New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-01
The Clipper Challenge.
FROM The Ala CalllornIa Oct. 30


man, whose sniya mas been 50 smpauea'iy awaited
al TINS port arrived yesterday at l p. NJ. She has
experienced light winds on her passage and of Cape
Horn had heavy gales Oftwelve days Duration she
has als, experienced an unusual mortality, ten men
having died on board since she LEFT New-l oTh
few days before her arrival difficulty occurred on
board between the mate and some OF the sailors, Ihe
mate having been stabbed. ~
Her greatest run In u hours was 300 miles. Inc
most she made II one hour was III Knots VITA SAY
sails set and the wind abreast the beam. Tier Ied,t
DAVIS nm was 50 miles, she was So DAYS from New
Y6rk TO the Cape 81 days from the Cape to the Line
(which she crossed in long. ITO deg. 20 min W. ~
DAYS from the Line to tnis port. Capt. waterman
states he has had no chance dlrlns the Whole pas
SAGE to try her speed. Capt. Waterman informs us
! that she is noble sea boat and behaved well of
| Cape Horn during The heavy blows.
From the Alta California, oct. 81.
GREAT EXCITEMENT. --- ATTEMPTED
! IYNcmNG or GAIT. WATERMAN AND HIS MATE -
Since the arrival Of the Challenge, large NUMBER OF
repoIts nave been circulation relative to the con-
duet Of Capt. Waterman and his mate toward ms
crew during the passage. We nave mace parucuitr
incuiries respecting some OF them and Will state
that however true a certain portion Of the reports
may be, there many That are absolutely false and
it would De well for the public TO reserve Their opn
ION al least until II j. known Wnlch OF the stories can
be relied upon. Yesterday afternoon the Challenge
warped in to the wharf. Considerable feeling has
been excited by the aforementioned reports among
the bOatmen and sailors shore against Capt Wa
tcImsn aud his mate, and they collected in, large
numbers in then boats and on Pacific Whlr 10 catch
them and lynch them. Capt ". hal, however, gone
on shore yesterday morning to transact business with
the CusIOm-HOuSe, and has been cOnce lled In a Sc
cure place ever since. Not so with the mate. The
toatmen collected upon ali SIDES Of the vessel 10 pre-
vent ms escape. The crowd meantime increased 10
HUNDREDS.
As the ship neared the wharf, the boa.men deem
ing thai there NO possibility OF the mates es-
cape, rOWed up toward SamSOme So. to secure their
boats and walk down the wharf to JON and lead the
crowd. That side Of the vessel idrtlest from the
wharf was lhus lelt unmatched by them, and after
they had reached their lancing nc sprung over tue
SIDE into d boat OF friend, aid tue two rO"ed TO-
ward tie city FOR the purpose Of landing II was not
a minute before they were observed and seeing the
boatmeu making after them they rowedt0 "ard Com
mere al wharf aid passing II reached R0con Point,
where the mate was landed. Mean "hlle cute
number Of boatmcn had got under Roadway after
him They landed a, Rincon Point also IN consid-
cradle numbers, and there was much excitement
among them. To all appearances, had they caught
the mate they certainly would have hung man Ihey
commenced The search for him. "a the last thai had
been seen Of him he had Fun into the bushes lule
after dusk they had not caught hlm and up 70 'ae
hour last night were able u learn nothing az all
OF his whereabouts. There were many rumOrs a!l0at
respecting the atOle-mt ntlOneJ affair last evening,
bot The above viii be found substantially correct
One OF the rumOTs was That Captain Waterman nAd
cleared his decks OF crO"d by pointing s"lVel d!
them. We are informed Ga sOod authJIty tnaI
Capt w. not on board the vessel after morning
From The Alta Clifis4il, Noy.I.
The ENCu EMENT EsTERDAY.-Ye ester
! day morn Rg the excitement against Capt Water
| man, OF the Challenge, and hiS mate, NJ. Doagliss,
| had not been GAINED. The sailors who had been
| MANNED were removed 90 4le Marine Hospital, ana
! large crowd EARN collected On Pa ,lhc wharf. ~
last having determined u search tor the captain ana
| mate, they went in body to taluoraia'st 10 me
| store OF NessIs AlS1p q Co tne consiSnees iney
| mus, have numbered ncaily two thousand. ne
| gentlemen OF the hIn assured tie multitude th~t
The men were not concealed there. This however,
did not satisfy them, and committee Of six was
appointed 10 90 through the store and search 1t.
Meanwhile the boll OF the Monumental Engine
Il D. .aVf Of NNvlT 40 COLL
together the citizens pa order % disperse the moo
The members OF the Vigilance Committee met IN
quite large numbers at their rooms and offered their
! services 10 assist he Mayor u any attempt were
made 10y tie mob It violence or to stand by him and
see thai the crowd we've dispersed.
We musi pause to call attention 20 the prudence
and hImneS> and judment which hes be en- disP aged
by tins bOoy ot men, N me midst OF every trying
| scene Where now are those who Gale the Com
mlt,ee am0o-Nho predicted that they would oStdo-
hsh rot and ruin IN our midst Where are they who
! lamenttd for the lost "tflh by juy ' Where are
thew who projected that the Vigilance Committee
would rde roueh-shod over the community Let
| the events answer. The Committee found society
| IN chaotic siate-lhe distinction between nis1an
and tutta was almost sonc--l'e, even, was IN dal-
geT-and those institutions corrupt 10 which, in a
Well regulated community, We look for security
They formed themselves together, conscious OF the
| solemn responsibility which they were self lmpOS-
lug. They seized upon culrgits and promptly pun
lShed them they dragged those IN high station from
Their criminal recesses, ard heldihem up 70 the pup
! lie gaze Crime shrank before them, and Order
/ Spr5ng from the chaos Having restored security 10
the CIV they yielded their power 10 the regularly
constituted authorities, trusting Tia. they would be
enabled, unaSSlsied, - keep of the fooi.ngs Of
CRIME, And now The COMMITTEE are found on the
pan a ihc authorities, uphoiimg the law. And they
val oe found there untli the courts can no longer
/ afford rs protC tlOa
TO return, the Committee did no: find the Captain
sl' mate IN the Seafch, ana mean Aile the u ayOy,
who accepted the services OF the Niglantes ss
b>cy Of citizens merely gave the mob ten minutes
10 osptTSo IN. A. me end q the time the crowd had
Ia NnfF
Pacific wharf n rye numbers. Here proposition
was MADE 10 Scutue tie snip or burn her. IL was
| stated by Gle person. Who mounted box that II
| Was The owners fault that the OufTageS were CON-
| united that they knew The character Of the Cap
| TAM and should cot have shipped such man they
were the parties 70 SufeI and that he would De one
ever, committed. The |. ). Marshal went on board
'~e vessel and dispersed The crowd, informing the
sdlHiS mat Al thc} had any complaint g. make they
yts'oIdsy the L 5. authorities werc screening Tor
capt. Waterman and his nate.
IuRIHER PARrIcULARs.-Up 10 a late
hour last nleh Mr. Douglass the mate. had Eot
! been found. lis supposed rat he has zone I,Vn
IN tne direction 81 >an Jose We are informed rn,t
| bf the warrants against cap. W..crmsn he is
! ctar.c0 With murder AMI vita knocking = man
Gown. We learn tha' he Is rssay . stAG1 h trial
aut 90 place himself IA The Aands OF tue [ : Map
Shal 50 as teeIc i certlaly thai he VII lie
! secure nom TIE pSo.ls.
| from The san Fra4 c.sco Herald, Oct D..
IHE EXCITEMENT IN RELATION TO IHK
! CuaLENer.-It was rUmoTeG Throughout, the ely
| yesterday that tAe crew OF the clipper sap CaAl-
| loHge, recently SnN el from NeS-NosS AID ceen
/ subjected 10 a series of houl9e cguelucs on TIE
I pSSsggc, and that humber q them were SILL
Wing N 3 precarloUs state IA conseq lelce o. tie
IjUlleS taty had sustained. A. the CnallenSs drew
u, to her berth, aiorgstte Pa ihc-st wh-Fi -alse
/ crowd, CrsMn togethcr by these reports, awaited
I her approach. The hr>t mate, fearing danger
I from The menscing aspect of the cfo~d, d1i
previously informed Of their hostile laEeAi-oas'
let The snip before !lnclng anu took 10 his boat
We are Informed tia, he was holly pursued ~
/ dozen boats nled with men, DO, ~ sturdy rowing
! managed 20 eff.c. his escape When the ship VAS
brought alongside the wharf TIE crowd boarded her
! SIG tound many Of the s8ilcrs IN had milton
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