The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-24
THE SLAVE TRADE.
xurc OF ihe Bark Laurens az a SLAYER.

NOVEL METHOir OF FITTING OUT A wHkLER-
SEIZURE AND LIsELLING or THE LAuEENs-ExA-
MINATION OF mr. cARGO-cuRIous WHALING
GEAE-CoMFoRTABL.T PROVISIONS FoK WHALING
yoYAGE-THE JUDIoL.L EXAMINATION TO COME
OFF IN FEBRUARY.
The bark IaureLs, Of New London Conn, has been
seized by order OF the Collector f that port suspicion
of being SLAYER now in tia, custody Of tae Uated
States Marshal where she will remain until judicial
vestigaton be had, the of the United
States District Court.
Tie Iaurens is quite old whaling ship, of about 400
tons burthen, built Kenneburk, Me- abou twenty two
years since She has been fitted out for whaling voyages
both from Cold Spring and Sag Iarbor On her last voy-
age she away with By the captain and into
Rio. She subsequently seized as SLAYER it is sad
on the coast Of Africa brought into the port Of New York.
and sold by the United States Marshal Moses Taylor was
the purchaser and he sold her to Perkins Smith, Of New
London, behalf of whose assigned estate she has
been for some months up for sale at that port, along
with other ships belonging the In latter
part of November last she bought by Mr.. Hanam
respectable ship broker in Boston So 500 he said
Tor other parties, and preliminary steps takan
was alleged to tit her out for whaling voyage to the
indian ocean of sixteen months duration The novel aud
UNUSUAL method OF loading aud preparing her IT.
traced attention. though the credit is due of the
ifst suspicion is yet matter OF doubt. First she was
loaded with hundred OF stone ballast and mn,
salt water, and unless the vessel is crank she NOT
baasted at all. Then the and whaling gear were
noticed to be out q the usual course OF things for Lee IT,
mate voyage, and the men employed were evidently
unfamiliar with the business Of whaling. Mr.. Hanam
never made any formal application for clearance because
be could not get bondsman, is necessary on the
occasion Of the transfer of vessel and taking new
register which Mr. Hanam wished do, making one
Curtiss who was represented be the captain the
He had finally determined to have the cleared in his
name, owner and with this understanding the YES
sci hauled out into the Wednesday last it being
announced that the would come up from Boston that
evening The Collector Mr.. John Mather thought it was
longer safe to allow the ship to lie there an attempt
might be made to slip her Off to without cearance
and in view Of all the suspicious circumstances deter
mined to have her seized Meanwhile, United States Dis
trct Attorney Shpman and Marshal Curtis Bacon had
been notified, and been for some days in New London
watching the movements Of the owners ship and crew.
and Wednesday evening, shortly after half past five
O'Clock the seizure made, and Lieut. Carson, of the
cutter James Campbell Capt. Clark was placed
in charge of the prize The only board at the
time who said he boat steerer another
who represented himself mate, and third as steward
They hot arrested, as was stated by q cotem-
porary, but allowed to go shore, and were
still at large on Saturday afternoon. The ballast was
not decked over, as stated by the came source,
but joists laid across it: nor were there
any shocks put into her, was there lumber
than customary, nor the ship fast saer she only
fair saier did she make application for clearance
The Marshal had his libel all ready Friday when he
attached the ship, and will retain his custody of the ves-
sci until the United States District Court inquire into
the allegations concerning the character of the contem
plated voyage.
No examination of the ship was made on Wednesday
npht yvhen MatIa Mo-
shall Bacon, in company with number of inspectors and
necessary force for examining the CARGO proceeded on
board for that purpose and the examination had
proceeded to Saturday afternoon the were found
to correspond with the marks the PACKAGES but there
pecuarities about these The ship will carry
4,5OO barrels of casks. 1t found that she had on
board but 900 barrels of casks and 800 barrels of
old casks, being short Of her complement about 5000
barrels.
GOOD FEED FOR wuALER.
She had 7s3 barrels Of 100 barrels Of bread
The bread put in barrels and tight casks as
usual She had only IL barrels Of pork and "a of beef
when her last voyage she had 800 barrels Of these ten
barrels of moasses, usual quantity fourteen barrels)
thirty of Goldfish the usual quantity is about six
thirty barrels OF RICE sailors like rice-hey say it
too much Ike chicken fodder-but it would be excel
ent preservative of cargo of "woo and IVORY, Of
b'ackbirds' two barrels Of BEANS usually about twice
hat quantity three barrels marked vinegar but contain
ing wine and beer; one and half barrels Of picked
by whaers twenty two barrels of meal the usual number
about SIX and these suspcousy heavy that they
are supposed to contain something ese eight barrels Of
frozen potatoes and two Of frozen Onons four and half
barrels OF extra family beef; half barrel Of split peas
four kddes of sounds and tongues, and four boxes Of
pineapple cheeserather good feed for whaler hum
drod boxes of red herring dozen scrub br00ms-at
east three times many USUAL two copper pumps
there ought TO be half dozen tin pumps; eighteen new
bucketswbaers always carry wood and make the cooper
make buckets six boxes pale Oard brandy not generally
carried good as general rule one box picked oys
boxes preserved fruits. sOda
Crackers box butter crackers box soft sheIled
almonds tbre Fights of barrel OF tongues one barrel
of ham, barrels of maccarop three barrels of arrna;
six boxes OF baking powders four barrels of whiskey;
one barrel Of bottled porter-these last were probably
for the officers and somewhat better than whalemen
thought Of nine boxes containing sundres, which
are yet TO be opened.
NOVEL WHALING GRAR.
The ship has but ten new ggs "a sort Of harpoon)
luke irons and one pair of CRANES, while genuine
her last whaling VOYAGE carried FIVE aud half Of
hoop on this time she has but three bundles Of fifty six
pounds each She ought to have five hundred pounds Of
coopers' rivets she has not single There are
usually conpe Of dozen coopcrs hammers; this ship has
just Then there no ''drivers," 'fags' for
tightening casks no sawdust, very necessary article, of
which at least twenty bushels ought 10 be carried,
and this ship took $50 bushels last time: no char
coal, no hard coal, when there ought to be twenty
tons: two bushels of sand, when there ought 10 be
fifteen copper cooler 10 cool the oil before it is
poured into the cask; no mincng machine to up the
bubber: cutting guys guy fall; only coils OF
tow line when there ought to be at least thirty there
often tow line lost at one lowering than the ship
when boat gets out of sight OF the hp boards
TO make buckets timber to build staging; pumps
for pumping oil; tunnels material to make them;
no material for mending boats, and no boat nails
she has fifteen cords Of wood not sawed. The unver-
sal method of whaleIs to the wood and pack it in
casks. This is just hove in loosely The bread put up
in whiskey barrels when IL ought to be put up in tight
casks The flour is just as improperly slowed whaers
usually repack in tight casks, while this is bar
res, Just as 1t came There but small nkc chain
used for making boat fast to whale when there ought
TO be half dozen large There four old
ting spades and three boat spades the usual number is
three dozen new ones There Is no head
axe, and but one axe board; two old
boarding knives; the general number is four.
There are two old mncng knives the general method to
use mincing machine. There dried apples,
necessary article 10 put into the du ola whalers
at least twice per week; only two bubber hooks,
while four needed On her last voyage from Hurds
Island she brought 800 barrels OF elephant OIL She has
not board enough gear to capture single whale,
whe those who, II is represented 10 command her,
have not the rudimenta knowledge Of the business.
Thus there is ample evidence that the vessel was not
intended for n whaling expedition. But II is by no means
that she intended SLAYER; and II tho