New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-02
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the mates locker; the captains trunk was found
cut open, and was completely pagcd. On ex-
animation, the vessel proved to be the schooner
Lannia, OF Alexandria, Dearborn MASTER with
cargo Of -four. kiIn-dried meal, black-eycd peas,
yellow corn and rcd oak stavcs. The crew list
found in the Captains trunk was as follows:
Charles H. Dearborn, MASTER Walter A. Nj
coll mate; John jcnston cook; David Babe,
VIM. Webster and Geo Mathews, seamen.
Nicoll is from Northumberland county, Va,
Johnston has no residence opposite his name;
Babe is from Cape Nav, Nj, and Webster and
Mathews from Baltimore. The Captain and
Mate, with Babe and Webster, could wrte-thS
others made their marks in signing the articles,
which fact may prove to be Of some Importance
By an examination OF the schooncr's papers, 1t
appeared that she sailed from Alexandria, July
! lst, for Antigua and a market in the West In
dies She is owned by George }. Thomas and
others in Alexandria.
The last regular entry on the log-book, appar
entity in the mates hand writings is on tic 10Th oi
July, lat. %, course 5.
In small book found in the cabin the follow
ing entry is made:
FRIDAY night li,h july ls43-About 10 o'clock it
the mates watch deck along with when the Captain
deck and told keep the vessel to the wind aud
done sos then the aft on the seat close to the tan
rai asleep, and the captain went up ana SHOOK h' anu
said you damned fellow TO be officer o! vessel aud
struck him and they snot.r the mate got the Cap
tain down his back the atral and main sheet block
under the gave Jerk and pitched them overheard SO
put 1T, helm down, but it Of use; for by the time
the vessel round they to De There was
no one on deck but self aid could do good for them
ran and called the but by the n' they rot
up the vessel going aors the wind and we could not
hear them.
18th Kept the vessel her course.
10th. do.
l7th. do.
18th. Saw vessel stood towards her to ind wba,
to stand for the nearest port Told old, US due Ws' for Bsfm
l9.h. do.
In the back part of the log was found the fol-
lowing dscrepant statement
18Th July, 1913. MEMORANDUM
On the night of Friday the I9h, about II o'clock and
the mate watch together when the Captain
deck and struck the for being asleep watch aud; the
mate struck him back again when they tossed each other
about the mate lying his back aud rolling (No sigma
ture
In the same small book referred above found,
another leaf the following mcmoandnms
llh July 1913 Captain and mate got drowned lighting
18th kept vessel her course
/ 10th do.
l7th spoke ship told us to keep our ship for Brr
mula done so for twenty-four hours
18th though. better keep her North w est and get
to port of America a home.
1911, kept her y. :. W.
The boat of the vessel, which from the tackle
used iii hosting was evidently a long boat, was
gone. The gangway rail was taken away to
make room for the boat, In hosting her over
the side.
The chests Of the scamen were gone from the
forccastlc. The captains trunk was stove open
as we mentioned above and completely ransacked
of every thing Of the slightest value. His letters
were all left.
We have no time to speculate upon this mys.
terous affair, but it is the prevailing opinion
that piracy has been committed, and the cap
tain and mate thrown overheard. There is foul
play somewhere, and time will develope the mys-
terry
The fairhauen arrived here last evening with
the schooner in tow. She is now in possession Of
Mr.. Gordon, the Z. 5. Marshal.
+he name Lannia is no doubt the fault of the compos
itor, which presume written Larnia On reference
files, find that me sclr. Sarah Laria, Captain
Dearbom cleared at Alexandra the lst instant for the
West Indies Com. ADV.
THE MURDERERs OF CHAvIs.-Wc have re-
ccived the following, which we publish to farther
the ends of Justice. Let the rogues be caught
Gallatin and Christopher Searcy, two of the in
dividuals engaged in the robbery and murder of
Chavis, the Santa FG trader, fled from the north
crn part of Washington county, kyu on the even
ing of the 18th ut. They had small four
wheeled vehicle, with family in it, and are sup
posed to be making their way through Spring
field. Ky, to Christian county, and on to Texas.
This they SAID was their intention but it likely
they trying TO get in some hidden part of the
State III the mountain regions They are taking
this family with them to eyade suspicion. They
have cousin III Christian county, by the name
of Isaac Searcy, and may possibly stop with him
a few days. if they are aiming for Texas. They
use such names suit them. They are well
prepared to defend themselves, and both stout
one OF them over SIX feet high and heavy made.
The moving family is named HILL
DAMAGE EY LlGurslNG.-During the thunder
shower yesterday forenoon the lightning struck
the tore-top- gallant-mast Of the brig Woodstock,
Capt. Tucker, lying on the opposite side of the
River. The top-gallant-mast was split in three
pieces-the blocks on the op.sa- yard were also
all split and both clews of the top-Sa were set on
fire. The ram, however, which was falling in
torrents at the time, soon extinguished the fire I
without much damage. The lightning descended
down the topsail tie to the topsail sheets, which |
were Of iron, and thence to the deck of the vessel
following the chain cable which was living across
the deck, and passing off at the side. The links
OF the cham OF the topsail sheet were scattered in
all directions over the deck. The captain, mate
and one other person were in the cabin at the
time, but fortunately received no damage.
Savannah Rep.
ANOTHER CoMEr.-1n letter from gentle
man on visit TO the White Mountains OF New
Hampshire, to friend in this City written on
Wednesday evening, July Goth, he says: . Last
night at Conway, discovered Comet, the same
to all appearance we had a short time ago. This |
extended from the eastern horizon upwards, whilst
that one was from the west. 1t was visible for
about ten minutes only, and seemed to fade away
instead of sinking helnw the horizon ,rn nirh,