The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-25
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and have been for the last year, he Russia went
10 about O'Clock in the aiteno0nI don't reeoect the
day Of the month. The wind was the norhar. i wa.
SpSq al Saz as go' M e s s1e @ e. @ bosnd S
San Francisco know very little about e burning of The
took her to 5e an inward oaHd ship we watched bee gooi
% %as about Is South Point Tbe wind By is time had hauled
around 70 eastward, ond suppod cqnted sooner outside
bound sbrs But we dseosered she outward bound.
A. AZ s01s M & sond 1ge e we, about T sn p po per&aPs &
became satisfied she not nwsr bound ye7sei because
Pass and heides. our boats were all day and of
them went near enough to hal her think.
o y Esf o Ssd % he sfR not '0 we
discovered her to be on ire atte past on huasy eve;
Informed We at frN did not know what to make OF the
omed BY po ws we n e on e poa No e @ @a MADE By
our tow boats The fire because Of the report Of pow
der being abroad The day round her in whale
boat ard from what observed, Judged was very to
She was burning sreat While Tie ire ior long Tine wa:
small and did moi eem to be spreading over the ship The
one place which Was anpantly ts si of ne hip never
noticed the sh alr he went over The bar Tgeay after
did not observe her again untr Thursday moaing about
ought to have been hundreds Of nile OIL But don't know
how the wind wPs Tpeday afternoon the wind blew
me edoS e Tie p ad G d st qSen S a aag f rom u ho
9oSs snd heS9ns ,9 e 3 &C. ss general ng aG WI" G
coast hundreds Of mirs. have known it often that fresh
was Oh that occasion thought it was TOO heavy not to blow
long DISTANCE outside. Sometimes the wind inside Is light
from the north and westward and noiihwad and eastward,
outside at he same ime cart say that eyer knew
hundreds of miles outside number Of ips went out the
same a. tie Russia, but don 1 recoIecl their names.
Of them since qIesnne they are long distance their
bey lad IA a J an g m b may us N b es1eJ n
Thursday, from the time her she Deared the land all day
o o obe we s s deE P Sa s e ee9ae %a mash S &
land at sundqwn than in the morning. Idon know fee
Thursday night all day Friday and sunk ocoek Sat
ur1ay, ! saw Captain Wilson az office Friday
day the He the office send
news to town OF the accident Nothing particular uarsned
e TO me about he acedsnt @ e u a he & took s
aRont haPa ST. III sad e 2ii all lie spoke ao9gt & ls
tain, observed, IL very strange you should have gone
link he ihan sd lie had left in9raco on to have snre
but sure fit 1t not my knowledge that he
@e on yG de o lie ye had oa 1 and Y Re
Game up On T. u : part Of our business 70 asst ye e. -
come to- office generally, if they want towhoat The
owhoa to save the lives Of the passengers if there should
We do make any attempt to save tire Russia because
Of the repot Of gRpowdsE being on b9ard did not get the
about there, and FRIDAY morning the Captain of the tow
boat who went out told me Capt Wilson stated 10 him here
o6s kSd u y sio asd b stcb nII o bacusd dawn s
She viii burn very soNy ihns he Russia gstFer G1
sailing ship tinE she would make rood deal Of leeway
any S p was @ Sed p hat ne Rs hG on . ons e to SU &
coast as she did in tins instance with the wind blowing
there takes good sailing vessel hold for that length Of
WIN an ederg Mlnu. OF thng near H. uliIk
the Russia would do little better than make southery
course Loaded deeply she think she ought to
general rule makes lesway than good sailing ship
should Judge that il the Russia went with such wind
would compel take south course would be many
many days before she could make the point she did because
she would strike westerly currents, and it would require
ceoho favorable wind. bring her back. If she got fifty
miles south ofthe bar and the wind eanted ever so e TO the
northward, she wond attempt get back she would
60 on the OF her In that positionay fifty
he Inward it would be wholly out fpace her to tack
because outward bound vessels want 10 get out of the inu
With true esstey wind te co0rse Of the ship would en-.
t t ~ bs p4 .e % q @ ne b tfey gSe ,stt,n mo-
out ten miles, tack towards south Point when the wind was
keep backing off and on in sight OF the bar ali day ii the
WIND was east by SOUTH and the ship was forty OF nifty mlei
from tile bar, some captains would stand on and some won
Iacf % an9 sand m 70 e p9y and eastwan know the
wind make yerg sood course Which many viii do with SIX
loaded with the draugt would be well to give her al
| an east wind blowing, she would she out from tho
par make more man a on1 esway' @ WIN le current @ M
| south. have not been at sea for ten years NJ
go sea with such wind as the Rnssa had. from the
South West Passi return ~ Two day unes ia distress BE-
the wind that ship had, and remain oqt siH hogi.
changes east BY south, and the ship theron tacks and
stands BY the wind the other tack, she viii not come IN
.Hr. LaI5rasoa rccasdCress ezqn,ited.-I received a
letter yesterday from New York stating that my eter did
Of the los Of the Russia had aucpaIed the letter, and the
os sfs to Be M we b. Parase sfs Law @
GgoSs eGanSii9% s G si fs we made haste we
might have obtained the insurance in New York Dr. Knapp
on The insurance on the hu after the ship ieit was re-
duced from $4,000 $4,000 the Insurance agent refusing to
we consented stating that we ld not wish to force ppon he
na cost Of tie vessel was sf6C) We lad the whole g6ntro
OF the insurance and od ourselves wholly responsible for the
effected, think view OF the value OF the property and
the profits which might be reasonably antlclpated II wh9
The amount OF insurance was reasonable and proper From
proper 70 INSURE me pLois on bdloina Sehure at ~ pei
cent on the actual Gosh o. more insured house Tor Mt
ne InsSnqe company was informed and It was insured io
Insurance o more S s nn has been eed ss eoneg
the cargo said TO have been on board and not ncndnE
the amount insured the insurance oleted IN New Or ne
witness first emated il might be $5OO 600 more, then sSt Cg9
and subsequently settled upon the AMOUNT above stated
leced TWO three days aeI the selsailed No inomi.
being a eaeea S Te oe 50 1ee u aa Il omed @ Capt
Wilson before he left that doubtful ii the insurance TO
@ c0 He Us evening" o e eR Was gs R @ m m think
to & me- @ h oSS s % @ s, om Ia M $ e
insurance personal effects was for S6UO.
The Court at 8, took recess TO halEpast O'Clock.
EvENIEG SESSION Cross -eGGmiaatioh Of Mr. LqDra
son rcsmed-he spirits of tupentpe and picl and ros
tlons Tor 5e purpose OF painting and renting the lalnau
WIN when s he Ra 10 ayed on t' HE a Were sent op
here because cheaper here than IN Calorna Canlhine,
the Horn TO use Instead of OIL which copgeas those coll
ATTITUDES know nothing myself Of the shipping OF the cam
phne the Russia regard the Oi revOyers
understood there 4OC-ile invoice $l3,5NO: uu
derstoo at that time, such ~ demand IT. CitoI
MA. There passengers the Russia and advise
Dr. Knapp take any, because from experience, t
room occupied for water and provisions Tor them, could
proiitahy filled with freight the vessel had no accom-
modauOns for passengers, without ng up oonVeneces 10
them would not take brick the Untario which We ar
loading California, for less than sixty dollars
and would pTeerOer freight observed nothing during tl
two months the Russia loading, that would lead us
suspect that anything was mentioned in the freight st thu
in commissions, and the cargo shipped by Dr. Knapp, rs we
as the ship, consigned to honse n san Franc SEQ
nothing has since occurred CHuge opinion OF tet
loading. fair preparation, and far adventure of the ship. I'll
freight list that has been exhibited here made
from dray receipts aud bills OF lading m our Oihce M
PTenss read rom the list, showing that four alies OF
and powder marked OH the list shipped hy ].
Arthur Col presume It Is common Ihlng 10 sup PoW
der candestney that way here know it Is IN New HoI
frequently shipped eO1ee. Dr. Knapp, alter he boag
the ship, sail he wanted commander, and spoke
Captain Wilson, remarking, however, that he (Dr. KNAPP
would not employ any unless we were satisfied OF
character and position, Captain Wlson afterwards eag
upon us, and referred Captan fempeton, OF the Teegrap
Captain Templeton called and recommended him 4
the command OF the Russia he said Captain Wilson ha
him speak oil s character said he perfect
competent and truworthya very efficient and isrHte
good could get, that he had before employed hi
(Wilson) commander Of the propeller Ogden and that
did employ him for the Russia, he would employ hI
take command Of the Telegraph Dr. Knapp having so'
after asked us il satisfied with Captain WILSON,
replied 10 him in the affirmative and the nlr
The Russia advertised for San Francisco, the CAPITA
! blank when she was first put up; do MT recolect mu
u about the appointment OF the st Mate lrecoiec old Jon
came into our office; seeing the captain blank In the ady'
sement, and applied for The command 1t live or SIX d
after agreed TO the employment of Captain Wilson, beio
|, he consented to the he did consider the price
q gave sufficient. When Jones at office applying
the commando he said he anxious To to taioTn
. and saw nothing of him until saw him on board
. ship The revovers originally shipped by
II Gallagher believe man came 70 me and proposed