New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-16
CAPTURE OF A SLAYER.
HER ARRIVAL AT THIS PORT.

The ship Nightingale, j. J. Guthrie, U. B. NJ, COM
mandng, arrived at this port on Friday morning nom
Monroyia, w. C. A., which port she left May To-
and anchored at Quarantine.
The Nightingale was captured April %, of Kabenda,
W.C.A., by the United States sloopofwsr Saratoga,
having on board $50 negroes. She was taken into
Monroyia, where the cargo was put shore 90 men,
81 women $40 boys and 90 girls, making total Of
SOL 16o having died on the passage from Kabenda.
prize crew of 26 men were put board from the SaIa-
toga, and brought her to this city.
There has been considerable sickness among the
crew on The Nightingale since leaving Monroyla Inc
following belonging to the Saratoga have died;
Henry Males, ordinary seaman; John Edwards, lands
man; and Michael Redmond marine.
The Nightingale is cipper.shp of ! 100 tuns bur-
den built at Portsmouth, r. H., and intended for the
Baltic and Australian trade, but as the builder did not
fulfill the contract she passed into other hands. She
sailed hence Sept 49, with load of grain for Liver
pool and arrived there Oct 6, where she discharged
cargo and was up for the East Indies. Sailed from
LIVERPOOL Dec q and on the l4th January anchored at
the Island of St. Thomas, W. c. A. SO stated her log
On the 22d January she was boarded off the Congo by
the English steamer Archer and the United States
steamer Mystic, when che proceeded up the Congo
River and remained there until the let of April, when
she was fallen in with by the Saratoga and boarded.
Her papers being found all right, she was allowed to
proceed, but on the 23d April captured as above.
The captain FRANCIS Bowen, the Spanish super
cargo and the cabin servants made their escape from
the vessel the night previous TO her sailing from ha-
benda portion of the having previously escaped
in the BEATS those that did not escape were transferred
TO the Saratoga, and shipped for the service.
When the N. sailed, the following American vessels
were known to be in the Congo The Ardens, Alexna,
Falmouth, Fairy, and Martha Post the latter vessel
being under bonds not to engage in the save-trade.
The brig John Bell and ship Brutus (whaiers had sue
ceeded in getting away. AL these are Northern
vessels.
The Saratoga having but eight days provisions got
under weigh with the N. bound to Loands, all OF
the squadron being that place waiting the arrival OF
a store-shp, which had not arrived up TO the last
accounts Their StOre-houses were almost exhausted,
and the Storekeeper confined in Jail for Gaming Por-
tuguese, who had insulted him. The health OF the
Squadron was good that Of the Saratoga unusually 3d.
Most of the Squadron are anxousy looking for their
orders home.
The third night after ealing from Ksbends was
boarded by II. r. NJ steamer Wnngler, the steamer
Glove being under our lee who were quite chagrined
at finding the bird was Gagged.
Lieuts. j. j. Guthrie and Chas. w. Hays were sent
home in the Nightingale Lieut.. Tyler, whose health
had been bad during the entire cruise Of the Saratoga
also returns in the above vessel The three mates Of
the Nightingale, Meesrs. Hind, Wnslow, and Weser-
welt, were sent home in the ship, to be delivered 10
the authorities.