Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-13

ny the Express Mail.
Dates fon Mobile 10 the 9Th of July, are before us.
The Mobilians sre Engaged in preparing for their
late relief lava law that violates the Constitution,
morals and even common honesty.
MicanoPy has not yet fallen beneath the knives Of
his rivals.
KY WEST, July lon the morning of the 18th ult.,
Capt }. Whalon, with crew offour men, left the light
ship for the purpose ofprocurng wood on Key Largo
assistance ofa6out SIX miles, at which place he had cul
tivaed garden for some years past The Indians,
six in number seeing them unarmed, secleted them.
selves behnd some bushes and barrels OH the shore
and waited deliberately until they landed, al which
tirae they fired, and killed Captain Whalton. The
man next him gave the alarm, and the four men ran
for the boat, three of whom succeeded in getting on
board the other man was shot down in the water
Two of the men in the boat were slightly wounded,
and had not the Indians pursued them so far in the
water 10 wet their rifles there is no doubt they
would have accomplished their object ofmurderng the
whole party.
The circumstance of this inhuman murder is pecu-
liarly distressing. Capt Whalton was the keeper OF
the light ship, in which capacity he has gwen satsfac-
tlon not only to the government but to the CONNER
cial world. He has been inhumanely murdered, and
left dscensolate widow and large family to lament
his loss, at time, too, when we had every reason to
believe hosuites had ceased with this inhumane
race
We are now situated without troops-not even
vessel OF to protect Us, and should those
wretches know of our situation, they would, in all
probability, make an attack on US here. They were
not satisfied with numbering butcherng, scaping and
stripping them of their Clothes but they cut OFT the fin
gers of Capt. Whalton for his rings.
The captains and crews of several OF the wrecking
vessels on hearing Of this melancholy event. proceed
ed in search Of the bodies which they found before
described. They were removed to Maiacomba Key,
and there inferred.
Mrs. Whalon and family arrived here on the 2Sth
uIf in fha Mail hos ANT Su Wat.
lington has been sent up temporary keeper of the
light ship, by the collector of this port.-Correspon
aence Qfhe Charleston Courier.
PROBABLY HoAx.-The annexed piece of news
placed ON the bulletins of Wall street yesterday az
ternoon. 1t is most likely hoax. Neither time,
circumstances nor statements at all correspond.
ONs DAY LATER FROM LoNpoN.-The Wilmot ar
rived at ST. Johns, N. B., in remarkable short pas
sage of % days. She sailed from Londonderry on
number of failures Of American houses had taken
place in London, and it was expected that more
would follow, as the Bank of England had refused all
further aid to American houses. The excitement was
represented as beng very great.
The RUMoRED MuRDER.-A rolling stone say. the
prOverb gathers moss; whereas travelling story
at each stage fits Journey comes laden with fresh
incidents and additions Yesterday and the day
before story went the rounds Of the papers, that
young woman had been poisoned uptown. There
death in reality, and up town too, but il was
not young woman-not good big gir-not even a
female nfant-but little child. boy, who died after
having dose Of medicine admins tered TO il by one
David Dodd, who hangs ont his sign near to where
the infants parents resided. BY the time the story
travelled to the Upper Police, the boy had become
converted into a female nfant-ere it reached the
oafers the steps of the Bowery theatre the female
infant became an interesting young girl-and when
the story arrived at the Police Office the interesting
young girl was metamorphised into fine young wo-
man! In this shape 1t met the ears of the reporters
and got into the public prints. The Coroner held an
inquest the body Of the child yesterday, who was
named William Waterbury-when the evidence OF
DR.. Webster being given the jury found that the child
died in couvulsion fits.
The scene of this rumorcd tragedy has been care.
fully concealed.
second inquest held on the body Of Adam
Carey, who fell from sloop Friday last, at tn,
foot of Canal street, and who died yesterday at tn,
hospital Verdict accidental death.
TAR INTO LONG IsLANp.-Take a wagon and I
couple of horses-lay in a stock Of old clothes-get
friend with you-and start soon as you may fol
Long Island Travel about in every direction some
times on the south side, sometimes on the north side
visit the farm houses-live as do the farmers-talL
with the country girls, fish, shoot, fowl and loung,
away the days and nights for week. This is wha
we call going into the country.
The BosToN RIoTERs.-The trial Of these mer
commenced yesterday. The first person placed a
the bar was John Whaley, an Inshman. He wa:
found guilty. The trial Of eleven others Of his coun
trymen to follow the same day, and that Of tn,
Americans Immediately after
IT johnson, did you see the extract from Cal
houn's letter in the Morning Herald 2" said gentle
man to his friend yesterday morning. mo" "Wel
you ought TO get at II is by far the most sen
sblc and patriotic thing have SEEN"
It's, and if all men would act as Mr.. Calhoun adj
rises, the country would soon get upon the righ
path.
Er DANIEL WEBSTER will be here in week :
Let us get up dinner to hm-and have anothe,
speech.
Van is going TO fit up the East Room in maqnf
cent style. That's right Royalty is nothing without
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