The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-12-09
! Texian schr.&san Antonio, Lieut.. A. /

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Moore. commanding. The cause OF
this seizure is as follows: about the 25th
of Oct. last, white Commodore Moore
was lying ut a little island called Lobez, Q
severe norther came on, by which Mexi-
can brig was driven ashore and wrecked.
The Cnmmodore sent his boats promptly
to their assistance, and saved the crew and
passengers rs in number, and part Of the
vessels cargo. Some conception may be
formed as to the violence of the gale,
when il is stated that all the anchors of the
Commodore's ship were barely sufficient
to keep her from dragging. and also that
it took The first boat that he sent TO the re-
lief of the brig. we'll manned as she was,
fir IN 9 IN The morning until s in The even.
ing to reach the wreck. The Commodore
sailed for Tampico Immediately and Ian
dcd the passengers and. crew in safety.
Next day, however, being short Of water,
he sent one of his boats ashore for the
purpose of getting supply. Whenthe
boat had got within reach of the guns Of
the fort at Tampico, it was fired upon
three several times, the last shot striking
few yards short Of the boat and then
glancing directly over it. =.
The Comoiore, very properly, we
t!,ink. conceived this TO be an act of in
dignity and aggression on the part of Mexi.
CO, which called tor retaliation'-He i'm
mediatel v issued orders to the squadron
to make seizures of Mexican property
wherever it could be found upon the high
seas. The cargo of the wrecked vessel;
which he hal intended to have landed
that day, consisting of -four and coffee, he
retained as law w(ui spoil. II may be men,
toned here. also, that Mr.. Treat, our
agent at Mexico, has abandoned all hope
of treating with that government, and re-
turned to Vera Cruz, on his way home.
A few days after this, the San Antonio
parted company with The sloop Of war and
wenton cruize.- On the I'd instant in the
afternoon, she came in sight of the above
mentioned prize. She set a flag of the
United States as signal, which the Anna
Maria answered by running up Mexican
colors. The San Antonio then lowered
the United States color, and fired a gun
to bring the Anna Maria to, at the same
time running up a Texian flag. The
schooner Immediately lowered her colors,
made all sail and bore away.--The San
Antonio gave her another gun, shotted,
across her stern, when she hove to. and
waited for the man of wnr. The San An
tonic came along side, and ordered the
captain to come on board with his papers.
On finding from the vessels manifest and
register that she was Mexican property,
he declared her prize, and sent her into
port, under prize master Fuller, as above.
Yesterday evening the cause was
brought before the Couat Of Admiralty,
Hon. A. b. Shelby presiding, and all the
necessary testimony taken, but We under.
stand the judge has determined to hold
the matter under advisement until after
his return from the Circuit, which will not
be until FEBRUARY or March next, when
the final decree viii be given. In the
meantim" i, is understood that be will is
sue a commission this morning, to have
the vesse, and cargo apprised and sold as
perishable property, the schooner being
at present in leaky conditio. Her car
go consists Of I24 bags Of coffee, 297
bags of. -four, 81 boxes dry goods, and
2 brls. spirits of lurpent,ne. There is
no question wo think, that she is law
ful prize.
N. Ut is the opinion of Prize Mas
ter Fuil-r and Midshipman Slaughter,
whu came up with the prize, that the re-
port of the steam ship Zavalla's having
met with an accident on the ba.ta Tabas.
CO, is without foundation, and that the
Mexican steam ship Argyle, which resem-
bles the Zavalla some what in size and
appearance, is probably the one that has
sustained the injury. if any vessal has, in
that vicinity.
General Hamilton, in his letters TO the
government held out the hope of ultimate
ly securing a loan an favorable terms.
President Lamar had been seriously i'll
for some time before The opening of Con
gress.
PRor1T OF MANURE.-We understand
that a respectable planter Of an adjoining