New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-11
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
ARREST OF TWO YEw-BEDEORD MEN {

ARREST OF TWO NEw-BEDFORD MEN ON
A CHARGE OF FITTING OUT A SLAYER.
The Ner-B df1rd llassl Standard ,ays:
"Deputy United States harshal 5. II. Bicknell u
Boston arrived In this city Lat evening having TN hs
pcssession warrants Tor the arrest OF Mr.. Albert 4.
Bgelow, a whoesale hquor-dealer On South WsAs
sTeet and Mr.. Andrew Ii. Potter Of the firm Of A. II.
Potter & Co.. onttterr, also doing business on South
Water street. MIR. Bickoell called upon Cry Marshal
Te nv, and made him acquainted with ks busissss.
who at once promised him lie cooperation.
AT about oclock this morning Mr.. BickDeIl
waited upon Nh Bigelow at bis place Of business, and
requested bic prcsence IN Boston 10 answer charge sS
fitting out the ship Brlus, at this port. SLAYER.
Mr. Beelow announced bis readiness 10 accede 20 the
officers demand and they then proceeded to toe Mar
shsls Office After a short tarry, Mr. Bicknell, Mr..
Bipeow, and Onicer How and waited upon Mr.. Posfss
nt his store, wbo uIen being notified Of TIE charge
aoanst him, alec expressed his wilns TO sososn.
psny the officer. All three went to Boston In tho mid
Tie Brutus sailed from this port August 30 ls6o,
beinp cls ared by Mr.. Bgeow, oetens6ly for whAl-
inc yoyage under conmand OF Capt. T.. \. Devol who
Left her on the Western lslands ana returned hons
Al bat time sae WAS suspected and the sgeut stated
that che would be dscha ged and reloaded ueder The
jrspection Of a Government officer Her sails were
upbenl but nothing more was done: Atter few
days Ler sails were again bent, and ale Procesdsd
- Some tine since we published a staiement Of o
voung man namtd Jerome Coburn, Of Belchertown,
who was on board the Butus and who stated that
fugcee0ed 10 leaving Toe cohft Oi WIN
negroes lauding 500 OF ihem in Cuba. The veesel
wa also sold ia Cuba and tie crew disP P'rted'
ANOTHER sLAyE.TRADER IN CUSTODY IN BOSTON.
The Boston 7rareiler has this account Of another
case:
"A man named John Jones aims John Dowdall, has
recently been crested on suspicion of having hcen
mate OF vessel engaged in the flaye-,rade. About
year since. the brig Mary Frames was itted oat iI
New-York aud cleared ior Wilmington, n c., asd
from thepce she obtained a nominal charter TO he
Wet India islands aud from thence she sailed TO the
coast Of Africa took board five hundred negt01,
ana succeeded in landing them safe in Cuba. Tie
a,te, and all bar DIS then d persed 10 parts unknown.
Recent inquiries by the Uiited States Marshal ~
New.York led to the knowledge thai John Jones, tbs
mate of the vessel in his vicinity and with tho
aud of officials here he arrested for the minor Of
ense Of serving on board The Mary Frances olusla,y
when fitted oGi as silver.
"That being bsilable oense parties interested IN
the slayetrade cent 10 Bottom to release him bsn
with ample surees but before he could be released
warrant was ifsued By Assistant Distiict-Attorney
Lohrop charging him with SHIPPING slaves, which b
capital oieuse. On this he arrested. and Il now
in custody ia this city.
The evidence against him ia said 10 be Of the mod
conclusive character. IL IL not YET known WHISTLER hs
will ne proceed. q against hee or NJ NewNork. The
witnesses are at present in NewYork. The prisoner
i. about thirty five years old and unmarried, We be-
eye but has friends residing a, Chelsea. he also hss
acqugn ances in this city among whom be las borne
a good character heretofore.
The Investigations in reference TO the slavs-trade
chow that du ing the past yer parties in Newrork
fitted on, about one vessel week for tis business
Occasouay they fitted cut q vessel at Bssion and
New Bedford. II Is believed now That their trade viii
be wholly broken up"