New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-06
from Bahia.

states tlal ulSTt = 10 'oi4t4C<i! i4-"1 "a --'' 49,
por,ance except that the election for Congress
men is gong on throughout al the Provinces IN
Brazil All IS perfectly quiet IN Bahia and PeF-
nambuco
The slave trade is secretly carried on to great
extent at Bahia. The brg Nile arrived III the
harbor with 500 slaves, and there were Others,
whose names were unknown, all bringing N full
cargoes OF slaves.
The Justlna brought on the steward OF the brls
Escalus, a prisoner In irons, who was sent here
+ By the L. s. Consul for attempting TO poison the
Captain Of the EscaIus, by putting red preclptate
into medicine he was preparing for the Captain
HIS rnotive for dong this was, that nc did not
wish 10 sail, and the Captain would not permit
him to 90 ashore. Mr. Dennis second officer OF
the Escalus, and the cook. came on as witnesses
A nutiny occurred on board the British bark
Qeen at Pcrnambuco, the occasion OF which was
this: The mate accused some OF the men, wl'!ie
the bark was going out OF the harbor. OF selling
rope, &c, which they all denied The mate SAID
he knew the names Of the ones who had done II :
upon which they all swore they would not touch
rope until he told their names and as he could
not do it, the vessel, not being properly managed
went ashore and was lost. The men, however
were sent prisoners to Pernambuco, where some
of them now are; some have escaped, and one
/ came passenger to New. Y ork In the Justlna
The J. was boarded by boat from the whale
barquc Philetas Capt. Brewster, 22d April IN lat
IS -, long. g., OF and for Stonjngton, lis days
] T., ,,f hal
and 300 do. sperm oil; also, on the 18th, by a
boat from the whale ship Zone, in lat. IS 10, long
II 10, of and for Nantucket, with 1900 bbls, OIL
short of provisions, and were supplied.
( TEx,s-Thc steamship Neptune arrived at
New Orleans on the 25th ultimo. bringing Gal
weston dates up to the 22d ut. The papers arc
destitute OF any news of moment. The news
published of the safe arrival in Texas of the
Nlier prisoners was mfoundcd, and great anxiety
prevailed for their safety. The anniversary OF
the Battle OF San Jacinto was celebrated in Gal
weston on the Dist slt. with great eclat.
u The EIocutionary Soiree of Mr.. J. w. ;.
H.ws at the University on Thursday evening
was well attended by fashionable and intelligent
audience. Mr.. II. is a most accomplished elocu-
ZIONIST, and a gentleman of fine talents and high
integrity. As will be seen by an advertisement IN
our paper, he is about opening Public School :
we trust he will be eminently successful
Sn,KsrEAEE.-Thc Harpers have published No.
/ V. of the Works of Shakespeare This edition
will contain all the Plays and all the fugitive pic
ces of the Poet now extan,, and is accompanied
by a luminous body Of notes, defining old phrases
and terms. The present number contains five
illustrations on steel To be completed in eight
numbers, at 81 cents each For sale at this Office.
u The BROTHER JONATHAN appears in a new
I dress to-day Mr.. WILLIS has retired from It's
supervision and the names of JOHN NEAL, q. Nj.
Snow, and EDWARD STEPHENS appear as Editors.
These give sufficient assurance that this literary
Journal viii be conducted with ability, energy
and unwearylng industry. If these do not insure
it abundant success nothing can.
Cry GUARD This fine company, composed
of Young men full of generous enthusiasm, will
celebrate their anniversary on Monday next, by
target excursion 10 Jamaica. They will be ac-
accompanied by several distinguished gentlemen
as guests, and from the liberal hospitality for
which the Guard is celebrated, VIC have no doubt
it viii be one of those pleasant excursions one
never forgcts
q The New Orleans papers state that on the
18th ultimo the hull of trading boat. which had
been burned to the waters edge, was found in the
Parish of st. Martins. The body of the Com
mandcr, Frenchman named Jean Lavigne, was
found soon after, near the boat his head nearly
severed and on-castings fastened to his feet for
the purpose of sinking the body. Nothing is
known as to the perpetrators of the murder.
u y letter from Tampco 10 the Charleston
Transcript states positively that sixteen of the $50
Texan prisoners captured by the Mexcans at
Micr, have been shot by order of Santa Ana.
SUPPOSED ARREST OF THE MuRDERERs IN New.
JERsEr.-lt has been heretofore stated that. al.
though Alr. Parke had large sum of money
several thousand dollars IN the house, of which
part Was IN specie, not dollar OF it was taken
and that the only plumber obtained was the money
OF MI Castner, probably some 5000 or $780,
Ihls IS now accounted for IN the following man.
ner After numbering the persons down stairs,
and rltiing the rooms there, the rutans proceeded
TO the sleeping room of the maid.servant On
opening the door, they found the bed.clothes
thrown off, and some articles of female dress
dropped on the floor, though the bedroom had
been hastily left. They concluded at once that
the woman had ascertalned what was going on,
and had fled through another door 10 give the
alarm, and they Immediately betook themselves
to flight. As matter of fact the maid had left
her room IN d hurry, without making it up early
on Sunday, to pay visit IN the neighborhood
and had not vet returned. SUNDAY night was