New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-19
CITY ITEMS.

CITY iTEWSs
u,,vruv OF ATTENTION FROM CAPIrALIsTsAND
A. ,hi. crisis when the number Of imm
.rr,v,nsin,he United States is enormous,snd when
s-~o,a lan5lue on our shores should be induced to
.scc,y upon the unmproved and fertile lands OF the
w., body ofland is about to be broueh,into market
,,wbeh we 81 to call their attention as pre'enuns
.Sr,p,.ses Of location and cheapness worthy Of eSs'o
..,on his the duty OF the friends Of immigrants 20
,ss uooa them the necessity OF leaving the Ausnuc CT
once and settling upon the broad fields oibe "e''
huld No a home for themselves and their chH0i'"
.l.,a 10 UbIcb we allude consists Of about seventy
Ave thousand acres In the Counties OF DlcSin'op'
un,,oh,.. and yysrrsn situated most OF H. be-
tween the Cumberland and Tennessee R'e'' Soou' 40
,,,.. helo, Na.bvle where the Rivers are not more
49,, n,v miles spart BY these rivers ana those ih'o
- ,h.v ,, which are nsvigsble Tor the largest
,esnboa,s the products OF ne isha can DC convey
N tho markets Of the world The llndsln warren
,. are near the line Of the Chattanooga Railroad,
mhicb /, now completed to Chattanooga from Charles
o., : G and will be built from Chattanooga TO Nash
,,ne thu. uniting the Atlantic with The nsvigabh
Ser, Of the West. The City OF Ezsbve has
.sn 100000 Of the stock OF this road and it com
,.,on 4. considered beyond doubt These War
- County lands admirably calculated for sheep
,.ss and In some portions there have been found
.s,rabe quantities Of Copper ln relation 10 the quail
u, a the lands we have seen the certificates Of the
R,.bop of Nashville Richard Plus Miles Of Mr. Ross
Surveyor and OF several other citzens who sgree in
.ng iha, the bottom lands very rich and the up
land. OF good ,econd quality well tmbered and capable
Of producing large crops of grain and Of forming Thrift
~ orchards u IL also rich In mineral wealth and
po,hing but capital is needed to develop Us capacity
AMI build up a popuous and well TODD neighborhood
Mr. Ross Surveyor says The quality Of Iron Ore sp
pears 10 be without limit and for the most part OF the
richest character There already seven Iron estab
shmenis In this County (stewarD which have uniform
~ yielded handsome profit on the capital invested -
Mr. Alfred DobJins practical irOnmsster, states No
part OF the United ststes 10 which have been can com
pare with the mineral region embraced in the Counties
Of Stewart Dickinson ard Montgomery. The timber IS
nowhere finer than in the Counties have named, and
the richness Of the Ore be judged Of when state
that the yield is from a to 60 per cent
This body OF land is offered at twenty per acre,
and will be sold at auction Friday next as will be
seen by an advertisement in another column Any in
formation desired be obtained Of Mr. II. C. Adams.
IS Wsllst
TIE SLAVE CAsE.--Judge DAILY on Saturday de
MED application of Mr.. jay for hearing as the coun
eel from the fret engaged on the part of the slaves He
also denied motion Of Mr.. joy 10 withdraw the writ
and rendered decision remandiDg the slaves to the
custody of their master The decision be said is based
on the return master of the vessel (Which was not
sworn TO- by the wsy) stating the formed part
OF the crew, regularly shipped in Brazil. The Judge
considered thai, although laws will not recognize
slaves as forming part of yet the present case
must be Judged on the laws of Brazil AZ to the young
woman the Judge said he made order 10 relation TO
her as she acknowledged she is not restrained Of her
liberty The case understand is to be taken before
one Of the Judges of the Supreme Court on ceriiors
The men, il IL said part Of the crew. have entered
actions against the Captain for assault and battery IN
being severely logged and treaed on asking to be al
lowed for the purpose of walk, to go on shore
After being pu, on board the bark The were roned
together wo understand that they could not escape
and two policemen stationed in the vessel to keep them
ON board They met with considerable jeering, 1t Is
said from some Of the sailors on their return The
bark (which is dsmantled and will not probably be
ready for sea for weeks so that there was no
particular occ aston for huyng theProceedlngs hauled
out of the dock foot of ROoseyets, and anchored on
Pike slip the Policemen being still on board Late in
the afternoon notice served upon the Captain Tor
a hesring Of the matter before Judge Edmonds which
will probably take place this forenoon when Tue
facts of the (Which were not shown before Judge
DAILY owing to the admission OF the re,urn) will probe
bly, be presented.
Mr. Jsy has addressed q letter to the Brazilian Con
sui informing him that the object in commencing
the suits for assault and battery and false mpriscn
ment against Capt Ds Costa Of the bark L'Embrsnce
is not so much to recover damages against the Cap
tain for the harsh treatment the plaintiffs have al
ready received at his hands aid them In securing
their personal freedom, of which he is now seeHns !.
deprive them, and he assures him thst AT tne =,
his clients are set at liberty, either by awlthura"A O
NIL claim 10 them slaves soanen, OF on ANY o'hei
preepce by the Captain his friends or oy 'he
of Court of Law In their favor, ne snall DO teHoy
discontinue these suits the payment OF the actual eN
penses that may have been incurred charge
on his part tor counsel fees
CT The Eighteenth of July yesterday sno's
Bile as the anniversary of the Death OF FRANCIS III
rRAnc aged TO- lust four hundred and seventy three
wears ago Small incidents even-much more the time
of demise-are of interest the history OF men OF the
stamp of Petrarch-the father Of Modern Poetry and
whose genius and great learning tended to revive the
beat of ancient Literature
To-day. the Nineteenth, is the anniversary OF The
Defeat of the Spanish armada by the English little over
two and half centuries since-where the formidable
flee, of hundred and thirty hrstclsss vessels with
oOOO0 land forces on board encountered and scat
tered TO the winds by heavy gales and about thr IN
e.h .hips-seven.een Spanish ships ireish'ed VIII
1000 men were driven and dashed TO pieces on the
coast of Ireland and the Western lssnd-Oi the vas
array of the Armads only SO vessels ever returned
their starting point-frightenng the redoubsoe Csstl
ian. to so great degree that all Spain was soon he'
with accounts OF the desperate vaor of the English
and the ,empesuous violence of the ocean by which the
were surrounded. 20. QHay; Which was the better
tina, A. lost with the vessels should out OF the wor
,oA or WITHOUT the blood Of their te0pmeR on thei
hands
FIRE-A fire occurred about half past ocloci
Yesterday morning in the Retort building establishment
ofRL A. Stuart 1876 and l9S Chsmbersst and tn
entire stock worth $1,000, upon which there was no In
suranee entirely destroyed. The flames communicate
% the mahogany warehouse of Bowen adjoining, whicl
was considerably damaged The Ere also communicate
with the stable of Wood 4 Msbbitt coal dealers, sn'
the gun factory of Brown & Noe, which was slightly
damaged.
PoLIcE OFFICERS AssAULTED.-Capt Perry anC