The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TI7ESDAY EN

BELGIUM

As the water rose, • train of baggage can was pre-
pared, aad when St. Mark's and the terminus were no
longer habitable, the people repaired to the ears on
planks and in boats, and pushed up into the higher pine
woods.
At Newport there appears to have been an average of
five or six feet of water. The wharves are all carried
away, but no buildings destroyed, so far as we can learn.
The goods in storehouses have sustained much damage.
Mr. Ladd's loss is estimated at fire to six thousand dol.
fan; M`Naught and Ormond, three to four; Mr. Den-
ham, two to three; and all the merchants have sustained
serious loess..
An extra of the Waiilla Times, received this morning,
estimates the loss at 12,000 dollar., which, from the re-
ports we have; received, we should infer was a very mode-
rate estimate. The streets of the town are mid to have
been in good boating condition for the steamer spray,l
which draws four feet..
We arc glad to hear that all are safe at the lighthouse,
and that the house and premised have suffered no material
damage. The breakwater is carried away in two places,
but the damage is supposed not to exceed 1,500 dollars.
There were, betides the keeper's family, tome six or eight
visitors at the lighthouse. They had, of coune, a most
anxious and alarming time till about ten o'clock on Satur-
day night, when the veering of the wind • little to the
westward permitted the water to recede, and they returned
to the keeper's house. During the height of the gale and
sea the lighthouse shook to its lowest stem ; and the terror
and discomfort of the fugitives were greatly increased by
the forcing in of the iron door, and the spray dashing up
into the structure.
We suppose there is very little use of printing a paper
to-day, as it is, to our mind, exceetingly doubtful
whether we shall have any mail stage or other carriage
communication with the rest of mankind short of seve-
ral days. More timber is blown down than ever was
donne before—as much, we are told, as in any three
storms which have visited Florida within the last fifteen
or twenty years. We are told there are, for instance, an
hundred and eighty odd trees lying upon the Miccoseukie
mad, within a distance short of ten miles from town.
Irks Thompson says there are thirty odd large trees
einem the road between town and his place, a distance of
SWIM miles. From Colonel Butler's to town there are
1401 y-tire. On the Quincy road they
.are said to be piled
nip in some eases ton feet high: and it is even reported that
the way to the Ocklockonee will hardly be cleared short of
the last of the week. If the storm has been extensive,
some days mast elapse before the roads are rendered pass-
able by stage.i.
What damage has been done to the cotton crop it is im-
possible to say ; nor can it be determined until we know
what sort of weather succeeds the storm. If hot and drv,
the soil, beaten down by the late tremendous rains, will 6e
baked into the consistency of a Florida brick, that is,
rather soft for a brick, but hard for soil in cultivation. In
such a case, the plough only breaks it into lumps and clods.
Showery weather, however, which seems just uow to be
promised, will help planters a good deal. Of course, the
plant looks miserably enough just now, and planters talk
despondingly. kid and 331 per cent. loss are the must mo-
derate estimates. We shall see what we shall see.

musequainted with the details of the case, till he picked
them up ea be proceeded.
On the part of the plaintiff, it was proved that he had
been seized by military passengers on board Dia ship, acting
under the command and at the instigation of Captains Vesey
and Neill; that in defiance of his orders, the booby hatch
had been taken off by Captain Vesey's men; that he had •
been seized, carried into the hold, and lashed to a
stanchion for twelve hours in a constrained and
painful position, being for that time scarcely able to
stir ; and that afterwards his hands were fastened together
by a chain cut from the can hooks, secured by padlocks,
which were only taken off at meals, and then put on again.
It was also proved that he was not allowed to go on
deck at any time, as a sentinel was kept over him
night and day, and none of his crew ever allowed in
any way to see or even communicate with him. lie was not
allowed on deck even to answer the calls of nature, tube
being used for that purpose. That the military took com-
plete possession of the vessel by Capt. Vesey's orders, who
appointed the disrated mate to act as captain, and
a soldier as the steward. It was also shown that
he had materially suffered in health, and aopeared pale and
weak when pat on shore. All this the defendants at-
tempted to justify, by asserting that the life of Capt. Vcsey
bad been threatened, and that a loaded pistol had been held
at his breast, and the trigger actually pulled, but it could
not be proved that the pistol was either cocked, or that
Capt. Campbell bad pulled the trigger. Nor could the de-
feudants deny that Capt. Campbell had warned them that
if they interfered with him, or prevented his men obeying
his orders, lie would use his pistol, or that he had
told the soldiers to put down the ships arms
when they had seized them. They attempted to
show that the sentinels over Captain Campbell were servants
to attend upon him, but failed ; as also to deny that he bad
been lashed to the stanchion and prevented from coming on
deck whenever he wanted. They also attempted to prove
that he was a drunkard, which was denied by the crew;
and also that he had cruelly used a sailor boy, which the
boy himself disproved; that he had generally been insult-
ing in his manlier to Captains Vesey and Neill, which,
however, could not be proved. Atter trying to
charge him with blasphemy and embezzlement, they
completely broke down at the fourth witness, and
declined to call another, although they had a list of
13 soldiers, two women, and the disrated mate, to pull
them through, if their ease had contained within it even the
r shadow of a justification.
After a lung, learned, and very impartial address from
the Chief Justice, the jury retired, and returned with
verdict of guilty against the defendants, and awarded
• damages MI.

BRUSSELS, Sun. 21.
The Duke d'Aumale, recently arrived in this city
big ect out this morning for Germany by the Cologne
Win, The duke remained hut few days in London,
and iv on his way to Ineet his wife where he left her
before his voyage to Spam.

lIER MaJEsTY'S SHIP BLAZER AND THE GREAT
CABLE TELEGRAPII.—Yesterday morning, et 6 o'clock, the
interesting process of shipping, for deportation to its desti-
nation at Dover, the 21 miles of electric cable, was com-
menced on the river-side premises of Messrs. Blyth and
Co., at Wapping. The Blazer, commanded by Captain
Bullock, is a fine old vessel, belonging to the now obsolete
school of war steamers, and being superannuated, after
years of active service un the seas, has been kindly placed
by the Admiralty at the disposal of the promoters. The
Blazer, of between 600 and 700 tons, has been completely
dismantled fur the purpose. pier funnel, masts, and upper
gear have been removed, her boilers taken out, and,
lying " high and dry " above tide, she presents
(Free the St. Mimi AdrocaPe of July 17.) nothing but a " sheer hulk," well scarred with
This interesting, and from the peculiar circum- the marks of foreign skirmish. Her hold, a
stances attending it, exciting case, came on at an early pc. capacious one, together with her afterdeck, form the
nod of the day, immediately after the perjury case, and receptacle into which the cable is stowed ; and when her
drew together an unusual number of spectators in the court. cargo is completed, she is to be taken in tow by two steam-
Taken altogether, it is one of the most extraordinary cases tugs, one braced to each of her paddle-wheels, with probe-'
ever tried at St. Helena. More interest was felt m this bly a pilot tug ahead, and in this way is to be towed, at ,
trial than would otherwise have been in consequence of the about twelve miles an hour, over the 120 miles of river and
marked and highly improper intetference of the govern- sea route to Dover. While receiving her cargo on board,
ment she is not, as is the case with ordinary vessels, laid along-
It will be in the recollection of our readers that side the wharf, the depth of water being iasufficient, but
on the 29th of May the Lcvenside arrived in charge floats fore and aft fronting the shore. The transfer of the
of the first mate, the captain beiag in chains, a great mass of cable out of the yard on to the vessel,'
primmer in the hold. It will also be borne though a very laborious business, was accomplished
in mind that as soon as possible after the arrival of the yes- very cleverly. This was done by passing it over an
eel, Captain Ts..sey, an officer in charge of a detachment of elevated revolving wheel, above the coil, and thence to
artillery, went to the police court and laid an information another wheel, some 7 feet in diameter, on to a stage
against the captain for an assault with intent to Muller some 50 feet high, overlooking the High-street, and thence
Captain Wel. A warrant was granted fur the apprehen- through a wooden trough, across the street, on to the wharf
Mon of the master of the vessel, and put into the hands of on the opposite side, R.) 415 not to interfere with the teethe
lines, the police sergeant, who immediately went on board of the thoroughfare. Here it was again hauled with
and found the captain a prisoner in the hold with a chain seamanlike celerity from od the wharf on to the prow of the
fastened round his wrists by two padlocks, and also with a vessel, over what are termed "chocks," and supporting
sentinel over him. On giving es receipt to the soldier, Ser- poles, at the rate of about a mile an hour, and then stowed
giant Hayes received Captain Campbell in charge, and took away in a continuous coil down the hatchways into the
him in custody to the police office, where after a long raves. hold. This process was rendered all the more laborious in
ligation he was committed for trial, but immediately bailed consequence of the clammy covering of tar, which owing to
out by the agents fur his vessel. the nature of the process employed in the manutacture
As Wen as Captain Campbell reached the police court, still adhered to the cable. It is intended that a gang
and had obtained the assistance of a solicitor, he wished to of workmen shall continue the process of hauling during
lay as information against Captains Vesey and Neill, and the night and it is expected that the entire 24 miles of cable
, others., for piracy ; but the magistrates would not emceed may by this morning, should no impediment interfere, be
in the mutter at the time. When the police magistrate and safely placed on board. The vessel will then be steamed
the summary judge had taken their scats to proceed in this down to Dover in the evening, and it is intended if possible
CAW, the police were much surprised to see the colonial to accomplish the voyage, 120 miles, in 12 hours. -Duriug
secretary, an unpaid magistrate, take his seat also, it the operation of depositing the cable on board, a joint or
being generally understood that he had so done at mark had to be made to denote the mileage distance. It is im-
the request of the government. This was an unusual cir- possible, owing to the necessity which exists for securing the
cumstance, as this gentleman rarely takes his seat on the most favourable state of tide and wind, to fix the precise
bench except at the request of the other magistrates in cases day for sinking the cable, nor is it yet decided, as it will
of emergency. Suspicion was immediately excited in the depend on the nature of the tide, from which side of the
public mind that government influence was busily at work, Channel the wire will be submerged—whether from the
as the sequel ultimately proved. Tho consequence of this French or English coast. The engineers in these respects
step was that uuusual interest was felt in the issue of the will be guided by the experience of the naval officers and
trial, as it was immediately seen that the case had alto- pilots. Cp to a late how last night the larger proportion
ether assumed another aspect, and the whole praceed• of the cable hail been safely shipped, and it is not improbable
tags were, therefore, watched by the public with that the Blazer may be afloat at tide flowing time to-day.
very unusual jealousy and mistrust. Another feature The weight per mile of the cable is about eight tons, and
in the case was that the police magistrate, who had only its breaking strain about ten. The ingenious machine by
been appointed a week or two before to that responsible which the cable has been manufactured is by Mr. J. Fen-
office, was the colonial secretary's clerk, and therefore im- wick, engineer, in the employ of Messrs. Weatherley, of
mediately under his influence. In the course of the raver Wapping, and the cable is considered to be of such uniform
Ligation an objection was started to Captain Campbell's so- strength and harmonious snake, so to speak, as to be able
lieitor who acted for his father on the ground that he was by means of all the chords of which it is composed, meting
tbe judge's clerk, but this objection was for a time over- simultaneously in the tensile strength to meet all ordinary
ruled, and he took an active part in conducting Captain contingencies of strain, vibration, or crush.
Campbell's defence. THE PRIZE REAPING NIACIIINE.—'Phi proprietor
Immediately after the committal of the captain, a short of M'Cormack's reaping machine has challenged the owners
earrative of the leisure of the Levenside, with the proceed- of all other machines to meet him at Martin Middlesbrough,
fags of Captains Vesey and Neil, appeared in our columns, near Stockton-upon-Tees, on the 25th of September, for
4111 which Captain Vesey immediately wrote to his Excel- trial of the comparative capabilities of the inventions. A/
Minn the governor, and complained that the article in the challenge has been accepted, a very great interest has
eacetion gave a one-sided account, and that it was not been excited, and an immense attendance of continental
Atogether true. Ou the receipt of this letter, the governor visitors, as well as of persons connected with the agricul-
sent for one of the government servants, and said that tural affairs of the country, nexpected, and provided for, is
Captain Vesey had accused him of being the author, which the surrounding neighbourhood.
was instantly avowed, and the truth of the article WEST INDIA DOCK.—A considerable portion of
defended. After the authorship had been avowed the pier at the eastern entrance of the West India Dock hes
sad fully admitted, the judge's clerk was also fallen in, completely barring the passage against the en-
'seat for, and closely questioned as to whether trance or exit of shipping ; the vessels are in consequence
be had not some connexion with the paper, which was taken into the East India Docks.
instantly and truly denied. Immediately after this, the o
's clerk was prevented from acting on behalf of (apt.
,11
11, which placed him in a very difficult and critical orANITARE CONDITION OF ST. ANDREW'S, HOLBORN,
AND ST. GM:alert THE MARTYU.-111 the Registrar-Gencral's
report of the health of London in the week ending the 6th
,as all these inquisitorial proceedings showed that • •
inst. which appeared in the Express of the 10th, it wee
the government was fully determined to crush Captain stated that in the house No. 53, Eagle-street, Red Liar
Qt gsbell if possible, and intimidate all government 9usre, three cases of death had occurred from fever and
servants. diarrhoea, besides two others sent to the hospital, and eat
Two of the magistrates, the colonial 'secretary, and his at the back of the house were twosslat, ader•houseis and
ebtrk acted together in everything, and only consented to go .
oenc_raall a large du.ng.heap, the drainage. of the yard isidew___,,,
en with Captain Campbell's information for piracy till after ia a state, causing a stench in the house beyond en-
-1 lee had been committed for trial, and then declined to take dunnoe. In consequence of this statement the attention of
! any further steps in the matter. the parochial authorities has been directed to the subject,
Soon after this it was rumoured shout that the sworn but they fiud that from the defective state of the law
depositions taken in the police court were actually in print, no measures can be taken to abate the nitiomme, amill
and about to be published in the government Gazette., by, consequently it must continue to spread disease and
or at least with the consent of, the colonial secretary and death in the locality. Mr. White, the medical officer of
his clerk, thus taking away from Captain Campbell the the parishes, states that, instead of the usual average of 16
only means he would have wLen on trial of testing the or 24 eases in a day, he now has 40, and in the last six weeks
memory and veracity of the prosecutor and his has attended 117 cases of English cholera and diarrhoea.
many witnesses. This unjustifiable act was, how- DECLINE OF PAUPERISM IN LONDON.—A rebus
ever, protested against, and his Honour, the judge
just issued shows that in the united parishes of St. George
of the Supreme Court, caused the publication of
the Martyr, and St. Andrew's, Holborn, the number of
these documents to be stopped, hut not until some copies out-door relief is 1182 ; at the same period
had got into circulation, although the prisoner and the clerk PauPen receiving
Past year it was 1,248; there are in-door poor 546. At the
of the peace alone have the right to demand copies of such
same period last year there were 588, and in 1849 there
documents.
C Campbell entered an action against Captains were 1,100, being a decrease of nearly one-half in two
aplan
Vamp end Neill for false imprisonment, when it soon be- Years_ •
alma berm that Captain T. B. Knipe, the colonial aide- THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN WESTMINSTER.—
gad coroner, had undertaken to defend them, Last evening Mr. Bedford held an inquest in the Weatmin.
thus y demonstrating that although any one in the star Hoepital, on John Knowles, a labourer, aged 49, and ,
least
in with government was not allowed to aid Patrick Kearney, a hod boy, aged 14, who were killed list
Captain Campbell, any of those who chose might join iu the Friday, as has been already described in this journal, by I
I attempt to crush him. the fading of a scaffold, in Sussex-street, Westminster.
From the general proceedings and tactics of the prose. From the evidence of Messrs. Gregg (contractor), lisle 11
and Hutchinson, who was passing when 1
eutors, it was men that they were aiming at a conviction (subcontractor),
apparently fur the purpose of reducing the damages laid the accident took place, and police.constable Andrew*, it
them in Captain Campbell's action • and to obtain als that the accident occurred through the decesKell!
anr other men placing heavy materials on the cornice above
arritmoktion they strained every nerve ; 'but they were
the scaffold, when the whole wall, from the scaffolding t•
sieleated. The charge of the judge to the grand jury was
eagerly expected and as anxiously listened to, for it was the parapet, gave way, carrying the scaffold and the Jr
felt by all parties that upon the chugs materially depended ceased parties along with it to the ground. Knowlea's
the finding of the bill o indictment. thigh, pelvis, riles, and spine were fractured. Kearney's
The judge's charge plain, clear, sad to the point
shall was also fractured. Death in both cases ensued a few
was
hours after the accident. Verdict, " Accidental death," 1
He explained how the law generally bore upon the case, by a censure upon the men who placed the
and instructed them to consider the intentions of Captain accompanied
e. h ail blocks upon the cornice.
Campbell when he threatened to use his pistol against
Capt. Vesey. The jury then retired to examine the wit- DEATH FROM FURIOUS DRIVINO.—LiISt evening,
and protracted investigation they Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy. coroner, resumed an inquiry
messes, and after • longat the Crown Tavern, Blackfriars-road, respecting the death
returned to the Supreme Court, and it was found that they ,
; of Jane Susannah Eagle, aged two years, who tins run
had ignored the bill of indictment, which appeared to give
over and killed on Thursday week. The deceased was
great satisfaction to every one not connected with the milita
te..
playing with a doe in the carriage way of Wellinaton-strect,
The indictment actually contained no less than seven coun,
so that the government gave the prosecutors every chance when a chaise car:, containing two men, came along at a
of securing sooo‘iction, and thus made their failure mon raid and before the deceased could get out of the
signally marked. roads s knocked down and received such serious lapi-
n. rash ~f the civil action appeared to excite in much ries that she expired in a few minutes afterwards. Ihe
intense as ih;'‘..li.. oy the vet:rdjure in the criminal nu, drivers were called to by the foot passengers but kept on
and got clear away. Mr. Allingham, the summoning
The si Campbell, laid Ls damages at 2,0001.
officer, stated that he had made every inquiry that was INA-
It in•s kW • I jury obtained after a deal of
sable, but had been unable to get the slightest information
c sal engin* between the amateur advo-
respecting the parties who drove over the deceased. A
cab:ll:ZS...ideals% the respective cases, for as the opinions of
the jury in the hag; run are generally known in a small great number of witnesses were examined, when the jury,
and belated commelnity, lite that of St. Helena, this is a after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Dian-
matter of the greatest importance, as indeed it is in all slighter against some person unknown."
CAN:S, but here it is perhaps the meat critical part of the . THE SALMON FISHINGS FOR THE PAST SEASON.—
business. . The salmon fishings north of the Tweed closed on Satur-
Captain Campbell's solicitor, Mr. Fowler, being in feeble day last. The season, generally speaking, has been of a
health, applied to the court to be allowed the assistance a a mingled character, and complaints are, as usual, pretty
friend, to examine the witnesses and finally address the jury, general. We understand the Ness has been extremely un-
which was immediately granted. But no sooner had the productive. The Spey has been better than last year ; so,
pasty named by Mr. Fowler taken his seat and commenced we are glad to say, has the Devcron. In both rivers there
operations, than a letter was sent by the defendants to the have been more grilse than in 18.50, giving promise of 1852
governor, who immediately sent for him, he bciug a go- proving a goal season for salmon. I rota the Dee and Don
vernment officer, and threatened him with immediate die- i the returns are low, and the same report may be given of
missal if he presumed to plead in the case. Thus was ' the Tay. Almost everywhere the coastside hshings have
Captain Campbell thwarted and deprived of the only one ; shown a falling off. Although in general the various
who knew all the bearings of the case. In this critical ; tacksmen have not had an over-abundant supply of fish,
emergency, however, Captain H. A. White, of , yet any deficiency on th it score has been pretty well com-
ae Warm Gibson, then in the bay, volunteered penults& by the good prices obtained, the rates in London
nduct the trial, although he had not seen a Jo been high nearly the whole summer.—Bantskine
similscleo document connected. with the matter, and was utterly I urnal.