New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-08

denly at his residence in the parish Of St. Eliza
beth he was found seated Ia a tub OF water ir
which he no doubt bad been bathing, and must
have been attacked with ht Of apoplexy.
Great fears, we learn, are entertained for the
safety OF the American schooner :. Nicholson,
which was dispatched from savannah Ia Mar some
time ago for the Shoal situated about eighty miles
south OF Portland, called Bono del Neuva, fOr the
purpose OF rescuing from the wreck the remainder
Of the crew, &c. Of the American brigantine Ca.
nova, which vessel had been cas-. away at that
place.
The following account OF search for the Of.
rates treasure is quite interesting as the cad.
wells Landing speculation
On the 10Th Dec. last, an American schooner of
about 20 tuns burden, called the Elmira, cane 20
Georgetown, Grand Caymsnas, and the Captain
reported 10 the Health Officer that the vessel was
from New Orleans With dispatches TO a com.
mercial house in Kingston, and being short Of
water, he bad called In 70 get supply. The
schooner remained in Georgeto En six DAYS and
then removed TO an inlet, used as a shelter for
vessels in bad weather. Persons resident In
Georgetown gave information 10 the authorities
there 10 the effect, that the schooner had on board
arms, ammunition, &c, and that they strongly
suspected the crew TO be buccaneers The Cap
tain was thereupon questioned ss to the correct
ness of the report, '-but he said he had only
half a. dozen pistols on board and the same mum
Der of guns and swords; such explanation being
deemed satisfactory, no search was made.
The vessel remained in the cove until Christ
mas, about which time the Captain commnniea-
ted a secret to two persons at the same time
swearing them not 70 dvulge IL. He said that
they had come for the purpose OF digging up mon.
ey At certain place in the island, 20 the amount
of s5O0,OOO in doubloons and other gold eolnsi
that the Captain one Of " GIsR's' the noto
rious pirate chief men that he The Captaial ana
four others had some time ago deposited THIS mon'
ev AZ the SPOT alluded to- that three ofhs c)mpan-
ions were dead, but that the other This friend wae
coming % meet him, and that he had already ia
ken his passage in another vessel He then IN
ouired for a number Of large trees which were
standing at particular place, but he Was told
that hurricane had destroy ed them.
The circumstance being brought under me
cognizance # the magiatrates they nad meeting
10 INQUIRE into the affair The next day alter they
had met. the vessel departed, the captain saying
he was going 70 seek for his friend, but that ho
would soon be back and that II on his return they
wopld not allow him to die be would force them
The day following about 800 men and boys went
to dig with hoes, spades. &c. but without sue.
cess. However, two men at George TOWN VINO
were in possession Of the secret" but had nov
assisted at the general digging, went tosetner
early on the morning Of the ith OF February 70
see If they could discover any traces OF tns h'duen
treasure. -. 49,, .li..,,.
After they had dug for some time they d,scoy,
cred three large stones, two lying edgeways sa s
The other ON the top, marked in large letters, MY
xP. They dug to the depth OF about four feet, and
then, from some unknown causes, suddenly ie,
of The Custos has, in the meantime, deefeed
H., ,bev sbould remain inactive until the return
ofthe American, when they purpose dividing the
money if found. Several parties have been dls.
eing at the east end Of the island, but they have
oonly found several skulls aud the skeleton OF q
man upon some rocks People here are mostly
engaged in digging and telling their dreams 40