The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-14
SOLD INTO SLAVERY.
The Wanderers Last Cargo of Afri-
cans Brought to Georgia.
From the Brunswick (Gu.) appeal.

cans Brought to Georgia.
From the Brunswick (Gd.) appeal.
Probably no business ever carried on in
this country has received greater con-
demnation from the better class of people
than the slave trade.
1t began long ago, before the south knew
herself and continued on until the late war,
working its way southwark as the people of
New England grew tired of the negro and
sold him to his more southernly brother.
The last ship that brought in slaves to
this country was the famous Wanderer, a
slight history of which we now propose
giving:
The slaveship Wanderer reached the
shores Of Georgia during the fall of 1859,
and crept in late one evening into St.
Andrews sound. The captain went ashore
on Little Cumberland, and stated to Capt.
Club, then light house keeper, that he had
party of people aboard and wanted to see
John duBignon Of Jekyl island Later on
he returned and requested Capt. Club to
bring his vessel in for him at once. The
captain Joined him in his boat and rowed
out to the ship. and to his establishment
found, on boarding the ship, that she was
no other than the Wanderer, and had $50
negroes aboard, flesh from the west coast
of Africa.
THE NEGROES LANDED.
There was no alternative except to bring
the vessel in, which he did, and moored her
near the south end of Jekyl island. The
negroes were hurried out In small boats and
taken ashore, just over a sand hill at the
southern end of the island. The Wsnderer
was then taken up the Satlla river and
moored.
A few days later the steamer Lamar came
down from Savannah with clothes for these
poor unfortunate people, for up to this time
they were as nude as when roaming the wflds
Of West Africa. They were clothed (nany
by force) aud taken aboard the steamer
and carried to Savannah, and there dis
tributed through the country and sold. Two
Of them, Tom and his sister, Clementina,
turned up in Brunswick just after the war,
and have lived here ever since. Tom died a
short while ago. Clementina still lives, and
is now with the family of I. w. Flanders
of this city.
Capt Clubb states that the captain of
the Wanderer informed him that they in
weighed these poor people on board his ship
on the west coast Of Africa with presents.
ETC., and when all were happy, the lines
were cut, and in few minutes the ship was
away from the land and the negroes
crowded down into the hold. Here a new
trouble beset them, for an English cruiser
learned of it and gave chase, but the Wan
derer was beyond reach and escaped.
THE VESSEL SEIZED.
As soon as the news OF the Wanderer
reached Collector Mabry of this port, he at
once seized the vessel and arrested the cap
tain Curry and the sailing master Brown
The vessel was condemned and the men
put in prison, and would have Jared badly
but for the breaking out Of the war, which
| put an end to the courts and turned loose
| all United States prisoners.
or the 500 slaves captured by the Wan
derer, only $50 reached America and OF
those, Capt. Clubb informs us, fourteen
died the first night on the island.
or the parties engaged in the business HI
could only give us the names of three
Lamar and Tucker Of Savannah and duBig
non of Jekyl.
During the trial Of tho captain, Capt
Club gave his evidence with Colts re
volver in his pocket, and his finger on tn,
trigger, for his life had been threatened il
| lie testified.
All were naked except two or three
women. These were fixed up in gaudy style
Some were laughing, some quarreling, some
fighting and all perfectly careless Of the
death rate around them.
The Wanderer was $50 to 300-ton ship
and a fast sailer