The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-25

RECOVERY OF PART OF THE MoNEY' STOLEN
FROM THE STEAMER AMARANTH.-Our readers
will remember that some time during the month Of
September last, the steamer Amaranth, when near
New Orleans, on downward trip, was robbed Of
about S22CJ in bank notes and gold, apart OF which
WIS owned by the beat and the residue by the
second clerk. For a long while the police were
bafsd in every attempt to discover the perretrator
OF the robbery. Yesterday afternoon, Henry Mon
rCs, alias Charles Morris, who figured before the
public month or two ago as the alleged robber of
Mr.. Clark's furnishing store, was arrested and S575
were found upon his person, of which six $5 gold
pieces are said TO be identified positively, by certain
marks, as part of the money stolen from the ANA
Tanth. The circumstances of the arrest, which
may probably lead to The recovery of the remainder
OF the stolen property, are as follows :-Shortly
after the dismissal of Monroe the charge of rob-
bling Clark's furnishing store, he purchased horse
from MIR. kucker, paying him $z2 80 cash. That
night he brought the horse TO Mr.. Eherly's livery
stable and had him shod, registering his name al
the same time as Richard Johnson. Early on tile
following morning he called for the horse, paid his
bills punctualy, and left the city. 1t was not
known at the time where he had gone, but a letter
recently received by the police, stated that he was
residing in Illinois, at a country house some fifteen
miles distant from Alton He had in the mean
time purchased piece OF land, for which he paid
$1,000, and had bespoke in building materials and
labor, which would have swelled the whole cost Of
his country retreat to about $4,000. His prodgality
and the readiness with which he cashed every
bill strengthened the opinion that he was identified
with the Amaranth robbery. These suspicious
had been first excited by certain tale-tellng facts
which the police withhold. watch was set on
all his movements. His intentions visit this city
were known even before he had left h0me and
preparations were made to give him suitable re-
cepton. Accordingly, at two O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon, eountryman, wearing an old tattsred
cap and jeans pants and coat, was driving two
horse team quietly along Almond street, when a
police officer issued from an adjacent house, seized
the horses bride, and read MIR. Monroe his war
rant of arrest. After some resistance, the rogue
accompanied the officer to the Calaboose. Here
the $575 were found sewed up in belt, which he
wore next TO his body He is now in Jail TO wait
an indctment-St. Louis Intelligeneer, 18th inst
| New DIscovERY.-A North West Passage
The New York Mirror says letter from Mazat-
lan dated 23d Nov, mentions the arrival there OF
the British rigate Amphtrite sloop Of war Hecate,
and the Royal Thames yacht club sehr. Nancy
Dawson, from the Northern Ocean They have
discovered N. w. passage in latitude 70 andabout
30t, and gone one degree and half further North
than any vessel has previously been. They have
been to the north of Cape B.. Have discovered
a new continent--but ON account of ice could not
approach nearer than ffteen miles to land. Did
not find Sir John Franklin, and on account Of ice
was forced to leave.