The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-07
Ritbh.an6 BisIlplatrb.


Advesussmcess pablishsA unti1 fcgh1E, suiM
% charged e.. pex sSrArs Of Hranr LINES fer ths
p. .a.es..e.. sso 2 sssss lsr each eo.tsauaass.
that orr vcsscf was man OF war. hefore ~,
hoistcd our nag or overhauied the 6rirS ve.'
sells ofail nations a15~st ElAvers, bat no forcf~n
vessel has right 70 sesrck an. Anesiean vss-
sci. 1t was between IS minutes and hnlf aa
hosir after Licnf. Hughes boarded the hrir.
that saw CaIleros tearing up the pnpers-
Think such an operation might have been per-
many fragments Of paper laying about in the
cabin. don't know what they were. Didn't
examine them. They were torn into small
pieces The papers that l saw him tear up
he crushed in his hand and carried them out.
Others We're torn previously. i&f
by the Governnent.--A man Of war has TO
reveal her nationality before she boards q yes-
sci, but coneeals it as long as possible. The
fore boarding sss4f ~
BY Defence.-There is NO difficulty In re-
cognizing a man Of war at sea, before she
noisis !, her Nag. She can be recognized four or
five miles distant %
Inc court at this stage OF proceedings took
a recess until clock, p. N. -.
|
The Court re0pened at the hour DESIGNATED.
apd the examination Of witnesses was re-
sumed. =
Henry Hamilton, first mate of the storm
King, sworn.-Was employed on the Storm
King. We had an assorted cargo of I,usEets'
powder and lumber There Were ten on board
Found out on the African coast that we had
bread and rice and large quantity of water.
We Went direct TO Congo River from New
York Delivered cargo to Louis Labre a
Spaniard or Portuguese, about fifty or sixty
miles UP Congo River. He kept factory for
the sale OF palm oil, &c: After we got there.
gave all the orders. The American colors
We're hois ted once when man died. ten or
fourteen days after we discharged cargo
After we left Point de Lanaha, the name of
the StOrm King erased. .n1 off fbu
timber we had brought from New York was
used in making slave deck. Calleros and
Louis Labre came on board with the negroes
The day the slaves were taken about IL o'clk
Capt. Loekhardt gave orders to take her name
off that the vessel was no longer an Auert-
can vessel, but "a tpGaish vessel. The negroes
were brought aboard in launches and slowed
below. The prisoner aided, and afterwards
steered at times. lie was as actively engaged
all the time as any member of the ships COM
pany. There were no books kept. We were
captured in 36 or 40 hours after we sailed Did
not know who was captain until the day Of
the capture. Have no knowledge of auv
change in the nationality of the vessel, except
VIM Eanness, seaman, sworn.-Was one OF
the crew Of the Storm King. Shipped at N.
York. She was an American vessel at that
| time. / know that, for ! signed the vessels
articles Bound to Point de Lanaha, where
we delivered cargo. A few days afterwards
| the slaves Were brought on board by Francis
co and Labre Prisoner aided in slowing the
! slaves DelOW, anu giving tnell their meals. .~-
Never saw him aboard till the slaves were
put aboard. They came aboard at night, and
| he with them.
| BY Defence.-Did not read the articles be.
| fore signing them, except what related to the
! voyage. ! was born in New York. Don't
remember 10 have seen the fact stated when
signed articles that she was an American yes
sci. She flew the American flag. Have fol.
lowed the sea about wen years. Never sailed
in foreign vessel.
BY the Government.-The last time she
few American colors was in Congo river
No new name was put on when the nane
Storm King was erased. new arrangement
! was made with the crew the day the negroes
| We're put aboard. Capt. Lockhardt made ths
| arrangement.
Robert Seymour, seaman, sworn.-,Joined
the Storm King I'd of May, 1850, at New York.
| Could not swear that she was an American
vessel. Signed the articles, but did not read
| them. Was on the vessel when the negroes
came on board. Prisoner came with them. He
| gave orders, one of which was to separate the
males from the females. Also, to he careful
ofthe trunk which contained his chronometer
| lie spoke in tolerable English. He aided in
confining negroes, dis tributing food and nayi-
| eating vessel
Henry White, seaman, sworn.--Shipped on
the Storm King a. New York. Supposed she
| was an American vessel. Signed articles but
did not read them. First saw prisoner when
he came on board with one of the launches
| with the negroes. Took very little notice OF
what occurred. Was steward of the vessel.
L.
defence, submitted a copy of ns true tions he
desired the Court to give to the jury.
| LIST. The Court is asked to instruct the Jury,
that if they shall not, beyond all reasonable
doubt, be satisfied from the evidence that the
nationality of the Storm King Is proven, then
they must find the prisoner not guilty; and
the burden of proof Is on the United States.
| I'd. That in order to convict the prisoner III
| they are satisfied from the evidence that he ID
| not an American citizen.) they must be salts
fed, also, that at the time the prisoner wal
found on board the Storm King, she wal
owned in whole or in part in the United States
or was nayigated in whole or in part for, and
on account OF, citizens Of the United States
and the burden of proof is ON the United
States.
The Attorney for the United States did no,
desire to argue the case, but wished the Cour
to decide upon the admissability Of certain
testimony touching the nationality of the YES
sci. He submitted to the Court copies Of the
vessels register, the crew list, the clearance
| the oath OF owner, and manifest.
The Court said as they We're copies found on
board and not originals, they were not admis
sable evidence. With regard to the register
and the carrying of the American nag, tn,
jury must take the statements for what they
were worth. They were prima lacte, but No
direct testimony. The register was a circum
stance OF the testimony. II the jury wer,
satisfied by the evidence that a transfer Of tn
vessel had been made on the coast Of Africa
they would have TO say that party whs
afterwards committed these acts on boare
was not guilty under the laws OF the Unites
States. The jury must, however be satislles
that the transfer had been made.
Ths instructions above quoted, with tn
register of the vessel, Were then given to tn
jury, who, after a brief consultation, return
ed with the following verdict:
eve of the jury find the prisoner not guilty.
| When the fact was communicated to Gal
leros by the interpreter, he manifested mucl
delight.
The trials OF others of the crew will pro
ceed o-day. The United States Attorney "a
nounced his willingness to have thecases suh
, mitted with the same testimony TO the sam
jury, since the one disposed OF had been q
lected As the most prominent Of all