Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-20
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Capture of a SLAYER.
ARRIVAL OF THE SLAVE sHIP NIGHTINGALE AT NEW
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From the NJ, Post, Saturday.

~ From them. 7. Post, Saturday.
The ship Nightingale, J. J. Guthrie, United
States Navy, commanding, arrived at this port
this morning from Monrovia, which port she
left May 18th. She is anchored at Quarantine
The Nightingale was captured April 20, of
Kabenda, on the Western coast of Africa, by
the United States sloop-of-war Saratoga, hav.
ing on board nine hundred and fifty negroes.
She was taken into Monrovla, where the cargo
was put on shore. The slave cargo, which was
landed, consisted of 272 men, 81 women, 34O
boys and 80 girls-making total Of eOl-l6O
having died on the passage from Kabenda. "A
prize crew of twenty-six men was put on board
the vessel from the Saratoga, and the ship
brought to this port. There has been consider.
able sickness among the crew on board the
Nightingale since leaving Monrovia The fol-
lowing men of the Saratoga have died:-Henry
Nagle, ordinary seaman; John Edwards, lands
man; and Michael Redmond marine.
The Nightingale Is clipper ship Of eleven
hundred tons burden, built at Portsmouth N
H., and originally intended for the Baltic and
Australian trade, but as the builders did not
fulfill the contract she passed into other hands.
She sailed from this port September 18th. with
q load of grain for Liverpool, and arrived at
that port October 9Th, where she discharged
her cargo and was up for the East Indies. She
sailed from Liverpool December I'd, and on the
l4th of January anchored at the island Of St
Thomas, on the African coast. On the 22d oi
January she was boarded of the Congo by the
English steamer Archer and the United States
steamer Mystic, when she proceeded up the
Congo river and remained there until the lsi
day of April, when she was fallen in with by
the Saratoga and boarded. On that OCCASION
H., all pt0hk ha al cd
proceed; but on the 23d Of April she was cap
tured, as already stated. The Captain (Francis
BoWen), the Spanish supercargo, and the cabin
servants, made their escape from the vessel the
night previous to her sailing from Kabenda; a
portion of the crew having previously escaped
in the boate. Those who did not escape were
transferred to the Saratoga and shipped for the
service.
When the Nightingale sailed the following
American vessels were known to be In the Con.
60: The Ardeus, Alexina, Falmouth, Fairy
and Martha Post, the latter vessel being under
bonds not to engage in slave trade. The brig
John Bell and ship Brutus (whaler) had sue
ceeded in getting away. All these are North
ern vessels.
The health of the squadron was good-that
Of the Saratoga unusually 90. Most Of the
squadron are anxlously looking for their orders
home.
The third night after sailing from Kabends
the Nightingale was boarded by H. B. M
steamer Wrangler, the steamer Glove being
under one Lee, and the British officers were
quite chagrined at finding the bird was Gagged.
Lieutenant J. J. Guthrie and Charles w.
Hays were sent home In the Nightingale
Lieutenant Tyler, whose health had been bad
during the entire cruise of the Saratoga, also
returns in the same vessel. The three mates ol
the Nightingale, named Hind, Winslow and
Westervelt, were sent home in the ship, to bt
delivered up to the authorities.
The Nightingale was at one time owned II
Boston and from here sold to parties In Ne'
York. 'tf-