The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-04-11
The American SLAYER Orion-The OF
GERS Brought to Boston for Trial.

captain benjamin IL. lOtten, COMMANDER,
which reached this port on Saturday, from the
Coast of Africa, brought as prisoners, under
the charge of W. B. Hall, midshipman, Tho
mas Morgan, captain; Byron Chamberlain, first
officer; and William Dunning, second officer,
of the slave barque Orion, of New York, cap
tured off the coast of Africa, with eight hum
dred slaves on board. The Orion was taken
into st. Helena, whence Capt. Morgan and his
officers were conveyed by the United States
steamer Mystic to Loando, and transferred to
the flag ship Constellation. They remained
on the flag ship, in irons, until the sailing of
the Vincennes and were then transferred to
that vessel. Upon the arrival of the vessel at
this port, they were taken in charge by the
United States authorities.
The Orion, it will be remembered, was first
overhauled on the Coast of Africa, by the U.
s. steamer Mystic, when nothing of a very sus-
picious character was disc ,vered. Afterwards
the Mystic, who continued to watch the barque,
was despatched by the Commodore in another
direction, when the commander of the Orion
Immediately took on board from the shore
seven or eight hundred slaves, and sailed away.
The English steamer Plutus started in pursuit,
and soon succeeded in efecting a capture. The
vessel was taken to st. Helena, when the Off
GERS were given up to the U. S.. Commodore
for trial On the charge of piracy. The negroes
found on board the Orion arc to be sent by the
English authorities to Trinidad or Cabanes for
the plantations.
Saturday evening the prisoners were ar
raigned before U. S. COMMISSIONS Hallet, and
held in $4,000 each, to appear at an examina-
ton this morning. Capt. Morgan is apparently
about forty years of age, short, and inclined
to corpulency, with heavy, overhanging eye
brows, coarse dark hair and whiskers, and from
his dress and appearance might be taken for a
mi forro4, -, aok11o l-z-z. II. c.
mate, Byron J. Chamberlain, is about the same
age, sallow of complexion, tall and very thin,
with black hair and whiskers. and coarse, heavy
overcoat, and looking very little like a seaman.
The second mate, VIM. Cunning, is younger,
and is of small size, with red whiskers, sandy
hair, blue eyes, and smiling countenance, and
his dress and manners are plainly indicative of
his calling as a seaman.-Boston TraveHer.
Ra-A Destructive Fire occurred in Danville,
Kentucky, in last Month, sweeping away the
property and earnings Of many of its inhabi-
tants. Tn Phoenix Insurance Company had
$4,000 of losses thereby, which were paid
without delay. This ~promptness brought out
the following Testimonial
DANvILLE, Ky, March 18th, 1860.
We, the undersigned, feel it due the citizens
OF hentucky, In this public manner, to OK
press our sincere and unqualified thanks to
the Phoenix Insurance Company, of Hartford
Connecticut, for the promptness and liberality
manifested by them in the payment of their
losses to US, sustained by the fearful confagra-
ton which nearly laid our beautiful city in
ashes, on the 22d of the past month. Imme-
diately after the fire occurred, the adjusters of
the Company were at their post, aiding and as
sisting us, as rapidly as possible, in the prep
ration OF our statements of loss, and as soon
as the same were completed, we received to
our entire satisfaction, in every particular, full
cash payment of our several claims, being 60
days before they were due.
The Phoenix, of Hartford, ever since its
agencies were established in this State, has en-
joyed and sustained a reputation for honorable
and straightforward dealing toward their pat
rons, equallcd by few and surpassed by no 9TH
er similar corporation in the country; and from
our personal knowledge of the way the Phoenix ;
pays its losses, we feel it incumbent upo2 us,
and a duty we owe to our fellow citizens, to
recommend this company to all those who de-
to effect their assurances in one of the ;
ablest and most popular institutions in America.
j. P. THOREL,-----S124 So
SAMUEL MESSICK, 500 90 |
G. w. MITCHELL,------192 90
I. DIMMITT,-------2,00 900 90
SAMUEL AYREs,----35O 90
WM- M. STOUT,----3,OOO 90 !
D. A, RUSSEL,--------5,0O0 90
MARGARET MORROW,--10 90
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