New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-20
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT-EOv. is-Befor
Judge Belts.


This morning Mr.. Wilcoxson the Assistant District
Attorney moved coneaion Of the SLAYER nate and cargo
libel fled Oct l. 1850. and the vessel subsequently,
the slave trade
Beebe Dean and DonOhue appeared for the claimant Chs
The first witness called Capt Faunce United States
Revenue cutter Harriet Lqne testified that be was In
July about II O'Clock sailed to Sandy Hook anchored in
ing steamtug Yankee ahead Of her the
tug Magnolia had Suspicious Of the bark Kate ser the bark
nose boarding the barb when of the buoy bar up
to the bark hailed her and ordered her to stop sent out an
by the Harriet Lane at that time the Magnolia after the
bark the bsnk before she got to Couey Island crossed
the Of the Yankee for the purpose Of cutting on the Mag
no just below the point COney Island came up The
him boats board the Magnolia to bring her to
the city Lieut. Be in command after be came to anchor
the Magnolia up alongside Lieut. Bert brought on board
the cutter four OF persons the Magnolia released the
boat Immediately siteward; Robt Mccormick Of the
persons Mr. Heco De Costa also came on board aiteward
knew Mr. De Cose the Grammar when he he captan
csprred her. dismissed ell the persons but Da Costa detained
Ds Costa board the Harriet Lane the Kate anchored sster
Of the cutter went on board of the Kate made no special inql
the District Attoeys Office there was man on board whom
he serward acened to be Capt Otto took Capt Otto on
oS' the Is bs the h Kate s when ne hr Marsha on
board, and aherward when she came alongside Of the
Costa the trunks examined the trunks the trunks
contained wearing apparel chiefly light clothes adapted for
climate; there also heavy clothing; thinks
there pair Of pistols OF the trunks there were two
trunks in the .seroom and two IL the cabin there were two
the Marsha went on board the bark when were
ont sn.peteA the Magnolia from her connection with the
Kate the Wind We: blowing pretty fresh At the time this
was about nine or ten mile. of Loug Island shore when
the hse was stopped I'M 5ne ss"I' net u.as for
such small tugs to 90 20 far outside the Hook The barn
ought to ell ver1 fast; bad ali the appearance Of
vessel had quantity ofumber her water casks in the lower
hold through fore and at top of the lumber
of and proyons did not taste the water
in the csts searched the cabin Of the hate Ti,h M LAomp
pewter or block n pitchers made Tor common use hey
were packed up one Of the fond nothing ess Os ar
quantity rum detained aCosa on the Harriet Lane, TIL
taken Oh BY virtue o. VIM men % on @ helm, engaged
in the slave trade, were here produced. -
Mr. Donohue objected the reading OF the papers but they
were read. subject to the objection.
TIE testimony thea resued-Did not speak English 70
De Costa present the examination before Judge Ruse
did not hear Da Costa claim thing saw
cabin Of the Kate there was suooat on the deck OF
vTv new boaealated 10 carry either freight passen
GERS Pa Costa did know him Capt Faunee at the tune be
captured the Bramsn the board the Kate
,be Pramsn was the ony saveT he had seen in this
cy thought Da Costa Portuguese present at the
examination of Capt Otto and the crew Of che Kate Da
questioned in English and pretended not to understand
Crossexamined by Mr. Donohue-Sent officer and boats
crew board the Kate and directed the oce 20 take charge Of
the vessel sed her al that time waited I'll the officer got IN
charge and then ordered the Yankee 20 take the bark up to the
Mshs the Marshal took possession July Lieut.
board the Magnoa the cutter at anchor at
The Battery the Magnolia was close astorn detained De
with Da Costa thought he requested to go on
board the bark not present when the haoess cor
pu for Da Costa him before Judge Russell alter
ward at Of the seizure Of the Brsman captured
several besides DE Costa did not ecoect names
was examined before Judge Belts before a. The s Of the
Rranan recollection OF the trial Of the parties concerned in
the very indistnc present az the time when
the cago Of the bark discharged the Marshal folks in
charge found Otto board Mr. Raven the mate arrested
with the Raven discharged with the crew tue trunks
board the Kate taken 70 the harsha ONCE the
pitchers found board ordinary pitchers the lanterns
were ordinary signal lanterns the all vessels
never of Africa had knowledge Of how the
slave-iTads carried on.
Re-direct-The Brsman was seized IN 1851.