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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-20

The foreign news which spread before readers
this morning. has an Importance and bearing such as
seldom publish in these eventful times was
coming tho wires during yesterday, but was re-
yesterday
The news by the Europa did not begin to come
ever the wires till about O'clock on Wednesday
afternoon, in consequence of an accident to the
wires, near Harlem, in the morning; and from till
halfpast o'clock in the evening the line was ex-
clusively occupied IN its transmission. After it
was ascerained that the shipping intelligence could
not be correctly obtained, the slips of news were
delivered before 10 o'clock, those newspaper pro-
pretors who pay the expenses of the overland ex-
press, &c. The news was not Preserved" in any
way, shape, or form.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-20

Items of News from New Orleans.
New ORLEANS April l 4, 184o
The steamer lsthmus has arrived here from Havana
with later advces
There is scarcely any cholera in New Orleans.
The Mississippi has receded inches
The sales of cotton for the week amount to 80 600
bales Prices unchanged since the receipt of tho
Niagara news.
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The GOVERNMENT JEwEIs.-Now, that the in
tellgent jury at Washington have failed to find
verdict in the Of poor Shuster alias Hand. the
public is anxious to know what the legal advisers
of the federal government intend to do in the pre-
mises. Certainly, the proceedings on this trial
have not redsunded to the credit of those con-
cerned on the part of the United States. A degree
of verdancy and imbecility has been manifested,
which is not very fattering to the national
pride. There is only one course left by which the
laundering and Stiffness exhibited in this business
can be corrected A rigid and searching investi-
cation into the whole affair must be Immediately
instituted by the authorities at Washington
Doubtless, they have by this time got their ey
opened, and feel the necessity of trusting to their
own common sense and sagacity Let the IL act
accordingly. The most knowing heads will some
times get fuddled. but they will not confirm, OBJ
fuscated. Where is Webb! What is the mys-
terry in this case! All this matter must be opened
up to the light of day. On the next trial of Hand,
which is to take pacs on Monday in Washington,
let the whole matter be probed to the bottom.
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Effect of the Steamers News at Baltimore.
Trial of Vendcr, for Murder.l

BALTIMORE, April 70, 1S48.
The trial Of Conrad Winter, aa Vendor for thu
murder Of Mrs Cooper which is now progressing is ex
citing intense interest here in consequence of
circumstantia evidence having been elected bearing
very strongly AGAINST the prisoner
The news by the steamer Europa has had the effect
of tnsetling the markets Breadstuff are depressed
a I'd ia rovisons there is nothing doing
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appointment by the President.

WASHINGTON, April 10, 1S40
Nathaniel Young has been appointed Collector of the
ustoms for the District of Wilmington Delaware
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TELEGRAPHIs INTELLIGENCE.
Intelligence from Yucatan, Tex vi &c.-CoI
Webb's Company OF California EAAsE<ants.
Snow Storm at the South.

Webb's Company OF o. california EAASErants.
Snow Storm mt she South.
BALTIMORE, April 10, fs4e
The southern mail has arrived bringing New Orfxas
papers 10 the 18th inst which contain many items a
interest.
The Pieay,sne contains letters from Yucatan vbics
state that the Indians gaining ground upon ths
whites and great entertained for the safev
of the inhabitants In case the Indians become aea.
victorious.
cholera had abated.
The Picayuae says that letters have been received
from various members Of Colonel Webb's company Of
California emigrans at Mier stating that the oompany
became disheartened by the sickness and death many
of their number and that dis faction with their
commander began ALSO to manifest itse-which caus d
them to disband Letters to the 3lst of March from
Mier state that of the members had again doter
mined to proceed to California. Fifteen still adhered
to Colonel Webb, while forty four had organised under
Lieutenant Audubon, and proceeded on their way. IL
Is stated that the whole party had their health
The steamship Cherokee ha | arrived at Savannah
At Charleston, Savannah, and Augusta, heavy snow
storm has been experienced, and considerable ice
mate Fears entertaine for the cotton crop
MIR. Ewing and his Department
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1910.
In the absence OF Mr. Ewing, who has gone home for
his family and to attend to law case il suppoied
not much will be done in the way Of appointments
Tho clerks in the Departments expect
his return, rumor has it that good many them
will have to CO. either on the score Of incapacty
glect of business interfering with the elections
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WASHINGTON, April 10, 1910.
The Board Of Commissioners for tho settlement OF
claims against Mexico meet daily In tho City Hail.
at II o'clock A. NJ: Presentation. George Evans OF
Maine Hon. Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana and Colonel
Robert T. raine of North Carolina VIM Carey Jones,
Esq, oficates as Secretary.
The proposals for clothing, and clothing materials,
for the naval service, have been issued Bids will be
received at the Navy Department until the 21st of May
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-27

i1s forutgu Once, yesterday, Sud iuIed Two
hours.
PoyimouiL, Fdday,-seyeral other vessels
nrn about to De- commissioned Among ihgu
are tho Conflict. Vulruro,f irabraud. spiGre,
and Terrible.
Tho Paris lioHiifw Of last nighr, states
that the French Government entirely dish
VOWS the conduct Of NJ. Poussin Il also hn-
nounoeH Ills appointment Of NJ. Bois 10
Compi ~ present French hiiHiHtuF NJ Turin,
TO be replaced az Turin by NJ, Lueien Mo
rat -r-
The Turkish Ambassador In Paris had an
Interview with the French Minister Of For
ego Aih'rH Oh Thursday, which lasted iwo
hours,
The Vienna Lloyds Journal states that
800 Hungarian refugees arc lodged on vast
'lainht Widdin, entirely surrounded hy Furk
ish troops kossullL BEN, aud the other
chief, were lodged ~ High Fortress
The Tribune also publishes letter from
a priyaIs'uouree, dated at Paris, Oct 4lh,
from which We give Tie following exlraeln
So far from The French Government object
lug personally TO Mr. Riyea, l know thai the
President of the Republic prefers him 20 any
other perHhn spoken Of YET, IL Mr X. had
not been presented before tbs ingo news
from Washington reached Paris, IL IN very
probable that M.De Tocquoylle would seize
hold Of Mr. Riye's former diplomacy ~ a
proIcN for not receiving him.
was IN Livingston 4 Weiss reading
room, Poriu, hen your paper drnouncing Mr.
Wui-irHsf'sed. Tile article WINS read aloud.
10 the delight and hearty response Of " ruuti,
full Of Anoricaus-bul ofIhe conduct of all
our diplomnllHls nbrohd that of our Minister
10 Nieunn, Mr. Stiles, IL tho most condemn
ed.
When kossuih arrives, hll DO known,
and shall be made public. Tho inoXplicable
conduct OF Nj SliIos coniounds me tie more
rom The fact ofhs being radical "Dcno.
crnl' at home, aud gentleman of generous
nnd nmihble temperament.
You may expect kossuih, BON aud Dem
binski, aud probably Mazzini, H. New York
hy the middle of November
have seen the Hungarian minister's TO
Contlonlinoplo, France England aud Italy,
mud they nre ouly awaiting The arrival Of
kossulh Ia so to America; OF course lhy
have not conferred with kossuih on ilie cub,
Jcci, but they have no doubt Of his accom-
panying them.
II immediate hosliliies should break oct
between Russia and Turkey, their plans
may be changed, mud all hands of ihem
make their way back into Hungary to renew
the war.
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/ amer 20 days of suffering, baud Wns discover.
cd, Which proved ~ be C0cus Island min
hablIed, lying "a latitude "a ~, long, ~
! a..
! The survivors reached IL ~ nn almost help
lees condition. They secured Iigand draui,
his blond by which They were greatly reyiy-
cd, They nls1 obluined plentiful supply
Of birds hud fresh water Aher remaining
Two days upon tho Island, they were oyegpy-
~ ny witnessing TfTH HUVTuHrt ~ -tUHt,
which proved 10 belong 20 tho ship i.eunidnr,
"hyler Capt swim, Of New Rsdiurd. by
whom They were received with grdat kind.
ness, Capt IL, arrived NJ phyta, Aug 2lHl,
rom which place his letter u dated. Tho
names Of lloses who persisted on board the
boat, mo Francis Hawkins, 80 nate, Of Au-
gusa, Mel James inirman, seaman, Of OH
% Henry IAsmFseg, seaman, of FhilAdrlpiiin
Pai Edward Henry Chaflez, place Of resi-,
Deuce unknown,
The Lot mats of lhe Janet writes Ia Tie
ownerf' ngeut, That he lost sight Of Capt, n -
boal,aud lay 10 Hll night with lights fixed mud
snilH seli aud ihntho cruised three days with
on meeting amy trace Of her, There seems
10 ha discrepancy between tho stories Of
lhe captain and mate,
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@zAr4ss

ln Grafton, Ne. Oct -, or'paralysia. MIR.
Luct BfNsos, agrd7O.
Ia haRE4lls tAei=44, Af Samuel fsttIr-. 49,,
II years.
IN Oxford, ~ II. oct. I. very suddenly
Rev. Daniel Campbell
IN this town, very suddenly, MI the evening
Of Tucsdny, tho I'D inst EL,zAHrTn uos.
Nr", wife ct John Morac, Esq aged 40 ycars
She Was Of meek and quiet spirit, which in
The sight Of God ~ of great price. Her. rec.
ord u on high. In her death, her husband
children, parents aud friends, and the church
OF which she was n member, have sustained a
loss which Il irrcParablc. but what IL loss 10
them H., We doubt not her everlasting gain.
Comm.
In Guildhali,3G ult, Mrs. Assn, relict OF
Daniel Dcnison, aged -. Mrs ID had been
member of the church in G. nearly 40 yenrs.
and her light ahonc brightly. Her worth has
been icll,not only IN the church bat IA her
ihmily, az christian mother, and IA the nci,,b
borhood as pattern Of charity aud rood
works. In her declining life she otlcn ~.
pressed an ardent desire 10 depart and bc with
Christ, and she came 20 the close of her o,c.
tul pilgrimage "lIkca shock Of corn zinc IN tts
season. "HlcSscd are III dead Who die IN
the Lord " Con,,,,
In Bath ON Sunday morning last, Ebcnozcr
Carlton, Esq aged about 50 years. On Satnr.
day evening he retired at o O'Clock, in usual
health, and died about o'clock, Sunday
morning
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Bound for California !

II VIE SuhHrrihrr, wtrhtnr TO- irase &C. iit-
u Gold Dig IipRs ~ California, ~ drHifouf
Of dispoHng Of his possessions ia this yicini.
~, offers FOR sale at auction, the following
valuable property, viz
One FARM, situated IN the, town Of New.
ark, about Of a mile from the village, up.
on the road leading b. the west part Of the
town. Said hfm the subscriber does not bee.
haH 10 warrant, 10 not surpassed by any offs
tiEc W the town. II contains about 200 acres
Of good land, 80 Of which 10 cleared II ~
well watrfcd and has upon u convenient
house, two extra barns, aud two sheds Zone Of
which 500 feet 20 lcngtb) Adjontnrj II gill
cut tfnmJo 10 100 Tons Of Hay, aud pariuraro
accordingly An advertisement Tor the cate
Of The above farm we'll merits the attention Of
any one who mar Gish "a settle down IN CON.
Portable ftuation Tor lie
Also, one other FARM Of l1O acres Adiotn.
ing the former, l2l 90 $50 acres of winch %
clegrrd, with good house and two good b, rms
The foregoing Is desirable farm and will he
cold altogether asHurh, or IN two of tlfec d.
visions, 10 accommodate purchasers Cor pas.
tutr lots.
lie also ontrs Cor safe the Hay aud Grain
grown upon the farms this season, alsa Lia
entire set of Farming Tools, consisting oc tue
very bssi qmiNy Of Plows, Harrows, Forks,
Rakes, CHAINS, Carts, Wagons, Yokcs, and a ii
essential tools for 6good fatmVr, which wilpbe
sold with the farm or separate. Also, between
80 and ~ head Of good Cattle consisting Of
yoke Of fine oxen, Crxtra cows, ! horse aud
The remainder with the exception OF calves,
Of ycarllngs and two year olds The above
valuable property viii be sold at discount,
aud - worth the attention Of Oh who may dc.
sire 10 purchase.
TO be sold, if not disposed Of at private
sale, at AUCTION, Ia commence on MON.
DAY, Nov eth, aud continue until sold
TERMS For the Farms, part pay down,
liberal credit secured by mortgage, for the re-
maindcr Tho other property, terms liberal,
10 be made known upon the dry Of sale For
information apply to Lueius Dcnison, Burke,
aud Efastus Woodruff, Lyndon Centre
ELAZER DAVIS
Newark, Oct 20, isi9, 63gv2
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-27

rnE LiTrLE GIRL THAT SAID SIR wEar 10
IlIEAyEN'-+Wo get some more singular facts
from the bangor Wing, Of the case of the
lutte Irish girl al bangor, who our readers
will recullect, being attacked few weeks
since with cholera aud apparently dead
while her father went foe oofju, revived
and told wonderful experience of heaven
shsther alio avorred she had been, md Of
having seen her mother aud fftuUtT- Here -
tho sequh 10 that touching picture g.
Although NJ iiIH time ul the seeming drntli
Of Ibis child Il was 'uol supposed tlnl her
aunt Lynch was dangerously III, she not hay-
ing lan cholera bat attacked with the dysen.
terry Hut she died the next day ~ stated, b.
Ga sunday afternoon Mr. Daniel Wnrfen,
very worthy religious man, who has been
much among The cholera patients, aud feel
lng perhaps, n liitle moved 10y curiosity, cali
ed 10 see the litllc girl, aud addressing her
cheorlully aud told her that she appeared
better mud would soon be- well, aud get out IN
day or twO.
"luI I'm going TO mother again ut four o..
rlnrii she1uicily and sonly said,
"When, tomorrow I"
"No, today
Mr. Warren endenyored to turn her ntten-
'lon TO 'le hopeful prospects ofrccovery; bui
the little sufferer was fast sinking nwny-thr
death rattle wns heard, aud she soon ceased
To breathe, her pulse stopped, aud the fixed.
ness OF death was Impressed upon her beau.
lilul cnunicnhuce.
ME- Warren looked NJ tho town clock, i'm
the distance, from the window, for there wns
no clock IA the house, and II wus four o'clock.
While bordering upon, to him singular
colneldenis Ia this case, aud about half M
hour hGd pissed when new signs of life np.
pcnred aud again the spiril Of the sweet girl
returned She asked for waterman snid She
was lircd aud sunk away into quiet sleep.
Since thon she Inns been gradually recover.
ing, bur hcr elder sister watched her 80 ten.
derby mud who would so willingly hnyc nc.
compnnicd her to live with her blessed moth.
er IA heaven, WINS tho next day taken with
the cholera aud the following day died mud
was buried
The fnihcr ofthis girl is ignorani,yet n iino
speeimcn Of pure warm heart, with all the
simplicity aud Iruthfuiners
Of n9iurc. Tie is poor. He had n large fam.
ny. Aud ho snys for the whole season he
Ind but Two pounds OF butter la his house
aud they had only had meat but tm lee: They
have lived almost wholly upon bread aud
ten.
The liulo boys had by their labor pickcd
W tho boards out Of which his dwelling had
been constructed aud ho hoped after a lime
10 bdySit all nicely oi their own.
such are the simple fhcts in the caso which
we leave for the present without comment
nr attempted explanation.
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o." An unsuccessful attempt was made
on Friday night'to rob the Rutland Bank
They entered the front door, and then 10y n
screw process underworld TO force the walls
Of the vault. They were probably alarmed,
us they len-somo of their tools behind them.
a. Governor Dinsmore has been nonlin-
ated the by Democrats Of New Hampshire
for reelection.
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A Fam BusiNEss.-The Newhuryport
fIernld mcnionsihc receip, ofa letter from
C. v. LIKE, of Gtpucestur, ttteA-et san
Francisco, in which he snys, that he aud
Cupt. Bradbury, of Newburyport,h had been nj
worl TINT day, pointing shovels, 10y which
they earned $50 in six hours. The miners
use a round pointed shovel; Captain Brodhu-
nv has n machine by which ho cut them Mt
;he rate OF II dozen in IN hour, and charges
SO dozen.
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MONTREAL, Oct, 20.-An address against
annexation attached TO which nre 600 sgnu-
lures, has been published today. A few of
tho rtgner7 are kSnwn as respectable per-
sons, but tho others are unknown or depend
rnt nnon Government.
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Rallroad Notice.

II 7 having been decided a. Increase the pcs
4 HrnRer snd freight fafes upon the scgrra
Railroads between CDHurCucgt River and
toncnfdi and also hetweon Connecticut hiyei
ana flichburFh, u has become HgrrHHrY a.
adop' corresponding increase upon the fas
sumpsic and w. Genital Roads. which, will
take place On the first oi November
T., FAIRBANKS.
Oct IN, IT'D. GJDWi
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The Mnrlrefa.

BRIGHTON MARKET, Thursday Oct. H.
~ market, l70Oheof cattle, liOO stores, ~
p1"H working oxen, 90 COWS and calves, $500
sheep and lambs, 1900 Swine.
beei cHttlc-EStra, 81 lst quality, 5,75,
ID, do $50, % do. o. lih do as
Stores years old ga a. 3 do. SI5a2i
WofAing oEcn-salcs az & CO, -, 70 90
and 20
Cows aud ohlvrs-SlD, ~, -, 2s and 30
sheep aud iHuhr- Sii34. iia0, %, LIZ.
and
swluc--3ia 4io, Retail 5aGc.
TEMPERANCE LECTURES A TEN.
Refehee- Lesigle- tag h. s.si..et..l by Rev J.
- stone ~ tho Congregational Church, al
Centre Village, on Thursday evening, Nov.
lot, al 7o'eiOck, AiHo, on the Same evcnIrr.
a Lecture by Rev, w, u Bond, at the vestfg
on The PLAN The public generally are 70.
fprrtrutty invited 90 attend.
WM SANBORN, Com in behalf
BEAUMAN BUTLER, (ofEreelsIor d..
BENZ, MORRILL,, Sv,s.No 3isofT.
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uY- Tile Two fellows who recently roLhed
lhe mausiop Of Hon. Daniel Webster, in
Franklin, N H., have been sentenced 10 r
years IN the New Hampshire smle Prison,
e. The Clprk Of Hamilton Co., Ohio,has
given The certificate of election 10 liio Loco
foco candidates, llus setting Of defiance tho
law Of lle HlAls by which he county WIS di-
vlTiFn -tIHrWuWTTEW Hamilton county
LAhoT CHrfsE. cheese weighing over
'srfnieeH hmdrsd pounds, was sold ia New
York on Saturday Il brought $500.
o. Not less lfHl two hundred aud fly
Americans 'on their why 10 San Francisco,
hive died IN ,iauama during the .ickly sau
spp,
o. George Whleomb, who Ilol amI
wounded his wifH and child at Riuge, n. a.,
while ~ q state Of INVESTIGATION, q short limo
since VIA tried nj Keeue, found guilty, aud
sentenced 10 seven days solitary confinement,
and eight years hard labor Ia ll,a State Pds,
on.
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TnE "BEfT Crrr.-The City of Cleveland
would appear tC he'iusily deserving of this
title, for it is estimated, from contracts alrcn-
dy made, THAI 10000 head of cut,lo will be
packed in or near the city during the pres
eni sloughtcring season, requiring an outlay
for the raw mnScrinl Of about four hundred
thousand dollars more, making half a million
in ali
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TnE lNo0Rrss or TmNGs Il CANAnA.-
Montreal Monday Oct 22.-The Seat of
Government has been definitely removed
from this place to Toronto.
We learn lhnt tho Receiver General of
Canada, l., NJ. Niger, has resigned his office;
and II is supposed the Provincial Secretary,
Leslie, has done the snme '-,
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TnE CLOSING OF rnE DAN AT HADLEY.-.
~ 10 o'clock on Monday night The Dam was
filled, and tho water went over in good STYLE.
From The lime the gnIes were closed ill
tho water went over the dam, was nine hours
nud sixteen minutes. The scene during the
evening was quite enchanting. Bonfires
WCTG t1Etrrrrt -l.a4-kS of The river, md
in It's bed below the dam, lighting up All a.
round splondidly.
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MAmMGA E1S.

A. Belfast, Me, oct 10, by Rev. R.F. Cot.
icf, kcv, JaNEtP. srosr, Of this town, and
Mrs NAscE X Toms, of Belfast
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DREADFUL SUFFERINGS AT SEA.

The New Bedford Mercury gives intclli.
gcnce, contained in q letter from Cant. Hos.
: 's.sr- laiG- ulasler Of The winding barque Janet
of Westport, furnishing an nccOunI OF TnG
sutlerings ola boats crew of the Janet, com
Uprising tho captain and five others, almost
without parallel IN the annals Of whale hshe-
| ry. On lhe coHst of Pcra, june 23d lSl0 IN
hat 3 N, loni f0l w, while ont for whales ia
his boat. from some uadvcrtnnce on the purt
OF the third mate IN putting about, the boat
cnpslzed; but being righted, signals Ofdistrcss
were innde toiYo other boats from the Janet,
which were out Capt II. saw them take
their whales alongside lie barquc which was
then kept of Ia the direction FOR his boat, but
To his surprise aud horror when within about
one nile OF him, the janet kept of on anoth-
or course until shutdown.
They made every effort to reach the bnrquc,
but in vain; aud saw the men ia The bnrque
cutting in the whnles, aud apparently indil.
lerent TO the fate of their comrades 1t wus
tiunlly determined TO put about the boat to
Me wind, aud remain. In the effort to bail
her one man was lost overheard; and they
did not succeed in freeing the boat from wa
ter, but with hc'loss of still another Of her
crew; all oh board having been up TO their
arms in the wntor during the last AZ hours
Two OF the survivors were seized with delir-
ium, having been without food or drink
mus uisabIeH lDey Ihlheu plt OF hnil, und
sIeered norihcasterly for Cocus Isiand on
tie Peruvian coast, distance ofl00O miles.
On the 7th day they Ind to cast lots as 10
tchich Of their number should be sacrificed to pro-
long tho lives of his companions, aud the nm
fortunate victim upon whom the lot fell, met
his fate with perfect resignation AVID willing
ness. At the close OF the day shower Of
min gave greRt relief
Being without compass or instrument of
any kind, Capt. II. depended for guidance on
his observations of the North Slnr and the
rolling SWEET of the sea.tfem the South Gu
tho eigIJll day another of the crew died ol'
exhaustion. On the ninth another shower
cnnoto their relief; and this beneinction was
followed by the remarkable circumstance OF
a dolphin leapiDg from among it's fuzzy com
pnnons directly into the boat So, ernl birds
also approached near as to fall a prey to
the necessities Of The crew, and mnislering |
greatly to their relief. On tho 18Th of July, !