The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-06
Fact and Fancy

FACT ana komCys
EXPEDITION TO OREeoN-A company OF about
800 cmlgranis-some with fames-ioO wagons
oxen and horses for teams-and a number ot mich
cows which have been rrndezvousing al Westport,
Mo, for some weeks, were TO have started Tor the
new country the20 instant. The Liberty (No
Banner, says they will take with them considera-
Bile provision. and 4 collection OF farming imple-
meuts and that there are In the expedition a num-
Der of citiZens OF lnesmable value 10 any commu-
nity-rnen of fac intelligence and vigorous and in
trepld character; admirably calculated to lay the
irn fou ndatlons OF future empire.
FATAL FRosr The frost which we predicted in
our Yesterday paper came last night. enough,
and with fatal effect upon nearly quite all the gar
dens IN the city. Bush and pole b.ans. cucumoers
and melons are generally cut down Grapes and
other fruits, we believe but slightly, II al all IN,
Jured. The damage 10 vegetables generally, VIII
be very serious in this region, and much more SO
in the interior Of the State where The rosls are al
ways more than on the sea board Inc
thermometer this morning al sun rise was oownto
81 degress-withn four Of the freezing point-N.
H. Palladium June z
YANKsE ENTFRPRIzE-Two schooners, belonging
10 Yarmouth Cape Cod, come into our port yester-
day both deeply laden with anchors, chain cables,
&c. which they had recovered by dragging on va
rious bars the Southern coast On Oracock,
Wilmington, Charleston, and Tybee Bars, they
have succeeded IN dragging up9S anchors, some of
them ot thu largest size. They have been out some
eight monihs on this expedition, and now about to
return nome. Tney inform US that they were sue
cessini IN dragging up, some time since, al Sandy
Hook an anchor weighing 900 pounds-it was sup
poseC to belong TO some irlsare'-Saoannah Rezub
hcdn.
ESCAPE OF CoNvIcTs.-From hand bill Of c. IL.
Nesou principal Keeper, We perceive that ten con-
vlcts escaped from the penltenliary In MIlledeeve
Gu the evening ct the 29h ult-fOr which reward
OF five hundred dollars is offered fifty dollars for
either ot III. m. Their names are John Rah.bo or
Fambro, Enoch Nichols, jacob Upton, Daniel Ora
ham, John Frances, George w. Crowder, Calvin
Stewart, PABLO Lee, James Ward, Thomas Wilson.
---4ugtstd Go Chronicle, June l.
EXPENSIVE The Army and Navy Chronicle esti-
mates The expense of the foolish experiment upon
the steamer Missouri, In reg ,rd tn lateral smoke
pipes, al $4,000, and the direct loss at much
more.
r@NAvAL-The U. s. ship Vncennes sailed from
Pensacola on the Gath ut., on a cruise in the Cult
OF Mexico. There now vessels OF war In
that harbor.
FIRE At CoLUMBus-A fire broke out at Column
bus, Ono, the S0h ut. in the warehouse OF Col
Joseph Hunter, which was entirely destroy ed with
all its contents The loss of property was $40 600
The following are the principal sufferers Col. Hun
ter, about 81 500; Col A. H. Patterson, of Della
ware, Mail Bass, 81 900; Mr.. Colgate, late of NV
York, about S3 900; Col BRYANT, about 81 800 A.
II Plnney, OF this city, 5000; Wolcoit IL Co, of
Steubenvile, about $500; and sundry other persons
amounting, IN all, 10 irem So 600 to 5000.
EASTERN RuLRoAp.-A gentleman who is per-
fecty at home In all matters Of statistics gives us
the following interesting information in regard 10
the operations on the Eastern Railroad. IL seems
that IN the course OF four years, tour months and
four days from the opening of the road, 794, 677
passengers were transported over its different por
tons, including the Maroehead branch, VIZ