The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-08

IMPORTANT FROM THE OCEANs
Fugitive slave Surrspdsrsd On the
HSsn Ssas-ssesner 3. H. SpauldnAg
ResuIning from the Dsmocratic Ma
tiopal Convention, IL Obliged - Hoist
the American Flag "Union Down''-A
Negro Discoversa After Five Days Com
hnemens I'm the Cssi Hois-Intenseiy
Interesting Scene NJ Ses-The sPauid-
ing sso Her Partner the BEN. de Ford
Great Excitsment ~ Beston-Ths OPin-
ion, OF Passengsrs On Board, &c Nc.
SPECIAL CORR EssoNpENCK OF The HERALD.
STEAMER r. SRAuIBrsG,
OsF BOOK ISLAND, Nay GA n J
One ofthe steamers boats having just returned from
the service Of placing beard he steamer Ban de Ford
fron Boston for Charleston, negro presumed 70 DO
fugitive slave found setreted on board the speuidmg
carly this morning, viii give you N account me 90
currence In detail nssmuch - the whole anaiF u hxey
10 be fully upon the arrival OF the Spauidpg
ut Boston, and, furthermore, 10 calculated 70 provoke
discussion In other sectors Of the country.
DISCOVERY or ME NEGRO FIVE DAYS CONFINEMENT IN
THE COAL nolL-Inrx roop-so wArER
About bAIfpass one O'Clock this Sunday morning. one
Of the n,enen Of the spsuldns named Patrick DAILY, was
bard ct work shovelg coal into his furnace, when the
heap tumbed down, and ths legs Of human being sp-
peared 10 mis- startled vnon The place was dark and close,
INIT there was sufficient light from the furnace fires for
him 10 zee that there was human body there, dead or
alive supposng that some Of hh fellow nremen had
fallen ssleep become suocassd be placed his hand In
the breast Of the object which he could distinguish by
the white shirt, and hauled the body out DAILY was not
little frightened but be sosn discovered that he had
exhumed negro either dead asleep, for he appeared
psepstbe After some shaking the negro was aroused,
and bis frst exclamation was "Plesse don't tell me.
vsasp'e DAILY imnedsiely informed one Of the engi.
peers-Mr ibbeus Davsof the discovery he had made,
bs, that ocer did net inform the other officers Of the
boat OF the fact and was not until nearly four O'Clock
that the chief ocer Of the spauidDg, M Josiah Atkins,
was made aware Of H.
A COMPUTATION AMONG PAszSGne
Mr.. Atkins at once Informed Capt Howes, commander
ar The srauldng the circumstances, and n little past
four c'co,k a cor sultadon held between Hon Brad
ford g. Wales Of Massachusetts,; Col Peter Dunbar zone
Of the charter psrty) and Hon. A. Hunter slave
In Missouri and animousy agreed that the negro
should be returned to the South by
Although 10 said he free negro, there sufficient
evidence, in the judgment Of those iuerrcgatng him.
prove lie Contrary, and The question whether was
best to put back 70 Norfolk Virginia. or TO endsavor TO
intercept the steamship Ben de Ford belonging to the
same line the spauldiDg, and which sailed from Boston
nap n Saturday, for baltimore. II decided TO
adopt the latter course, and Il was done.
POSITION or The 8 \. sPAuLDNc WHEN cHASenD HsR
coulsU TO pEIivkE THE FUGITIVE ON THE sxAs
At this time, about A. NJ, the spsuding At ssa
forty miles southwest rom Nantucket South shoals The
weather was cam ard The light After determining
70 change her course In order 10 Intercept the Ben de Ford
Cspt B. Put tie spandiDg On westerly course and
kept In that direction about four hours.
About 6 A. H., Capt Howes made out . steamer, bear
ing N N. w., and although the weather was hszy, Capt
a. was saii fed thai the vessel he desired
cent Signals were then hosted and guns fred. rne
American OF sis Union down, was set flying "a signal
of dbtress and the throas Of the guns which had
service To the Revolution and In the war Of 1912
made TO thunder the alarm that TO attract the asn
ton Of vessel which would be the means Of fulfilling
constitutional obligation in sending back slave into bond
asc from which be had endeavored 10 eecape.
rnE MISTAKES THE sPArLDNG FOB AN ENGLISH
STEAMER
half On hour before she answered The signals Of the
spaudipg and hauled on 10 meet US was afierwa-ds
Ford bad mistaken the spauldng for English steamer,
abe then steering 10 ,he direct route OF vesses
con,ir ued hsxy for some time which prevented csIsan
Ballet from seeipg cur signas, and wss NOT unit no
heard number Of The spsulanGs gun, that be was made
then boosted the private signal OF the line he Mercf s'
and Mipsrs nspsporasion Company, which wc
swered in similar manner by CApt Howes and th, vcs-
spxrI~o 1Hx MICRO DAnp--A sTiRyuSo scHsy ATs~t.
About MIR, OeUeh M Sss ss,Ds vn
Of cable lengths Of each other, the ORDER was Civ by
Capt. Howe, 10 "brpg the man up'-e note exp 'og
having been previously prepared BY the commsr OF
he spspldps and placed In the hands Of his chief n,
Mr. Atkins, 70 be delivered by him IN person.
AFrTARAScx MORO
When the negro appeared on deck he was ' a
sble object He old souched felt hat, viii ~
broad brim, turned up In front His garments ~" \
evidence Of the noiscme and dirty character Of bis
Of con One nept and were besmeTed and besmuf" III
over HIS ey 90 were bloocshos and restless and Ip q
o. srske's His features were Of The Airiesnv, AZ
pose, big lips, but not unusually 70 Tor the race l.
blsck musiache. and hin chin Was covered with ID
OF short Ierg,h He seemed IKE plantation neg 10
had bard service and wished 10 tsssc BIZ ne
nee ar OF the North.
swrens by the cavs, and ordered The negro 70 ioos
him 7be negro cio and seemed alarmed II the nos
sbiy Of falling overheard He was seated near The trn
sheets, two or three OF the steamers crew tock their
the cars and Just before the boat lowered
into the deep the tesTo was ssked how he felt de re-
psced en- beard he DE Toro 70 be carried back
aeiy 10 Old yrelrry but 10 Maryland, where, he AN
subtisn,ae Ia title 70 freeeom, he may be again se al
liberty.
Meantime The board the two steamers vas sx
,iire IN the All the passsneers and most of
81 zach vessel on deck witnessing the nc vel
spectacle Of snrrtnoorrE fugitive slave mo ocs An
On beard The Ben de Ford apumbcr Of ladies' apparel
truly aafaIt sight 20 tore OF the old and young baa
les Ct board tie epaudirr vto had been more y an
four without steibF cfnohDe n any shape there
vN yfrte swell IN The yea. and each vessel bat pg
stof red s engine they cpped and bowed 10 each other
on ibe sweIg bosom OF old ocerp, Ike some hufe mon
str cOtco earn other IN acts oil poeness
otbcfvhe the tea vas 90 calm as mirror.
40 the boat taiprg the fugitive wss cast on nom
The sfaudrg there cries pmong the passengers for
"Mrsic muse ard gilmore bard soon IN requsi-
tcn Alter psypg "Old Hundred y the ladies board
the he Ford waved their hsndkerohieis, and, W
the surprise enc anUssmsnt OF many. the fuei.
tive himself jctred IN The demonstration ny
wsvng bs hsi 10 the spaudinf. The band then
rsysd several other sacred airs for was bright Sab
beth mo,psrg, and The occasion was one OF solemn IN
tsrtt 20 utny. and knew What storms might
arise before NE reached port OF destination, how
rrt vd,rce would regard the wole proceedngs N gay
pc,hipr cf the Of law some wanted the band 70
play scarry me back 10 Old Virginia" ~ sppro-
air. bot Of rsgsrs o the tscredncs Of The Gay
M. Sfucre wisely declined dong 30.
A yocr NOV rHs BIS 10 Fopp- (rbe small boat con-
tsnire the negro beng then midway between The two
rssuers)-wbos that you've brought from the Charles
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