The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-10

THE SUPPOSED PIRATE. Thomas Coffee who was
| arrested by Nixon suspicion OF being the Pirate
Webster, was yesterday examined at the;Police Of
| flee We give the annexed statement of that ex-
animation from the Citizen, concurring fully in the
opinion, that though some OF the circumstances at
tending the movements OF this Coffee alittle
plcous there can scarcely be doubt that he is not
| The principal witness in the case was William
Sterling, who testified that this man, whosgave his
name as Thomas Coffee, came to his office in New
ork few days since in company with two others,
| to engage a passage to Buffalo. But they had
money, and he could not send them on unless they
would leave baggage enough for security They
| then went away Coffee came back the next day
and offered TO leave chest of carpenters tools in
security for his passage to Buffalo, and in conse.
quence received ticket and was sent on. few
minutes after he gone, Sterling heard that
! two seamen had been arrested, charged with pi-
racy and subsequently, learnt that one OF them GER
tany, and he believed both 'were the persons who
were with Coffee the day he first solicited passage
to Buffalo
Officer Nixon testified to the circumstances of the
arrest and detailed conversations he had had with
the prisoner. Among other things the prisoner said
ne had never solicited passage to Buffalo at Ster-
The account which the prisoner gave Of himself
was that he shipped on board OF the brig Margaret,
OF Boston, at Pctou, and came to Fall River IN that
vessel as seaman and carpenter. He, in company
with two shipmates, LETT the vessel there and pro-
ceeded via Providence and Stonington to N. York
He was questioned close by the District Attorney
his answers direct. He was detained tor further
examination, on the ground that in consequence Of
the Importance OF the case, and the enormity of the
| crime tor which he was arrested suspicion,
well as the fact that he was seen IN company with
one OF the fellows who has since been identified as
one of the pirates and murderers; together with the
circumstance that he had chest of tools and a
trunk OF clothing which corresponds with the pub
shed accounts IN relation to the case II were pro-
per that he should remain in custody until witness
ses and the necessary information could be procured
from New York
The crumbs OF suspicion somewhat strong, but
there is no evidence OF his guilt whatever. We
Of opinion that full examination will result in
his dlscharge.-Aibany Epe Jour.
ms The Madisonian says information has been
received at the Departmental state at Washington
from Ramm Leon Sanchez, Esq u. States Con-
sui at Carthagena, New Grenada, that, by a
law OF the Congress of New Grenada, bearing
date the 9th of April last, sanctioned by the Exc
cutive the first of May last granting certain ex-
emptlons 10 the city of Carthagena, il is provided,
that from the LIST day Of September, 1s43 to the 3st
OF August, 1853, all the wheat flour imported for
the express consumption OF the city shall be free
of importation and alcabala duty, which is equiva-
lent 81 81 per barrel less than that article pays at
present, which is SIS 20 per barrel.
The same law provides that all vessels, foreign
and national, coming direct to the port of Cartha-
gena after the said LIST OF September, lSi3 and for
the same period above stated, shall be exemp; from
paying tonnage duty, entry and anchorage. All
other port charges will be exacted as heretofore