New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-19
Loss OF the ship Franklin-sinauiar Devel-
opmeufs.

| The readers OF The Tribunf will doubtless re-
member the recent wreck Of The ship Fraasliu Capt
SMITH OF weraeet Beach. on her passage from Lon
don = Boston with cargo valued a. from $4,000
/ 10000. which wss insured in Boston CsPt Smith
and several Of tie crew and pssseryer lost ia
A,tern pting gain the shore. The vase Of CsPt :
coated ashore and In il we're found sundry letters
commencing the destruction Of The .h!P. &C. These
letters are supposed 70 have beer writer sy John W
/ Crafts srd J. w Wilson. Immediately their dis
covery Wilson s5sc0uded and Crafts arrested and
taken before CHAELEs L. WooDBUAY, L. ;. Commits
souer a, Bost0r 90 charge Of conspiracy with Wilson
snd esp: smith % destroy ID, Franki4 ire injury
OF fhe underwriters Robert Rant1u appeared FOR the
United states. and l. D SoAier for the defendant
Several witness were called, who testified TO the de-
frrGsn,s having Effected insurance the Franklin -
/ the amount Of sl50O0
Tesumouy was also Introduced 70 the condition Of
the wreck tie noing OF articles OF cargo also OF seve
"a bodies Of those who were drowned including that
/ OF Capt Smith, ard Of the vslise marked c. smith
which contained the letters before mentioned, with
other pspers
The letters were resi by Mr. Rartoul, Of which the
following 81 copy Of one oesring two da,es 49,.
Carr SMITH Dear Sir: lhOushs you'd wrts 10 you
tbs letter a1d give yoc ne copy u ne lnsaraacs DO ics
OF he stip-S7 50s the Bcsi1nS 81 50 a. tie Merchants
here s5OU he re- gt 20 C0aalers otcea Tie
Insurance. cost ..5-ae lnslrance etd. ~ Lord send
yuu ihs ae-ourt FOR yo1r Instructions Mr. Joha " Crs
myself confidence On anc hope
to you Boston N ne h5-f time Of rriy eayh have
been thinking you s0aUd0u her.et her
esk and waleh your opportunity 70 esYe her ana oei9'e
you leave her, roll barre. OF BE- inpean io me cabin
AZ ire Arnowever, We III leave 81 this 10 yogr best
there wssa ship len Bosom three days before you snd
hss baen ost on The Bahamas, bound for New-Or.esns
Mr. Crafts and myself s'xiou'y waung Tor your -
tara Boston not hopeless bu az sure and true - he
sln ross his nomng The shi' Ta.ssso Of Nsstcssse
rnoslhs Old SD i0us, les Al Charesiown, al hr Css
wss wharf aid Tor Ire want Z basi-ess-ihe owners
| W. eel haFf 1r uOltlf- >oNt
e,.t,~ a 90 f.uo
pear Sir ms letter rs. been wrote ~th consent Of
J " c snd mys-L hoping 10 receive your answer 10 re-
uru on receipt OF ihs-r0g while write We conyers
Ing about tie mater. rem ain yours respectfully J. W
r. S-~ lie your letter TO } W. G
In pencil in different handwriting
Cspiou Smith Dear pese destroy The letter
IS you RdedL
on smother part Of the same sheet was the following
BosroN. Aug. r. is4s.
Ps-we have Al last seen yo1r after slong passage
In some hopes never 20 have seen your srrval
49,, s.nre nm, HI leaving pom on our osu coast
viii be done tho sslsf.eton Of al according
% your promisesa mole comes cue on hs 10 sept Tor
$500 which here 10 % pay, but should We see
reported Of your loss the parties would be ssush-d-
DR. Sir wsrt 20 see yea in Boston the hr't Of neS
~ sir hi. will be The eternal naSag Of Is sf not q
viii DIM forevsr-buI thsl cannot oewe know yol viii
on receipt Of tls a1d when you viii be abe 10
get away. remain, yours respectfully,
Thomas Duffy. seaman on board the Franklin, testi
fed that he was at the helm the time Of the wreck
of the ship At in the morning he called the captain
thinking he heard breakers The anchor was let 90 Al
4 sud Is fsthoms of cable were paid cut. The cap
tain continued throwing the lead TIL o'clock Al which
time be reported fathoms Of water After the captain
deck he ordered her 20 be keq, OF II be had
paid out chain or let 20 another anchor i would
have been likely D. hold her
Gen. John :. Tyler, who was called as a witness,
stated that he bad Mr. Crafts write his name FIRE
queniy and Of the opinion that the letter signed
]. w G.. was written by him.
Capt Geo Mel sne a colonial shiPmasler, who was
passenger, confirmed Mr. Gratis statement Other
witnesses were called as 70 the handwriting &c when
Commits Woodbury. remarked that there WIS
evidence OF either gross negligence OF Of determined
attemp, cast the ship away certainly pEima acs
hsi been made cut in this respect as 10 the &C
cusei he had carefully compared the Postscript which
Is alleged by defence 10 be In different handwrlt
ing and from the similarity Of spelling sc. thought IL
from the same hand lie Of opinion that sufficient,
hsi been shown for him 20 send the 10 the Grand
Jury which he should accordingly do lie then order.
ed the accused 10 give bail In go 600 for his sPpear
ance % answer a. the next term OF the Court The
witnesses were then bound over 10 appear.