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X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

while in Cape Lopes, we bad
more prisoners than men of our
own; there was then some a]
pearance of s rising among
prisoners; never at any other

ee Taile at Cape Lopex, Captain
Trotter and some of our men
were taken prisoners by the Af-
rican king—were taken on Sun-
day and kept till Wodnesday—it
required considerable negotiation
to get them free—Captain Trot-
ter was Lever anxious on account
of the capture of the Panda or
the Esperanza—I was in Fernan-
do Po when Peres: was examined
—Captain Trotter, in company
with the surgeon and interpreter,
examined all the prisonera—no
offers or promises were made to
any one, to induce them to tes-
tify against the crew of the Pan-
da—Captain Trotter said noth-
ing about his liability to respond
for the loss of the Panda; Pan-
ate cargo consisted of 60 or 70

George H. Quentin. Found a
U. §. ensign and pennant on
board the Panda, when she was
captured; also two Spanish and
one French ensign. There was
no firing at the Panda—a musket
or two was discharged at the
men who left her in a canoe, and
that was all—the fire was not re-
tarned—have no knowledge of
any feeling of hostility existing
on the part of the crew of the
Panda towards the English—the
guns of the Panda were never
fired at the negro canoes—re-
member some of our men being
flogged, but it was for insolence
and drunkenness—am sure that

gn of rice and farina together,
Teer iT casks of powder, 2
casks of American bread, s few
barrels of pork and beef, and &
small quantity of other provis-
jong; a few muskets, one pair of
pistols, and some eutlasses were
also found on board; think Cap-
tain Trotter transmitted all the
money taken from the Panda or
her crew to the Treasnrer of the
Navy—no division was made of
it—had there been, should have
received a share The cook (Fer-
rer) had no inducement offered
him to make him testify—don't
Know Jose Perez’s state ns re-
gards intoxication, while he waa
examined—lmow nothing of the
boatewain’s death—four prison-
era were taken by Captain ‘Trot-
ter in River Nazareth; one died,
don’t recollect his name, and one
deserted—one was disebarged;
prisoners were never urged by
Captain Trotter to give ther
depositions, that I know of.

November 15.

the pivot gun was not fired at
the negro ecances—the men
broached a eask of rum, of
which there were eight or nine
casks on board—the inventory
and duplicate taken on beard the
Panda were both destroyed—the
offers killed on board the Pan
da, by the explosion, were nemed
Perey and Johnson—the gunner,
a marine and a mulatto boy,
were also killed—there were per-
haps twenty-five persons on
board the Panda, when ehe blew
up—was between the brig Cur-
Jew and the schooner when the
explosion took place.

Mr. Child asking 9 question of the witness,
The Covrr remarked the gentleman had answered that question

before,