New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-22
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the coast Of Africa, by some natives, who robbed
the vessel and murdered all on board. In the
Providence Journal OF Monday we find a letter
from Captain Sims, of the bark Rhoderick Dhu,
nov the African coast, stating that he had
captured one of the murderers. We extract as
fellows:
On my way down the coast from Cape Mesu-
| RADIO, heard of the massacre at Halt Bereby,
and could not pass by the place withost making
an attempt to take one or more of the principal
men engaged in the affair. The same evening
anchored abreast of Bereby." The next morn
ing, canoe came off with four persons aboard.
one of them the head tradesman. he hesltated
some time before he came on board: but one OF the
Kroomen told him to fear nothing that came
there to buy sails and rope that came out OF the
American brig He then came on board, said he
himself had the big lib, plenty of rope, ivory cam
wood, &C., that came from her, and would sell 1t
to me if would send my boat shore. told
him to pass aft to the steward, and while doing so,
seized him BY the arms and had him put irons
Immediately; the others, being boys, llet go.
subsequently, delivered him to the captain OF
the fert at Cape Coast, he having sent an officer
on board to take charge Of him. Gov. Maclean
being absent the next day the senior member OF
the Council objected to the mans remaining in the
fort, and said must take him on board again. |
Sold him that only wished to leave him there till
an American man-of-war should take him away,
and | would pay oil expenses At this ne laughed,
| and asked when that time would come sad that
he had been near fifteen years resident and had
never seen an American msn-ot-war at that place
Many other gentlemen said the same The ma
tves on the coast in the vicinity OF Half bereby,
and down the Gold Coast, say that the Americans
| b,v of-., hat Oth
| them.
| On the arrival of Gov. Maclean he agreed to
| keep the prisoner until a United States vessel
should take him. or should send an order for the
| further disposition of him. My object in taking
| the man was, that Of the villains, if no more,
might be punished, and if man,ofwar should call
| there, they could not catch ore OF them. They
must be caught by trading-vessels. The place l.
| thicklv wooded and it would be of little use to
land other than to burn the town, and that would
be no great affair The natives up and down the
| coast want good cRastising. 1t is but very
| short time since they attempted TO take Dutch
vessel. They say that taking vessels is good
| trade. 1t is great fault with merchants In the
United States sending their vessels out not halt
armed; even the vessel l am n is not armed as
she should be, although better than most Amer-
can vessels on the coast.
DISASTERS AT SEA-The ship Queen Victoria
Capt. Thompson, arrived our port yesterday, IN
the short passage of nine days from New-York.
We learn that on the 30tl November and while
in the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras, the Queen
Victoria experienced very heavy weather, and was
obliged TO lay to twelve hours On the 4th Decem-
Der, passed the ship Charles, of Bath, Me-, ashore
on the Brothers Rocks, near the lsaacs. The
French ship Louis XIV along side, receiving
on board the crew of the Charles. The next day
Capt. I. saw the ship North America on Florida
Reef, near Sombrery Key, and on the same day
was informed by the Captain OF fishing smack
off Key West, that the ship Prussian, Of New
York had been on the Reef, but was then at that
port repairing.
Every one remembers the excitement in this city
in the summer of 184l, which grew out OF the
supposed piracy and marder OF the crew and pas
sensers of the ship Chnrlesevery one aiso doubt
less remembers that he passengers and crew Of
the Charles neither practically murdered nor
drowned in the deep but that they were taken ot
the sinking vessel by The French ship Louis XIV
1t is a singular coincidence that on the 4th inst
the crew and passengers of the same ship Charles,
when again ina sinking condition, were again taken
off by the same Louis XIV. This thing of two
vessels meeting each other at sea, and under like
circumstances, may certainly lie set down as SIN
guar coincidence IN u lcayuhe'
Nautical IMPRovEMENr.-The ship Alabama
Cant. Bunker, arrived ut our port yesterday In
eleven DAYS from New-York. Since Capt. Bun
ker's last voyage, he has skipped to his vessel
new and ingenious steering apparatus which oc-
cupies an exceeding small compass, is operated
upon by touch, and works, we are told, admirably
II i, tho invention of a Mr.. Cochrane, who came
q passenger on board N y. bee' Dec. D
% An English yacht owned and commanded
BY Capt. Hewster an English gentleman OF rank
ard fortune, arrived at New-Orleans on the oth
inst, Captain Hewster left England some two
months previous, and tosched at Jamaica TO visit
his brother, the present Governor of the Island
His vessel i. pierced for eight guns, and will visit
the Texan Republic before her return TO kngland.
Captain H. is accompanied by MS family
F1Rg.-About halfpast two this morning, fire
broke out in the frame dwelling OF Joseph De Poe
On the corner OF Jones and Dean streets, which was
speedily burned to the ground. Most OF the urn
ture saved. Loss probably $500 or $500.
Rochester Adv 18th.
AcclpENT-We regret learn that Mr.. John
3. Scott. a member of The Senate of this State
ON Saturday evening, when entering his cellar, tell
down the steps and severely injured his head
Eve. Post.
o.. The Boston Post says that the Millerites
intend erecting somewhere near the centre of that
city, large and cheap building, in which TIC mold
their meetings until the destruction Of the world
1t is 10 be large enough to contain four or i've
thousand persons, and its cost is estimated at
$4,000.
A Hunt FOR HAppiNEss.-Iti, related OF az
Eastern Caliph, that being sorely afflicted with