New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-04

Carr. MARcYs CosrIAsp-By the way Of Austin, Texas
we have account of the of Capt Marcy and
his command, which is the same in substance that
ceyed from Fort Smith. The news reached Austin by
express from Fort Arbucke and Notwithstanding the tel
egraph which published yesterday contradictng the
rumor we fear is too true The Austin account says
that the Indians by stampeding the horses
and mules belonging to the command and at daylight
commenced ATTACK which lasted all day At night the
Indians encamped around Marcy and commenced the ac
ton again the next morning. 1t continued until
every man of the command was killed.
The Fort Smith, (Ark Herald of the oath ult has the
following
Waha on Saturday evening last that the Chickasaw
dian who accompanied Col Humphreys to the Uamapches
on trading expedition and was supposed to have been
murdered arrived at Fort Washita few days ago,
duced almost to skeleton by starvation It appears that
he made his escape his horse and that he lived on
roots and such vegetables he could find in the prairie
wandering about for several days until he was reduced to
skeleton and weak to be unable to ride and in
that condition found and brought Fort Wasta
Nothing more has been heard from Can't Marcy's COM
mand and wait in expense and anxiety to hear from
them We have conversed with several gentlemen from
Fort Washa and they generally believe the report the
massacre of Capt Marcy and his be true we are
informed that Col Humphes states that the Ganancbes
said they OH thei way to attack the fort at Phantom
Hill They now say the whites endeayoring to take
their land from them and they determined to drive
them off and it is said they have become desperate and
it is feared they will combine and do mulch mischief
upon our frontiers
FROM THE PlaIss.-The st. Louis Republican of the
18th ut has later news from the Plains Several parties
of Cafornans have arrived overland Weston Kanes
vile and other towns. Up to the 18th of July 25 S65
men 1921 women S270 children $3.50 horses $50 mules
9o40 cattle, 23O sheep and S166 wagons had passed
Fort Kearney Mr. Thomas A. Stoddsrt reports having
counted GOO fresh graves between Fort Kearney and Yves
ton The emigrants were getting along better than in
any previous season.
Judge 4. W Smith and company arrived at Kapesville
the 18th, in iifty-four days from California They
made the trip from Fort Laramie in thirteen days dis
lance of 200 miles. They packed through, and were in
good health They returned the north side of the
Platte and represent that there but little sickness on
that side Of the river, while there many deaths on
the south side,
Judge Smith examined the route With view to The
practicabt5 of railroad to the Pacific and reports that
the north side of the Platte is we'll adapted to the con
str,ction OF road much better than the south side
Two men from Boone county W., BY the OF Beal
and Boscy liareled Bear river Bosley was shot
and killed Beal tried by jury of emigrapts and
executed They quarreled about division Of property
when about to separate.
On the 18th June, the upper Platte river lady was
found dead with her throat cut from to She
about thirty years OF age had her finger gold ring
marked the outside with the initials W E. which Is
now in the possession Of T.. H. Harvey. California
On the Goth June, and boy were found dead sup
posed to have been murdered The had brown hair
and sandy whskers thirty or years of age
The boy had red hair, and eight years old
The Mormon train was getting along very well son
OF tDl. j. y. Little, Mr. Dodge Bishop
are reported to have died
GospoRr NAVY YARp.-The steam-frgate Powhatan is
nearly ready for Orders from Washington on
Saturday the 24h u to put her stores board and fit
her for the Mediterranean station
The st Louis also lies at the yard and is
only waiting for her purser to go into commission She
is likewise bound to the Mediterranean.
The sioop-ofwar Cyane which has been in the dry dock
undergoing some light repairs about ready and will 20
to as the court-nartia ordered for the trial
Of her commander and several officers, is over
The steamer Allegheny has been hauled out and i'm
proved, having Hunters" propelers removed and a
screw propeller substituted in its place
The frigate Potomac which has for some time mast
occupied the dry dock undergoing very thorough repairs
is now receiving her copper
The frigates Columbia and Savannah are also UNDERGO
ing repairs at the wharf
The yard at present employs about twelve hundred
men, working at some twenty different occupations.
THE BuRSING HENRY CLsY.--In addition to the
large number of bodies recovered from the wreck of the
steamer Henry Clay it is supposed that some thirty or
forty still missing-among them those Mr. and Mrs
Owen Ferne of Wilmington N G., the wife and two chill
dren of Professor Bailey, of West Point Mr. Stephen
Allen ex-Mayor of NewYork and his wife. etc Miss
Tucker, of Medgeyile. Georgia, seriously burned
and Willis b Prescott, of Louisiana There is also some
baggage saved that has not been claimed Tt is marked
M. a. f.. Miss II. Clements, and H. H. B. Wilmington N
c. The fire caused by the excessive heat which had
been raised for the purpose of racing with the steamer
America and the disaster having occurred at four
in the morning nearly all the passengers were in their
bcrths and the scene of course was terrible
aERRir Sh1H AND THE CHAPLIN Btu..-Gerrt Smith |
has addressed letter to W r. Smith in relation to the
Chaplin bail, Ia which he says: .=.. s
In addition to several thousand dollars expended in
agencies lawyers fees ETC. paid $40 600 to indemnify
Mr.. Chaplin's bail in Maryland We are now called to
pay $4,000 to indemnify his bail in Washington If the
men in Washington who with such rare Kindness and
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by that kindness and generosity it will very disgrace
full to the aboitonsts Considering that Mr. Chaplin
visited Washington contrary to my advice, and that
paid in the Maryland about $4,000 feel that suf
fered much more than my full share of the loss in that
am willing to lose $4,000 in it, and hence have this even
ing enclosed my draft for that to D. A. Hall who
one of the bail trust that the friends of justice will
promptly make up the remaining $4,000.
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RE-AfPEARAEcE OF THE SEA SERPEST.-It appears the
serpent has turned again having lately seen
off Halifax, N. S., doubtless his way to look after the
interests Of our fishermen. The Halifax Coonist gives
the following account of the visit of his snakeshp:
The monstrous critter was seen by Geo Osborne of
Cow Bay Saturday, he is willing to testify on oath
It was quite to his boat and is thus described by
Mr. Osborne: Its head was exactly the shape OF SER
feet in length, by about in circumference the
body, which was principally under water could not have
been less than 60 or 10 feet in length
burgh, got into fight with his wife recently when she
threw plate with great violence at him, which struck
him the head and broke cutting the left ear in two
laying the skull bare behind the for some distance
and nficng CHASTITY wound two inches long over the
external carotid artery 1t is supposed his
mortal
LARGE EmnEzzLEMENr.-A young man named S. Cohen
Lopez in the employment of Messrs North & Scott in
st. Louis has been arrested the charge of embezzns
funds belonging to the firm to the amount of $4,000 He
was a book-keeper and cashier. Lopez was formerly
resident of Mobile and has always borne good reputa
ion.
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HlGH Pace FRuITs VEGETA This wear
here is unusual complaint Cincinnati the high prices
If fruits vegetables meats and every other article pur
'hascd in market There is general advance in prices
ru double vegetables so per cent Even blackberres
which last year abundant at five the cho
,est but ten cents quart, sell at twenty cents
NAsAI.-An order was received at TIE Brooklyn Navy
Yard Monday morning the 26h ult. to place the fri
ate Constitution in readiness for sea Worknen were
placed upon her and she taken into the
lock The Sloop- of-war Warren, brig Dolphin and one
IT two other naval vessels lying al the yard have been
rdertd to get ready for sen, within few days past
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Tar IAr'N ENrprt'os.- Perry is now ia