New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-16
THE SLAVE TR6DE.
AN AFRICAN MERCBANTMas AND sma1i Lon or
MERCHANDISE BROUGHT INTO PORT--a sUs-
PECTED CRAFT CAPTURED ON THE AFRICAN


COAST.
A brig. bermspbrodiie By nature lay off the Brock
Ign Navy Yard AL yesterday, with the collrs OF OF
country flying brightly at her masthead and her neat
hull aordpg the eve Of the visitor RAGING beyond the
buy scenes OF the docks no cCnrpatiOns of the sus-
pcon actually entertained that that symb Of universal
and blessed freedom should be displaced for the black
and wicked flag OF the pirate. IL was the Thomas
Achorn, of New-Yok. Under the command Of Capt
John W. rsiker, with James NJ Lobby as mate, and
crew Of seyep men, che sailed from her port early In
the past Spring, and ran in 90 days tbus saith che
captain), TO Cabends, the coast Of Africa In tue
hay there she found the United Staes steamer Mystic
aud trading vessel lying and was engaged 10 peace
fol trsc with the natiors who came to her In their
can'ee, when she was Unexpectedly called upon oy
ofice,s of the ,stc Who with little ceremony, weni
shout s.sToh Of the craft The rsult OF thfir exam
Da,icn seemed tatisfaetory, for the Ach IN Wac a.
once taken in charge by Lieut. Commander w. l.. lie
Roy, by him committed to the direction of Lieut.
Green, and by bis orders directed to NewYoIk the
the evening Of the 9Th Of June.
What tie impairment officials found led them to
think that the brig WAS engaged in the negro trade,
and Just attn for An invoice. There was no regu
lar riave-ea)ley aboard but 10 900 feet Of lumber sug
gee,ed future institution Of that domestic nature.
box bearing the innocent inscif ton OF bard ware
wat opepeo ano there lot of nice coppers such
as the cspive colored animal is commonly fed from.
barrel marked "msrchaDde' inclosed disiufecting
agents n keep the produce Of Africa sweet all the way
home The papers of the boat clear and srag
forward The manifest named in addition to the
lumber 20 barrels of navy bread IL tierces OF rice 20
barrels q corn meal ID barTes Of beans OF rum and
few other lots Of SIM le tbirgs. OF the all was
LOT there.
The susp ciOps Of Lieut.. lie Roy were strengthened
BY the eQuvocsl and contradictory conduct Of the per-
son repre- sening himself in command Ct the Achorn
His replies we're vague. On the point Of sUpercargo
he mixed himself mp first assigning that office to for
eigner atterN ards claiming it himself but protesting
utter ignorance Of The what where Of the cargo.
While the sesrch in progress, no effort was made
10 VIZ Gicae the calling Of tie craft Three foreg ners,
with Two foreign servants were said to be passengers
They were TO be tnded AZ Cabe, 6a, aud thence TO
cross tie country to Pone de LeDhCo where the brig
was 10 follow From the e. and fr the reputed su.
percargo, a considerable cum Of money, maiuly in
sovereiens WAS taken.
Ali these facts put to paper by Lieut.. lie Roy,
and intrusted TO Lieut.. Green. The document
delivered TO the United States Disrict-AttorDey, to
whom it was addressed, after the arrival of the
brig, about sunset on Tuesday afer run of forty
FIVE days from the Coast of Africa. The conclusion
Of the report Is this:
Tle csie Ct the Thomas Aclorn plain from
the character Of the the different connected
with her conduct OF her officers and that
cti there s be but little oub in obt.nng her condemns
toni bit should my enEeeta9os not be REALIZED oSsi ear
strong relieve from all clsins for damages &c that trrn
Of all ofc who strive for conscientious discharge
Of their duties gu this station"
About noon yesterday the District-Aitorney die
patched his clerk to the Achorn, board which the
entire crew were under guard. An examination was
had in the presence of Lieut. Green, which resulted in
the discharge Of six Of the men. They could give no
account whatever OF the nature of the vessel. They
Lad shipped with her ordinary seauen for trading
voy age. Capt. Parker Lobby the first mate aud
young mar acting as second mate, retained in
custody. No definite informi ton could be elected
from them. The mate asserted The purity of his mo-
lives in shipping with the captain. The brig will be
surrendered 10 the United Stsee Marshal to-day, and
the prtorers awsit further disposition Of their
toward affairs,
In couver alton the reporter f,upd the Captain and
the Mate 10 lie sbrewd cautious. aud plainly
perfons Of not bideous nien They expressed upmi'i
gated WEAKNESS Of the deck Of th-ir ActOrn, aud
champed the ends OF their cigars in impotence 10 be
ashore OF COURSE the mission of the brig was per
fectly i'ura) and lawful ore. The oOppers? Tnly
were frequently used for training palm oil. Why,
however should they not he 20 d articles Of traffic
ERE tally with tie French barrsooons? They wefe
needed by tbc people there Asfor the rum, 1t was
real JeItey lightning, The missing luld bad Leaked
out. The mate remembered the day Distinctly when
be went and found leaking ont. And sad the Cap
tain, the rum was ut his disposal He nigh trade it
or drink il, just dc be saw fit.
IL the letter of Lieut. lie Roy TO the District Attor-
ney il il mentioned that the officers of the Acborn were
anxious 70 learn tie fate Of the Falmouth sent home
from Porto Pfayo by the steamer Portsmouth,. Tne
reporter was aso asked for inf rmaon about the Fs
mouth 1t may also be regarded as s1mewhat sigDh-
cant that tire mate Of the brig wanted to know what
Office Mr.. Greeley was after now and whether the
same gentleman mad yet returned from chs European
tour" Both the captain and the mate are convinced
that they will speedily DO restored 70 their position OF
right minded seaiariDg men.
THE UsDoUBTgD SLAYER.
The L. S. steamer Crusader, which las done such
GOOD service in tie cause Of capt ared humanity came
upon ihe brig Wi liam Ill. kb'y. Of Ne1-foTk, fCr
which the steamer Mohs SIX bad put her on the look
out) off tie island of Auqurns, on the I'D OF July
The Crusader was decoyed from the real game oy
light barge which stood out ne coon as she came IN
eight Three horr. we're lost in the chase oil
tits yefs- the Harriet W. FIX, and by tie time the
s,eamer could re urn TO Tie ki1by she was apparently
iust d.seried ~ oil hands, The large member Oi
slsyes bad Teen hurried OFF by Spanish boats. The
calm eskast Was LETT untouched on the table Or
sharp Il i'm build, tue brig was in every detail htted
for the inhuuan trade There wac the slave deck aad
galley there were the buckets and spoons in piles and
the provroDs ready cooked and great assortment oil
csska tanks &c deceiials bestos ed merchandise