The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-26

Dr. knapptod witness that he expected to get much higher
price for the revover5 than the sum fixed by witness.
hr. iretiss was prepared to by witness that Dr.
hnapp had informed hun Sunday morning subsequent to
the burning of the ship and before his arrest of the proposition
made by Dunlap
This was opposed by Mr. Benjamin on the ground that the
defendant could introduce his own
to the burning of the Russia
Mr.. Pr8Rss contended he had rig the e,
raons for the purpose of showing that Dr. Knapp did not en-
ter into any negotiations with Dunlap.
Alter long and sharp debate the evidence was admitted
IT. Knapp informed witness Sunday morning. about Ii
OF clock that Dunlap wanted Knapp pay him one thou
sta collars and the steward five hundred dollars, or they
% hot sgn the protest witness told him he had better be
careful how he talked with such scounres and advised him
Rroposton he thinks the day. certainly before the arrest
hnanp tod him he had had conversation with Dunlap
@ II ha nen overheard and asked whether he had bet
er have Dunlap arrested wines advised him not TO- as per
witness mentioned the facts to Mr. Mathews and Mr. VII
d d ne book keeper Of the insurance office, who said the
they had better not present.
ia EEsmiqati9a first mate had pol
ICY from the New York Sun Insurance Company, for his wa
e ne dla not Know who engaged the he to the
advertisement he does not know become The N mate
le insurance Tor the captain effected casual CONVEX
Insurance is effected equally readily on freight and prmage
more easily than cargo.
think lumber half an inch think should be Calculated ~ Ieb
aug my as Rc stuff to put down half inch stuff for freight
a. c SUM- d grossly witness considers he
q much experience in freight as any man in
OF freight the bricks, great degree reconcied me e
belief that the cargo charged in the isl was actually on
nave been in the habit OF buying stuff inch and ha
never shipped any half inch stuff to my recollection have
the current tregh in the months of November December
and January We're in New Orleans the California trade on
lumber and bricks, except by conversation understood
reigs $50 Thousand for inch lumber have never
heard Of bricks being treghted except BALLAST have no
personal knowledge and know nothing about the treighs
actually charged, only from Others
f.Iam,nqttgB az chief reSRaed.-The water and pro.
visions OF the Russia Tor California voyage ought TO equal
oJV barrels there should be nine months stock coal on
not occupy so much room wood form no opinion rs
o e plohts OIL the cargo described in he list the eonngen.
G are 50 remote and numerous, that might as well nm
efe to calculate who would draw the highest prize in the
oery capitalists were certain of making % or 30 per cent
oh they would embark in the business eagerly the profits OF
M cargo never enter into the calculations Of the owners
hted out for California put on board lCO 6bs pork 10
oD mes peel KY bb bread for stores 20 hogsheads Camel
30 Me5nhg ~ IONS IA tons soft coal, bbs picked fish,
OF efces OF beans; several bbs Ou4 or 10 or 20 IBIS
oGe about ~ h6s water or b6s tar, 30 40 bbls.
ouh very considerable portion oil the pork and coal was
pecteq 70 sell at San francisco has recollection Of ANY
hye stock being on board.
R. B, SUMNER calied-Is of the firm of J. P. Whit.
ney Co and engaged extensively in the shipping bust.
i e f's,la ga fhP or 453 tons an ordinary ship Of
s SIC can carry 900 bbs; 150 200 bb would be taken
up by stoes her water and fuel would take 200 bb more:
n sEt %o G' Be os 81 55 tR months W should i ha
quite number OF vessels during the last two years for Tin,
Deen N her berth for two months the Dumhaiton her ton.
maze 49, her freight list will amount to $40 eco The DUN
carried ~ bales OF cotton the Dnmbaron has assorted
eeTgo-no bnckS-more than half lumber the freight
" Soy per thousand Il pad here IS nearly all dressed
= iscR ooaTis f4O inch $t0 inch $50, and the
b b;s MI SNOW the freight on brck-knows of brick
Pelng snPped On owners ACCOUNT aud freight charged
the value OF bricks at that date
Mr. Peutiss objected its introduction because the Gov
enmen should offer file of the Price Current for series of
months and not select single one and further the brick
mad been put on board long before this Price Current had
been received here.
Objection sustained, and examination adiourned