New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12
TIE ECHO PRISONERS
FROM III. cha,l..ten M.,esrv. Ae,n 9.

Pyo, The Chqylsston MsycgyE 1D'H3.
The Circuit Court Of the Uultsd States convened at
n O'Clock Yesterday when tales Grand Jurors were 10
attendance, and the whole ndmoer OF t"en1J-'aree
were sworn in 81,
His Honor Judge Wayne charged them at length,
and moro especially upon TIE Act OF May, l8I, msk-
inc the saye.traie pIscy. Ibey re;Ied little alter
I2o'clOok. Toe witbesses 10 tne Echo cases were
catd and after some time epent In oeh0erauon, Two
bills Of indictment were ioupo one agalost inc s1eeh
nreoners now is jail and the other against the one
se1t 10 Africa on board Of the Niagara. ms hn1lng
OF the Grand Jury will raise the qaesuon ot aVaabi,
ity M the Lac n csse marked aud decided as could
well occur; and that eaders may nave clearer
perception OF the matter We will give oriei statement
Of the facts OF the case and the proceedings ,
The facts and circumstai ces Of the arrest VIII be
more fully from brief abstract OF the tesNh9iy
of Lieut. Charles C. Carpenter, which Was taken De-
foe the CommssioIeT Of tbs United Sta.es upon the
,ue atiOn of COMM ,m6nt. lie Gays no 10 tne lhud
Iieutsnaut Of the In ted States brig Dolphin, Capt;
Msfit which Vess, on the morning Of the 2lst OF
Angnst. 1858, stood out from the port Of Ssgua Ia
Gtapde aud down s,0Dg the COZ 81 togsrd CGrienas;
that upon oomif on, Of the port, they saw another
vessel steering in resTly the sane course until near
o'clock when, the Dolphin keepiIg away TO ran INTO
port the TIER vessel stood OF from the coast. Tne
fact was reported TO toe captain who drccDed chase
and when within a mile and hslt OF her he ordered
Epgish cOlOrs to be boisttd and blank cartridges to
be FREQ that che might show her colore, Not dong
po shots we're fred her bow when enc holsted
American cOlors. The Dolphin then haulef down
her EogIish colors aud hoeted American, and
firing at the main tOpshn, the IuRluVe Vo5-
eel hove 10. An armed boats crew, Lieuten'
ant Bradford in command, went OF board. Toe
hold was found to be full OF negroes. They took pos
session sent ell but three Of the persons found on
board on board the Dolphin received thence prize
crew and sailing in company with the Dolphin for q
time in the direction Of Key West, they were uld-
mately ordered to Charleeton, and delivered the
negroes to the Marsral Of this Distrct. On board
the vessel when captured which had the name Echo
upon the stern, there papers nor log book TO
indicate her character The men found on board, and
who had been cent 20 the Dolphin, were subsequently,
brought back and being released from confinement
and sept forward TO work they worked cheerfuy and
well for the balance Of the voyage.
Ii was mentioned, fe days since, that the prison
oners were taken for trial TO Columbia at which place
occurred the first sessiOn OF the District Court after
their arrest. Then there Wss decided feeling in op
position to the Law; and tho Grand jury 10 whom
bills were submitted, failed 10 find them. motion
was then MADE for their discharge whioh was pressed
with great zeal, the argument upon which WAS pap
Ished in The Mercury about a month ago. The mo-
zion was uDsuooessfui, however, and the prisoners
were ordered back 10 Charleston for ria at the pres
snt term. The United States will be represented by
James Conner esq, ctAttorney, and the pria,
oners by l.. W. Spra,t and X. DE Irevie, esq'., OF
Charleston, and Maxcy Gregg esq. oil Columbia.