New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-15
Capt. kidd,s Ship.


RocKLASD August L, 1874
Mr.. GREELEY Hearing that company OF gem
tlemen were employed in raising the hull of large
vessel, supposed 10 be thar Of the renowned free
booter named above felt desire 10 visit the scene
Of operations, especially es nay curiosity had been
considerably sharrened by familiarity with the
songs legends and stories Of that celebrated pirate
among the peasantry of one Of the West India
Islands, where | have resided for some months
Accordingly, put myself aboard one OF the float
inc palaces OF the Hudson and here am
The place where lies the vessel is n little above
Caldwel's Landing, near The base OF Dunderoerg 5
Mountain, where the River enters into the high
lands. The explorations effected by means OF
submarine armor, diving bells, mud-machlnes, &c
The Developments made thus far prove conclusvely
that The vessel is large one, measuring 10 by %
| feet, and mounted by heavy guns, some oil which
have been brought 10 light. The peculiar model
| evidences an antiquity OF some TWO or two and u
| half centuries.
The evidence bearing uponthe identity Of this hull,
as connected with Capt. Kidd find in the fact that
there is account oil any vessel having been sunk
in this vicinity within the memory Of The Oldest III
| habiIant living here except two sixty-seven years
since which was about TWO miles above here, and
have been found with little no trouble; and I'M
derstand the gentlemen have it in contemplation To
raise these rs soon they shall have developed the
Grand Turk Then, again, great number oi
elderly people in the neghborhOod remember dis
rincrly hearing their parents and neghbors tell OF
large ship being pursued up the River by two other
vessels Of seeing the foremost one on fire IN The very
spot now indicated, OF seeing great number oil men
escape 10 the mountains ON the west side oil The
River-one landing upon the East side, who ap-
peared TO he hig in command, which agrees
fully with the historical account OF Kids arrest II
Boston This must have been 144 years since
Then, again, the peculiar formation or turn The
River takes this spot leading the stranger 10 the
belief that he had reached The head Of navigation,
and resorted The scuttlng OF his vessel so near
the shore as to enable them 10 find her again should
they escape pursuit, and yet far enough OF from the
shore TO immense her entirely under WATER had she
been run ashore accidentally, she would have been
put high and dry oat Of water, for only ten ieet
nearer the shore would have exposed halt her null
to view. So, in view of all the circumstances vi
the case, incline fully to the opinion that thus IS
the resSci of Kidd. AT any rate, we shall soon
know all about 1t, for the company are progressing
brayey with their work.
As 10 Politics even in this hn.-bed oil Loco-r oco
ism the prospect looks glorious Tor Gallant Harry
of ths Vest l saw number OF Locos, who told
me they could not swallow The Polk and Dallas
pill. The Wings here are brave as lions and
conidsn, of success, even though they and hear
little of what is going on abroad.
Yours, ANTIQUARIAN.
The Alleged Murder OF Mr.. oothont.
Urea. Aug.s. lSii.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
no,ce III the Police report of The Tribune
case OF complaint OF woman calling herself Mrs.
Oolhout charging Alr. Davis with the murder Of
| her son..
In the summer Of 1912, woman OF the same name,
OF advanced age, accompanied by young man OF
simple mind, calling himself her son. passed through
Mohawk Village, Herkimer Co. on her way 10
ALBANY and al that place entered complaint against
two lads, drivers on The Canal, for rubbing her OF
about 500. The apparent honesty and simplicity
of the woman and her induced the writer OF this
| TO volunteer counsel in their behalf aud cooduct
the examination, the result OF which was, that The
boys were committed Tor trial and as Inc old wo-
man seemed 10 be left destitute, sufficient sum
raised 10 enable her TO reach Albany, where she
represented she had friends who able 10 assist
her-whence she TO return at The succeeding
term OF the Herkimer County Court 10 make her
complaint before the Grand Jury. On arriving al
ALBANY she secretly lett The canal beat without pay
ing her passage, and was very shortly after heard OF
in Baltimore. making complaint against some per-
son in relation 10 some matter connected with The
murder of her son. The lads were discharged, and
it was generally supposed that the woman and son
were Inpostors.
She gave some testimony about the murder Of a
ann hui according 10 my recollection stated tina, he
was murdered while performing some Journey en-
,irely alone; she did not pretend 10 nave been
They are undoubtedly the same persons referred
to in your Police report; and il SO, II IS proper that
the public should be put on their guard AGAINST any
future complaints from them Yours truly &c
NJ The Provincial Parliament has been ia7-
ther proropucd until the l2:h September, and 1t
is not then called for the despatch Of business.
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