New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-23

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will remember the Inaun Of Muscat for the costly pres
ents be has given to the President Of the United States
II seems that some time back the Imaum dispeaef
at the reception which his presents and long letters
with and on occasion he refused to salute Con-
sri's flag and the Consul Obliged to withdraw Com
nodore Auick, who went out In the steamship Susluc
hanna. charged to touch at Zanzibar and settle, II
practicable these difficulties lie understand say,
the Washington Telegraph the bearer Of letter the
Sultan which like every thing else that has Of late
ted from the State Department was dgned firm and yet
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letter from person on board the susquehanna dated
Point de Gale January gives the following account of the
Commodores visit
was not there but at Muscat His Prince Said Kha-
led rules here during his fathers absence
The day after our arrival Commodore Auliek called up
him by agreement and requested that he should the
hosting of our flag Mt o'clock next morning salute IL
with twenty lone guns. which salute would be returned
gun for and that he would then appoint Of the
American merchants resident there acting United States
Consul and that when his flag was hoisted his house
should salute with nine guns which would be returned
| by the same number of guns from ship
To these terms he made objection except his firing
first which he said contrary to the custom of his
country but If the commodore would fire first he would
answer This the Commodore declined doing, insisting
upon his firing first as atonemen for not having fired
stated to him that if these terms were not complied with
he should go away without hosting the flag appointing
Consul After considerable hesitation and discussion
this point finally conceded by him. and thus this i'm
porthnt question between the two salts
| factorily settled.
day or two after this interview, the Prince gave
grand dinner to all our officers
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| FIRE CApToL.-About O'Clock on the morning
Of the 14th fire accidentally broke out in the office
the Supreme Court of the United States Tin the Capitol
at Washingon whereby desks and the books
papers them consumed. 1t is stated however,
that most if not all Of those destroyed be replaced
without much difficulty and that the valuable archives
the Court very little if any defaced or injured
SSow.-Snow fell on our streets says the Quincy G)
~
ing last the depth of inches larger body than we
have upon the ground for several years.
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Eli T. Tappan once editor of the Ohio Press at Column
bus has been elected Mayor of Steubenyie Ohio Tap
pan is democrat.
Loss OF THE AMMONIA blue book has just been pub
shed containing the report Of the commissioners ap-
pointed to conduct the official inquiry into the loss the
Amazon under the steam navigation ac with the
dence taken by them The commissioners in their report
furnish condensed narrative of the chief occurrences
connected with the catastrophe and they up by
ing that they unable to for the origin of the
fire. The great loss of life which occurred they consider
to be owing to too great desire of the superior officers
their vessel by prolongng their eneayors to sub
due the flames. which soon became beyond control in
stead of enforcing order and at the first with
respect to the of the and passengers the
boats added to the mischevous effects the
ping the engines after the engine had been aban-
doned They recommend great number of precautionary
measures against fire in seagoing steamers and among
others plan of preparing the surface all soft and
eaygnble wood work in the interior Of so as
to protect it in measure against fire. 1t appears that
of preparing wood that fire would not act on
known in England in 1875 in which year King George
LII. witnessed some highly successful experiments
MARINE DIsAsTERs-Ihe Boston paners of the 18th rive
the following additional list of marine disasters
The new bark Greyhound. from Robinstown Me. for
Boston, went ashore yesterday morning O'Clock on
Duxbury beach. mile from High Pine Ledge She lays
on the sand and perfectly tight up II clock last
night. She has lost her rudder and shoe.
The British schooner Colchester. from Windsor, went
ashore at the back of Island in the gale of Yesterday
morning The crew and ten passengers all saved
The bark Jacob Prentis, from Savannah dismasted in
the late gale, is coming lin tow.
There are two brigs ashore at RAMS Head.
Lors NAPoLEos-The Paris correspondent the Jour-
nal of Commerce (Mr Walsh gives the following sketch
Of the personal habits of the French Dictator:
THE President of France rises at in the summer and
in the winter examines Immediately letters and docu
ments OF Importance arranges the business of the day
with his aids and orderlies Sees his physician at
o'clock takes turn in the garden of the Eysee looks
over the newspapers especially the English gives special
audiences from is to IL then breakfast he eats little
After breakfast he takes his seat at the Council of the
Ministers who usually assemble before lie rides as
often as possible and for about hour day. horse
until the dinner hour6 He enterains at dinner several
times during the week, large number of French and
foreigners His evenings allotted to the theatres
the balls He often abors in his cabinet private study,
considerable part of the night His physician men
TONED to me adds MI W. that he him out of
umor but twice and then his dissatisfaction was
scarcely manifested The English stories of his flying
into rage in dialogues with minister's ludcrousy
contrasted with his characteristic secontro His habit
ua discretion and in speech such that there
is political Hobbs who could unlock him when his pur-
pose close From time to time he talks over with
he ptap ida tn
write he dgess his subject and prepares his topics and
composition before he uses his pen at all.'
A Runaway ENGlNE.-An English paper gives the fol-
lowing account of the performances of runaway engine
On Wednesday afternoon the driver of engine on
the Great Northern Railway having occasion to go into
the station at York he left his engine in charge of the
Htoker who, in order to time. he thought
deavored to shoot it to the other line For this pur
pose he partially put on the steam and then got off and
went to turn the points intending to jump the engine
as soon as it had passed to the proper line Unfortu
naey however the escape valve closed away rushed
the engine out OF the station at the rate of thirty miles
hour which afterwards increased to sixty miles About
mile from York the driver of coal train who was pro-
ceeding along the down line the runaway engine an
preaching and he INSTANTLY reversed his engine No
had he done this than the other engine upon
him and he and the stoker jumped off just the collision
took place. and escaped uninured The shock
produced by the opposing engines tremendous
Of the coal wagons were completely shattered and the
engine, where it remained fixed and firm The damage
estimated ut upwards of $4,000 The stoker has been
placed IN custody"
SUPREME Court UNITED SrATEs-Wednesdau
April a. 1852 Richard McAlister ESQ., of Pennsylvania
admitted attorney and counsellor Of this Court
No. III. John D. Bradford ct al Us. The Union Bank
of Tennessee ct al The argument of this cause was
continued by Mr. Coke for the appeees and concluded
by Mr. v f. Howard for the appellants.
No. lis The heirs of Don Carlos de Vlemont appel
lants u.s. The United States This argued by
Mr. Lawrence and Mr.. Attorney General Crttenden
the appellee and submitted printed argument by Mr.
Taylor in behalf of the appellants.
Thursday April Is, 1S52-No. 100 J. S. Morsel special
bail of VIM Smith rs II. A. Hall Error to Circuit Court
of the United States for Maryland Mr. Chief Justice
ney delivered the opinion of the Court affirming the judy
men of the Circuit Court in this cause with costs and six
per cent damages.
No 1l9 Austin Micr's lessee plaintiff in error U.s. w
S Taylor. This cause argued by Mr. V. +. Howard
for the plaintiffs in error and Mr. Stanton for the defen
dant in
No 100. John Campbell ct al, plaintiffs in error u.s.
Trustees. ETC. of Township No l. etc This
gued by Mr. Vnton for the defendant in and SUBJ
mtted printed argument by Mr. Marsh in behalf of
plaintiffs in
FURTHER THE ARcTc.-NeD York, April 21--Brown
Shpleys circular states that the Liverpool cotton
ket has been dull since the sailing of the America and
that buyers were not anxious at prices although
quotbe change had occurred The receipts wheat
and flour continued to be large
DEATH OF PRlNcE scHwArzENaERe.-Prince Schwartz