The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-17
Our Monrovia Correspondence.

AoNROYlA. Aflca, may lo, 1901
Esonri c''s.derOsons Of 0e -l4rs Trade Su1prc'sin
S31ddro-s-7he N;9hlirgale or "JsEny Lisd" OF M,
sars,s- Her tkd4lace fron. Neg Torl--Why She Did
Nc, Go L,reet to Af7i:a- Ft9'iCnce Of The Saraogz-
Acrtaag an nq ths Negroes, dc.
The large profits derived from the African slave trade
is great incer tive for Of all nations to engage in
she trsc notw thstaLdpg The vigilance Of the various
national ,qusdrons stationed ol,ug ibis coast Several
Tesees OF suspicious character closely watched,
snG Many others that known TO be in the trade
pc, n1ited to remain uJaezed, as the capture o:
empty vessel rarely brings with Il suy prize money Ia
the United States Bat when captured with
Africans beard your government SLOWS s26 for each
o1e to tie divided equally between sl board CT the
iucLy vessel th!s is the ahS many Africans
annually shirped from these shores. The n.of
war give to savers every opportunity to ship their
cargo and ;bon run the rick Ct capturing them.
The tpls ndid ship Nightingale, or, perhaps, better
known az Jenny Lro seized in the act OF shipping
cargo q Saves in the vicinity cf Cabcnca, the Goth
Of April by The United States ship OF Saratoga with
over LINE hundred Ccrgces on board
The Nah irgae called from New York several months
ego, with load Of gram, for Liverpool Being watched
strongly suspected she feared to clear from your
port direct for this coast to take IN what
~ for the trsc have heen Informed that the officials
OF New York would have allowed her to escape, If suf
citLt amount Of money bad been paid This story is
sertto oy thenst mate OF The Nightingale She left Eng
a1o fcr ih!s coast has been spicored from her
nrst Both the FL elsh American vessels
havs Ven closely watching her move tnen g. and eagerly
waiting for the tuccessta capture.
1he Rjght ale was captured under the folio wing cir.
cumstspcts-rhe Saratoga had been observing her
movements fer shout two noa.hs having boarded her
,he Goth ofsNdrch and the eth OF April The sc-
court that her captan gave was That she had
bten rndirg up The Gorge liver, ana FOR the health OF
the crew ihe was oblgef 10 PIT tosea. ~
Ga thefecend visit The saser sal he was bound FOR
Congo Aver but 10 very shst tjine he was beat
iug q tirey different drecton and each occasion
che unaffected disposouto &c. out of che way OF the
oa H. sthtf April large sss' vps secn at anchor a.
Kabenda, which induced the Of. war TO 20 IN and
tke offefyations 2he Grt sGd Sc ,ond crtters were
sent "a eboTe ostensiby for sae bat really no doubt
tosee What p,rirg Crs They ned ABOUT
night and reported that between three aud four hundred
slaves bad been ready for th pnsent This FAC,
oscpvared by the vigilance az the bead Kroorlau Tina.
light boa; was sent 10 1nnoie Nish,a
gaze DOT nothing suspicious war dlscovered
Oh the Following mcrn.rg the Saratoga within
nau ce'anoe OF the SLAYER md seot boat bolrd
~ "bch were Tue master and dcctor They nothing
particularly suspicious, but reporcd ,hst he shps c1n
pary appeared unwe. Havirg h0sted up the boats
the Sal atcga stood OFT for UEt goou, nine ok
ut night sid then tackled shin and bore away for ina
Lind again At ten O'Clock two VI er cittsrs u CHARGE
az FIRST lieut. Guthrie sr' VI ccose rruper we've
d1spAsChea 10 Ieconneisre ar0and the Nightingale