The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-04-13
The Echo Prisnners

Inc Circuit Court ui the United States
convened ut eleven o'clock. Thursday, when
tales Grand Jurors were Ia nilcmdan nee, and
the full number Of lw wruty three were sworn
in.
His Honor Judge Wayne charged
them, "iiengIh, an more especially up
Oh tire Act OF May, 1920, making the
slave trade piracy. They retired little
alter twelve o'clock. The witnesses in
t"c Echo cases were called, aud after
>oime lime spent in dcIibcratrun, two bills
OF indictment were found, one against the
sixteen PRISONERS now III jail, and he oih
~ against the one sent 10 Africa on board
OF tie Niagara. This finding of the
Grand Jury will rai,e tile auest,or OF
avamabiiny III the law in y Gasp rs mark
ed a"d decided could vel! o. cur and
'l,a cur readers my have cie.re, per
ei tI"n of the matter, we will give bic,
at"ment of the facts ot the case and the
proceeui"-s
Tie tacrs and crGum,t,ucts Of the ar
rest Will Ue more 'ulv seen ir,.n brief
Ats ract Of tie testimony OF |. cut. Chas.
= Carpenter, whrcn VA taken b fore the
& munlssioner Of the Unite, St.trs, up
III Ihe Question ot commitment. lie SAYS
hat he ~ the Third Lieutenant uf the
Cnied States brig Doiphjm, Capt Mntii,,
Which vessel, "n The nuruIuy ol the 2lS
Il Aususr. 1858 stood gu: from the port
Of Sagus l.. amie, and down along the
'o"st towards Cardrn's; that upon com.
ny ouI ct The port, they saw Hnu;ner YES
sei s'eerlng III nearly the-saule course IN
II near three o'c ock, when ;he DoiDhin,
keep" 6 away 10 run mo pot, ;l,e .giher
v'>sei 5000 oil Cin the coast The fact
MAS repor'ed To the captai,, who directed
chase, AMI vine with IL "A mi.e.aud a LaIi
o her e rde e | Euuh,h co!orS to he
"o.N'e and bank carlrllyes to he fred.
t 'at she might show her c"lors. Not
ong So. sh 'S were hrel r,,ss her bow
wh-n she hUi,ted American coiorS. Tue
D0iph,n then hauled down her Euplish
c" ors an hoISted American, and firrny
IN" man t"r Gail the tuyIINe vessel
ii've to: An armed boats crew. Lieut.
Bradford III command, went on board. -
lhe holG WAS found 20 he full {, { meuroes ::
H., to * possession sent Ill hut three uf
the persons found on I oArd on b ,aid the
uo phn r'e'~d thence prza crew,
~ 81 ng in compa y With the Dolphm
Tor une, ~ the direct on "i XIV West.
they were ultimately ordered on TO Char
testur, AID delivered the u-grues TO the
Marsh al ot this District. On board the
We Sci when cap urel, which had The
eme Echo Upon the stern, there was no
p'pers mr. log book to Indicate her char
act-r. The men found on board. and who
Ia! been sent t. the Dolphin. were sub
seqnrnIIy brought back; and being re
leased from confinement and sent forward
I" work, they worked cheeriuIy ard welt
for the balance OF the VOYAGE.
1t WAS mentioned, few DAYS since,
that the PRISONERS wero taken for trial to
Columbia, at which place occurred The
fr>t session OF the ID strict Codrt after
their arrest. Then there was decrded
feeling in opposition to the law aud the
Grand Jury, 10 whom bills were submit
ted. failed 10 fna them A mott, VAS
then maize for their discharge, which was
pressed with great zeal, the argument up
on which WAS published im the Mercary
about n month ago. The motion was
unsuccessful, however, and the prisoners
were ordered bSck to Charleston fr rial
St- th s1present term. The United S,aies
will be represented by Samrs Conner Esq
District Attorney, and The prisoners by
l.. w. Sptatt and II De rrevi,p. of Char
les,or. and Maxcy Gregg Esq, Of CoIun.
ba.- Charleston Mercury, 9M inst