The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-23

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Dnrinr al these siFr4ns houya 6as-
man had kept tho deek With SenadeF.
but gare no orders. hnntsng himself TO
assisting Mr. Jerome in seeing tina da-
~ well and quickly ,i0be All night We
stood 10 the northwsrd on taat bow-
hne carrying every inoh of canvass that
the brig would bear Daylight aawnei
with fresh breeze till frotn east, lly
northeast, with - eothsr SEA The
frigate was not 20 10 seon
DUPLICATE KqUIrNrvr AnaAxET
There were two cai.s&sn@, two phyao-
iaus, four mates, boatswain and bis
mate, two carpenters two blacksmiths,
ono pump and one block maker, ono
sail maker and nine cooks, but all
lands, except the cooks we're compeli-
ed to assist Ia working ship when re-
qnired The brig's armament consisted
Of eight twelve pou aer brass guns,
four en- a side. a long thirty-two amid,
ships, aud a long twenty four on the
quarter deck, abaft the main mast and
forward Of the companion way which
opened towards the 1earn. Boarding
Ispikes, pistols ard cntlAsses existed in
abundance and were properly slowed.
She was fush deck flre and aft
/ No delays are permissible among sla-
vers No "niggers" no rum, no mus
kets. When a SLAYER was sighted,
bound in, the contents Of interior bar
raccoons were precipitated toward the
port, bargain soon made, and the cap
tiyes soon placed On board, where they
were soon handcufTd by t,vos, and sent
down TO the berth deck prepared for
, their reception. Rarely were two days
} suffered to elapse before completing the
cargo" for delays we're dangerous, and
in the interval every means was adopt
ed to ineure immunity from surprise;
or, if escape were impossible, SO to
change the vessels appearance as to
create the impression that she was le-
, gitimate trader. 10 this end nothing
J was omitted. Tw6'captains, two regis
ters, two sets Of T-sgers, two styles Of
rig were employed, and all semblance
of slave commerce put out Of sight
With no tangible evidence on which to
act, cruisers were compelled to be eau
tious. A mistake might provoke seri-
ous cons, quences II were better to
let three guilty ones slide, for the time
being, than to do ireparable injury to
the honest trader. Naval officers had
to content themselves with maintaining
] strict watch over The suspected craft,
and then it became matter Of dexter
! ity and chance, with pretty even re-
} suits.
8Tnn rcaI4sf ossrstE SLAVES ss4
J At four bells Of The morning after we
had got rid Of the Thesis, Mr. Jerome
/ gave an order to send hundred OF the
r negroes on deck, to get up wind sails
J in all the hatcbways, and to place a
strong guard over them. A hundred
/ negroes were brought up and subjected
to a regular publication; being thor
( oughly doused with salt water and
roughly wiped with bits Of old top gal
liant duck. Their heads we're then shay
cd entirely bare, and they were allow
: ed to remain in the sun until noon,
when they were sent below again. At
o'clock p NJ, another batch Of hun
, dred were sent up and put through a
4 like process. Each relief, AZ it appear
ed on decl;, was rigidly examined by
9 the doctors, and should there be any
r indication OF severe contagious or infec-
e tious disorder, the sufferers we're imme-
. diately separated and placed in re-
1 serve room called the ''Sick Bay"
I After the two patches Of slaves had
! been shaved and scrubbed, os before re-
: lated, orders were given to leave the
catches off during the night: but to
/ keep strict watch fore aud aft.
o A0A1S PURSUED.
g Soon after four bells, the look k-out
4 aloit sung out "Sail ho r "Where
away 2" "Right in our wake, slr."
o Scudder soon satisfied himself that il
9 was his old enemy, the Thets. The
5 irigate had evidently mado out the Sar-
0 anac and was packing on all the sail
r she could bear. She was probably six
or seven miles of, and as a stern chase
p is long one, there still remained time
I for new tactics; besides, il would be
!; pitch dark in a few minutes. The The
s It's was steeringa a ha!f point more 10
n the southwark. clearly with the inten-
0 ton Of erowdins us between herself
e and the land Once more the fore sail
+ was hauled down and set The Sara
0 mac few before the wind like a grey
e hound, but her pursuer was gradually
( gaining Al midnight, al hands being
: properly stationed, Seudder roared out,
z Port your helm; round in the port
q braces; haal up the fore sail; keep her
d north by east. and We were heading
j, directly for the land, which was not
r more than two miles Of. The coast