The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-21
THE 81 AVE TRADE.

States Deputy Marshals Say OF Her
Her Crsw-Herself-Hcr Carg0-Is she .
| SLAYER, &c., Sc.
Considerable interest centred In the bark Cora yester
day, conseqhe &c Of the paragraph in The HERALD In
forming the public that she had been attached - SLAYER
on Saturday evening last BY two OF the United States
Deputy NazshAs who had her unceremonousy anchored
of the Battery prisoner, previous 70 the holding Of
an Investigates by the District Attorney. Oae Of
interchangeable corps, having been charged with the duty
OF procuring particulars concerning the Cora and her
suddenly tarnhhed reputation, procured boat At the
Battery, and Afterwards alongsde where was
disappointed in his expectation Of seeing United States
Marshal and the captain Of tho alleged SLAYER either
Of them. Three four sailor like having put their
heads above the rail Of the rather Lofty bulwarks OF the
Cora on the approach Of the boat reporter asked
the Unned States Narshal was on board and being re-
pied to by stout round faced, middle aged, light com
plexioned, gray eyed man. tina. the Marshal not
board, the following interview occurred with the gentle
| man allowed described -
Is the captain OF the vessel on boardS A. No; be
went ashore yesterday with the Marshal, and he has
been here since.
Q. Has the Marshall been on board since A. No, not
since yesterday.
Q. When do you expect the Marshal 10 return9 A. He
and the Captain were To be here 1t eleven o'clock, but
b now after twelve, and not whether they will
be here to day or not.
Q. You can tell me all want 10 knew for the HxsMD
about this vessel, supposes A can't tell much You
cannot come board; my orders to allow boat
10 alongside, 10 permit any 10 aboard
Q. Is the mate Of The vessel aboard 1t present. A.
Yes; Am the mate OF her.
@ By what firm was the vessel fitted out for sea- A.
don't know.
Q. Who are her owpers9 A. donrknoW.
Q. What her captains manner A. could not tell you
Y. You mate Of the vessel you say, and yet you
don't know the name Of the captain do you say' A. No.
don't know his NAME because only board yes
terday, and was shipped from . shipping office.
O. Is The second mate on board A. He t.; this u
be.
O. (ro tho second mate.) Do you know the captains
name, you tell anything in reply 70 tho
questions have asked than The mate has told me9 A.
No; only came on board yesterday and know nothing
that the mate does mot know regarding the vessel
Q. TO the mate Did the crew know what kind Of q
voyage they shipped fors A. they did.
q where was the vessel bounds A. don't know.
Q. whore did she clear FORT A. could not cay; be.
heve abe did not clear ~ al.
Q But she was going 10 Saturday; she sav.
ing port without clssrance9 A. don't know that.
o What h ths number Of her crew. A. She has ten
men before the nast
Q Has shea supsrcarso on board9 A. She had, but
hs y ashore.
O. What ID his nams9 A. I don't know.
Q. whore did the vessel bsiopss A. don't know; 1
suppose she belonged 70 New York.
O. what kind Of stores has she on board2 f. 10 you
mean what cargo she hasa
Q. Yes What hes shs on hosrds A. don't know,
bu, che full 10 both hsschwNs, fore and aft did
zee the cargo put On board.
Q. Ia she not light TO be % funS A. Yees, she's
| light.
q What does the cargo look nke9 A. 1t s in boxes,
ard packed up that way ! could &C n pAt Of II out
States Marshal
O. But you say he 10 ashores A. Yes, but his men are
here.
Having questioned the Marshas mon a. TO what they
knew concerning the Cora, and finding 10 be no moro
than that of Tho others, decided 10 keep the boat
:.S VA. some Tune sss The s.. The
in this was likely To be vain, we soon
afterwards had the boat rowsd ashore; An
boat pushed from the shore and rowed 70 wards
the Cora she contained two mee vAom our reporter
ply 10 further inquiries be stated the bark had been
10 The matt mentioned hat she had cleared and
bound with general cargo from New York 70 various
ports Of African coast from Sierra Leone 70 the Cape
Of Good Hope. He stated that the vessel bult
In Baltimore ten years ago, and owned California and
s1s r.s s S,. II ahsu on being is how be
sathed that The vessel was bound on legal trading
voyage, he seemed los. for reply and simply s,d as'
We sub equensly learned however, that this rot
the Marshal, and therefore hh other statements are equal
Our next WAN was TO Deputy Marshal Thompson, whom
we had good fortune 70 ind ct his residence In Tsen
IONS oooosrnins The charsc,er Of the bark Cora came
from the Custom House officials 70 The District Attorneys
Ter 70 tiree o'cocK on saturday afternoon, and 1t
Quarterpast three or half IN hour ntcrwnds the pro
cess for her s...ch|:ns was sssa rpon sns Po.oe
SON, with Assistant Marsha Donse, In the absence OF
Marshal Ry nders, engaged tusbos and gave chase TO
Sp sS ,Ss bark .Ss MARSHAL. informed her captain q
Wiling ssss 70 comply vim any reaurssns they nigh.
make O him, While :. the same time he wrmS.sared
them that the vessel We proceeding On perfectly legal
voyage IN an equally legal manner.
On being ordered return, he consented whouton
Sss1 ON o 70 Sns day. With .u Si n. f.r
fresh breeze blowing from The vest AZ nve O'Clock the
bark cas-. her sncnor a hs Battery where she has n
and register Of the Cora both Of which he took into his
pesss sion before quitting her From The manifest ap
eeisDsous kind zmose we're 10 acc cubic feat Of lum
Der, which Indispensable artisic In the maritime
u,y Ok rice number Of water casks and quantity Of
eunpowder. Ills well known that rice n the food ncces
IN savers 70 convey supply Of water Inc quantity Of
suppovdcr board % large that the marshals consider
unsafe 70 bring ber nearer 70 ne CITY Than her present
Atlantic Dock Brooklyn, or tome similar abiding place
From the register Of the Cora appears that sne was
bull, In baltimore In 1857, but that abe nos halls from
New York; that her tonnage to3 tons, and her cap
| tain q name John Latham.
The marshas left The vessel IN charge Of Two men, with
insiructons 70 permit board, 70 allow any
Of her crew 20 ashore her captain, however, dd 20
| ashore with the mar,hals. Mr. Thompson considers mat
from the present appearance OF the bark abe does not
appear 10 be intended for slave voyage nor has he no
iced any crcumsapoe since her capture 70 warrant the
oonni nation OF the suspcions concerning her ultimate
objects the slightest degree He estimates the value OF
| Der cargo az $4,000 or more He docs NOT know who
her where they reside, nor does he know
BY whom she was fitted out for her Intended voyage.
The cost Of unloading AMI loading her again would be
about $500 ard the Marshal does not feel 70 he his duty
i 10 incur this expense upon his own responsibility
il In her viii be hYnslUhi