Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-04-14
IAE SLAYER ORION-THE
OFFICERS BROUGHT TO BOSTON FOR
TRIAL,

The United States sloop-of-war Vincenues. G Jan.
tain Benjamin L. Totton, Commander, which
reached this port on Saturday, from the Coast of
Africa, brought as prisoners, under the charge OF
W. b. Hall, midshipman, Thomas Morgan, cap.
tain, Byron Chamberlain, first officer, and William
Dunning, second officer, Of the slave barque
Orion, of New York, captured off the Coast of AT
RIGA, with eight hundred slaves on board. The
Orion was taken into st. Helena, whence Capt.
Morgan and his officers we're conveyed by the
United States steamer Mystic to Loando, and
transferred to the flagship Constellation. They
remained on the flagship, in irons, until the sail
ing of the Vinconnes, and we're then transferred
to that vessel. Upon the arrival Of the vessel at
this port, they were taken in charge by the Uni.
ed States authorities.
The Orion, it will be remembered, was first
overhauled on the Coast Of Africa, by the u. S.
steamer Mystic, when nothing of a very suspic-
ious character was discovered. Afterwards the
Mystic, who continued to watch the 5arque, was
despatched by the Commodore in another direc-
tion, when the commander of the Orion imme-
diately took on board from the shore seven or
eight hundred slaves, and sailed away. The En-.
glish steamer Plutus started in pursuit, and soon
succeeded in affecting a capture. The vessel was
taken to St. Helena, when the officers were given
up to the IT,. S. Commodore for trial on the charge
of piracy. The negroes found on board the
Orion are to be sent by the English authorities to
Trinidad or Cabanes for the plantations.
, Saturday evening the prisoners were arraigned
/ before U. S. Commissioner Hallett, and held il
s $4,000 each, 20 appear at an examination, thi
morning. Capt. Morgan is apparently abou
= forty years Of age, short, and inclined to corpu
y lency, with heavy, overhanging eyebrows, coars
8 dark hair and whiskers, and from his dress ant
appearance might be taken for country farme
or cattle drtvor. The first mate, Byron j. Cham
a berlain, is about the same age, sallow of com
plexion, tall and very thin, with black hair an,
b w%hiskers, and coarse, heavy overcoat, and lookinI
IS very little like a seaman. The seond mate, VIM
Dunning, is younger, and is of small size, wit
red w%hiskers, sandy hair, blue eyes, and. smilin
6 countenance, and his dress and manners are plain
o y indicative of his calling as a seamen.
This morning they were again brought befor
the Commissioner, Mr.. j.. p. Woodbury. appear
ing for the government. The COMMISSIONS
d asked Morgan if he had anything to say, and h
replied that he had sent for counsel. and was nc
PiePaIeu ~ mahe any statement DetOre MS arrlVa
His counsel was Ginning from New York. Cham
berlair said he desired to have the ccse put o
d till bis friends should arrive. Cunning made
d similar request, and the. case wGs further postpCr
G ed till tomorrow.
The principal witnesses for the government ar
e Martin j. Wendell, sailing master of the Mystic
d and two of the crew Of that vessel, who were Of
board the Orion before the slaves were taken o.
IL board.-Boston TraceHer.