Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-08


Murder at Sea-The brig Juniper, Capt. Cros-
by. sailed from Boston for Surinam on the 9TH
ultimo When in lat. 80, long. 43, on the l4th
the Captain was stabbed twice with dirk,
whilst asleep below in his berth by his cook
Spanish negro. At the second blow, the dirk
broke; Capt c. sprang from his berth. and gain
ed the deck. AS he passed out the companion
way, the second mate ran to his assistance,
caught him in his arms, and asked him what
was the matter? Capt. Crosby answered, u
don't know" and Immediately expired.
In the mean time the cook took bayonet from
a musket in the cabin, and stabbed Mr. Eldred,
the first officer in eighteen places. Mr.. E. threw
himself from his berth grappled with the assas-
sin, and succeeded in reaching the deck; when
the second mate and the man at the wheel Sc
cured the negro. Mr.. Eldred is confined to his
hammock, but will probably recover:
On the day that these events happened, the
Juniper spoke the brig Agile, Capt Parsons,
who put his second officer on board to assist
in navigating the vessel, and on Tuesday she
returned home with the cook in irons.
Painful Accideat-A letter from friend in
New Haven, mentions a dreadful accident
which happened last evening, between that city
and Guilford. "A gentleman and lady-Mr and
Mrs. Noses of South Carolina-were in a
horse took fright and ran off at the top Of his
speed The vehicle was overturned with such
violence that MIR. Moses was instantaneously
killed Mrs. NJ. had an arm broken and was
otherwise severely injured. The accident took
place in Banford, on the road to Guilford Point.
Ibid
From, Trinidnd.-By the arrival ofthe Joshua
Brentwood, the Port of Spain Gazette of the 9Th
of August has been received, which represents
inf that, nj
from which we infer that similar disturbances
had occurred as in st. Kits, although the pre-
vious papers, containing the details OF them
have not been received There are, says the
Editor, here and there estates, whose gangs are
still absent, and others, which, although on the
property, refuse to work, but these, he adds, are
solitary instances, and not sufficiently numer-
Gus to give any uneasiness.
tits inferrabe from a controversy that occur
red between some Of the inhabitants and Col
Hardy, the military commandant in which they
blame him for not calling out a sufficient mill
tary force to protect the town, that very serious
riots took place on the night of the first OF Au-
gust in which the safety the town was endan-
gered by the insurrectionary movements of the
negroes.-Ibid.
EARTHQUAKE in Terra Firma.--The Port OF
Spain Gazette of the Sth ultimo states that let
tiers had been received from Colombia, stating
that the town of Santa Martha, (province of
Terra Firma,) had been totally sunk by an
earthquake Ibid.
Mr. Se,cart, the laundering Piper.-We no.
ticed in one Of our papers Of April last, that this
benevolent being intended to visit the upper
parts of the States of Pennsylvania and New
York; spend part of the summer in the Cana
das, and then proceed to New Orleans by the
Ohio &c. He has, although laboring under
most severe and protracted attack of the pleu-
for Loft n
PENNSYLVANIA, New York, and the Canadas. but
we regret to say he is again returned to this CT
ty in rather a precariouS state of health. Seve-
raj gentlemen of the first responsibility here
have offered him an asylum either in their town
or country houses, until he shall be again con
vaescent. This is just as it should be, and we
are glad oft. Mr., Stewart likewise informs us
that he has been attended by some of the first
medical men in Baltimore, Lancaster, Philadel-
pbia, and New York, all of whom refused to &C
cept of the least remuneration for their services.
We understand he intends to proceed in few
DAYS to Boston, having been advised by his me-
dical attendants to try the mild air of New
England autumn Ibid.
The Philddelphia Post Ofice.-Wc are pleas
ed to learn that Col. Page arrived in town last
evening, and will with all possible speed lay be-
fore the public, statement of the facts in rela-
ton to documents about which so much clamor
has been aised.-Pennsylranidn
The Washington Globe, a few days since,
published abstracts of treaties of amity and
commerce, concluded between the United States
and the King of Siam, and the Sultan of Mus
cat. The treaties were sanctioned at the late
session of the Senate but will not be officially
promulgated for some time. These foreign
powers govern extensive and populous regions
in Africa and Asia, separated from each other
by great distances The treaties were conclud-
ed during the late cruise of the Peacock. Ac-
companying the abstracts are reports describ-
ing the countries and their productions, and
explaining their local and commercial regula-