The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-10

coTdemned, b. Naval Court MARTIAL to saf deah afd
nave been hung Ihe crime was Of great eofnity,
and the seiltenee . looked ppou iusf osss
Lieut. James Blair, q $. N, has hoys in progress and
near compieiol, steamboat intended 10 avigse The sea
nieno, named the CAPTAIN suuer. She isa splendid craft
and wei adapied pf The waeTs wich sheis dee %
float Nj Blair baundef contract sone srse o. four others
Which, when completed, VIII present eyideee Al tat gentle
mans great foresight IN his estimate Of pubic cvsuiehs
required By The travelling people b this pan Of iheusosd
Panama Just IN; she lHz ihree malta; they viii not b
opened uniif alter the steener eaves Yous, etc., D ~
Mrs CIay's Speech Im baltimore o. one
29fh pIts
During my late brief sojouEn IN Philadelphia on
my way to Washington, Ireceiyed very Kind LEI.
Ter from a large number Of personal and political
friends in Batimore, reqdesting me 70 afford them
an Opportunity Of mterchanging 'eiwhties and re-
newing acquaintaneeship VITA my friends here, on
tie occasion Of N passing through your beautiful
city. To those friends i here fetaFn nay hearty
thanks for their kindness, and1oF the regard they
have shown me upon tbs, as, well as on former.
occasions My franks are also due for the very
enthusiastic reception given me at the depot yes
terday, well as that upon my reaching MIR. Bar
NUNS. l am also much Indebted for the really
delightful serenade on. last evening, than which,
sveeter or more melodious notes never greeted the
ear OF arepubicaR or monarch. ~.
Gentlemen, ] always feel at home h your good
State of Maryland. Whether among the Allegha-
MES, or in the region Of your beautiful Chesapeake
l have ever received that Kindness and attention,
which makes me feel that am at home. Add To-
this there is one other coHsideration--nv Better
hall. having been born in Maryland
You have been pleased to-allude, gentlemen, to
my return to.the Senate-I fear you entertain
hopes in that cOnnexion which can never be Feali-
zed i feel, tits true, the same devotion 10 tie
public welfare thatI have always felt-btIt also
feel, that the hand of time weighs heavily upon
me, Grave and solemn questions will doubtless
arise during the approaching session OF Co6gress
questions which have already deeply agitated the
public mind. You all know that ont Of. the late
acquisition Of large -teFsitories in the west and
southwest, there has arisen question WHICH has
/ caused mach excited discussion4 allude to the
! question Of Slavery. In my humble Judgment
my friends, both Of the parties now so clamofous
! upon that sublecI,l are in error. One Of them
loudly contends for aCongressional enactment pro-
i hlbiting. slavery for the alleged reason that the
| institution Withoutsuch law viii take root in the
aterptoriesthe other as loudly contendihg against
such an act Hnconstitutonal and depriving them
/ Of the right Of moving their slaves thither Now
in my opinion, repeat they are both. practically
wrong, inasmuch as the question properly settles
itseE To say nothing Of the Laws Of their terrific
ries derived from Mexico, the climate, the soa and
the industrial pursuit Of the people, forbid it. =
i aln, perhaps, going foo far, gentlemen, in ex-
,, pressing myself so freely occasion Ike this.
But for the illusions YOU were pleased TO make IN
your letter, | should probably not have said so
tnuch-though@my views on these questions are
altogether conservative.
- There is,one point, however on which j feel at
| liberty To- express myself fully .aligide to fbe
UbltoH Of TIE States. fhis question is, in my
view, paramount to every other. There is none OF
sufficient mpor lance to be considered in connexoD
with IT, Under all circumstances many aud every
eyent,I shall labor for the perPetuty of our gni0n
Bet the storm come from what quarter it-may,
ain prepared to-meet it; and 60 stand by our glo,
rioUs confeIeracy. Here Mr.. Clay arose to his
full height, and became exceedingly animated
while his eye flashed. with fire. and communicative
his enthusiasIn- 70 the entire andienee, thsy weE
e deeply moved and gave vent %, their feelings
5 deatening appause.l Mr.. Clay COZ lnpes--l los
e upon the dissolution of the Q MON as productive
n every evil that conld possibly befat uzas peopl
d Should SO awfulan event take place, even tho
If who dare to mediate it would reap no possib
n good but would share the general ruin. In tn
e | sad event. our country would need no ASTORIA
The history of Greece and Of other ancient Repul
lies, would be her history. Entangling foreig
ailiahcesand internal eommotions of every Ell ARA
ter, would speedily follow, Some daring militaf
chieftain would arise, and play once more, thepal
OF Philip or an Alexander. We should be invo
we'd in wars, wars, wars--vvars most bloody, uhre
lentlng and devastating, would be entailed upo
, US. But / trust in God, gentlemen, that such
time may never arrive, aud | assure you that m
/ untiring efforts shall be directed against it
Gentlemen, 1 have already said more than in
tended, Cries of Go on, " go on though hop
you viii receive these remarks as coming from IN
a heart. l must now conclude, in doing which
, thank you for the attention you paid me, and fc
5 the fattering manner in which you have receive
/ me upOn'the present occasion.
/ CoLIIs1oN Al D,eadfitl tSAipe7eek an
pToba5le Loss If Fifteen -Lioes.-Aa extra fror
Z the office Of the Mercantile Advertiser, at Sact
, tMe.,) dated Monday, November 26, ? o'clock, /
5 On Wednesday night. November'2lsi, abor
hafpast II o'clock, the bark Fashion, bound fror
/ IL E "a.
iTf about1latitude 43o andlongitude about 69e 30
e probably about 70 miles east of Cape Porpose-
was run into by ship unknown, but was suppose
4 TO be a New York packet ship, Of about 1909 ton
buFtben.
'|The ship was sailing before the wind, steerin
! VS.. W. As soon as the crew Of the bark sa
her, they gave the cutlery and hung light 80 sst
be seen and heard by those board Of the, shi
But the ship instantly struck the bark about mi
+ ships and cut her in two. The captain, first mat
d and steward, bad just time to take to the boat
, for IN about three minutes Che after part Of the bal
sunk from sight, aud as the captain thinks, letin
: out that portion Of the cargo the fore part
e causing her bow 10 float
: The head Of the mainmast struck the mizer
. mast, which fell and knocked the man at the whe
| overheard. There were Is souls on board, Il
Gliding the officers, the crew, and two female pa
/. sengers-one Of whom was sister Of abe capiaI
A. aud the other, Mrs. Johnson, wife OF The late En-
lIsh Consul, wheswas awaiting her arrival at Hal
iaN-all Of whom, excepting those who took TO q
boat must have persisted, unless there may be
faint hope that some Of them may have been take
on board Of the packet ship OF chung to the oatii
al bow and been picked up by some other vessel.
'e was foggy night, and the moon could be seen o
- casionally, but dnnly.
T. Capt Sherwood, and his first officer, Henry
n Steel, of Boston, and the steward, John TIE
h | colored, noeted about in the boat in, a state
n almost nudity, with naugRt but small paddle
H. guide them with neither food nor shelter, from
N time Of the awful disaster until Sunday, Novemb
We 25th, in the afternoon--Probably about O'Clock
re period OF four days, when they .drifted on c
nis Orchard or Ferry Beach, in bewildeFed a
en almost insensible state. Capt Sherwood "
picked up Sunday night, between and 8 o'eOC
= in the yard Of Mr. BarFoNys, the Portland FOg
~ completely exhausted and hepless-was taken il
ne house Of Mr. Barrows, and received every attent
and kindness that kind and hosPitable fam
II could bestow on him. He was down town 4
IAN fore magistrate Skeale. Capt. 5. knows not
as fate OF his suffering eompanioHs-as he hardly
~ collected what occurred since the boat struck
my beach; he thinks that Steel went 70 house n
.as the beach, and that lew may have WandeTedin
itl woods. Capt. S. must have come through
ri woods about three miles, and encountered sevC
or brooks and bad swanipy places, before reach
eat Mr.. BarTOWs' house, The wonder is that he Il
Eli the land Of the living, --
Dr. Some OF our citizens who went this morning
,od the beach and the woods in the vicinity, in sea
s OF the lost men, have returned without success,
oep report that another party had discovered boat
ere the shore distance from them, to which 4