New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-21

| II We are again indebted 10 capt. rIFCh ioi
Albany papers, by Housatonic Railroad and
steamboat Eureka, in advance of the mail, and
also TO PoMERoY s. Co. for similar favor.
SIERRA LEoHE-By the schooner Ida, How
ard. SO davs from Sierra Leone, we learn that the
British brig Of war Spy had captured three Bra
| ziI;an slavers. One had $50 slaves on board
| The vessels were condemned and sold, the
| slaves liberated and the crews allowed to go
| where they wished.
Mrx1co-Francisco Mendez, bearer of des-
patches from our Minister in Mexico, Gen Thompson 10
the American Government arrived last evening In the bark
Ann Louisa 30 days from Vera Cruz The bark brings
also s!o,137 in specie.
BUENos Ayres.-Another arrival from Buenos
Ayre, last brings additional news 70 what we have
yeu excep: tha, severe storm had occurred on the ver
La Platte in which the ship Bruus and schooner Jersey oil
New York, ard brig Arcurus OF Boston, were hfeh
ashore and viii doubtless be total loss buenos N
rean war schooner named Palma down at her anchors
with all on board Her officers and crew, numbnrIng 9o
MA, all perished.
The shin Herald formerly Of Bath condemned and sold
AZ Moptevideo in March, 1872 captured hy the Asen-
tine squadron and sent to Brenos Ayres.
CANApA.-The Governor General is about
forming Provisional Council, be composed Of Messrs
Dalv, Draper, viger and others The new Government
will not differ from thesold il its principles d.,
Loss OF THE BRIo CANToN.-We learn from
the New eans Courier that the brig Canton Cape Ander-
SON bound TO Boston with full cargo produce
contact with the ship Oregon that city the evening OF
the 9th and Immediately sunk This unfortunate disaster
occurred the middle Of the river opposite the MINT and in
such deep that the brig altogether disappeared We
regret to that sailor drowned in attempting to de-
scend into the cabin after the collision The Oregon
ceived no injury The following i, the cargo Of the Can
ton 0es bb pork, COS kegs lard 90 bbls aud half bbs
baef SO7 pigs lead la bales hemp IS bols flour, 69 bbs
molasses % bbls lard oil, ls7 bbls. beans
BuReLARY-The Exchange Office of Messrs.
Carter Cover Co. entered by burglars Saturday
night by means Of false keys. and robbed Of between two
and three hundred dollars specie Their loss would have
been much greater but for the fact that they deposited Bank
on Saturday afternoon upwards Of S2o 600 he money
stolen was taken from iron safe enclosed substantial
vault with thick iron doors The burglars cut small
hole each door Of the vault aud opened the locks
The lock Of the safe They cut entirely out. ba AM
COUNTERFEIT NoTEs-The Charleston Courier
saws There are spurious fifty dollar Of the Bank Of
Georgetown 8 c. in circulation The signatures OF the
President g. w. Coachnan) and Cashier o. L. Mckay
are remark well executed but the bills may easily
ba detected from The fact that they all such have
been seem daled s43' whilst the Bank has bills Of
that denomination dated this The vignee Also IA
tran Al
the genuine bills of the Bank The public are cautioned
against the counterfeit
HALFBREED TRAcT.--The Bloomington (Io)
Herald says that the decree have proposed to sell
lands the settlers at low prices, or pay them an appraised
value for their improvements The Herald hopes tina, this
,nnrenty reasonable proposition may resut settlement
o t. matter IN dispute agreeable both contendng par
ties The ury the Trial OF these disputed claims could
agree
F1Rrs.-A fire broke out on the premises of
inst and was arrested after the destruction Of 300 or 4OO
worth of properly by fire, water and removal.
The citizens aud fire company behaved admirably and the
ladies heoically turning out TO form lima ior water &c
On THURSDAY morning last, believe the store oil j. X.
Hartwe at Depeyster consumed with all its contents
insured in the St Lawrence CO. Mutual for $3.50,
formed We have heard what the whole loss estimated
be lOgoenso"rgh INES
FoRGER ARREsTED.-Richard N. Avery,
formerly student at Phillips Academy in Andsver, has
been arrested for forging five checks of $5 each on Rev.
f. w F. Wells; examined at the Police Court and bound
over to the municipal court He isa young man, and very
| repentant boston 1 lines
DETENT1oN-The train of Philadelphia cars
due her. last nigh, II o'clock, did get in until five
O'Clock this by tho locomotive running of
the track about three miles from Canton The passengers
walked in from the place Of the accident anu arrived at II
o'clock
"DWoRcE FOR Ill. TREATMENT."-In the Su-
prene Cou Yesterday petition filed, Matilda Russell
Merriam was divorced from her husband, William Johnson
| Merriam Cause-lll treatment from the husband
Boston Times
To pE HuNG-Goy Porter Of Pennsylvania,
has issued for the execution OF James Dolan aud
Bridget Dolan his wife Friday, the 10th Of February
between the hours Of 10 o'clock A. NJ aud P. NJ They
convicted Of murder the first degree, in Bradford
County.
SUDDEN DEATH-A man, name unknown,
presented himself this morning the Police Office is
supposed for relief pauper hut before ne could make
known his wishes he dropped suddenly dead.
Evening Atlas 18TH
u This morning about two O'Clock, fire
broke out in the Carpenters shop OF aud j. Chauncey
Sidney place. The building and contents entirely
consumed. Loss about S600-insured.
brooklyn News l9eh
G-P The Black River Journal states that seve-
raj vessels have been saved Sackes Harbor this Fall by
Revenue Cutter there, which without Its assistance
would have been lost-thus showing the wisdom of the
| policy that placed it in so useful position.
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