New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-17
Infamous Conduct of "A sea Captniu-ArriVai
of Capt. Reuben Kellogg
FROM The Hartford DAILY IImes' Io'I 4


The family Of Capt. Reuben Kellogg, oil TINS
civ were sufpnsbed-nost sgIeeaby, howeyer,-a Ms
xueden appearance smong them on me "a lnst Ihey
GOOD reason 10 suppose Hts story is singular
one He has been through the most saNhS oauBoi "od
lie Isn San FRANCISCO On the 9th OF last October az
ps,senger In the ship PowhasD Capt Hopkins bound 10
Panama There were 10 passengers on board and was
oo that he sbip was not provided well as Il was
advertised she would be. Indeed, me pssseDges WEI
put upon allowance OF wafer ana mere wa ia cssd
CAM ellogg 10 his and told him ne ieare1
that there indications which LED MN 70 Deeve 'ua'
The about tRke charge OF the snip
Capt Kellogg told hin the passengers were well as
sbip would out into Inc st port and get water all would
be well Capt Hopkins taid be would put IN II Tue pas-
sepgers would sign petition requesting ulta 20 uo ~ -
Cant Hopkins then made for Teluantepec Bay, and was
becalmed the westward oft Capt Hopkins requested
Cant Kellogg select bOsIs crew and go into me bay
and find passage for the ship. lie took nine men, win
Head lines &c and after rowing all day, and 10 hn1ng
any s1sDs Pase aey Wv ps ss ON S9p b Noven5s
on the I'D November the ship was again anchofet nav
hard being within four miles OF her. IL supplfed me
bay was round his point But aferward proved mai u
was rot the bay Cspt Kellogg and c eT OF nice nen
lpaIt OF the former crew. TOwed round this pOlnt a.
O'clock A. NJ aud found wsS only bend Ia the CO 49,,
and that there bay there rhey Continued - row
up The coast TO find ling place Al O'Clock F. n
so their surprise hey LOST sight Of The snip bu protested
up the COST I'LL O'Clock, when the gave out beng
exhausted hands biiefed, &C norlheT was sPri1gias
up and Cspt Kellogg saw nj once that be must spd Or be
sent Out 10 Capt II Ntn went on 10 lho Op Ol uii
about feet above the sea and OOtct for Tbs snip but
she was OF sight and they saw more OF her In@y
could not for such Tsscaiy TIE nOrher W 20 not
no fOpg drive eNp 10 sea and there was no gO)t
reason for leaving upon the coast wlhJI. pro
visions and amOug hostile lnoisns.
From The hill, Capt Kellogg discovered rancho SPOUT
miles TO lhe nOrnward. he al told hls men tnai
their Only course repair 10 the rancho, and aiter
loading their revovers they lid Nproved q os Oc
eupied hree MeXicers who were sl8uoned mere -
sell ssli They friendly, and provided the ne1 Wl'h
provisions water Ibis being the only place along the
coast whei water could be had
After staying here two dsys they procured gufe e9d
started for of San Malac about thirty miles east.
ward place Of ali WI 700 people they crossed ne f.
kuantepec River and arrived MaaO about clock al
sn,ed another guide ne rsSt DAY s'Ta sree
about twelve miles up the coasts place of about S' pep
pie. FROM here they went 10 Tehuanrpec, Pste "
about 600 There revolution mere, aud hey 2l
about 600 Indans headed by Gen Msndrie outside on
she place trying 10 take II by storm, bu! beiog short OF
ammunition they finally gave II up ..,
Here Cap. Kellogg taken VITA ths chOltfs wlliln
half an hour sher hs arrival and In about an hour later
Air Henry Cram OF Boston, " no tatug care ofhlm
was also aAeu Mr. Cram died ie fur ours fnia -
on the 28ih Of November Capt Kellogg was SICK al s
place for A osyi His companions, believing VA ne cla
not i've left him tc f9lh o. NOvempe an1 pf1cee ca
Ihesr namber Mr. James Wvihsrspoon ans Aor2s Nrea
land died on the route Six OF them arrived al Nsa Cruz
md from there ssied 10Y their ,nes IN the States
Afer his A. days oferh sickness Capt Kellogg l- Tt
husntt for Manuan, where be wss ceened - dsj
Amer waiting IS days he rode ho-s 90 miles 60 e
San Juan river and proceeded 40 miles cownths' rver ~
acEr0e with two lndisns. Thishrousht him % CactNpo
on the AlvRrsdO iytra p'sce ~ a'Out 5000 people
Here he took steamboat for Vera Graz aud arrived tlsst
on the 10Th Of March.
Cant Hopkins belongs In Pouscd, Maine tie ought L
be brought home in irons and his conduct fully inyes
gated