Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-21
Cbe Star auo Gbronifle.
MONDAY, SEPT.l7, 1860.
FROM OUR NAVY.
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! lately wrote you an account ut' the
capture OF our second rrize-but, since
our arrival here, We have found that. We
had rather more than a deserted vessel
Three little negro boys turned up, after
having concealed themselves, for seven
DAYS, in an empty water tank. They are
bright, likely fellows, and q. the vessel i
known to be the w. b. kibby," of New
York, She has been sent there under
charge Of prize crew from our vessel.
AZ some of your readers may yet be going
over 10 see the last and greatest wonder Of
the world, the Great Eastern, they may
-toep 10 tritlrs and take peep at our lit
tie captured bricantine, They will see
SLAYER i'll full trim, the accommodation.
secured to their four hundred Passengers,
and other matters Of interest.
The lately planted negro colony at Key
West has been entirely di.bandcl The
Greeley House, which was lately 50 reso-
nant with the songs and sighs Of so many
Of Africs sons and daughters, is now de-
serted, and the murmurs Of the surf, and
sea breezes, are its only occupants That
was most cruel and iuhuman outrage
perpetrated on these helpless negroes, to
send then! home in sailing vessels, instead
of steamers. Between the time of their
capture and their rc-euibarkiu. for Airi-
ca, about three hundred Of them had
ceased their troubles Oh earth, and as ma
ny Of the remainder were sick or weakly.
being scarcely fit for even a quick ocean
voyage. Then, thus deliberately to pu;
them to torture by tedious passage in q
-ailiEc vessel, in order to save few thou
sand dollars, Is such base aston tha; |
can not think Of il without indisnation
Many deeds Of charity will have to b
done before the Colonization Socicty will
be able TO wipe out this di>gracetul act
About thirty of the negroes We're drowned
at their cmbarkation, caused by the mos,
gross carcleSsness on the part Of the per
sons in charge Of the transport For the
sake of humanity, We had better drop I
veil over the acts Of the agent, Of Socie-
,y protc>sedly Christian
In reference to the rumor that some Of
these negroes were stolen from here,
have no he-itancy in saying that there is
not shadow Of doubt in my mind but
that the rumor is false. | am well ac-
luaih;ed With the persons in charge, and ,
he circumstances connected with the ,
khole affair.
Considerably to our disappointment, We
re to remain on this station daring the
ummer 4 new cylinder has been sent
ut to Us, which We will use when it Is
leeded We sail, in few days. for our
ruising ground. Like philosophers, We
re going to make the best Of our luck,
nd boldly face the heat, mosquitoes,
ellox -feyer and hurricanes. We may
ONE out second best, but if your cores
ondent does ne: get "used-up' he will
i've YOU some account ofthe engagements. .
u.
There may be doubted opinions in the
bove, relative TO the transportation Of
lose negroes, yet please publish NY let :
II, and make what comments YOU see III :
,srectins it l feel mere deeply on the i
lbjeet than | write. If You were in my '
tuation, YOU would have seen the same
lings also. q.
Why is Stephen A. Douglas like lit.