Vincennes Gazette, Volume 11, Number 35, Vincennes, Knox County, 5 February 1842 — Page 1

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"TUUTII WITIIOIrT FEAR."

VOLUME XI. VINCENWKS, INDIANA, SATURDAY 3IORMNG, FEH11UAR1 d, 1812. NO. 35.

From the N. O. AJverti.-er Dec. 8. THE CREOLE CASE. Protest of thi officers and crew of the Anuncan 'It rig Creole, b nul l from RLhmonl t Xcur Orleans, whose eargo of slurei mutinied on the, 1th yovem' cr. 1 -Ml . of tW IL le f the Wall, murder? I a fias.senger, v.-undd the captain and others, j ut into A .. sua. y. P. rc'frr the authorities con tisitd nineteen of the vucinrrr, and funi'dd liheratcd nearly a'l the 'res. Bv this public instrument of prutest lie i; known, that on the second day f November, eighteen hundred and forty-one. before me William Young Lewi, notary public, in and for the citv f New Orleans, dulv commissioned and sworn: Personally came and app ?ared Zv. limit i a G. Gilford, acting master of tho Amoriean brigealled the Creole, of liehliijaJ, wiri declared that tkn' said vessel f-ailed from Norfo!k.,in the stal of Virgin" a. on the fourteenth day of October jiait.ln.len with manufactured tobacco in boxes and slave'?, then under the. command of captain Uobort Ensor, hound for the port of New Orleans in the "tale, of Lou 'J'hat when about lfiO mile" to tins N.irth East of tie' Ho! in the Wall, the laves, or a part thereof on board said vessel, roe on the officers, crow andpespeni'ers. killuv on? passenger, severely bounded the captain, t!us appearer and par: of the crew; compiled said appearrr, th-n first mate, to navigate sml vessel

to Nassau, in tiie island New lVovideuce, wi'.re sue arrive h port 'on ot tho r)gle?.der ol said insurrection were confined in pri.m, end the remainder of said slaves liberated by the British .thorilis of said inland; and required me notary to make record of the same, intending more at ionure to detail particuAn.. JHV ftIT.1'1 ur re, I : raid .'--, t.iJ-et.-cr wi;;; g ut:.-: Willia r-t-"' wcir i; He::rv i, uc.es :e on-, 0.:k n i) c r-'ux, . - i ii.. an t c a , J J ; i Sdvev. J a ( ec:n-te, rancis I o.vwfll hud i-ilair Curtiss. ?enmeii all of. an 1 belonging to sail ve-sel, who bv;ng seversilv sworn according to law, to declare the truth, did dp.,r.e and say Thai said vessel started as aforesaid, she was t'-ght r.vA strong, well manned, rnd provid-d in evtry reseet and equipped for carrvmsj slave. That sa'r. I vessel left Richmond on the C.nh day of October, ISil, with tbout 10'Z ilaves oti hu.ird; Tl.r,: about VO of said sUvcs were shipped on b'.ard on the Vloih of ?a.:d mo:i:h. of which 41 were shipped by Robert L. Lumpkin, ab-vit "J.i ly John ll. He we'd. '.) by Nathaniel Mattht w. and 1 hv W. Robinson: that from that time about one or two per day were put on board bv John R. Howell" until ab. ;;t the sai i lav of October, make the iuruber 102. Tiie brie; then proceeded t Hampton Roads and U.y there cue. d.ay, whet: f 5,r;t tu-'ht were p,;to:i boarti bv Mi. U . N . Hall for Mr. Hatch-r, 2 by Mr. C. II. Shield, an i 23 f r Mr. Johnson, making ihe whplc number of 13o slaves. The men and women slaves weredividid. The men were, all placed in the forward ho! 1 of the brig, except old Lewis, the servant of Mr. Thomas McCargo. who staid in the cabin, as assistant s-t-v ant, and the women in the left hold aft. except six f--;nale servants who were taken in the cabin. Rotween them was the cargo of the brig, consisting of boxes and tobacco. Tiie slave ware permmittod to go on deck, but the men were not allowed to go in the hold at nigh: where the women were. On the 30th of October trie brig left Hampton Roads for New Orleans. The fdave3 were all tinker the superintendence of William Henry Merrit, a passenger. John R. Hewell had the jarticular charge of the slaves f Mr. Thomas McCargo Theophihis McCargo being considered too voung and inexperienced and the general charge of the other slaves all being under the master of the vessel. The slaves were carefully watched. They were parfocttv obedient and quiet, and. showed no signs of mutiru and disturbance until Sundav the 7th of November, about'.) P. M.. in latitude 37 T, N. longitude 7."20 w. The captain supposing they were nearer Abaeo thanthey were, had ordered the bri to b5) laid to. w hich was done. A ood breeze was blowing at the time, and the sky wai a little hazy with trade clouds dying. Mr. Gilford was on watch. H w.-s told bv Lliiah Morris, one of the slaves of Thomas McCargo, that one of the men had gone aft among the women. Mr. Gilford then called ' .Mr. Merrit. who was in the cabin, and informed him of the fact. Mr. Merrit came p and went to the main hatch, which was the entrance to tha after hold, and asked two or threo of the slaves which were near it. if any of the men were down in that hold, and he was informed that there were. Mr. Merrit then. waited until Mt. Clifford procured a match, and then Mr. Merrit went iJown into the nold with the lamp an 1 lighted it. Mr. Gilford stood over the hatchway. On striking a light Mr. Merrit found Me. Jison Washington, a very large

and strong slave of Thomas McCargo. standing at his back. Merrit said to Mad-

ison, "is it possible that vou arc down ;here? you are the last man on board the I brig I expected to find here." Madison replied Ves.sir.it is me," and instantly 'jumped to the hatch-way, and got ou ; deck, saying, 4,I am going up, I cannot siay here." lie did this in spite of the 'resistance of Gilford and .Merrit. who both tried to keep him back, and laid hold of him for that purpose. Madison ran forward, and Elijah Morris fired a pistol, the ball of which grr;:ed the back part of Clifford's head. Madison 'then shouted, -'wo. have begun and must Igo through. Rush boys, rush aft and we nave them! and calling to the hows below, he said "come up everv damned one of you. If you don't lend a hand. I will kiii vou all and throw vou over-tbo.-rd." " Gilford now ran to the cabin and aroused the captain and others who were ashrt -p, an I the passengers, viz: Theophilus MeCargo. Jacob Miller, John R. Hewell.andthe second mate, Lucius Stevens, t ! i o steward, William Deveroux, a free colored man, and the slave Lewis, be. longing to Mr. T. McCargo, acting assistant steward. The slaves rushed aft and surrounded t'no cabin. Merrit hearing the report of the pistol, blew out his light and came from the hold. In doing this ho was caught by one of tiie negroes, who cried out. "Kill him! God damn him, he is one of them;" and the other slave immediately rushed upon him. Or.oofthem attempted to strike Merrit with a handspike, but missed him and knocked down the negro who was holding Merrit. Merrit then escaped to the cabin. lie well, a t this moment, jumped out of his bTth in his drawers, seized, a musket. ic.n to the companion way !ie ."r-r.-i n i. .n iv.iv tf fW e.iliin and after some siri'rfrlinrr, fired The Hewnegroes wrested the musket from ell's hand spike am neweii t.icn seize i a iianudefended himself from the slaves who pursued him. They thought ho pursued him. T! he. hau anotner muft ant retre;Ueu a little. Heahanccd, and they fell upon him with clubs, handspikes and knives. He was knocked down and stabbed in not less than twenty places: but he rose, got away from them and staggered back to the cabin, exclaiming: 'Pin dead the negroes have killed me!" It is believed that no more than four or five of the Key-roes hau knives. Pen Blacksmith had the bowie knife he wrest-

sd from the captain and stabbed Heweil ! life otherwise death would be his porwi'h it. Madison had ajack-knifo whicV j tion. Pompey Garrison had been to New

appeared to have been taken from Hew i ell. Morris had a sheath knife which nt had taken from the forecastle, and which belonged to Henry peck. (i id'ord after aruining the persons in the cabin, ran on deck and up the main-rig-ging to the main-tot). Merrit tried to get through the sky-light of the cabin, but could not without being discovered. Tiie negroes crow, led around tho tky-bg'ut outsilc. and the d'.r of the oah'm. Merrit then hirl iiioi.ioif in one of the berths, and threo of the female house servantscovtred him with blankets and sat on the edge of the berth crying and praying. Theophihis McCargo dreseed himself on the alarm being given. Hewell, after being wounded, staggered into said McCargo's stateroom, where he fell and expired in about half an hour. His body was thrown overboard by order of Madison, Ben Blacksmith and I Uijah Morris. McCargo got his two pistols out and fired one one at the negroes then in the cabin; tho other missed tire, and McCargo having no otb.er ammunition, put his pistols away. After the affray, the sheath-knife of Henry Speck was found in P.lijah Morris' possession, and that of Foxweil in the possession of another negro, both covered with blood to tiie handles. James Miller, William Devereux and the slave Lewis, on the alarm being given, concealed themselves in one of the staterooms. P.lijah Morris called all who were concealed in the cabin to come forward or thev should have instant death. Miller came out first and said 'Hern 1 am. do what vou please.' Devereuxand Lewis came out next and begged for their lives. Madlsuii stood at the door and ordered him to be sent to the hold. Stevens get up on the alarm beinggiven and ran out. Saw Howell in the affray, and waited in the cabin until he died, arid then secreted himself in one of the staterooms, and when they commenced the search for Merrt, ma.lo his C3v. through the cabin. They forced the musket they had reloaded, struck at h:m with knives and handspikes, and chased him into the rigging. He escaped into the fore-yard. Gn tho alarm being guen, the captain ran tthe forecastle, mid called all hands to get up and fight. Henry Speck, cr.e of tho crew, was knocked down with a handspike. The helmsman was p. Frenchman. Elijah Morris and Pompey Garrison were going to kill him, when Madison told them they should r.ot kill him because he was a Frenchman and could not speak English: so they spared his life. Blair Curtiss. one of the crew, came aft into the cabin and concealed himself in the stateroom with Stevens, and escaped with him into the fore royal yard. The captain fought with his bowie knife alongside of Hewell. The captain was engaged in the fight eight or ten minutes, until the negroes got him down, in the starboard scunners. lie t!in made his

I escape to the main-top, being stabbed in several places and much bruised with

blows from sticks of wood found about the brig. After the captain got intothe maintop he fainted from the loss of blood, and Gu"ord fastened him to the rigsjing to prevent him from falling, as the vessel was then rolling heavily. The captain's wife, her child and neice then came and begged for their lives, and Ben Illacksmith sent them to the hold. Ren then called out for Merrit, and exclaimed that all who had secreted him should be killed. The two female servants then left the berth where Merrit was concealed, and were sent down to the hold by Pen Jim and Lewis, negroes belonging to Mr. Thomas McCargo, then ran to Theopilns McCargo, who asked. Jim if the other were going to bill him. Jim and Lewis exclaimed, that 'master he should not be killed,' and clung around him. begging Morris and Ren, who were close with their knives in their hands, not to kill him. They consented, and ordered him to be taken to tho hold. Jim and Pen went voluntarily with Theophilus McCargo to the hold. After a great deal of search, Merrit was found, and Pen Blacksmith and Klijah dragged him from his bert! They and several others surrounded him with their knives, half handspikes, muskets and justols, raised their weapons to kill him, and made room for him to fall. On his representing that he had been the mate of a vessel, that he was tho only person who could navigate for them, and on Mary, a servant women belonging to Mr. McCargo. urirmirsaid Madison Washiugioii to interfere, Madison ordered them to stop and allow Merrit to have n conversation with him. This took place in a stateroom. Madison sai 1 he wanted to goto Liberia. Merrit represented that they had not water and provisions for that voyage. Ben Blacksmith. 1 ). iiullin, and several of the slaves said that thev wanted to io to the British Islands. They did not want to go any where else but where Mr. Lumpkin's negroes went last year, alluding to the shipwreck of the schooner Kermoa, on Abaco, and the taking of the slavci on board that vessel, by the F.nglish wreckers, to Nassau, in the island of New Providence. Merrit then got his chart and explained to them the route, and read to them the Coast Pilot, and they agreed that if he would nav iiate them, thev would save Ins Orler.r.s and new the route. i). tcumn and Geo. Po.ulock knew the letters of the compass. Thev then set Merrit free, and demanded the time of night, which w as half past one o'clock, A. M., by Mcrri:'." watch. Tne vessel was then put in brril's chnrjre. Tiie sau, ar nineteen staves coriuneu at Aasthe only slaves who took any p.-.rt in tiie ad'i av. Ail tho woman appeared perfectly ignorant f toe plan, and from their conduct could not have known any tiling of it. They were rryin'; and prayin dut inc the fiht. None of the male s'aves apparently under twenty years took any part in tho affray. The only negroes belonging to E. Locket, who were in the light, so lar as can be ascertained, are Rufun, lien Blacksmith, Addison, Tyler, and T. Smallwood. The only negroes belonging to F. .McCargo. who were in the light, so far as can be remembered, were Madison Washington and Pompey Garrison. The only negroes belonging to Sherman Johnson who were in the hht were America WooJis, Georgo Henton, Adam Carney and Reuben Knight. The only slave belonging to J. & A. Hagan who was in the fight was Jordan Phillips. All the slaves above named are among the nineteen now confined at Masais. ' There were no others engaged in the mutiny. There were four w ho took the mist active art'm the fight, viz: Ben Blacksmith, Madison Washington, Elijah Morris and D. Rullin. Some of the negro:1-) refused to join the aifary, when they were threatened by Washington that they would be killed if they did not join. At the beginning of the affray, Andrew Jaekaon, one of the slaves belonging to Thos. McCargo, jumped into the foreriirtrinrr and calpd to Francis Foxweil, one of the crew, to know where he should go to savo his life, saying that he was fearful they would kill him. Foxweil told him to "o to th0 fore-top, he said he was afraid he would fall off, and climbed to the top and remained there during the fight. There, were five sailors belonging to said vessel. Two were wounded, H enry Speck and B. Curtiss. Thev were kept in the cabin. Two of the others, Francis Foxweil and John Silvey, escaped to the main-top, and the remaining sador, Francis Lecomte. remained at the wheel during the whole of the affray. The wounds of the negroes were dressed by the sailors and the sailors were, left to do as they pleased. During the affray two of the negroes were severely wounded by handspikes. Elijah Morris, when asked after the fight," if they intended to kill the sailors 3-id 'No. I expect wo shall rise again among ourselves, but the white people shall not be hint.' About o'clock, A. M., one of the negroes informed Merrit that Gilford was in the rigging; Madison ordered him to come

-Wn. Ben Blacksmith put a mufket to his breast and Madison threatened to kill him if he would not take them to a British island. He promised to do so, Elijah Morris and Madison ordered Stevens to come down, end released him o:i his making the same promise Gilford had ma le. Tiie captain was then brought down bv them and he and Stevens jiut into tho fore hold and the wounds of the captain dressed. Madison, Ren, Morris and RufHn assumed the sole control of the brig, and all on board. About day break, by order of Merrit and Gilford, they made sail for Abaco. Rufiinwrts all the time either at tho compass or watching Merrit. Ben, Madison and Morris would also watch the compnss by turns. Rutfm, when he saw Merrit mark on tho slate the altitude which ho was taking, compelled him fo rub out the words in writing and make only figures and marks on the slate, for fear that Gilford and Merrit might communicate sccretlv by that means. Gilford spoke to Merrit about the reckoning, when Morris told him that if they talked any more to each other, one or both of them would be thrown overboard, Morris, Madison, Ben and Ruflm, kept their knives out all tho time. A number of the others of tho nineteen who were in the affray had knives, but none of the other negroes had knives or took any part with the mutineers. The other negroes all remained at their regular stations, where they had been placed at the beginning of tho voyage, except that the male slaves were not in the forehold the captain, his family, and the second mato being confined there. None but the nineteen went into the cabin. They ato in the cabin and the others afe on deck, as they had done the whole voyage. The 10 were frequently engaged in secret conversation, but the others took no part in it, and appeared not to hare their confidence. The others were quiet, and did not associate with the mutineers. The only word that passed between the others and the 10, were when the others went for water or grub or any thing of the kind. The others were kept under as much as tho whites were. The 10 drank liquor in the cabin, and invited tiie whites to join them, but not the other negroes. Madison gave orders that tho cooking for all but the 10 should be as it was before, and appointed tho same cook for them. Tho nineteen said that all they had done was for their freedom. The others said nothing about it. They were much afraid of teo nineteen. They remained forward of tiie mainmast. The nineteen look possession of the .f:er part of the brig, arid stayed there the whole time or were ou watch. Some of tho nineteen were Imaging the female servants in the cabin, an f ouof fhet.u saidhe had picked out on "i of 1 1 j -: i i for his wife, but none of tiie other of the nineteen meddled at all with the women slaves. Tiie only knives found after the affray, we'v two sheath knives belonging to the sailors, tlui captain's bowie knife and the

jack knife. None of the other negroes had any other knives. Madison sometimes had the bowie knife, and sometimes Ben had it. No other negro was seen to have that knife. On Monday afternoon Madison got the pistol from one of the nineteen, and said lie did not vvih them to have anv arms when they reached Nassau. The nineteen paraded the deck armed, while the other negroes behaved precisely as they had done before the mutiny. About l0o'cloek,P. M.,of the 8th day of November, 1SH, they made the light of Abaco. Ben had the gun. About 10 o'clock. P. M., he fired at Stevens, who came on deck as already staled. Merrit andGif.brd alternately kept walch. Ben, Madison, Rullin and Morris kept watch by turns, the whole time up to their arrival at Nassau, with knives drawn. So close was the watch, that it was impossible to rescue the brig. Neither passengers, officers nor sailors, were allowed to communicate with each other. The sailors performed their usual duties. Tho pilot who came on board as the brig approached Nassau, and all his men in The pilot boat, were negroes. The pilot was acting under the legal authority of the Island, "lie and his men, on couiing on board, mingled with the slaves, and told th-mthey were freemen; that they could go on shore and never be carried away from there. One of the pilot's men told "one of the female slaves that he should claim her for his wife. The regular quarantine officer came alongside, and Gilford went on shore m his boat. He conducted Gifford to the American Consul, who accompanied him to the Governor of New Providence rmd all the other Bahama Islands. Gifford then related to the Governor the facts relating to tho voyage from Richmond to that port. The"American Consul, in behalf of said vessel and all interested, requested of the Governor that he should send a guard on board to protect the vessel and cargo, and keep the slaves on board until such times as they could know what they could do. The Governor did so. and sent a guard of twenty-two negro soldiers with loaded muskets, and bayonets, in British uniform, commanded by a white tficer who took jwssession of the vessel, and all the slaves. From Ttesdav the 10:h, till Friday the

13di day of November, they tie I Ben Blacksmith, Addison, Ruffm and Morris, put them ia the long boat, placed a sentry over them and Cvd them there. Thev mingled with tho negroes and told the women they were free, and persuaded them to remain in the islam!. Captain Fitzgerald, commanding the company, told many of the slaves belonging-to Thomas McCargo, in presence of mac y other of the slaves, how foolish they were, that they had not, when they rose, kiilcd'all the whites on board and run tho vessel on shore, and then thev would have been free, and there would have been no more trouble about if. This was on Wednesday.

Every day the officers and soldiers were changed at 9 o'clock, A. M. There are f)00 regular soldiers on the island, divided into four equal companies, commanded by four officers called captains. There was a regular sentry stationed every night, and they placed all the men slaves except the four which they tied, and placed a guard over the hatchway. They put them in the hold at sunset and let them out at sunrise. There were apparently from twelve to thirteen thousand negroes in the town and vicinity of Nassau, and about three or four thousand whites. On Wednesday, the 10th of November, about 0 o'clock, A. M., three civil magistrates of the island come on board and commenced examining tiie white persons. They completed the examination on Friday following; when the attorney general came on board, with the three magistrates, and the depositions were signed. The American consul was there the first two days. The magistrates were accom panied hv a cleric. I fie attorney gene ral on Friday placed tiie nineteen mutineers in the custody of the captain of hi guard and ordered them upon ti e quarter deck. There were about fifty boats lying around the brig, all filled with men from the shore armed with clubs, and subject to the order of the attorney general, and awaiting a signal from one of the civil magistrates; a sloop was towed from the shore by some oar boats and anchored near the brig: this sloop was also filled with men armed with ciubs; all the men in the boat were negroes. The fleet of boats were under the immediate command of the pilot who piloted the brig into the harbor. This pilot, partly before the signal by one of the magistrates, said, that he wished that they would go through the business; that they had their time and he wanted his. The attorney general here stepped on the quarter deck, and, addressing himself to ail the persons present except the 10 who were in custody, said, 'my friends, vou have been detained a short time on bar i tho Creole for the purpose of ascertaining the individuals wiio were concerned in this mutiny and murder. Thev have been identified and will be detained, the rest of vou are free and are at liberty to go on shore and wherever you please.' Then addressing the prisoners, he said: men, there are nineteen of vou who have been identified as having been en gaged in ihe murder of Mr. Hewell, and in an attempt to kill the captain and others. You will be detained and lodged in prison for a time, in order that we may communicate with the English Government and ascertain whether your trial' shall take place here or elsewhere.' At this time Mr. Gilford the mateof the vessel, then in command, the captain being on shorej under tiie care of a physician, addressed the attorney general in the presence of tho magistrates, protested against the boats being permitted to come alongside the vessel, or that tiie negroes other than the mutineers should be put on shore. The attorney general replied that Mr. Clifford had better make no objection, but let them quietly go on shore, for if he did. there might bo bloodshed. At lhi moment one of the irtagistrates ordered Mr. Merrit, Mr. McCargo, and the other passengers to look to their money and effects, as he apprehended that the cabin of the Creole would be sacked and robbed. The attorney general with one of the magistrates, stepped into the boat and withdrew intothe stream a short distance from tho brig, when they stopped. A magistrate on the deck of the Creole gave the'signal for the boats to approach inslantfv. With a hurrah and a shout, the fleetof boats came alongside the brig, and the magistrates directed the men to remain on board of their own boats and commanded the slaves to leave the brig and go on board the boats. They obeyed his orders, and passing from the Creole intothe boats, were assisted, many of them, by this magistrate. During this proceeding, the soldiers and officers were on the quarterdeck of the Creole, armed with loaded muskets and bayonets fixed, and the attorney general with one of tiie magistrates in his boat, lay at a convenient distance look'mgon. After the negroes had embarked in the hosts, the attorney general with tho magistrate pushed out their boat and mingled with the fleet, congratulating the slaves on their escape, and shaking hands with them. Three cheers were given, f.nd the boats went to the shore, where thousands were w aking to receive them. When this proceeding vas over, and all the slavea except the 19 landed, a harp

was sent from the baancks to tho Creole, to take on shore the 10 prisoners and the guard which had been left over them. They were taken on shore to the barracks, and the 10 carried thence to prison. Ono of them died the day after he had been put in prison, in consequence of wounds received in the affray. Durmgthe investigation carried on by the magistrates on board the Creole, and r i the evening of the same day on which the slaves and prisoners were landed, tho mutineers were arranged and identified by the witnesses. Many of tho negroes who were emancipated expressed a desjre to goon to New Orleans on board the Creole. but'weae'de-

rerreu irom it oy means ot threats which were meda te sink tho vessel, if she attempted to carry them away. Throe women, one gii 1 'and a boy, concealed themselves onboard the " Creole and wero brought to New Orleans. Many nf tho liK.le, and nearly all of the female slaves would have rdmained on beard and jcome to New Orleans, had it not been for the command of the magistrates and the interfoiaiice r.s before stated. On Monday following these events, Icing the loth day of November, the Attorney General wrote n letter to Captain Ensor, informing him that the passengers of the Creole, as he called the slaves, "had applied to him for assistance in obtaining their baggage w hich was still on board die brig, and that he should assist them in getting it on shore. To this letter, Gifforil. the officer in command of the vessel, replied that there was no baggage on board belonging to the slaves, that he was arvvare of, as he considered them cargo and the property of their owners, and that if they fi3d left any tiling on the brig, it was also the property f their masters; and beside, he could not land any thing without a permit from the Custom House and an order from the American consul. The Attorney General immediately got a permit from the custom house, biit no order from the American consul, and put an officer of the custom house on board the brig, and demanded the delivery of the baggage of the slaves aforesaid, to be landed in the brio's boa:. The master of the Creole, not feeling himself at liberty to refuse, permitted the officer, w ith his men, to come on board and take such bag gage and prop-Mty as tlipy choose to consider as belnnci"!T to the slaves. Tiiev went into the hold of the vessel and took all the wearing apparel, blankets and other articles, as alfo one bale of blankets belonging to Mr. Lockett, which had not been opened. Thot-e things were put on board of the bent of the officer of the customs and carried on shore. The correspondence which took place between the Attorney General and the master of the brig, is in possession of the American consul at Nassau. On the next day, Tuesday, Cf ptain Ensor proposed to ecdl a portion of the provisions, in order to pay his expenses, while lying at Nassau, having more than enough for the remainder of the voyage to New Orleans. The collector of iho customs refused to allow the provisions, consisting of sever! barrels of meat and navy bread to be entered, unless tho slave which had been emancipated, should likewise be entered as passengers. The master of the brig refused to accede to this condition. The next day after the landing of tho slaves, the officers of the government of New Providence caused to be advertised a vessel for Jamaica, to takeout passengers to that island. (passage paid.) A number of the si aves of thr-Creole entered their names. It was generally said by persons, white and black, that the object of puttirg up these vessel was to carry away the slaves of the Creole. The captain was so informed by the American conpul, and Mr. Stark, the agent for the Boston insurance companies. About two or three hours after the brig reached Na3au, Capt. Woodside with the barque Louisa, with the American conptil came on board and it was agreed that Capt. Woodside with as many of his crew as rouhl be ."pared, and the second imte and i pailors of the brig Congress fhauld come on board with arms and with the officers ;md crew of the Creole, rescue the brig from the I.rit'sh officer then in command and conduct her to Indian Key, where there was a United States vessel of war. Th Louisa and the Congress were Amercan vessels and the arrangement was mnde tinder the control of the American consul. The captain was to come on board with part nf the crew of the Louisa and the Congress, as soon as the Creole phouM be ready to leave Nassau. Frequent interviews were had everyday with Captain Woodside, and the consul and the offirers of the Congress, and the whole plan was arranged. Accordingly, on the morning of the loth of November, Captain Woodsidf. with his men in a boat, rowed to the Creole. Muskets and cutlasses were obtained from the brig Congress. Every effort was made to concert with the con.-ul, to purchase arms of the dealers at Nassau, but they all refused to fell. The arms were wrapped in the American flag and concealed in the bottom of the boat, as said boat approached the Creole. A negro in a boat, who had watched the leading of the boat, followed her, and gave the alarm to the British officpr in com-