Washington telegraph., 1851-02-05

4uHt pueultul servant,
(Sigaed) WV. =, McARTIIUR.
Lieut. Glm'g aud Assistant L :, Coast Survey,
To rr1f \, D. Raohe,
Superintendent I. ; Goust survey, WashiuL
ton, D. {
SEIZURE az ruE BGrsu STEAMSHIP
NnsAEA,-Alr Greedy the collector OF
the port (says the Boston Courier of tho
ilIh insts) has seized the British steam.
ar Niagara which arrived on Sunday
morning last, for a violation OF he Uni
Ted States revenue laws. l;appears that
certain pafllcs probably without the
knowledge Of the officers OF the steamer,
were detected on Monday night in the
act Of smuggling goods from tho vessel
10 the shore, Which goods have been re.
covered aud Were removed TO the United
States sloresholse on Thursday. The
goods consisted Of salius, laces, silks, aud
other rich articles, 10 the estimated value
ni between $4,000 aud $4,000. and Of
course are forfeited, according to the pro-
visions Of the law None OF the officers
ol the steamer are implicated in this
smuggling oremlnuu. We lea.n from
The Mad the following aIJ...9"st I.-,,.~-
HIafs.
- Is customary, Two or three custom.
house officers were sent 10 Cunafa wharf
immediately on the arrival Of the steam.
er 70 remain aud superinteud the dis.
charging her cargo. On Monday night
tWo Of these 0ttcfs- Mrss.s Thomas
Nculwuuh aud II. \. Cook retired 10 the
small office on the wharf. and went to
sleep a thrd. Nh. c. X. surgis, teus.
tom house walehmau) had orders to
ws'el on the wharf
About eleven o'clock the attention OF
Mr siIfg, was attracted by 4 noise. as
oi something dragging on the wharf, aud
Ia followed N the lItrtIon OF the sound
when hq discovered shore.b boat close
aloug,idp the wharf with a man in it.
about ,aayugoa Mr. ). halled. Who's
there" The nau ia the boat returned
the ha.i with. Is that YOU Wentworth
Acs. repuel M ;, who continued.
What bagc you N thai boat The re.
ply whs, \ Passenger aud hi, baggage.
who | am 10 take TO Governors Island
The individual IN the hoal Mr.. Slafgis
Recognised by hs voice 10 be Dollyer,
aa East Boston boaimau. aud he order.
cd hun at once 10 lhiow him the painter.
aud allow him 10 examine the contents
oi certain bass winch he discovered ly.
iug IA the bottom yi lha boat. THIS, AT.
:sF considerable opposition by Dolligef.
Wis compiled With, aud the boat was
agaiu fastened alongside tho wharf
Dolltyer then came ashore.
"Dgliver says he does not know tho
person who employed him, only that hS
was 10 row him aud hls baggage TO Gov.
emors Island. The man, on the ap.
pfoach OF Mr. Slurgs, made hasty re.
treat. and has not since been seen.
Messrs Cook aud Wentworth then
took possession Of the bags ia the boat
anh-iocksd them m IN the office On
| Tuesday forenoon they were opened, and
found 10 contain embroidered laees. sat.
ins, aud silks. The bags were four in
number On Tuesday evening i've 9th.
et bags were found slowed away in tho
coat house.
These were also taken possession OF
by the officers aud found 10 be filled with
goods Of similar character 10 those be.
lore seized. The value Of the goods
thus ,muggIed is about twelve thousand
dollars. They were packed IN dirty
looking canvass bags The bags and
ihalr content, were taken TO the custom.
house and placed under lock aud key.
Close watch was maiuisied about the
steamer Fjm that .igc until Thursday
forenoon, when Fletcher Webster, the
surveyor ol the port, accompanied by
eighteen cr.iou.Aouse officers, visited
thr steamer aud made a close inspection.
a..,.igihy ,hg officer. Of the steamer
Nulmug moro OF a suspicious character
was, however, found.
Ine operators ia this proceeding arc
understood TO be German Jews.