Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-07
rzz nD2AhD-NDW YOhA'
rrw- o-r Iv,-s,w E1sDs q yeserssvA

r.ox a,.,~-GrsxRAL BAHKIsG Law PASSED.
in the afternoon Session Of the Assembly on Wednes
Aay the General Banking Law was ordered 70 'n'ro
reading Several features Of the Bill were again altered
sAe principal OF which the retention OF The combined
mortgage and stock principle and the limitation OF the
.sptsl Of associations amount below 100000 In
his shane the Bill was ordered be engrossed for
,hra reading sby vote Of 70 % On Thursday the
BI was read third time, passed and sent up to the
Senate The were, for the Bill &C. against it, 90
IsrANous OUTRAGE ON THE AMERICAN FLAG
The New Orleans express slips contain the details OF
most and snprovoked outrage upon our flag by
Mexican squadron, the American steamboat Cot1"
5ia its passage from Galveston Veasco in Texas
This hg handed Of violence is calculated to PreciP
tate between this country and Mexico 10 nos
nile result-a contingency which every one had hoped
might be avoided, Notwithstanding previous injuries 'ho
still call for redress and the enormous amount OF spoa
lions yet unatoned for The Mexicans have no excuse
in this instance the Columbia was neutral and no
blockade Of the Texian ports coast had been pro-
claimed. Something must be done Immediately, or our
upsuspecting commercial marine will suffer woiuly
from these corsars The following statement is signed
by 80 passengers of the Columbia
ON RoARD THE STEAM SHIP COLUMBIA, D
Near New Orleans March 20, 1851
Ie.vrc Galveston on the morning Of the gath inst.
for Velasco, afterwards discovered TWO Mexi
can vessels Of brig under press OF canvass
making for us-the other large ship lying at anchor.
The latter soon got under weigh and joined the chase,
but after following for three hosrs they both gave up
Landing passengers Velasco and taking on board
several others we stood course for New Or
leans and when about miles from veasco again
discovered the vessels that gave chase IN The
morning. The brig shot across our starboari bow, ef
fectualy 70 intercept flight, if attempted. We kept
the national coors flying from the moment we raised
our anchor in the morningalso The private signal OF
the Columbia the main. On dividing IN order 10 pre-
vent flight, little more than musket shot dis
lance the brig hoised the Mexican color and fired gun
loaded with grape and ball. winch passed within short
distance Of shortly after another gun with grape and
canister which passed close under bow the ship at
the same time hosting her colors, being very short
distance from US. fred ball which fell star
board side, the brig again fired at US with grape and
canister, evidently aiming coors one OF the
shrouds connecting them with the through
and the flag the same time perforated by the ball.
Although were lying perfectly STILL the engine
being stopped, and within forty fifty yards Of the
brig, these Of violence manifested. Captain
Wright feeling Justly indignant such gross outrage
his country's flag. demanded what they wanted of
him. and why they continued to fire upon him. when he
entirely their mercy. They replied, /" we want
your papers," Captain w. rejoncd " Come and get
them and Cd d-n you, if you fire another shot at
with buck and slug fred at him. he stood alone
by the wheel house the forward deck. AT that in
the engineer let the partially escape which
from its strange and extraordinary noise these brave
Mexcans caused and ALL with a solitary exception to
fall upon their face experimenting, Supposed that
Captain W. intended put in execution the threat he
uttered few moments previously.