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Constitutional Whig
Richmond, Virginia
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The schooner Fell's Point was seized in New Orleans on July 5 for smuggling slaves from Havana. Captain Stagg, the supercargo, and most of the crew were arrested and imprisoned; two escaped. The slaves were landed on nearby plantations. The vessel had a prior smuggling seizure in Mobile last year.
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The schooner Fell's Point, Captain Stagg, which arrived at New Orleans on the 1st of July from Havana, was seized on the 5th for smuggling slaves, and the captain, supercargo, and crew, with the exception of two, who made their escape, were arrested, and committed to prison, to await their trial; as were also those, in whose possession they were found. The slaves were landed on plantations below the city.
Captain Williams, who formerly commanded the Revenue Cutter Alabama, states that the above mentioned schooner was seized last year at Mobile for smuggling, and that the supercargo is an old offender in that business.
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New Orleans
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5th Of July
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schooner seized; captain, supercargo, and most crew arrested and imprisoned; two crew escaped; slaves landed on plantations below the city.
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The schooner Fell's Point arrived at New Orleans on July 1 from Havana and was seized on July 5 for smuggling slaves. The captain, supercargo, and crew (except two who escaped) were arrested and committed to prison to await trial, along with those in whose possession the slaves were found.