American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-05-14

h"SWS. Inc odlen heglster publishes the
following letter from Port Praya, dated March
7th:
"The plague is still raging at the island of
Boa Vista. All who could have left the island,
but the poor people who remain there are in a
state ofstarvation. There is no provision on
the island, and, in fact, but little in any of the
others.
There has been subscription raised at the
:olony of Bathurst, river Gambia, for the poor
OF Boa Vista, by the English people, amount
ing to about $500, or 600 bushels ofcorn, which
we have now on board for them; but the per-
son who has charge fit Ohe colonial secreta-
Ty) says he shall not go there with it, but shall
discharge it in st, Nicholas. There was, when
we left, report in Gambia that the plague
had broken out in the island of Goree, and
that from fifteen to twenty were dying every
day. The small pox was in Goree in Februa-
ry' This island is very sickly for this season of
the year.
The flag ship jamestown, the sloop of war
Yorktown, and the store ship Southampton,
are now lying here. The Yorktown has Just
returned from cruise down the coast, and has
taken three slavers.
The brig Cohansey, of New York, sailed
from the Isle of Sal, Feb. Ia, for Rio Grande.
The schooner Cosmopolite, from Baltimore, Is
now here from Bissau The U. S. brig Boxer
is on the coast. No American vessel in Gam
bia, March /.
The sickness here is confined to the inhabi-
tants, and caused by the weather being IN uch
colder than usual.
New YORK VOLUNTEERS FOR MEXICO. We
see it stated that the Empire Club of New
York are about to tender their services in the
war against Mexico. The notorious George
Washington Dixon is also out in handbil,
calling for one thousand young men to put
themselves under his command. Dixon prom
ises to do wonders Hear what he says:
Young Men Of .Melo York! You have now
an opportunity in aiding the Government, and
obtaining for yourselves everlasting immortal
ity by erecting Liberty Pole in the city of
Mexico, and placing thereon the glorious flag
of stars and stripes.
-Four hundred names are already obtained to
join the Sons OF '76, and six hundred more are
wanted.
l promise, iflife is spared, in a few weeks
alter our arrival in Matamoras, to march into
Mexico and give to the people that glorious
constitution and liberty we now enjoy.
shall take with me small printing press
and types, with an educated Spanish compost
tor, who understands the whole topography of
the country, who has already 1900 Mexcans,
residing in different parts of that country, to aid
US in our undertaking in driving from Mexico
tyranny ofevery shape.
DESTRUCTION OF A STEAMBOAT BY FIFE
Great Loss. The steamer Boreas No. was
entirely consumed by fire on Monday morning
week, in the Missouri river, while lying at
Gonsols woodward, one mile below Hermann.
She was bound for st. Louis, with full car
go, consisting of hemp tobacco, sc. No
lives were lost. Among her passengers were
Messrs Wetherhead s. Co.. Santa Fe traders,
who had in their possession fifty or sixty thou
sand dollars in gold dust :and specie, all of
which was lost, except about $4,000. The
cargo, together with the books and papers in
the clerks Office, were all consumed. The ST..
Louis Republican says:
There were number of passengers in the
cabin, who, at three o'clock, were aroused from
their berths by the alarm of fire, which orgina-
ted on deck, supposed to be in the engine room,
and so rapidly did it spread that they had bare
ly time to escape to the shore, carrying with
them such clothes rs were within their reach.
The steamer Tributary, passing down few
hours after, landed and took on board the pas
sengers for this place. When the T. left, the
hull had not sunk, and the engines and boilers
will probably be got off. The Boreas was
new boat, brought out last fall, and cost eigh-
teen or twenty thousand dollars, and was in
Sured in Cincinnati and Pittsburg for thirteen
thousand five hundred dollars.
ARREST OF o. P. ROCKWELL, An extra
from the Office Of the Quincy Illnos) Wing,
dated on the I'd inst, announces the arrest Of
the notorious o. P. Rockwell, the Mormon as
sassin. The writ of arrest charges him with
the murder of Frank Worrell. There are Sc
veral other writs against him for various crimes
and misdemeanors. He surrendered without
resistance. A letter from Quincy says:
Rockwell was taken in Nauvoo on Thursday
evening last. He was armed with shooting
irons enoughto fire Seuenty-One shots, besides
knives, &c. An immense crowd assembled
when he was brought into our city. Our court
is now in session, and he will probably have a
hearing. Great excitement prevails, and it is
feared that if he escapes a legal examination,
it will be difficult to restrain the people from
taking summary vengeance upon him Quite
panic exists among the Mormons in conse-
quence of the stand taken by the surrounding
counties. They are leaving in great numbers.
A POPULAR DEAD MAN. The Sandwich
(Mass.) Observer has the subjoined odd state
ment:
Mr.. Josiah Clifford, late of this town, was
chosen one of the Vice Presidents of the Mass.
A. s.. Society at its last meeting. Mr.. G. has
been dead for several years. He had the honor
conferred upon him several times before his
death, and since that event has been annually
reelected.