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Mobile, a sea Captain who brought the last cargo of slaves that came to that coast from Africa (in '56 or '7) and of R.M. Littlefield of New York, who has two vessels now lying at New Orleans, and to be brought to Mobile for transporting negroes to Cuba. That said Watkins, and the other parties named, told [[blank]]    that he would be able to act in this matter without being suspected, because he was a Northern man and had commanded colored troops. He would be able to collect negroes in the city, and from the country particularly Kentucky where he raised his Regiment. 

[[blank]] has reported to Col. Robinson, Supt. F.B. at Mobile, and Col. Garrington, Judges Freedmen's Court at Mobile, all that had taken place between himself and the parties above named. Col. Garrington & Col. Robinson advised [[blank]] to go right on with these parties until he had evidence enough to convict them, when the case would be reported to Washington. [[blank]] then went to work with them. (The parties now think that [[blank]] is in Memphis, visiting his family.) Bowzer told [[blank]] in presence of Capt. Walters at Mobile the day he first met Bowzer that they had succeeded in getting over 300 kidnapped negroes to Cuba about three weeks before he was introduced to Bowzer