Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-14
NEW YORK. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER IA, 1881


We know whether there be any legal ratio placed for
carrying passengers boats but this preparation
Is at least treble what would be allowed by law board
SHIP though there is not engine there to occupy
one thrd OF tho spaee.-The OILY assign
Tor conduct such this that avarce had blinded
all parties concerned, that Indians not con
sidered passengers but were slowed away Cargo or
thought oil only as ballast tor the boat"
This dreadful loss of life has scarcely been com
mented upon by the city papers They consider the lost
mere Indians, we suppose as the True American says.
But sucn conduct would no, be inexcusable if
exercised 10 dog. much more to human creature.
Nor is this all that gripping, avarcious system Of az
grandsement which trsts for spos does stop it. 1t
has not heretofore and it will hereafter If official
returns could be made of all the lives lost year.
from wanon careessness, through this internal system
the eyes of the public would be opened and such specu
lations decred
HENRY A. BLANKMAN AND THE 81 soUEHANNAH.-
The philadelphans have got themselves into snar in
their mad--ourageously mad and ridiculous conduct
respecting the Susquehannah.
The false imprisonment and the dignites TO which
they have unwarrantably subjected Mr. Blankman, has
created rod in pickle for their unfortunate obes that
will It IS to be hoped, in future them exercise
the small amount Of brain with which appears, they
are gifted, and think little before they They have
made themselves pre- eminently ridiculous they
are laughed at They have acted unjustifably, and
they viii be puMished.
Mr.. Bankmans address to the public is OF tie
able clear and convincing articles have read for
long time. Il makes the authorities Of Philadelphia
the approved Of modern Dog5erries, and
Mayor an but we will anticipate.
Blankman commences his narrative with an account
of his emigration this country from England nineteen
years ago, with his family-he the difficulties that
he encountered and his final settlement in Philadelphia
six years since.
In July last he became acquainted with Mitchell
who told him that he had bullion buried on the sea
shore Key West the result of pricateerng under
the Mexican flag in the Spanish struggles. This
ment Mitchell bore plausiby that he BLANK
mani believed it, and partly by his sons effects and part
y by loans, enabled to fit sloop proceed in
search of it. He cleared his vessel the house,
and told by the cleik that his papers perfect
y correct regular and sufficient Here all fair and
above board. He made sail. but discovered the
real character of Mitchell and his associates. lie
solved land them the point and get rid of
them His intentions hurried BY the state Of the
weather and the vessel He put into Norfolk. Mitch
ell and the finding that he was about TO get rid Of
them, attempted rob him by carrying off lis stores
He put them in prison. His vessel was condemned.
He exchanged il for another, the Alfred a schooner OF
81 and sailed from Norfolk for Philadelphia, with
a load Of freight, and with his son. lad IL
years Of age worked the vessel via the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal On the Goth October, off fort Miiiiin
the river Delaware, party OF armed men, IL in
ber boarded this bloody pirates soop among whom
Major Barker Collector Of the port They seized his
trunks all his papers tansacked the schooner in every
part tore down the ceilings aud all places of conceal
mcnt, and hurried him 10 the Mayor John Swift, Esq
Upon seeing him. the Mayor said.
am astonished that a Of your age should make
yourself guilty Of such crime"
This, Blankman declares, the speech OF the
Mayor-of the chief nagstrate-who bound, in his
magisterial capacity, to consider every innocent
until found guilty who chinced be brought before
him. Blankman replied that he too old to become
prae-that he had raised respectable family. and
had much regard for them to do The result is well
known-hs imprisonment, and his exsmin atoms, as he
says, after every suspicion of his alleged crime had
vanished and after ii publicly known that the Sas-
| quehanna not captured at all"
IL rather much, that the yhan,sms Of the brains
Of these Philadelphia pilots, editors and magistrates
should thus subject citizens such IMPLIED and un
necessary rigor Their zeal a little checking
trust il will get il. Their wisdom liule-no.
| little observation-disclosures grant il them. They
| now too Srift in their fsncies and their foles
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