, 1860-10-10
Capturc Of the Slave Ship Erie on tho
&;s,Ast OF Africa with 800 Negroes on
QtA or the E4ptuIA.

Carture Of the Slave Ship Erie on ths
<;s'ast OF Africa with 500 Negroes on
Hard--lncldsnts or the Capture.
At9 o'clock Wsdnssday morning, tho shin
~ Navy Yard FROM MouroviA On the coast Of
Africa, having been captured By the United
States steamer Nohic'an. She hid 500 slaves
m bo srd, Of whom $40 Wsrs delivered to the
Government agent 1t Mourovia- the other thirty
having died on the voyage from the place Of
capture
The Moaican sa1led from Fernando 20, On
the 4:h of August md atood to the aouthrard
for l.oando, having the squadron nall on
board.
When four days ou., about fifty miles of the
mouth Of the Congo river, st seven 4. H., sight
ej ship standing to the northwest; WIS about
fifty miles from the vesEel, which was under all
sail aud port studdlngsail; Immediately got up
additional steam and Came near the stranger,
which refused to show any coiors. Fired
blank cartridge, and then the American ensign
was hoiEted from the peak Of the suspicious
craft. She hove to, and Lieut. Huntington
rent On board. On getting inside the gansway,
&c vas confronted hy aSpacish gentleman, OF
sa,uer respectable appearaece, who spoke Esq
ERh vel. The cfficer asked if The Spaniard Was
Captain; the tlte. said not; but sent the vii or
IT. in quest Of the skipper. An American some-
"hato ankee, then was accosted, but with no
) tlstactory result. as be persisted in debating
thet the Commander died in the Congo. Tee
mate was next atked for, but wns not for,hcom.
in2, as be ran awa=. it Was alleged. "Who has
caarxe Of the ship raid the naval min, becom-
ing little excited. Nm one eniighteniug him,
he a once ordered tie flag 10 be hsu'ed down.
Now, boys, give ttreo ch=ers," cried Lieut..
UuaIi0gton, ltunio.. over the suip's side. ind
aad1esslng h's boats eIex, "foE we bare gen-
1t the man. Of war's men foucd vent in eeye.al
l9ad huzzas, which hid 1o sooner been heard
than I'LL 1he latctles If the Erie aa5 open, Is if
~ magic: and hcr crew, VITO hid been keen.
ing tie da1kies quiet below, rushed On deck,
end exclaimed IN regular chorus: "Irs
al up with us, boys" Lieutenant DUE.
n'iagton .peeped into the lo.er apart tents,
aad beheld whole mass of roo1!y hea5e. E1-
tfa men from the Aohlcaa were thin sert for
and put on board, aud the returning boats tock
T., Lack to the s:eaTer the crew OF The Eric.
Those amongst them wno we're foreigners were
allowed 10 take French leave On the coast, ed
three In p :r1ant locking {.ersoas, supposed to
be the .c~pa:n ard lwo mats, we've br5uzht
h''nn IN tae sla'e:. and will be turned ever to
sae LATED States Iarshal. The Mohicsu mo-
ceeeed to LoaEco and the Era to M3uroyia-
pr:ze. '01 NAe
- LEY: John Leys received ths negroes On the
~ eso o. Augus', sd distributed them am1ngs.
the Inhabitants OF nonroria, who promised 10
treat them kindly. They we're periectls naked
when takeo, And ware d. j .hted with the dspo-
s't,on a I made Of t5em. They c!ap,ed haner,
sung, shouted, AID raiaed jolly time generally
Inc ciilcera and men Of the Mohican, rAo es.
cor.ed the slaves to Nonro,ia, describe thei.
sstsElues daring tie middle passage IS p1ri.
t!vsly revolving Z. They Mould not undertake
s'@:lar duties Tor apy consideration.
=, The Eiie ig tine sailer, and looks like spy-
!!nins b1t slaver. She was built At Warren,
hnoce Island. in September, 1s4y, and w1s
1wrcd Tor lime by Mr. Ralph Post, OF New
1orf. She II regular "cotion ship" in ap-
Fsefaace- Her dttipg up was most srlisiic: she
h-d slare cotlsEa. Sufficient quantity Of water.
sinsgsr IN casks, pla:ed tore aud ufr, to las;
geo people for Sky days. a=d an e1ceedioriv
s3ge quantity ol rice. pork, beef, farinc, bread
sna peanu!s, of which " good portlon way given
to Mr. Leys, a. Monrovia.
:, Ihe Erle was boarded in the Congo river by
me Eft1sh STEAMER Spi;6re, previous 10 recei1.
lns s'ares. She was only seventeen hours from
u: n sIa1e wharf when the Mohic4n eeized te..
station NTH SO many neprues.