The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-01-05
alleged Landing of Africans in Geor-
ola

From the SaVauuun hepuDlCdn Vi DeC. .
The rumor which we announced in the Re
publican of Saturday relative to the landing OF
a cargo of Africans from the yacht "Wander-
err on the coast or islands near Brunswick, we
regret to learn, is borne out by many circum-
stances, which though not strictly legal proof,
are sufficient to carry conviction to any mind
that this unlawful deed has been perpetrated.
The report of the landing having come to
the ears of Jos. Ganahl, Esq, District Attorney,
who being already cognizant of the fact that
there were some suspicious characters IN town,
made further Investigations, and found that
three persons had arrived IN the Florida boat
on Wednesday last in an apparently destitute
condition, and had stopped at the City Hotel,
where they had kept quiet, under d plea of
being indisposed, until Saturday, when to pre-
pare, it is supposed, for leaving in the New
York steamship, they visited the clothing es-
adjustment of Mr.. VIM. OPrice and spent
some two hundred dollars for clothing. This
fact directed the suspicious of District Attor-
ney Ganahl towards them, and he felt warrant
ed in going before Judge Nichols, of the Uni
ted States District Court, and taking the ne
cessary oath for their arrest. Their names, as
registered at the City Hotel, are Juna BIT. Ra-
jesta, n. A. Brown, and Miguel Aguirvi, all
hailing from New Orleans. The last name
was first registered as Miguel Rajres was after
wards scratched out by running a pen through
it 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 under
stand English. Mr.. Brown, upon being adj
dressed as Captain, replied that he was not a
captain, was in a strange place, where, SO far
from having friends, he really had no acquain-
tances. As soon as it was reported around
that the arrest had been made, Mr.. Ganahl
was approached to know what.bail was neces-
sary, to which he replied that it was not a
'bailable case, as the arrest was for piracy
They were put in Jail, and we understand are
provided with every thing of the best.
Mr.. Ganahl, assisted by United States Mar
shall, D. H. Stewart, is using every e~xertion to
obtain all the evidence bearing on the case;
and for this purpose he has sent to Brunswick
to elicit information current about the trans
action in time for the examination, which will
probably be on Thursday next. We feel as
sured that Mr.. Ganahl will do all in his power
to have justice melted out 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 district.
A tug was dispatched 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 Col
lector of the port of Darien, who has been on
board the Wanderer, says that she has no
appearance of ever having had slaves in her.
What was done with the negroes seems to
be as important a question as any of the fore
and rumor has been quite as busy with
it. They were landed, we hear, On Jekyl
island, for which privilege it is said the negro
traders paid $4,000, and that a steamboat
from this city went down and brought one
and fifty of them past Savannah and
up the river to a plantation from whence they
we're scattered over the country. 1t is said
the cargo consisted of three hundred and fifty,
but it is difficult to believe SO small a vessel
could hold so many.
1t will be recollected that this yacht was
last summer near New York on sus-
%picion of being fitted out for the slave trade
but there was no sufficient evidence to convict
her, and she was released. Capt. Curry, of
South Carolina, was then in command, as he is
now, and stated that he had bought her for a
pleasure yacht, which was borne out by her
appointments and small tonnage.
After being released at New York she clear
ed for Trinidad, and thence to ST. Helena,
from whence she now halls, and accounts for
being without regular papers now by stating
that this Government had no Consul there,
and she could not obtain any. Capt. Curry
has papers purporting to be from the native
at St. Helena, but they lack the ne
,essary seals.
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