New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-10

Two MCRDFRs-From l. Message Published
st Br.uCer. parish o: = James n We ieasn mat WI
Emile D!chary o; that parish was Killed on the n INST
BIZ runaway slaves. man and Ms VIE MI Dlcha
= was out hunting when he encountered The two rlas
ways &c attempted 70 arrest them when the man adj
vanced upon MIN in rneusciug manner. Nh pchsry
thereupun took aim n him intending 70 shoot him, but
both barrels of his gun missed ire. The negro then
rushed upon MIN and wounded him with n knife. Mr
DCharv attempted regain bis horse which ne had lett
in the edge OF the woods but the neEress Selling the
gun which be had dropped rushed upon him and beat
him over The head with IL The two blacks were too
much for him md beat him I'll! they supposed him dead
After some moments ne revived succeeded IN mount
inc MS horse and reached the plantation OF Mr.. Jacob
He there told the incidents OF the affair and died IN
few hours The slaves pursued, and after an OBJ
stinste resistance the negro was killed Before ne tel
he shot balls through the hat OF his master Mr. Col
comb. The woman was taken.
FROM JAMAtCN.-Bv the brig Thames We have
files OF Kingston papers TO the 9th Nov
Great fears are entertained for the safety OF her Ma
esty's schr Pickle which left Port Roysl more thsn a
month AGO for the se Pines having ON board Colonel
Rrice the brother of tire Governor, Lord Elgin
The Jamaica Hsuse of Assembly had been prorogued
10 the 10Th Nov consequence Of the uncertainty AZ
tending the arrival of sir Charles Grey the Governor
The Jamaica press il assalng the system OF Coohe
immigration as denorslzinr, productive OF loss, and
leading the most crimina! and disgusting practices
y. .. Bee OF lst,
Missouri CoPPER-The Miners Prospect pub.
shed a, Po;osl No gives the following description Of
one OF the copper mines the Merrimac rver
The copper mine OF Messrs DHukin Bredel \ Co.
situated on the Merrsc river about seventy miles from
81 Louis and four miles from the road Leading from 81
Louis 10 Springfield is OF the most important dis
coyeries made in this State in respect to richness
OF ore and the quantity already raised as well a.
the prospect OF continuing productive. Out OF this
mine in a few months they raised over 80 tons,
and the present tine they can raise on an aver
age with five hands nj least two and hall tons day
The size Of the prospect OF A. present IS about ten
feet high and fourteen feet wide. They also struck
vein OF copper ore about hundred yards from the
one above mentioned which the sulphuret or cop
per pyrite and very rich yielding on assay between
g. and 30 per cent OF pure copper The vein has not
been worked much since as the troublesome.
The proprieiors undertook TO ran level or tunnel into
the hill to strike the vein of aud drain Il but the
level has not get been completed though within few
feet the vein The of the principal lead varies
in quality, yielding from 10 10 70 per cent
WH4LrNG-CaHing at the Wrong Sk0p.-On
Monday morn ,wo large dn.bacfs whales were seen
playing side and side in Povincetown harbor whereup
on Capt Cook OF the bark Fairy, and Capt Soper late
OF the brig Samuel Thomas manned two boats and
bounced upon the leviathans before they could see
them. Captain Cook gave h!s customer hsrpoon
snd lance as quick lie could dart and turned
him up IN about hfteen minutes. Captain Soper
also fastened TO the other but far AFT as not 10 az
feet the vitas IN consequence OF which be could not
ge, aouCsjde lance him The whale ran his boat 10
Truro and after cutting down the chocks OF the boat with
the line and masking her leak the line and the
whale away with the harpoon and about 80 isthos
OF line Capt Cook brought hi. whale 20 Prorincetown
in triumph Il is over 50 feet long and viii make about
- bbls oil Fin.bscks are the dangerous whales
10 csp,ure on account Of their uncommon speed
Boston Post
INFASTICIpE-A girl by the name OF Sarah Jane
Righerd of East Deer Township, Pa has been commit
ted 10 jail under the charge OF numbering her Height
child Her sister brother-ic-iaw. another man
and small boy were also imprisoned SIS aecessors 10
the crime.