Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-02

most enlightened nations in Europe, IN 1851
permitted the downfall of Poland, struggling
with the most heroic efforts for LIBERTY.
The JEWELS belonging to the Princess OF
Orange, in value nearly half million OF dollars
stolen about two wears since, and advertised
throughout the world, have at length been reco-
| vered ia New York. They were taken in the
first place, in mysterious manner, out oil the
Princess dressing room, in her palace at brSs-
sells, and were re-aken at house in Pearl street
New York, under the following circumstances,
as given in the hmerican:-
| The Collector, Mr.. Swartwout, having reason
| to believe that struggled jewels were concealed
in the house in question, applied to Mr.. Jushce
Hopson to accompany him there with search
warrant They went in the AFTERNOON, and
were compelled to break into the house. lhe
Struggled Jewels were found there-and were
this morning taken for safe keeping to the Mechan-
ics' Bank. The man who was their ostensible own
| er, made his escape An examination OF the
! circumstances is nov in progress. 4 cOnsidera-
| Bile reward was, if we remember rightly, Of
fered bv the Dutch minister here for tie recovery
| of these Jewels.
Since the above, we learn from the Marshal OF
the u. S. that the ChevaIier HUYGENs. the Ne
| therlands Ambassador, has identified the jewels
found as part of those of the Princess OF Orange:
| those found amount in value probably to 100000
dollars. Some of the separate stones are valued
at several thousand dollars EACH The person I'D
whose possession they were is an Italian named
Carrara who has made his escape. A curious
question will arise as to the disposition of these
| Jewels, as they we're struggled into the United
States, and thus are forfeited by the revenue
laws. On the other hand, as stolen property,
they will, OF course. be claimed on the part OF
their owners. The advertisement of the Dutch
Minister Offering reward tor these Jewels, Is
dated in December, 1929.
Tie New York Gazette, speaking of the rob-
berry. says:
The value Of the jewelry recovered is said to
| he at least one hundred thousand dollars. Among
them is sapphire weighing sixty-one carats,
which is as we learn, the largest sapphire IN Eu-
rope.
| Thus has the most extensive robbery on record
been discovered, after such lapse OF time, when
! the occurrence had been almost forgotten by all
except those who were more Immediately inter-
ested.
We learn that the individual in whose posses
sion this property was found. arrived here on the
2lst of June, in the packet ship Francois |. from
Hayre. He came on board the ship under the
name of Palarrio, but after his arrival he assumed
the name of Carrera. On examining his purses
yesterday, it was discovered that he had between
four and five thousand dollars about him in bank
notes of various denominations. but none less
| than fifty dollars. 1t is understood that he was
seen Yesterday morning at Brooklyn in the act
| of hiring small boat From this it would appear
that he intends to attempt an escape by getting
on board some outward bound vessel. 1t is to
be hoped that he will not succeed. He Is de-
scribed to US as being short man, rather stout,
swarthy complexion, with large black whiskers,
face broad and fat. He had on when he made
his escape from the house, blue round jacket,
gray trousers. straw hat with black ribbon.
We lately gave our readers statement of the
| trial Of the Garcia case in New York, which dis
closed the conversion Of specie into old types and
shot. This has reminded correspondent of the
Boston Transcript of similar change which &C.
CURED in the case of shipment from ST. Ande-
no, in old Spain, to England, twenty five years
since. A part of the cargo of the ship Baltic,
which carried Mr.. Bowdoin as Ambassador, was
to be RENTED in specie by the neutral vessels,
generally Prussan, of high charactcr,) which
then carried wool. One shipment of $4,000 turn
ed out to be old iron and sand. The fraud could
never be accounted for.
The Providence Journal recounts the following
mysterious case, which was brought to mind by
perusal of this trial:
A case almost as unaccountable the above,
took place few years since on board the steam
boat Fulton. A broker of this town was entrust-
ed with vaise, containing two bags of gold fora
house in Boston. While the boat was at the
wharf, Just about to put off, he imagined that one
of the bags had been stolen. The valise lay on
the table in the gentemen's cabin, and the broker
to ascertain the fact, stepped on deck Qeaving in
the cabin ten Or fifteen gentlemen of the first re-
spectabity) to sec the person from whom he had
received the gold. He was not gone more than
minute, but on his return, to his utter astonish-
ment. he discovered that the valise, gold and all
had disappeared. The boat and passengers were
thoroughly searched, but the money could no
where be found, and has not to this day.
These cases are equally mysterious, and great