Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-01-01
smoke curled from his lips. he took along.

The D 1T. apparently 70 d;:cnvcr the cause of
he' liUv':g proved un!;.ithfnl to him in his
hour oIn ed and at length, turning away
his eyes with half :'notherea sigh, he nut.
tered, An too much by the head-too
mucl. by the head l said so, and, by Cd.
knew it - Then ioli.'s back in tic boat
once more, he resigned himself to his fate
ard his havana.
The scene that prcsen cd itscif to the eyes
Of the officers on board the SLAYER was revolt.
ing IN The extreme Tie decks wcv, crowd
cd with negro boys ard W men, all naked
many halt dead with disease, and "cariy all
covered with disgusting sores. From the
dark hold below came groans, roa"s. aud Il
perfect babel Of complaining voices. The
smell was .ut,l and s;cNenirs beyond cnt!,.r-
ancc, resembling more the c!lluyia that pro-
ceedS from 4 den of rats!esnake>, than ought
else. This with the Disgusting. horrible
habit, OF the wretrhod prisoners, ca Sed ON
publicly and without reserve or sense Of
shane, rendered the captured vessel pan
t:eu!,,a.uin Of horrors such rs no imA,na-
ton c.n depict. 10 describe the 9Th and
miScr,y bat in,,dequate'y would take the APP
p:a:a!rc 0. an exaggerated romance
ALL p.lpGHs o:.sTnoyHD-Tltg: 81 WE'RE; rHl.l,
TIL" PRIZE 'C,;l:W-u.;ll.ElSA>r uTT.IE
--NGcEs,ANy pEEC.,urIoSs.
An examination Of lie cabin Ii" caD-
;u.el i''i: Showed that I was filed with
packed trunks, arms, provisions, End every
,ndica ;ol that hsSty arrange Ma3.a l.al be en-
made b. these OF board t:,r = aSty &C ,1aIs-
,,rc Cos, tie vessel. l. .H,>', evidently, be1a
the in y,..., II o. the captain q the >l&ra:
could he have succeeded, IN o;tt,un;:..." ltS
pn.S,lcrs until lie shade Il cyeniy,-! -,
him iroln their view, to h:"e ,loso9;l.i lis
ship and cargo, lrohi,',:y even with the our
p'<e Of Sc':tt|ing hcr, AMI suf!tging her to 90
70 t'e bottom with her beings o.. board
VITA 9 view of escaping, and prcyentin any
recognition If The par les engaged in the bust
ness, II, hal taken the prccaution to destroy
oil vap'rs OF every l,in;l .ha- he must have
had on beard. Upon number IF the slav.
ei's Company, when ar: s.ea were foun,l
bottles of w!.isl:ey but no papers or letters
we're discovered on any Of them. that could
give any c!::o to the persons or the local. V
from whence they came. Neither were any
flags OF any nation to bc found on board the
Echo; but in her :san""ays vas the Am ri
can coat o: arms, and her general appecr-
ai'c and rig gave satisfactory evidence Q. 3:
native :@uid.
The Echo sailed from Nov Orleans On the
~. day Of March, a"@. arrived at KaI,cnla
coast CT AIr:cl, on he 3Otll day ofJun..-
She rcce'yc; on board four hundred and
sevcnty-three regr. es. OF these, ona h2svI-
rel oad HJty.ire ht:1 pgriykcd b,tarr he" rap
til e ]; twelve diedcn the y ,sage to Charles
ton; dirty seven in Charleston, and Fifty
seven more to he Ga'e Of her arrival at St
Vincents. The nlaioTi y u the s!avcr's crew
are Si,a'iarls and Portuguese, and as dcs
i,cratc and pir;.tical :. set Of !ook,n; ruff
anse rs eyer cut throat fora dollar. Somt
Of those in Jail, although. protesting to BE- Q
the SHIPS company, and merely acting a:
hired $ amen, are CIV IDENTIFY men Of ,nean:
anu intelligence, and were doubtless; par
owner, Of the cargo, OF agents Of the owners
1t was neatly ten o'clock at right before
the prisoners we're properly confined, ant
q prize crew arranged, under L;eutenan
Bradford, who was appointed 81, the pr;z
officer. Capt. Ma1lit ordered Lieut.. Brad
ford to keep in close company with the Dol
pl.in during The night. in ors!cr to give biz,
y, oppor. unity to write his dispatches, an
duly corsl l. the proper course to pursu
in th:s new and deli'ate position. III
urgcn! necessity. in the condition and natur
Of the prize, OF having prompt communities
ton with t:c sea: Of government. as well a
of reaching without deia: port where III
prisoners and slayes could be properly care
tor determined Capt. Ma!lit, upon ychcclio!
to send the SLAYER and slaves to Charleston
SC; as he felt Convinced, from his perst
nal knowledge, that at that place every az
commodatipn possible could be afforded
the unfortunate Africans, while he had e'
cry confidence that the crew Of he says
would be tried flirly and without prejudlc
On tie morning of the 221d, therefore, exit
water and provisions were sent on board t
captured br,-. 4 trusty crew was pac>
under TIE command CT l.icutcnants Bra !fo
ans! Carpenter, who received their final G
s!Hl.s for their future coarse and action. II
SLAYER crew were also again transferred
tie Echo. with the e.:cep ion Of CAPITA
Townsend himself, and two Of the men vi
were suffering from: sickness. Their disea
was at that time African foyer. but it W
rapidly generation yellow fever. to which
arrears rear ;;:i ana subs qnvn'ly,
tic arrival Of the Dolphin at Key West til
were sen, to the hospital there, on the !
presentation Of DR.. Brown, the Dolphin
Surgeon tat they would cnnocu'ate yellt
fever en- board, if retained in the vess \.
They arc since reported TO have died at Is
Yves. Of tllat.deSeasc.
Capt Matit cane to The determination
Eecp;n.; the SLAYER captain Oh board the d
p!l:n. and to send him TO Charleston at
the prize, from Key West, because the
tell .c,ce, the evidently sche,ning nina a
resolu'e viii, tie '!ndoubtcd courage, Il
above all, tlle manner Of Captain Tcwnse!
cave Indication Ola master spirit that, in
event of trouble with The large body Of
grocs or orany uptnward circunstanc
I1iei.t place the prize officers in jeopa''
, Their Responsibility was already not o.
great and Interestingly irksome, but rei
hazardors in the e,:'remc, and Dug i not
Capt Ma!lits opinion, TO be increased
deed, it must rarely fall to the lot of IA
officers to be under the necessity of pcrfo,
ing duty under such trying and horrible
cunstances as those which must have 5
rounded I4icutcEtnts bradford and Carp
ter. and too much credit cannot be aware
them foy their conduct in lose distress
and sic!.on;ng scenes.
Uncea*ing anxiety the necessity Of c
slant wa.clitu!re>s lie importance OF b:
always armed and OH the alert for dan
xlo ,,c tEoi, rnvf and