Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-10-18

Partipsiafs Of The, CA pssrss Of tss slave,
ETic-Nearfy Five Hundred Negroes Ta-
kcn-Tumui,uons joy OF the Aflicans--
An Adnifabiy Arranged Graz for the
Slave Trade.
The Telegraph has announced the cap
.t'src OF the slave ship Efie bv the Mohican.
and the New York Tribxns furnishes these
interesting particulars:
When fonr days ont. sbout fifty miles
off the mouth of the Congo river. at A..
H.. the officers OF the Mohican sighted a
ship standing to the Northwest; was abort
fifteen miles from the vessel. which was
-un.ter al sail. and port studling sail; i'm
mediateIy got up additional steam, and
came near the stranger. who refused to
show any colors; fired blank cartridge.
and the American ensign was hoisted from
the peak of the suspicious craft She hove
20. and Lieut.. Dunningto on went on board.
On getting inside the gangway. he was
confronted by Spanish gentleman. of ra-
ther .sspee;aSle appearance. whe sspoke
English well. The officer asked If the
Spaniard was Captain; the latter said nor.
but sent the visitor aft in quest Of the
skipper. An American. somewhat Of
Yankee. then was accosted, but with no
satisfactory result. as he persisted in de-
clsring that the commander died in the
Congo. The mate was then asked for,
but was not forthcoming. as he ran away
it was alledgesl. 'sWho has charge of the
ship" asked the naval man, becoming a
little excited. III
No one enlightening him. he at once or
dercd the flag to be hsulel down. ..Now,
boys. give three cheers erie 4 Lieut.. Dun
nington, leaning over the ships side, and
addressing his boats crew; ''for we have a
genuine prize and no rmi~take." The en-
thusiasm Of the man.of-war semen found
vent in several loud luzzahs, which had
no sooner been heard than all the matches
OF the Erie flew open. as il, by magic. and
her crew, who hal been kcering the dark
les quiet below. rushed on deck. anil ex-
claimed in q regular chorus, cts all up
with us. boys" Mr.. Huntington pecped
into the lower apartments. and beheld
whole mass of woolly hcais. Every black
eye in the ship was bent on the unexpected
in,rulers. who took hssty survey of the
ship. and proceeded Ia regulate matters
generally. Extra men from the Mohican
were then sent for and put on boar,l, and
the returning boats took back to the steam
or the crew of the Erie.
Those among them who were foreigners
were allowed to take French leave ON the
coast. ndthree important looking persons,
supposed TO be the captain and two mates.
were brought hsms in the SLAYER. ami viii
be turnel over This morning to the United
States Marshal The sIsi,ican proceeiel
to Loando, AMI the Eric to Monrovia. the
ships companies giving three cheers for
the prize. After run of fourteen days,
the SLAYER anchored at her destination
Twenty nine of the poor slaves died prin-
cipally Of fever AMI dyscntery, caused. it is
supposed. by Congo water. on the passage.
and one fell overheard. The Rev. John
Seys received the negroes on the 23i of
August, and distributed them among the
inhabitants of Monrovia, who promised to
treat them kindly. They were perfectly
naked when taken, AMI were delighted
with the disposition made Of them They
clapped their hanls. sang. shouted. and
raised a jolly time generally. The officers
and men Of the Mohican. who escorted the
slaves to Monrovia, describe their suffer
ings during the milllc passage as posi-
lively revolving. They would not un.icr-
take similar duties for any consideration.
The Erie Is fine sailer. and looks like
any thing but SLAYER. She was bnilt at
Warren, r. l.. in September. 1910. AMI
Was owned { time by Mr.. Ralph Post.
Of New York. She is a regular cotton
ship in appearance. Her fitting up was
most artistic; she hal slave Golfers. suffi
Gent quantity of water. vinegar in casks.
placed fore and aft. to last 900 people for
so days. and an ex,eeiing large quantity
Of rice. pork. beef. farina. hreal. anil pea
nuts. Of which a cool portion was given
20 Mr.. Seys. at Monrovia. The hold of
she vessel was unusually neat, anil kept in
excellent orler. There wa. less filth fntlil,l
in the ship than is usual with slarerS.
y b n was. perhaps. owing to The fact that
Q sargs crew were exclusively employed in
preserving the healthy condition Of the
:. vessel. The sails are nav anil valuable.
could not have been long in use. The Erie
was boarded in the Congo river by the
British steamer Spitfre. previous to re-
ceiving slaves. She was only seventeen
hours from the slave wharf when the Mohi-
can seizel her. ", other craft was ever
captured on the African station with SO
many negroes. ~e
e.. Fsrcib!e illustration.