of cargo OF Africans
on the coast or islands near Brunswick,
we regret to learn, is borne out by
MANY circumstances which, though not
strictly legal proof, are sufficient to car
ry conviction to any mind that this I'M
lawful deed has been perpetrated. The
landing of the Africans was the absorb
ing subject of conversation on Satur-
day, the paragraph in the Republican
being the first intimation our citizens
had of the occurrence: and all sorts of
rumors were ahoat as to who were in
terested, how it was done, what were
the profits, and hundred other things
which nothing but rumor could origin
ate. The report of the landing have
ing come to the ears of Jos. Ganahl,
ESQ.,, District Attorney, who being al
ready cognizant of the fact that there
were some suspicious characters in
town, made further investigations, and
found that three persons had arrived
in the Elorido boat on Wednesday last
in an apparently destitute condition,
and had stopped at the City Hotel,
where they had kept quiet, under plea
of being indisposed, until Saturday,
when to prepare, it is supposed, for
leaving in the New York steamship,
they visited the clothing establishment
of Mr.. VIM. O'Price, and spent some
$40 for clothing.
This fact directed the suspicious of
District Attorney Ganall towal DIS them
and he felt warranted in going before
Judge Nichols, Of the United States
District Court, and taking the neces-
sary oath for their arrest. Their names
registered at the City Hotel, are Juan
BIT. Raiesta, n. A. Brown and Michael
Aguirvi, all hailing from New Orleans.
The last name was first re gistcred Mich
ael Rajres, but Rajres was after wards
scratched out by running pen through
II, and Aguirvi written after it. Upon
their arrest, Mr.. Brown, an American,
appeared as spokesman; the other two
apparently were Spaniards, and could
neither speak nor understand English.
Dir. Brown, upon being addressed as
captain, replied that he was not cap
tain; was in strange place where, o
far from having any friends, he really
had no acquaintances. As soon as it
was reported around that the arres,
had been made, Dir. Ganahl was APP
preached to know what bail was nee
essary, to which he replied it was not
q bailable case, as the arrest was for
piracy. They were put in jail, and, we
understand, are provided with every
thing of the best. Dir Ganahl, assist
ed by U. S. Marshal, d. II. Stewart, is
using every exertion to obtain all the
evidence bearing on the case, and for
this purpose has sent to Brunswick to
elicit information current about the
transaction in time for the examination.
which will probably be on Thursday
next We feel assured that Mr.. Gan
all will do all in his power to have
justice melted ont; and if upon trial
they are found guilty, such an example
will be made of them as will put a stop
to the slave trade,-at least in his dis
trict.
A tug was despatched to Brunswick
to tow the Wanderer to Savannah (;
but we learn that the shipmaster, who
had been left alone on board and in
charge, refused to give her up-acting
it is supposed, under the advice of the
citizens of that place. We hear that
the Collector of the Fort Of Darien,
who has been on board of the Wan
derer, says that she has no appearance
of ever having had slaves in her.
What was done with the negros,
seems to be as important question as
any of the foregoing, and rumor has
been quite as busy with it. They were
landed, we hear, on Jeykl Island, for
which privilege, it is said, the negro
traders paid $4,000 anda steamboat from
this city went down and brought one
hundred and fifty of them past Savan-
nah and up the river to plantation,
whence they were scattered over the
country. 1t is said that the cargo con-
sisted of three hundred and fifty, but
it is difficult to believe so small vessel
could hold so many.
- 1t viii be recc ilected that this yacht
was arrested last summer, near New
York, on suspicion of being fitted out
for the slave trade; but there was not
ouMciSHI SNluciice 10 CONVICT ncf, anc
she was released. Capt. Corrie. o.
South Carolina, was then in command
as he is now, and:stated that he bough
her for pleasure yacht, which wa,
borne out by her elegant appointment
and shall tonnage.
After being released at New Yorl
she cleared for Trinidad, and theme,
St. Helena, whence she now halls, anC
accounts for being without regular pa
pers now by stating that this govern
ment had no Consul there, and sh,
could not obtain any. Capt. CORR,
has papers purporting to be from tllt
native officials at St. Helena, but the,
lack the necessary seals.
A gentleman in this city, who know,
the builder of the Wanderer, inform
us that the latter was confident sh
would never be engaged in carryin.
slaves herself, but would ACCOMPANY
a SLAYER, and when cruiser appeared
make all sail, and her rakish appear
ance would direct the attention of tn
cruiser toward her, when she woul,
lead the cruisers away, and after get
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