The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-13


From the Savannah Republican, March 81
This notorious vessel has been recently condemned by
the Admiralty Court-Judge Ncol pfesidng-as having
been engaged the slave trade contrary the laws Of
the United States The testimony which procured her
condo mnaon was embraced mainly in the dispositions Of
Horato Harris and James Club. The former testified
that on the 18th Of November, 1863 he Cumber.
land Island at the lighthouse that two there in
boat in the evening of that day. that introduced
himself Captain Cole and then introduced the other
Mr. Brookson; that the former said he pleasure
excursion, and wanted pilot to take his ship then out
side OF the to Jeyk Island order TO take on board
come gentlemen that he (arTs) went with Cole to Jekyl
Island, when conversation was held in which Cole iu-
yacht Wanderer, just from Congo river, on the coast OF
Africa with cargo Of 400 Africans, and that he wanted
pilot 10 bring bis ship ill., Witness then procured for
him Mr.. Clubb 10 act as pilot, and the following
day, after Ciubb had brought the Wandcrer in, he
returned 10 the vessel and connection with others,
carried her up the mouth of the Little Satlla river
ana left her. he then returned Jekyl Island,
where he saw from three TO five hundred negroes.
Mr. Club testified that the night of the 18th OF No
vember, 1858, he went board the Wanderer, then
lying outside of ST. Andrews bar, with person who
called himself Captain Coe THAI at daylight the following
day the vessel under weigh and down to the
aud came aud got up to Jekyl Island aud anchored
tue beach; that they then commenced landing
groes there in boats that at the time he went on board
the Wanderer to pilot her in he negroes board,
and told by Captain Cole Corre that there
400 on board; that he about forty fifty
deck hudded together like pigs and mostly Naked that
the vessel smelt very bad and had great many cock
reaches aboard that Of the negroes appeared to be
sick, and that after he got the Wanderer under weigh
they threw overheard and that he dead one
Jeky Island alter they landed that after the negroes
landed Captain Corrie requested him to run the
Wapderer up to the mouth OF the Little Sata river,
which he did.
number Of charts found on board the Wanderer
also produced testimony, showing the course of the
vessel from Charleston, S. c. to Congo river and about
the West Coast of Africa and from thence to Cumberland
Island
BY order Of decree in the Court of Admiralty the
yacht Wanderer is advertised 70 be sold here
saturday the 18th day Of March. She is saunch and
IN flp craft fnnc than in Hrof
ORDER Of unexceptionabe model, and, shown by her
recent and early performances remarkably fast saer.
She was built somewhere New York few years
since, and originally $50 00o To those of yacht.
ing fraternity TO SPECTATORS the Wanderer offers
excellent opportunity for good Investment She would
likewise be valuable acquisition to the service
The following notice Of the sale appears in the Savan
nah papers,
UNITED STATES MARsHAL's SALE.
By order of decree Of the Court Of Admiralty, will
sell, at the of Bull and Bay Streets the city of
Savannah, in front Of the Post Office, northwest
Of the Custom House, on Saturday, the 18th
day of March next eleven O'Clock A. NJ the yacht
her tackle APPAREL furniture and all
other articles found board the same being condemned
and forfeited 10 the United States.
DANIEL H. STEWART,
United States Marshal, District OF Georgia