Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-31
From the Apslaehic9la Advertiser. March q.
A Susnacfnh SInrer r..na..a.-.

During this week there has been considerable az
etement in cur city, from tie fact Of its being re-
ported that SLAYER, or sveseI engaged in the slave
! trade, had been ca gtured By the u S. SURVEYING,
steamer Vixen, Lieut. J. K Duer commanding. St
Joseph Bay. We gather the following information
Of the said vessel
She appears to be the bark E A RawI;ns. of sa
vannah, Of Whom much has already been said in the
papers, from the fact that she has ones before bsen
OveThauled by the authorities.
Ii appears that her papers were Irregular and thai
! she was lying in 81. joseph Bay for coneeslmert
There are also facts CLEANED from the appearance of
the ship and also from partial confessions of the
crew, that she had RHen engaged in the slave trade
or that she was making preparations 10 proceed to
the OF Africa for the purpose Of being employ
ed ia that traffic.
The master of the bark was rot on board at The
time Of her capture, having made visit 10 this place
where he seemed TO be well known oy many persons
He was accompanied BY the suPereaTgo, and man
occupying the position Of servant Toe maze re-
ported that there had been 8 Spanish Captain on
board, who was landed al St. Joseph By the Aneri>
can Captain, but has since confessed that be was
killed and thrown overheard The VESSELS name
had been altered and that Of the Rosa Lee substi-
tuted and the paint still fresh the arrival o
the Vixen.
The captain of the bark left here in small fishing
boat Tuesday evening last for the purpose as he,
said Of proceeding to his vessel in st. Joseph but
since then nothing has been heard from him We
are alse Informed that party left here las evening
for the purpose of arresng the captain, supereargo
aud other men in their company.
The bark is reported to De the property Of c. Al
Lamar, Of Savannah. The name Of the master is
Hayden, and that Of the supeToargo Delamayer.
Hayden, when be came 70 this place, registered his
name, We are informed Hill, in the club room, and
gave as a reason that be had been q captain Of
vessel 10 Savan al, and having get into difficulty
with his men, wished 10 conceal himself for some
time.
Various were The reports circulated as to the char
scter Of the vessel while she ia 81. Joseph At
fest she was yacht Of sixty TONS engaged by a
huating party-then she became q ship, With lire
hundred slaves aboard-then various other reports
we're in circulation TO her character Of which
were reliable
There are few wise heals about town Who pre-
tend 10 know more than they really do, sayiag that
the vessel has been concealed in ST. Joseph for
two weeks but this is not true although We aretod
by one whom rely upou, that she has teen
there week. She was up higher in st Joseph
bay than any other square rugged vessel was ever
before, and if sh3 had slaves aboard has had time
and opportunity enough to run them clear Of ell
pryiug persons.
There has not yet been any legal examination as
TO the charac Of the vessel and she il still I'm Ter
the surveillance Of the officers Of the steamer Vixen
We have only seen the vessel a. distance but sail
ors tell that she is beautiful craft possessing
qualities that would make her q fac sailer, and
Win sea room WOuiu Bfo any We SCI trouble 10 eaten
her g understand that the United States District
Judge and Attorney have been telegrsphsd to pro-
coed here Immediately. for the purpose of inTesti
eating the character Of the vessel
There were ten men aboard Of the vessel al the
time Of her capture, who have besn confinei under
close guarl ever since. She had on board many
casks Of water, by faT than any vessel Of her
size would carry on the longest voyage, with the
usual com pliment Of men No weapons we're found
board the bark and at the time Of her arrest she
was flying American eOlOrs We have also been in
formed, that she had signs Of having been on
voyage as yet, but was merely fitting out
Since writing the above, We have been Informed
that a suspicious schooner has been seen lying of
the coast, showing no desire to enter this harbor
or Of being spoken by the pilots Il is supposed by
some to be schooner with provisions, &C., for the
above bark &c proceed npea her voyage.