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X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

tain’s orders to count out $5,000,
and leave it there for him. We
left the $5,000, and tock sway
$6,000, which was all that re-
mained. This sum was divided
among us. We were told that the
captain was going to divide it,
and that if each man did not go
and get his share there would be
the devil to pay. I was not taken,
but surrendered myself volun-
tarily at Fernando Po. The boat-
awain, four seamen and myself
went to Fernando Po, Three of
¢hem are now in court, Delgardo
eut his throat in this city, and
the bostswain died—they were
taken from Fernando Po, to-
wards the Island of Ascension,
where they found the rest of the
prisoners. I and four more were
taken to England in a sehooner—
the rest followed in the Curlew,
and from England they were
all brought to the United States,
in His Majesty's brig-of-war
Savage.
Nov. 13.

Perez, cross-eramined. The
Panda’s cargo consisted of new
rum, 30 bales of cloth, 250 mus-
kets, 250 barrels of powder,
knives, necklaces, cutlasses, flints,
axes. I shipped for $20 per
month as an ordinary. The sea-
men had $25; cannot read or
write; do not know what course
the Panda was steering when she
fell in with the Mexican; do not
understand navigation; _ pivot
gun of the Panda was placed
abaft the mainmast. After the
crew of the brig was driven into
the eabin, Guzman was sent to
keep a look ont in the maintop;
I wes in the foretop; the cook
(Antonio Ferrer) was not sent
to look out, but stayed in hia gal-
ley. The Panda ran away from
the sail seen just after robbing

the Mexican. Lost sight of the
ship about 4 in the afternoon. It
was thought she was 8 ship of
war. Saw the captain of the
Panda take a pistol away from
the third mate, which he had
brought from the Mexican, and
throw it overboard, saying be
wanted no auch a thing on board
his vessel; only wanted money.
Did not see the watch brought
on board by the boatswain—
heard he brought one, and a piece
of duck. They took four oars
out of the brig’s boat, and then
seuitled her with an axe, Those
who went on board the American
brig at first, were armed; the
third mate with 8 sword, and the
rest with long Spanish knives—
the blades of these knives were
ground very sharp like daggers,
The Spanish sailors

seoop out a little of the back part
of the knife near the point, and
then sharpen the point. It is
eustomary to give the men jack
knives, but they bring their own
long knives in their bags.

(The witness here pointed out
those of the prisoners who went
on board the Mexican, who wers
now present in eourt, and said
that the rest were dead.)

They were thirteen in all. ‘As
fast ap they came from the
schooner the captain sent others
in their place. Capt. Gibert
hailed the American brig, and
ordered his men to take her crew
from the foreeastle and shut them
up in the eabin, Castillo told
me that a smoke was made to
suffocate them, Did not see any
fire. The boatewain had « sear
on his nose; wound had been
large, but was healed. Don’t re-
member whether his nose waa
straight or crooked. Tt was not
& negro’s nose (pointing to Fer-

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