, 1860-02-13
Progress of tho Slavo Trndcs
from the uo.to3 TrorcIIcr. Feh-11

. The slip 'Asern, C.ps. Matthew's, arrived tt
this port t:cm Calcutta, touched it St. Helena.
Dec. q, to procure water aud hite there learn
ed that the bark Orion, Of New York, Captain
Morgao, was in port, ia charge of the United
States steamer Mystic, larins been captured on
Mystic, frcm st. Paul de Loando arrived at st.
Helene, Dec. IA, officers aud crew eli we'll. In
the early part Of December, the British war
steamer Pluto fell in with bark showing Amer.
ican colors, but suspecting her Of being SLAYER,
sent beat On board, and found ler 10 be the
Orion, Of New 1ark, cnrt. Morgan, from the
coasl Of Africa, with JOS slaves on board,
bonrd to Cuba Disrcgarding her nationality,
right of search, 4c:, the steamer put prize
CREW On board, and took her to st. Helena. On
the passage 1G. Of the slares died, riz., 40 men,
70 boys, women, q girls, and 20 others, sex
not reported. When captured, the Orion had
ou board .12 mcn, 800 boys, IS women. l27
the Pluto and the Orion arrived at st. Helena,
the British commander surrendered the SLAYER
to tue United States steamer Ny site, which will
doubtless send her to port in the United States
for. trial. The Slaves. however, were lAuded,
and would remain under the care of the United
on tic >tation what further disposition to make
Of them.
The Orion ia 4lo tons, with one deck, but
beams for between decks, and was butat New
castle, Me., in ls4t. All her accommodations
are upon deck leaving tic entire hold for the
stowage Of cargo; consequently her grcat ca
pacity to contain SO many Slaves, with tue nee
essary supplies Of wafer aud provisions. In
the American Ltoyds, Ar. i. Lcarr, Of New
York, is placed opposite her entry, as owner,
hut we suppos, she was owned in Cuba before
she sailed on her last royagc.
SLAYER TAKEN 1sro cnAELrsroN-LE17ER FROM
ONE OF TIE PRIZE cnEw.
The Charleston Itrcury Of the I'd inst says:
"!A full rigged, Spanish looking brig arrived at
our Quarantine ground yesterday morniug, in
charge Of Lieut. Robt. II. McArann, Mhlship-
man Norman II. Farquhar, ten scanscn and MA
rues Of The United Statcs ship Constellation.
The prize was taken on o1st Dec. last, about
sixty miles northwest of kabcuda, Lower
Guinea, by the ship Constellation, after a twelve
hours chsse, during which time she displayed
no colors. and on boarding her no papers were
found. From what can be learned from the
smiling master, she is the Spanish brig Delicia,
built in barcelona, aomr Twenty-Five years ago.
She sailcd from Sagua la Grls'ie, in the Island
Of Cuba, in Septes,h.r last, and Kept vel! norih
in g:,in:: IL ti.t' coass. She had been l,overin.
near the land for some time when taken, aud it
is supposed that she WIS about taking cargo
Of six hundred negroes On board, as her capta.n
or supercargo was ashore, and her sayc deck,
boiler for cooking. de-, were in piace ready for
immediate use. cue had, when taken, i crow
Of thirteen men .ud two officers, alf Of whom
ap2ear to be Spaniartls. The men were placed
on board the ussellation, but the two officers
have arrived lere in the brig. Is she is an old
vessel, with no n.euey On bourd, the prize will
not prove very valuable. Shc will be placed in
the hands Of thu U. 5. Marshal. -.