New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-09
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| EIEGTos- GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF THE cAP7 YRS
Tbs prell Iipsrv exsmi1stiop OF Nathauiei Hbrdnn
UGpBiIl snd william NarreD sod David Hal nate-l,
If the SLAYER Erie charged with being eng ged In the
! elsvs trade, oou utpced ibis morui"g.
John W Dunpir gop ew0ru-i wss Lleutsnant on
bosId the United st. tee ptarr hohicsn spd captured
the chip Erie, Of New York, the coast Of Africa,
| ahout 81 a. N on the 9th Of August lat.
q. What hsg had she hoisted at that time1 A. She
| bsd tie American flag at the peak We hni-ted the
AD'rcsb fsR sitter she hosted hers; when boarded
h,r abe Rad tbe ArericsD flag fyipg hefors she hoist
ed Der flsp wH hsd coors no. took boats crew
6on the MobicsD board herr he vessels then
stpsrstsd about tbrse bntdred yards.
Q. Who fret Addressed you " ben you came along
eice a. perf0o, apparently s.ior first spoke ID
snd eso bad bertr 70 to the other sida thero
wa Il fddsr up Their, cid not do 50, but boarded
her from The sarbOsrd eoe.
Q. Who first srose TO You as you went on board
4. net 8 MAO 10 the gsDaUay SIS j went on, and
asked biz II be capGip of III" shir; he did cot
swer 10 u,sde motion tn ward this Captin Nathaois
Gordon who was coming tovsrd NE; st the sane
time be offered hia bsIo sid SD ok baud with bin;
| tId then tdvarced toward Cat Gordon, Eho also
cfIe,td bis bsud end I shock hands with him. he
81 e6 to wax into he rsbini rsv seated sround
TIE ca in six eight parsons WHOM supposed to be
| SpsIsId aud Portuguese; tbey were dressed IS
! civilians or laDdeu en-, not ss sssUen.
q. bat did ynu say to the csptsu, or be TO you
A. asked Capt. Gordon for the ships pspsrs; he
replied thst sbe tao none ID asked if he wts sap
tain; he ssid u ID; ssked him who captain; b
told n be died the Coug the Cor 90 River ta@n
ssktd Who uate; be told ue tue mate run 10 tue
Coz go River; ruu away | mean, I then asked hlm
WHO was IN charge of the shp be SAID be dd no.
know; then tod him TO bsul doun the coloa; he
gDsweTed be wou'd; then left the cablu and Fs1t on
deck; did not the captsin foiloH me; | stT tbs
coloIs not bsuled dowu. and direc ed the man
staDopg by tie hsllisrd. to haul them doTc On did
Dot obey o'y order, and 20 | went 10 wher3 ne vas
stsI ding, sud directed him ag,in to haul down ths
coors when be did 70.
Q. Why cid you wish the colors hsnlsd d,Tn. A.
1t seTal to the Mobicsn that had caPtdIed the
vefsel s's SLAYER
Q. How msuy persops did you on de,k At that
time before the patches taken OH. A. Pr)oAby
about Elk or teven deck, who appeared - be SEA-
men; directed Iuy bosts crew 70 cheer, another
evidence that | had taken SLAYER, and they then
aJded tue vessel AID took fl two Of the hatche' taen
up number Of partly white persons, seemingly
Il fixture Of all nations, probably eight or ieni nJne
Of the Africans then came up, but there was MOSS
down there.
@. cise us that whole scene. A. When these people
can up STATED toward the hatch, and some one OF
thea cid " lie al up with Us, b'ys-'e,s base tie
diibksbl e.; one then brought from the ;I1la what
a. p cred 10 be a box of clar another deny 'hS
Lch seemed tn contsiu rum OF giu ihty co n-Dcen
br * no tbe brXe, opeO; thsu said this dlakhg must
he stopped; Capt Gordon sad he would zee t1at Il
rhoUd be- done; said t9st II was only elare
q, sssed me 10 lei ihem have n box; SAD hAd no
o lection; did lot ses Capt Gordon lake dros ne
wss stsI di1g 10 the crowd 20 was Warm; Han
DID not s.. st that time think he ~as the nan and
ing az u hasros while standing there, Capt Gor-
don asked what ch Dce there vas OF g.! i9s tndo
Oh q coast: he ssd they would Alike to be landed ne -
the cargo; | told th-m the captain % the hoaiciu
would giSe then ~ eT; he tben a'Eed what pot
VIE ging 10 take the shp TO; ~ d d!f not stoW;
Wa rep ,heu think IL was, spoke and sil1, II the
captain wanted to be aI ded he did Eos waaE 70 b, he
wanted {, 90 toue III re ship.
O. Dur no tn talk hst did the negroes d1l A.
n M f be N came on deck; heard the Doic-J hofF
imp sbootirg CRYING, ard hailooiUV; looked down
acc e. how thick they were, ard naked OF; a
looked down 1 s4T rgo OF osk-d AZ ans-n II
women and Children oil, some few fs1 rag ao)n'
TIER Line; thew slowed as closely as possible
stiipg spoon ID hiOn between each ot1efs ,egs the
s4D,h was rfuteTable ss It came IRON them the ia
covered the deck sDd they were sitting abp1t IN ~
had rage ttuted op their nos7s noue we're oetl
thSt cav, or dying; cid not then st"p u get tl7
p-pprf. tie Cap'a,u and Second Lieutenant Of the
Mobcan came % board 10 sJoner % vito "a arm
c5ew aud took cteTGe Of tue vessel, aud eit aal
ra,urpfd 10 the MohicsD; | aerg reurnrd to t1e
Ere tba, sfiernOop aud took charge OF h-r, u ar
orders from Cact. g roon OF the Mohlcali az tae
" bite uS in the Eie we're brought on o)a th9 No
hicau; Capt Gordon called no Capt Nath11lel TDrdpa
aId Sir Warm, and I'd M 10 tbeu prs5euc9 IN 70
| ass n brf them hcDei Hall va. AZ thti tine
Oh the Erie; Capt Gordon told me they m'Sht give
me inform alton sb ut feed g aid taxing care
Of The negroes, aud renakto THAI my tf' 1851, OF
thf IN woHiO dspei very uu "a on the wdV n Wacl
they conducted themselves hs spoke OF hem 70 us -
The capt siu and the mate thsy said noth'gi a.N-d
the cattair, .thsnie Gordon, sOus questions booat
the co0kiI z s.msDt-, the amount of prove
f. us r. csrrs O. eU 20 Mopr,v BIZ a's ger Us he
ID lot kr ow; I'll be could tel me 'gas from ohserS'
Il u but he a. 0llIi 10 ASSET me by t7li'g me
what he hsd seen on he v'sss', bu' be -" nr'hl
al mt Il OTTER kise; he "a b. ihOugbt wouii ma
pl,I - 90 hoard; fund dai 90 DO III the Ed7 ~heI
! re urIed the .ecOd iiUe, and hal HIM ssnt 10 tl9
Mohic Al Ia rors ss fOGt ue wss dru1ki tnep d
urd.r 1sy f. Mo- rovid; he v'y-ge oc'uDl d aOoli
{ rteef dave; lind The bl .c- t1-r d Tlogtl So
{ Urt.er d.Sa had lbr attain coGhDed 20 h' 900
and u fir mSie in sirgs itoIs sed hrrtore al me
20 ssy 70 them; ths feet eight sskei sboottte de 81
feed ~ thee peoIle, sud waerloR' giving uen OH
tsLit care Of the SILK, &c the cap'8io tad n ko-N
pothIIg eXc.ut what hs had sren on b)sri au1 no
the Congo River; spoke II tbs con0trY ~ iter
horIe Trey al spoke EOpsh the capt4in tod me IA
be " AZ q pasi on bn-ld believe tn4t Va 'n7
answer GIVEN Nv ey.ry body who was a-k-d-th-y
we're All passengers; they Old cot ell whst hey
b6i gone Il Africa for Dor ~hsre they we're golog O
the N-s. a had " Ere Of Newly TX Phute1 on 0sr
stern al d A." Ere" "A board ~ her re quarter; l
had IN idea hat tie fret light Out, warren = "a
re,i, o with the negroes below one two Of Nho
etOkt pCTLOue e. sud then pu' nm IN ron-i laluel
sG7 Ltgroes hourotia; thbk tNtntY Liue died on
,be voysee and one WAS ! overheard IN the morn
pp early We Z Sc uEuy ppss''e o. deck b n
30 GEL e1ly-ond usd tie b,the IN three large "a Is,
and hen sfut % others; tue voy sge from h1lr'Vlt
! Tome took itir'y fur dNs; | ua1 ifeqIen, CONVEX
| ssticus with the caCiaiu and mate about poil-s,
avery the szve-trafe Ne, but t'sy al Nays sPoAe
\ Of Whist they had read, not what they had sean.
Q. DuriI al the fJny-eight dsys yOu we're WIN
these ID ddthey ever enthiIg 70 you jut VINO
II. captain that died, or tie N ~e at ran IN ne
CIR a OJoe the captain tod me tuti noe l)JA'
i-g staniaId Rbom Rad noticed ~ the tloe Of tus
cspure wss tbs Spanish captain, and hal are otihe
vessel; sometimes Cau'jousd them not 10 maN7 N
fefious and nothing fGIti ~ wac sad a. Que Tine NJ
sslo II was usu. for -avers TO ht ut with Two esp
| inc 90 American 20 Command tl they reached tlS
coast ara S1auisrd 70 take charge ~ then; u Gas
| IA. cosiOtp wbeu b1arda1 bv ErgshmaD, 90 have
/ an American csl tap sud when boarced BY an Amer-
can 70 have her charge OF the Npiultfdi somsune7