The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-18

DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT TREAsuRE-We find the
following story in the Columbus (Georgia) Engr.i-
rer We learn that large deposit of silver coin was dis
Atamaha river, about five miles below the junction of
the Ocmugee and Oconee, in Tatnall county. The
place is called Mgans Bluff, near Halls Ferry. The
circumstances related are, that mandy the of
John Mazo discovered three dollars which had been ex
posed by the blowing up Of tree He commenced ex-
amnng the earth below and the coin continued to appear
until he had cxhumed tho handsome amount Of forty
thousand Spanish dollars They appeared have been
the latest date on the coin over l6O years SINCE
The place where they found had the appearance of
parts Of Georgia several Of which nav be sean IN IN ny
vicinity Of Columbus. When or by whom this deposit
was made does not admit Of reasonable conjecture It
IS undoubtedly from the date of the CON- recent
than the expeditions Of De Soto and Others of which we
have some authentic account. The money, we under
stand, was found on the land of Mrs Gray, widow in
needy circumstances, and relative Of the fortunate dis
coverer, who has shared il with her.
CHEAP FARE IN CANADA.-The opposition line of
steamers on Lake Champain are, we understand, in
full vigor and have reduced their fare between St
and Whitehall los cabin and Is Sd in the steorage
the former cabin fare was 30s. Travellers from Mon
treal may now we believe, reach New York for It's Cd
leave st 10 Inns as follows On Mondays Wednesdays
and Fridays, at o'clock, AM and Tuesdays, Thurs.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, must consequently re
mn t.Johns all night--Montren Herald, Moy7.
Our INDIAN TRlBEs.-We perceive, says the Bur-
lngton Qowa) Haickeye, that the Sacs and Foxes of
This larger appropriation than has been made to any
other tribe The next largest is to the Winncbagoes
do not know how many wnne5agoes there may he a"
though believe they cannot out number the Sacs and
Foxes Four years ago. when the census was accurate
ly taken presence the Sacs and Foxes numbered
1900 They have not increased since then. "a
EMrcRANTs AT BosToN-Shp st. Petersburg
which arrived at this port this morning from Liver
pool has aa6 Storage passengers; ship Marengo which
also arrived this morning. has 1853 Storage passengers
tue s Tsere d
port the 18th and l4th inst 32 additional Foreigners
making, since the 10th Of April thousand hun
dred and twenty -two.-Boston Transcript, May 10.
HuDsoN RrvER.--Owng to the high northerly
wind, which has blown for the past eighteen hours,
boats stuck fast this morning the Castcton bar and
the passengers excepting the Knckerbockers) were
erbocker is still aground leaving her passengers on
board.-.fibany Alias May is. k4T
THE COLUMBIA AND SprTFIRE.-Thcse two yes
sells, now in our harbor, are well worth looking at
The former an English Government steamer, painted
black, on surveying expedition, from Halifax and the
OF Africa and notorious for having at time, trans
ported 3s3 slaves to Cuba, slowed in hold where II i
impossible to sit without bending the head She j. not so
large our cutter and anchored of the navy
yard.-Bostom Journal, May 10.
New CASE IN New ORLEANs.--The grand jury
found true bill for larceny yesterday against Scott
mate Of the British barquc Aldcbaron scott has gone
to England but they mean to bring HIM BACK ny mcans
Of the Ashburton treaty case growing out Of this
same ship Aldebaron is pending before the United
states District Court; some Of the officers of the Court
professional gentlemen and others are involved in it,
Meo Orleans Picayine, Mayp
NEWSPAPERS ON LONG IsLAND.--Thcre arc tlir-
teen newspapers published on Long Island Six arc
published in brooklyn, three dacs and three wccklcs !;
two in Jamaica ono in Flushing one in Hampstead
one in Huntington ono in Grccnport and one in Sag
TIarbor. OF these, fire arc Whig four Democratic one
Native, and three neutral.
The WEATHER IN PHLADELpnIA. was
remarkably cold Tor the season, the wind having
chopped round to the North the previous evening Al
o'clock yesterday morning, the thermometer at the IN
change stood at Al deg; Thursday morning ut the
same hour at ~; and Wednesday morning at "a deg
Yesterday afternoon at half past three o'clock the mcr
curry stood ut 10 dcgrecson Thursday afternoon NJ te
same hour at 80 deg; and on Wednesday afternoon ~ &c
deg During the whole of yesterday cloaks ana over
coats common in Observation-Disclosures En-
quirer, May H.
DISASTER TO THE STEAMER LoeER.-Tnc Norfolk
Beacon of Monday says:Wc regret to learn that Thu
steamer burst her boiler and had her machinery broker
to pieces in her recent voyage up the Roanoke no IN
jury was done to the1oicers or crew. :.