The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-08
INTERESTING FROM AFRICA,

Our st. Paul de LOAado Correspondence.
ST.. PAUL Of LoAsDo, May 8, 1861.
Crsite Of The United States ship Sarae9a-capure OF Tie
Ship Nightingale Of BoitonHer Attempts to Deceic. the
C'sers-Clos. Wa,ch By the Saratc9a--sctesf d Edq-
tisst Strata9en7he Siao.r Secured, soih Nearly One
1hausd Nesroe--Necessiy for on Attraction Of the LaD
for the Capture Of Sa~rs-CAoice library Of the Naosr-
Es,dte Of the Captain and Aas-HtaIh Of the squad
ron, dc DC, DC.
Tho United States chip saraoga is just H. with OF
her haviSg captured, the 2ist Of April the Nighiia
gale, OF Boston. This general rejoicing In
the squad Tor the Nightingale though known have
come out here AZ SLAYER, yet had all her papers
arranged that commander would assume the responsl
bity OF capturing her without slaves board. she
determined to play the bold game, and, though the
Saratoga 10 sight when she went into Kabenda
the 18Th, her captain (Bowen cooy proceeded to make
his arrangements to take his slaves bosrd. He hna
been prevented from doing this the mouth OF 1.
Congo three weeks before, by being boarded by the
Saratoga just ut the hour when he had them all ready
He had been in the Congo since January FL having
ed regularly from Liverpool and pretended to his hs
was bound for Bombay.
About the last OF March the coast was reported
sl clear" he had come on, o. the Congo aud just
on the eve OF having his slaves aboard aud beng OF
when the Saratoga hove in sight, and though the night
very dark and cloudy kept him in sight by the
flasher OF lightning bore down him and boarded him
Having thus had his calculations spoiled gave that
he was going to Benguea, made his arrangements end
had his slaves carried to Kabeuda and then for three
weeks lay Just of the coast under topeas and commun
Gated with the shore BY means of little piraticai took
ing Freedman, with negro crow that piled constantly
between him and Kabendabeipg toe iosgniacant TO at
tract airy notice. If, in the meantime, he boarded
by one Of our ships he sent most Of bis to their
hAmocks to play sick and thus the impression
that be not then able to ship cargo Of
II he willing. Havpg at last learned that nearly
all shps bad gone down TO LoandO and that the Sara
toga on her way there, having been nearly
three months ard being short Of provisions again
tured 70 run In thinking coast all cear But gain
his evil genus the Sarstogs, crossed his path having
kept sharp ookou. for him. After being bo2rded.
making his men play sick, and appearing "al right go
was on the 18th OF April
The sArstoga stocd on her way southwark, but next
day back and boa,ded him again and anchored;
stu "a'l right" apparently.
The ssratogs, having sent her kroomen ashore for
ter and learned that Nightingale had all hor arrange
ments made for shppiDg her cargo OF live negroes,
weighed anchor cay and bore away 70 the
/. was oak Captain rsytS Of the sars,ogs talked snip
and again DOWN for kabenda Bay but roechGg
It he TOOK in all ssi but the b and spsnker eGd thus
anchored and a. about ten O'Clock at night sent
two boats, ,h uniIed oars, uaeer command OF Lieu
tenants Guthrie aud Bays fhe.e came alengsids
tho Nightingale about ono O'Clock, SO soltis
and quietly that the first intimston Of ths blow
the blow ITSELF and their presence was snnounca1
by boarding The captain {BoweB) was Ia the cao!n,
dfickiue AID having good time generally with bis
friends from On shore. ae submitted with as good a
grace could been expected from OF his ante
eedenis, aud said to bis captos, "Gentiemen, have
played h Id game and lost, ss you have pi.ret better
You have a little too GOOD, though, for Yves
going TO take ~ some Blk hundr pacre." Whether
this really sad merely by way VI detractng
from tae achievement much as he could, probably
never be ascertsned. There certainly indications
Of his ben nearly In the set OF heavug anchor though
be said ibase were caused by mu.pg tde clpstan 70
pyeyent nuoe when IT ihopld be we,ehfd. Il IA
thsp probable that! had the boats been hour atsr he
you'd have ssaed sufficient star. before monie ar der
OF the da Lnsss OF night. 20 have deded all pur
suit This case should prve esson to our Legislators
home and induce tnem TO &c. to the
OF Sd rs from iega liability for caosgs
for c,purrg vessels under suspicious circumstances,
even when tneJ have not slaves 90 boati.
No doubted that The Nightingale came hero after
slaves ot her ''papeis were ali right" no con-
msnder noqid responsibility capturing her
cerore Our commanders hsve often got them
selves into trouble Ia consequences OF capturing vesses
that were not eordenned vards, they wGuli
no. now capture one II che known ID have her
sisveg shore ali READY to receive them, the same
principe that policeman woul1 not rest notoriously
bad character vague and general charge OF doub,
full character but would wait TO detect him Ia specific
act.
dominates II was the Nightingale, Of Boston," right
from the fountain head Of turtanical piets:
slavery" with her library stocked with snoh good
books az "Dick's Celestial sceuery," illustrating
philosophy Of Religion philosophy Of Future
state, Improvement OF Society,"" mental uiumina-
tionn and precious souvenirs presented Oy como exem
p!ary Gregg citizen Of "Springded, Mass '" to some
pious paIson II they would contrast the suffering
dtion of the miserable wreches on board the slavers
With The contened happy state Of negroes Southern
plantations even their inatabe love Of the almighty
dollar certainly would not tempt them to embark 10
accountable trsflc Eavlpg been kept for months In
barracoons on shore waiting for chance to be shipped
tie negroes the Ngh gaze were in the last degree Of
emacation and wretcnedness Many were diseased and
they were dyn average Of three per day Early
on The morning of her capture Captain Taylor, Ct the
Saratoga, got both chips under way and sailed out Of
Kshenca Bay distance down the coast TO be out OF
the eoh Of all accidents and anchored there, TO
pare for sailing to Monrovia Some delay having been
caused By demand for additional number Of men to
be transferred her. boat having been left down
the night after capture Captain Bowen quietly
let himself down into IT, and, with his male made his
escape This detracts much from the honor and glory Ct
the exploit and Al tho officers OF the sarsoga are
| chagrined and indignant at IT, though nothing fhey
could have would have prevented It, as che Fight
ipgae was then in charge Of the officers transe <red
her.
Great excitement and confusion have been Ased here
by the arrest and continued confinement OF Mr. Biz
ME- United States Naval Storekeeper By TIE authorities
OF Ioando for wounding Portuguese cz in defending
himself aganst an attack made on him H. his Office about
the settlement account for fuel <urnshed for the
| squadron.
governmen the stores to ships Of tine squa
dron in the hagbor, The aoseehip Relief lying hero