The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-21

justified by the obligation of the Govern
ment to protect the lives and property oil it's
citizens.
10 imperatively demanded by the interests OF
ment ought to render immediate and sGoient
aid in its construction and that, q prsIimi-
nary thereto, a daily Overland Mail should be
promptly established.
IT. Finally, having thus set forth our
distinctive principles and views. we invite
the cooperation of oil citizens, however
differing upon other questions, who substan-
TALLY agree with ne in their af6rmAnce and
support.
Capture OF n SLAYER off tho Csass
OF CuAa.--Eivc HIN Area and Twcn-
~ Negroes found ON BoR rd--Arrt.
val NJ Key West.
The Key West correspondent OF the New
York herald, undel the date Of May 7, says
The great event Of the past fortnight in
this section OF the Union has been the cap.
ture by the United States steamer Mohawk,
Lieut.. T. A. Nj. Cravan, Of the slave bark
Wildfre and her cargo Of $50 negroes, and
her embarkation of the latter upon White
head Point, near Fort Taylor.
News arrived in the city on Sunday. the
Goth, that the Mohawk was at anchor off In
dian Key, fifty miles east of Kew West, with
a SLAYER In tow. The next morning the Mo-
hawk made her appearance off Bocca China,
and at noon rounded Fort Taylor, and pro-
ceeding up opposite the naval depot, came to
an anchor with her priza.
The lieutenant, unassistsd, boarded the
vessel, and was no sooner on her bulwarks
than he waved his sword, and the men IN the
boat raised shout, signal, that abe was
SLAYER and prize. The moment that the
slaves. who had just been driven below,
caught sight of the officers uniform, THE
patches were covered with gratings onlyl
they sang and clapped their hands with joy.
They ins.inesively knew that their deiverers
we're at hand.
The vessel was at once taken possession of
by Capt. Craven, prize crew put on board,
the officers and crew transferred to the Mo.
hawk and the bark taken in tow. The Mo-
hawk then headed for the Florida Keys.
The bark proved to be the Wildfre, q
handsome clipper Of 337 tons, built in Phil
adelphis in 1855. She. sailed from New York
on the 10th Of December, 1859, with an
| American crew, for the West Indies. She
made good run TO st. Thomas, where she
remained eight days, and then sailed for the
Oango river. She took on boark SOB slaves
the night OF March 81. She got safely Of
the coast and had not seen sail up to tht
day Of her capture. When they left sh,
coast the American captain and crew wer,
superseded by Spanish Grew, the former
then acting a. passengers. The cargo con
sisted Of children and youEg men and womer
the majority being from twelve to tsixteer
fyears Of age. They are In remarkably
sound and heslshy condition; few cargoe
come over in better order than this. The ne
groes, since their transfer 10 the shore, seen
happy and contented. The sick in hospita
are getting we'll under the kind treatmHn
thew are receiving.
4 The United States Marshal who had charg
OF the negroes, placed them ia hastily con
structed but comfortable sheds, built ex
pressiy for them upon Whitehead Point,
lor, but half a mile distant from the fortif
cation.
The crew OF the slaves have been befor
the United States Commissioners and commit
ted to Jail.
Captain Brannan has detailed portio
of his company to guard the negroes TO pre-
vent their escape, or re-capture. A guard o
marines from the Mohawk have also been de
tailed for this duty.
The Marshal has added to this force
guard chosen from among the citizens, VIII
are on duty night and day.
The negroes seem to be perfectly happ
and contentsd, and are singing, clappin
their hands and dancing their country dan
ces, at stated intervals during the day. The
are visited daily by the whole population
This encampment, in fact, is the only city at
traction on the Key; and it 10 worth a voy
age of q thousand miles to see them. Th
women are, some them most attractive i
person; they are generally clean, are bu
slightly tatooed, and have by no means th
repulsve looks and manners of our nAtiv
slave population. They exhibit marked sign
of affection for each other, and are perfect
ly overwhelming in their fondness with th
white children on the Key.