Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-06-12

alities represented. Not single per-
son was under the influence of ardent
spirits, and the utmost decorum was pre-
served. The greatest credit is due Mr..
Parks for his unique management of
the affair, both as regards the preserva-
ton of order, and the various means af-
forded for the innocent amusement Of
guests. *
CAPTURE OF A SLAYER WITH FIVE
! HUNDRED NEGROES.
The Key Vest correspondent of the
New Orleans Picayune, under the date
of May 9th, furnishes an account of the
capture of the steamer Wildfre on the
26th ult., by the U. S. steamer Moha,ok,
Lieut.. A. M. Craven, commander. The
writer says;
The Moha,ck sailed from Key West
on the 9th of April on cruise off the
eastern end of the Island of Cuba She
steamed and sailed about the barren keys
of the Bahamas, occasionally landing
and procuring supplies of fish and turtle.
She also visited the Lobos Keys, and
had two or three exciting chases after a
suspicious craft. On the 23d she put in
to the harbor of Nuevitas, and remained
there until the 25th, when she took the
American brig Pedao Sanchez, Dolby, in
tow, the weather being calm, and carried
her outside of the reefs.
She remained in company with the
brig until the next morning, when dis
covering sail in the offing, heading for
the land, she cast off the brig and made
chase There being no wind, the sail,
which proved to be bark, was speedily
approached. She was evidently an
American built vessel, but having no
name upon her stern, she was signaled
to show her colors, in response to which
the American flag was hoisted
As the Mohauk ranged alongside
men were observed at work in the rig
ging, others about the decks-a few in
number-while the captain and his Off
GERS coolly leaned upon the rail, observ-
ing the steamer movements.
She did not look the SLAYER, but from
force of habit, with a spice of curiosity,
Capt. Craven ordered Lieut. Carpenter
to board her As the boat approached
the vessel, it was observed that no rope
was thrown out 1t was then evident
that the visit was not agreeable.
| The lieutenant, unassisted, boarded
the vessel, and was no sooner on her bull
warks than he waved his sword, and the
men in the boat raised a shout-a signal
that she was SLAYER and prize The
moment that the slaves, who had just
been driven below, caught sight of the
officers uniform, (the matches were
covered with greetings only,) they sang
and clapped their hands with joy; they
instinctively knew that their deliverers
were at hand. The vessel was at once
taken possession of by Capt. Craven, a
prize crew put on board, the officers and
crew transferred to the Mohaaoh, and
taken in tow. They headed for the
Florida Keys.
The bark proved to be the Wildfre, a
handsome clipper, built in Philadelphia
in 1855 She sailed from New York on
the 10Th December, 1859, with an
American crew for the West Indies
She made good run for St. Thomas,
where she remained eight days, and then
sailed for the Congo river. She took
on board COB slaves the night Of March
21st She got safely off the coast and
had not seen sail up to the day of her
capture. When they left the coast, the
American captain and crew were super
seded by Spanish captain and crew
The former then acting as passengers
This cargo consists Of children and
young men and women-the majority
being from II to 16 years of age. They
are in remarkably sound and healthy
condition. Few cargoes come over in
better order than this The negroes,
since their transfer to the shore, seem
happy and contend The sick in hospi-
tai are getting we'll, under the kind treat
ment they are receiving. The U. S.
Marshal has charge of the negroes; he has
placed them in hastily constructed, but
comfortable sheds, built expressly fo1
them on Whitehead Point, portion Of
the land purchased for Frot Taylor, but
half mile distant from the Notifications
The crew of the SLAYER have been be-
fore the u S. Commissioner, and com
mitted to Jail. Capt. Bannan has de-
tailed a portion Of his company to guard
the negroes and prevent their escape, ol
recapture. A guard of marines from
the Mohaock have also been detailed fol
this duty. The Marshal has added te
the above guard, chosen from among
the citizens, who are on duty night anc
day. The negroes seem to be perfectly
happy and contented, and are siging
clapping their hands and dancing theil
country dances atstated intervals during
the day. They are visited daily by the
whole population. This encampment
in fact, is the only attraction on the Key
and it is worth voyage Of a Thousand
miles to see them. The women are
some of them, most attractive in person
They are generally clean, are but slight,
tattooed and have, by no means, the re
pulsive looks and manners Of our native
Slave population. They exhibit marked
signs of affection for each other, and ar
perfectly overwhelming in their fond
ness for the white children of the Key
Most of them are helpless being ye
children and will be for several years
and if sent to Liberia, will have to b.
supported for long time by our Cover
ment, or the Colonization Society.
nea. 1t was stated that hundreds o
cases of deafness among the female popu
lation are every week brought before tn
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