The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-02
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From the n. o. Bulletin. Of Jan. 20.
OUrRAGE nv 4 BRIrIsn VESSEL OF Wan.
! The brig John II. Clayton, Capt. Moore,
(which arrived here yesterday from Barba
docs, reports that she was chased and fred
Unite three times by British war schooner,
pm the LIST inst, and afterwards boarded and /
Iearched. A detailed account Of this out
age, as noted on the log.bool Of the Clay |
on, will be found with the Marine News.
The brig John NJ Clayton reports as
follows: son the passage from Barbados to
4 New Orleans, on the lst inst, at 2 o'clock
p. Nj, in lat. 13 30, Ion 81, it blowing
good breeze at the time, and having all sail
set, By the wind, a British man-of-war schoo-
neT, said to be the Hornet, hove in sight
and fired a gun for US to come too. We
Immediately hoisted the American ensign
and kept on our course. She then fred a
second, and the shot fell short, which we
paid no attention to. A third shot was fred,
/ which crossed our stern--the fourth shot
passed between our forO and main mast
The brig was then hove too, with the ensign
6yingat the gaf, and the schr came alongside
and lowered, her boat in which was an
officer and FIVE men, who came on board and
overhauled our papers and manifest and also
the hold of the vessel. We were then per.
mitted TO proceed on our voyage, the officer
, siating, as he was leaving, that he came
near firing into the brig n-( Extract from
the Log.
The schr Grecian, Capt. Wilson, which
4 arrived Thursday from Yucaian, reports the
5 schT Essex Of this port 10 have gone ashore
e al Sisal on the 10Th ult., vessel total loss.
!, The Br sChr Billow, Neil, Of Halifax, went
e ashore about the same time 10 leagues ia
the westward of Sisai. The BilloW had on
e board full cargo Of logwood, and wa;
bound for Liverpool-vessel total less
cargo partly saved. One Of the hands EN-
ae ployed in saving the cargo "a Mexican) wa
A. drowned.
The schr Sarah Ann Jane, Grimes from
;h this port, was condemned and sold at Cam
~ peachy on the 10Th nit, for 800 specie.
rd The schr Creole, from Laguna, report
The arrival of the Mexican War Steamers
= Moniezuma and Guadsloupe, at Campea
81 chy, on the Sd inst. In port the Frenc
! ship Amele, Pater, to sail for Bordeaux
a few Gays; also the Br. ship Kingston
loading for Liverpool. Saw in the Ofiug
U. S. brig of war, but did not ascertain ht
i name.
The towboat Soutaeraor arrived yeste
~ day morning from the Passes, having in to
,e- the ship Concord and bark Clarissa, returne
he TO the city for repair, having come in co
tact on the s. w. Bar, on the morning of Il
gid 18th inst Both vessels were left at the shi
Sc yard at the Point opportunity the city.
ors IRON PAvINe.-The Boston Post mentio
that in the board Of alderman Of that ci
Lee the committee on paving have reports
ig- leave to Mr.. w. ID. Perry, inventor of I
a iron paving, 10 Try an experiment therewii
70 under the direction Of the committee.
&C.
nd The MoRMoNs We learn from t
), Louisville Journal that the Mormons ha
~ recently held meeting al Nauyoo, at viii
eas they resolved that 9Joe Smith is not gui
ofanY charge made against him BY the ST.
ate Missouri The city authorities have pass
in an ordinance; directing the imprisonms
us Tor lie Of any person, who shall come will
|. the corporate limits Of NanVoo witha le,
A. process for the arrest Of the Joe Smith,
ah- any offence committed by him III Misso
during the Mormon difficulties. The p
oor phet Joe has also declared thathe consid
: 6 L his duty. as Lieutenant General of
Nauvoo Legion and militia of Illinois, to Z
force said ordinance.
AM MoRE TRUTH THAN PoETRY-The N.
~. Telegraph is Of the opinion that tan edi
who canhotstop right il the middaof Z
~. of the finest trains efthenght, that he is i
mo ting on paper, to minutelhe dimensions Z
huge pumpkin, or write an advertisemI
aci Ter dog losl-io enter the name Of b
laS subscriber, q receive pay for an Old on,
e take 3 coW-hiding for something he
sm- said ~ blowing uP for something lie
81. net said--and after al resume lhe thread
On his eiscoqEse, and carry cut Tie idea ii
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