New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-29

an extraordinary degree Il placed beyond question BY
the reports Of practical assayats and the examination
Of nearly all the great geoogts and mineralogss OF
the day; while that the bulk Is also commercially val
uable h evidenced BY the fact that Londen bullion
dealer has offered IS per at the mine for the whole
Of what has hitherto been considered ~ mere refuse
about 300 uns and used for mendng the roads There
are forty or fifty gold stones at the Offices OF the Com
pany, which rich In the extreme and altogether
quite beautiful.
On Tuesday, May IL, serious not
occurred on board the packetshp Rsppshannock lying
in the river, bound for New.York The cause OF the
disturbance was the robbery Of the passengers 400 In
number, by the crew. About O'Clock on Tuesday,
while the passengers undergoing medical exam
nation the crew broke open some Of their boxes,
whence they took several bottles of whisky and other
spirits. With these they soon became furiousy intox
Gated, and, being demonstrated with by the injured
emigrsnts they drew their knives and assaulted them,
chasing them about the deck and threatening TO stab
and murder all On board The state of affairs at this
time of the most exciting character the women
and the children budding together and screaming with
alright and the men being also In no small degree OF
alarm before the threatening knives of the sailors
considerable riot In fact the greater part OF IT, occurred
between decks and here, indeed the NEST serious
portion of the affair took place One OF the engrants
was severely wounded with knife By sailor named
Burns, who was, however severely illtrestsd by the
passengers The aspect of affairs induced OF the
parties on board TO hail the Woodsde steamer and to
request help.
Intelligence was conveyed TO Mr. Clough, at The Pc
lice Office and detachment of Police sent of in
the steamer Athens, inspector Burney, Of the Brken-
head force, also going on board the ship new crew
was taken board Sixteen Of the crew were then
singled out namely: Andrew Carroll aud John Legget
Americans) John Campbell and Thos. Wilson, Qrish-
men); Jos. Naughton, (Nsrwegian); Robert Durham,
Daniel Jackson, and William Murray, (Americans;
Charles p. Miller, (Norwegan) James Lyons, lAmeri-
cam; William Parks and Charles Lomer, English
nen); Peter Joseph, Qtaiisn) Jas Jones' Austrian)i
William Madison (Amelicai); and John Burns Qrlsh-
man. These men were taken ON shore at Wo0dsde,
the vessel being anchored in that portion of the river
and they booked charge of refusing to work
AID proceed TO sea in the ship. On Wednesday morn
Ing at 10 o'clock, Captain Gushing, of the Rappahan
mock along with his mate the wounded man, NJ Donald
and number OF witnesses, in attendance at the
Town Hall, Rrkenhead; but as two magistrates could
not be procured, the hearing of the deferred
until intimstion dispatched to one two OF the
magistrates who lived on that side the water
The Captain and witnesses evinccd considerable irf
aiion at the delay to which they were subjected Hour
after hour elapsed in expectation of second magistrate
arriving but all the parties connected with the ransac
ton were doomed 10 disappointment; for after waiting
until FIVE O'Clock in the afternoon and after every exer
ton had been Intellectually used 10 procure magistrate
Mr. Gregory the magistrates clerk intimated that the
case could not be heard until the following day. Thurs
day. IL is unnecessary TO add that the Captain (wno
eyinced much anxiety to have the prisoners punished)
and the other witnesses took their departure, loudly
of the manner In which magsteal matters
were conducted in Birkenhead. On Thursday morning
thu prisoners brought up before Meses Case and
Shaw for examination. Fortunately for the rioters,
person appeared to prosecute Captain Cushing his mate
the wounded man MDonald, and the other principal
witness having sailed In the Rsppahannock at O'Clock
tina, morning for NewYork, leaving the prisoners to
their fate After few words from Mr. Case to the prs
oners the improperly Of their conduct they were