The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06

The NEw WoRLD AND THE NEw SHERIFF. Our
new sheriff was somewhat outwitted on Sunday last,
under the following circumstances: The steamship
New World, just finished and ready for sea, intended
fo, the California station, lying at the dock. was
levied upon by the sheriff, Saturday, week ago,
for claim of $50, 900, said to be due Mr. Furnace
Mr.. Deputy Sheriff Cunningham served the process,
and placed the vessel she laid at the dock, under
the charge of several ads in order to keep possession
So far 80 good. But On Sunday morning, MIR. Cum
nnqham came on board to see if all was right, about
eleven o'clock, and in a short time thereafter, found
that the engineer was firing up. The captain was on
board, and MIR. Cunningham remarked to him =
Why, captain, what are you firing up for :" "Oh, "
replied the captain, the machinery, by laying at the
dock become little rusty, and we want to keep her
moving, that she won't spo.'' Thus the matter rest
3D. and the conversation turned some other topic
when, all at once, the ropes were cast off from the
DOCK the engine set in motion, and out shot the vessel
into the stream. "W hats that for o. said Mr.. Cum
nineham to the captain. The captain replied, laugh
ing, Oh don't be afraid, Mr.. Sheriff, only want
to cruise around ttle Instead of lying at the dock
there is no business doing on Sunday, and we may
as we'll do this anything else" Still, however,
this reply did not appear to satisfy Nh Cunningham,
and he began to feel very uneasy. The captain sailed
down the East river, round in front of the Battery,
CD the North river short distance and then turned,
and sailed down the bay. During all this time not a
sailor on board, except the captain and en-
gincer. This fact assisted much to convince the
6QeJ1U IndI Tue captain " UdCh "
dock. By this time, however. the engineer had got
quite good head of steam on, and on passing the
Quarantine, Mr.. Cunningham said TO the captain
think you are making fool of me, and you intend
TO take the vessel to sea-" ''Well," replied the
captain with confidential grin, think it is likely,
if the rust works off the machinery" Mr.. Cunning
ham, at this reply became satisfied that the captain
was humbugging, seized him by the collar, and called
for his several aids who with him, to assist him
in making the captain put back No sooner was this
attempt made, than the captain gave whistle, which
signal was answered Immediately, and the whole Of
the crew, who previously concealed, sprang up
deck, armed with bowie knives, pistols. cutasses,
and other deadly weapons, TO the aid of their captain.
At the appearance of this large body of desperate
locking men, Mr. Cunningham and his aids found
they were entrapped. "Come," said the captain,
"pus the sheriff and his aids shore ;; and sooner
the word given, than went the deputy sher-
if and his aids down the side of the vessel into a
boat, and were rowed of, pitched out into the sand
the beach Staten Island shore, and the boat
turned back to the ship, and away she went in rapid
style, putting on little more steam, apparently to
aid them in their flight to California. MIR. Cunning
ham and their aids were compelled to trudge some
three miles, almost up their knees in mud, before
reaching the ferry to embark for New York. We
presume the sheriff will, in future, be careful
in allowing the the next vessel they have
in charge, to work the rust off the machinery.
Ne,r York Herald.