New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-31

LAW tOuftssssssss " hD''9NA''
u Q co,,vtssIoSrR's OsrrcE-Al<ged sirper--It will
be recolsctsd that the bark Laurens Capt Theodore LIZ
efed was captured in January last on no Janero o.
the u schr onkshys and SEM to this port, and Capt
srr,sed The vessel has been beed and no hes at The
foot Of Clinton st charge Of Deputy Marshal smith The
examination Of Capt Ltefed commenced yesterday Mr.
Os5sn Haanau Appearing In his behalf and Mr. Butler
District Attorney for the United States ,,,,
Captain Berry1an Of the Onkahye, testified that ~hle
yins AZ BIO he the commander OF the
sqsdron follow the Lsurens TO sea and tax
possession and examine her TO sec any evidence
and hailed her the night When drst hailed she made
more ss as get away ard was Obliged to hois .d-
when She came too Lieut.. Wells and acting master
Renshsw in two boats With 10 men each to examine heri
While they their way Cspt H. came on board IN
his boat with six men, saying he understood the hal 10
oder him board he brought papers, which he sSio
were the ships papers he said he had on board o ess
each containing $40 gallons of water and had $@VOo in
gold and silver, in kegs.
persons on beside the captain two SAID they were
passep gers Brszisn and the other fortusuese
seent Of the owner found cargo except water; l
tasted the water 10 i've or six casks ana founo ~ esn
en- Cost also Of the East and West COSTS OF Africa and
one Of the Cape Of Good Hope, but none OF tne Uni
Seas found no arms nor msnsc,e, .ns SNIP @
en,s produced they purPorted that tne Ne''e
bound for Batavia NJ. 49,
WiLiGm 4 Jackson testified that be shipped 81 klo as
mate of the Laurens knew Capt when sailing between
Naw.York and Liverpool Cspt Rogers brought the YES
sci to Rio after sailing and about an hep, sno MAJ De
fore being boarded by the Onkahye, the Portuguese pas
asked how should like 10 20 70 me Coast OF Al
RIGA; said thought should IKE to 60 be IN s.a.ec
to bring vessel home he going on The east Coas
Of Africa for slaves said If that vas the case dd MOI
think Capt Lte6eld knew 1t he made no reply had
shipped voyage to Batavia and supposed we were
going there but after this conversation thought we were
bound for the Coast Of Africa he said he hso peen Two VI
three times on the coast or slaves and had always been
succcssul he said the ssvetrsde was very profitable
trade for your that wished to into it, that he
had mad. 600 ia one trip the conversation while
walking the deck, the captain al ire tne Delns
below the took board 81 Rio 40 to 100 punch
cons 81 OF them we're filled with salt others fresh
10 better TO carry than ballast knew OF voyage
TO Batavia in vessel which had water and slaves ana
they sold for good profit have sold water erei there
also quantity Of rice aud fsrins on Doard me saw
the Portuguese conceal when the vesse was Doso
The shove are the principal points Of the testimony
The examination will he continued to-dayJ
OGpEssBURGH RAILROAD. The Boston Daily
Aduerter Of Wednesds states that meeting OF the
Directors Of the Company had been held 81 Boston ana
most energetic taken for the early compe
ton of the whole work The last thirty miles OF the esst
end of the road Rouse's Point located and the
zhoe line from Ogdensburgh TO Lake Chempain 10 now
read the hands of efficient contractors Six thousand
OF rails have been purchased TO be delivered before
the rst of October next The timber for es fences &c
has been purchased and sso the chairs and spikes Ten
rst class engines have been contracted Tor sixty e
# the rosd viii be ready for the rails the early Baf Of
next autumn. lMohuea THU
DEATH OF CAPT. LIVINGSTON OF THE FLORIDA
letter to Gov Moseley o. Florida dated
Vera Cruz, 29h ult announces the death OF Cspt
wound received aceide ltsllv Capt L. had received
mitsry education " est Point, was an accomplished
ulcer aud intelligent gentleman and was highly esteem
ed by his friends and accusniauces In FLORIDA
for his noble and generous impulses
DEATH OF LIT BLODGETT.-ln January last
Cant Wilder and five other officers with Escort OF 50
draqoons went to pay a visit to Gen. Wool. While on
their way there Lieut. Bodgett, formerly Teller OF the
Pxchlu Bank Of Buffalo, met with an accident, when
his death 10 three days after As he was rdns
along, pistol in his own hands was accidentally os
charged the ball from which entered his leg, inictng
wound which caused bis death Roch Daily Advertiser
STEAMBOAT NAVIGATION RESUMED ON LAKE
MIcHGAs-The arrival of the Sam Ward, from Chicsgo,
last evening" and her departure from Sheboygan shows
that the navigation has fairly commenced on this Lake
The large number Of passengers which the Ward landed,
shows that travellers from the East arg already on the
way here. Milwaukee Wisconsin iHh.