Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-05-24

Lee, Esq. u. s. District Attorney, from
your city; and Mr.. Solicitor Peprose. of
the Treasury Department, before Justice
Goddard. The investigation, SO far. has
been very laborious, and the testimony
yoluininous all is doubt and Intense anx-
iely.
The accused having entered into recos-
nizance 10 appear at the next tern, Of the
Criminal Court. deem it improper. at
present. to give any oriion Of the evidence
or even detailed account Of The circuln-
stances which have boon developed. Your
readers shall be duly apprissd Of the pro-
cress of the examination. SubpGnaes
have been issued for other witnesses from
Baltimore, and the examination will be
continued tomorrow.
Lah5.-Siuce tho above was 10 type
VIC learn llpn, the Globe OF yesterday eve
ming that the individual implicated is K.
p. Dowden, CLERK in the office Of the
Register of the Treasury. lie is some
where from the west. The evidence is
stated 10 be that. week or Two ago. Dow
den assisted James &. Bcrrei in counting
the treasury uoes which had been return-
ed to the treasury by the collection Of the
revenue. or by ofcr persons, for rcdemp-
ton. Several days afterwards, Dowden
engaged negro man Of Washington city.
named Robinson, TO go 10 Baltimore aud
take letter 70 Mrs. Dorsey, residing in
this city. containing Eve Sl0O treasury
notes. The negro brought the letter to a
Mrs. Dorsey on las, Wednesday weck,lh
Sd inst. Il was signed Benjunin Cam
belle, Jr., Mrs. Dorsey detained the negro
man about an hour, until she went out,and
tried TO pass off The notes. Finding thai
she could mol pass them, she returned them
10 Dowd den, alias Hem njamin Can.belle, Jr.
w hen The negro Robinsou) returned 1"
w aslinglon. Dowden gave 10 him two
one hundred dollar treasury notes 10 pass
ofi-pro fnisirS him one half, Or ono hun
dred dul!ars, If he should succeed. Tie
negro made several Intellectual attempts
to sell them. His having treasury notes,
excited the suspicion Of some pcrsnns, aud
he was wa,chcd.-On Tuesday last, The
negro and Dowden me, in the Genre Of
Marsh market house, iu Washington, and
was observed TO take from his poke, a
letter, aud To w,ile on it with prucil,nnd
hand il Id tue ncgro-who took il 10 Mr..
Spice, upon whom he waited. The lel,er
was written with a pencil, and signed
Benjamin Cambelle, jr:, requesting hir.
Spice to say nothing abou, the two one
hundred dollar treasury notes, which the
negro had asked Mr.. Spice 10 exchange.
aud which had excited MIR. Spices suspi-
cious llla, there was something wrnng--
either thai the notes were counterfeit, or
iha, tho negro had st.,leu iheui. These
circumstances led 10 The arrest, and Dow
den was held to bail in The SUN of $500,
for further examination. IL is not known
that any Of tho notes were passed oil, nor
is IL thought that more than seven one
hundred dollar notes were attempted TO
he passed. Mrs. Dorsey wen, from This
city yesterday, aud in The afternoon was
under examination touching the business.
in Ia.ertsling ihcideat.-A few days
since VIC mentioned the arrival OF the
packe. slip h,ontezuma ut Liverpool, after
a short passage from this port. At The
same time we published Il complimentary
card 10 Captain Lowber, for his exerions
ia saving tie crow Of French brig which
was fallen in with sinking condition..
We have before Us letter ff'n 4. Will
liams Esp our next door neighhor, who
was n passenger in the Montczuna.s giving
an Interesting accoun, OF IN, nauucr II!
which tue unfortunate mariners was taken
from the wreck. II will be observed ihul
the wreck w;s Hrst seon by alrs. Ciprini.
the daughter ul the a,e John Wilson, Es.l
of this city, who was The ouly lady passGI.
ger nn board.
After describing the voyage, the writer
8ays:-
..But tho mos, thrilling sceue Of i,c
passage occurred ON Sunday, The % o
April, at 2 p. ~, while The passenger,
were promenading the deck, aud conton.
plating the majestic aud terrible hcavins
OF tho ocean. such as usually succeeds hea
!. Wy winds. Mrs. Ciprint, the only lady
! passenger, deserted aud announced {
. ). SAIL apparently four or Eve miles dislan
: from US, 10 which all eyes were immea
a,eiy directed. Dr.. Pal,ison jocosely OBJ
!, served Suppose that j, should be wreck
y and that we should take oil five o. 81,
pcreous in distress J. TO which ono answer
!, ed, Very liuIe probability Of that Whel
), ), our second mate. taxing The glass, said. IL
r his honest bul blunt and sruf voice, dis
II masled.' On hearing that word, tho cap
; tain. as quick as thought, took the glass
; and after long and earnest gaze, with
{ quick movement 10 the 6rst InaIc. CAV
= orders to bear down toward her with al
g sail. aud saying Signal Of Distress word
that To voice nn the sea produces fear
iul thrill of feeling nc will never forget
..What ever she wants sho shall have,
;, I've go. H."
~ Then commenced scene Of act,vit
= :. among the crew, OF wu,chfuluess by ,h
=, ~ officers. The anxiety among the passcn
.u -.<.. .L.,t ra,,ia scatcel,: Ln zsci "A