New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-07


From TIE marine column Or the Charleston
C0usisr mo extract the following account Of the
outrageous treatment received by an American
vessel from British cruiser Id the African waters.
We have naval force in that quarter ostensibIy
for the suppression Of the slave trade; probably it
IS 40 part Of it, business 70 protect our shipping,
and this outrage will, like many previous ones, be
passed ever and forgotten:
The brig Jehossee, Capt D. B. Vincent, of and
from Ais port, on legitimate trading voyage to
the Coast Of Africa, has been overhauled and forc
bl ken possession 81 byA British war vessel, and
her officers and crew treated with gross indignty
and brutality BIZ their oaptors. The particulars
afe given below. and are derived from letters re
celyed here by tho friends of those on board. The
yehsGsee was owned BY Hugh III Vincent, Esq, Of
ki5 city, ii of 336 tuns hnrthen and was in first
ra4e order and well supplied with stores. She was
Formerly known A the bark Como, and sailed be-
tween this port and Boston az regular packet.
She was valued al $1,000 Her cargo consisted Of j,
d. R Lumbar, 65s a7O feet I; Shingles 5000: Rum,
100 hblss; kce, IS whole and hf. tierces; Flour,
6ohhls Mhe elhasrnws A.; Pickaxes, a. Spades,
da soas blseui1 " V cans Boston Biscuit 20 cans
Haef % bbls.; Pork 10 bbls.; Bacon, 1 tierces;
d0xen buckets and on water casks. z IN
She sailed hence for st. George dc Eimina, coast
of Africa, en- the 25th of August, 1853. She has
since been reported as sailed for New York on the
she was captured off ADAM, West Coast Of AZ.
RIGA, On the 18th Of January, by the Br. sl0op-oi
war Falcon, Com. Fitxr0y, who. having brought
the Jehoseee to, sent boat manned by two lieuten
anta and sixteen seamen, TO take possession Of
her. This party was commanded by Lieut.. Hunt,
who ut once demanded from Capt. Y. his papers.
The hitter, not recognizing the right of any Brit.
isls 0ilIcer g make such q demand positively re,
fused ID show any thing but the Register Of the Je-
hossee Capt. Vincent, With his officers and crew,
were then transferred to the Falcon and while ON
board that vessel were treated with the grossest
inaignlty. They were all stripped. entirely naked.
thsts Applied to them. Tho commander Of the FaI-
con informed Capt. Vincent that be had been look
90 for hisn for month"; and that there was price
liked upon his head.
papers VI the Jshcssee was renewed, and request
mace - capt Vincent that he deliver up the KEYS
q the Dox which contained Them This was again
promptly refused. accompanied with denial Of
flla right of ritis officer to examine the papers
d vessel sailing under lie American lsg. Can't
Nitxroy then had che box brought On board lie
FaleeH and foroibIy broken opefa ana thes ranars
taken therefrom, After their examination. Cant.
we're again placed on board the Jehossce and CON.
fned % Her cabin, IN armed guard being placed
{3a Iheir retarn they found their private store.
sad clothing had been taken out Of the cabin
everything Indicating thorough search and 81
extensive appropriation Of their effects. a portio
Of The articles stolen from the cabin consisted
different kinds Of liquors. The free nse Of Their
soon rendered the prize crew unfit for duty, ans
DID officer Id charge OF the Jehossee had to beg Til
assistance Of Capt. Vincent and Mr.. Bonnean 4
navigate the vessel during the night.
A. daylight the Falcon was hailed, and a fresl
crew sent on board, the Others having been re-
turned to her u state unfit for duty. Both yes
ssl chen sailed Tor Whydah, at which port theJ
arrived on the 1sth January, at sunset.
day OF two after their arfyaI at the latter port
APT Fitzroy, Of the Falcon evidently feeling that
hs haa committed an illegal and unjastifable act
q S.s @ resnrn the Jehossee to Capt Vincent
w 49, AAas fhe latter refused most positively His
sssN. however, were sent on board and the Falcon
ss'ssa aton Mhydah Previous to her sailing Capt
$500 na protest against tie whole affair ~
lieezi, unjust and a deliberate OUTRAGE anon The
Amsrican nag. He also wrote fiji detais If I'M
Ahalf 70 lne commander Of the American snnadrar
Cd 1e Alrlcan coast, which he dispatohed ii An
ferent points, and at The date of t6e Letters from
which Ne CLEAN the above facts. Fehruarv ~
daiiy expecting the srfivaa u an American yessa
OF HAr. 80 - ss 'san s sesoc
The Falcon had net returned d Whv5ah m /,