New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-12
LAW LNIELLIGENCE.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT-Noy. u.-ee'ors
Judges NELSON and SHiPNAN.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT-Noy M-eef9rs
judges NELSON and SHPNAN
THE EsLAyE-TRADE-TRIAL OF WEsTERyELT.
The United States ag. Mintho.n Westelvet
The defendant was indicted, with Haynes and
Window, FOR being engaged in the slave-trade on
board the ship Nightingale. BY arrangementbetween
counsel, Weseryelts trial was taken up separately.
The District Attorney appears for the Government,
and Charles Conor and John Mckeon for the de-
ienlant. TIE accused occupied the position OF third
mate on the Nightingale. He is an intelgent-look-
ing man, about p years of age. The following are
the names Of the urors impanneled to try the ease
1houss Costello, Henry Cook,
Mathew Z. BogLEt. Geo. W. Lent
James III. Barr, VIM fowell
William II Msrshal EawEd Cox,
Benjamin {. Peck, John TurneT'
Elisha Bacon, Charles BruAil
A0er the opening OF the Drio.Attopey John 5 Weser-
welt brother o accused le,ined that the later wss porn
Tompkinsyile, s. proneT made yoyage q Ss!e ana
Amsterdam he came home froIa Ch1s 10 the Eshn
tse was great grau q Gov. hnhofn aud bis mo-
her was dsughte Tomptinsi when scegsed went
a h. desins,ou was h'erpoo thence to Gina Le
Iated that be Liverpool trading voyage The coast o
Africa ti, understanding being that II was got to % save
voyage hs brat kno"iedse oI y ~sa "he4 the neios
put board WiineAss brother went on tue weasel a.
ms, william, ore Of the crew testified trt he slipped
"a N. Nigh,ag,s September 1850; cargo wa i.en on
after lie fLpred, the cltiH's was IIsncis Bowen
there board 10 band &c Of shocks ard O. - Dss.
of bread dilgct 20 Liverpool tld stad there eisAt
weefs Capt Bowen I'D not stay on board but The three
did topsa Yard was taken on board, aso ny
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DRY goodh several esks Of esockery, bricks mortal so
of hsng beans e0pper !or cooking, and otner 10
ce. lie and bread brough, board again alter
uey were dischagsd Capt Bowen master st ser the
y-.se is liverpool witness heard conversation At Liver
pool betweea tie mat 70 .hs object OF the voyage the
rrou7r PIeseq: Tho latter fii be snnaose the yel
going trading 60 the ChilA Sessi two span
aIds Fftnchma tsken board a' Liverpool ard
went tic voysEs another FTenchnsn. NJ C1aavia came
board bat len se,u him sgal atPGeuiA DC ehns A.
Iom Liverpool the hghn gale sailed for s. lhonas an
Island Oh the OF AfcA; thence 70 the Congo hiyeE
aeyd - ST. Thonaas about hours! did not discharge any
thing there anchored At the mouth Of the Congo aud n
up he the day; launch boarded The vessel on the
fs day. Gad three four Spanacs sbosrd " ester
vrt worked from tie time the vessel let Liverpool
til the dsehGge o her cargo Putne de ehns TIE shocks
wore there dischNged put up into ied with water
and put bosr the copPers hxed for the sP use
and put board again at CabeIds Bays between st. Ihoml
and The Congo boarded by American gunboat the OH
GERS Of which examined the vessel also boarded ~
Bh corvette Chsuyiu came bostd AZ Puera Dc Lehns
aud stayed three weekE witness the Saratoga IN Nougo
River before the uegrCes taken board the Nshn
gale pat out 70 eight miles and then ran IN shore sne so
into SLsTks Point, rear tue mouth Of the Iiver
Tie case il ttil on.