The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-05

deal OF excitement has prevailed for the last few aaya
among the custom house officials and insurance men,
concerning British schooner called the Mischief Can
tain Morris which vessel arrived the 9th ult at New
London Conn, from Malaga by the way Of Bermuda
with cargo as is currently reported Of wines fruits
&C. Her day Of sailing from Nv London is not publish
ed in the home port list departures but on Monday
last she arrived at, Huntington Since thai
time she has been cruising in that vicinity under yerv
strange and suspicious and Allnr
anchorpg and weighing anchor and running in snd out
Of bays and inets without any kaown osensibe rsa-
son for so doing She rstob ersed by the Hell Gate
piotbost O. X ON Thursday last and was then coming
out Of Huntington bay The pilot boat proceeded twenty
five or thirty miles beyond hen 10 about
three miles to the OF br where she (the pot
boat anchored night On the morning of the
next day Friday got under w4gh and found the YES
sci five or six miles to the eastward Of where they
had left her on the evening previous; and ON near
Ing her, found her getting under weigh again, and
after running VEST three four miles. stood up
Huntington bay, as far she could get. She was
hailed and boarded by the pilots but upon be-
ing Intercepted to whether he was in n cd Of a
pilot and what port he the captain answer
I'd that he had pilot and thar he did not know whether
he should stop at New York proceed to the Dela-
ware. No pilot was to be deck however, and
beat belonging to pilot was attached to the vessel and
being asked whore tic pilot CHE cspain) replied
that he believed he below So after aubbng dodg-
lnt'Mhttng hir mann about their
troubling him much longer Lhey induced to leave
Since that time and To 10 o'clock A. If yesterday
Saturday. she has not been by the pilots a.
A. NJ of that day. the loop Providence from Proyi-
dence saw her under sail of oak Neck with the English
ensign at her main This few miles west of Hunting-
ton At p. NJ OF the same day the Steamboat Nor
wax, from Huntington. her at anchor. with tho
mainal set and age launch mt her about three
quarters of mile inside Of Hun iog'on light.
On Friday officer sent by Collector Maxwell in
pur ut OF the craft but last evening definite
account had reached the city ~ his in finding her
IL i supposed hees that he in charge Of the
officer when last 1T anchor in with the boa5
astern. The propeller NJ X. Nisoa also sent up
yesterday Saturday ny the in search of her
was net by the Norualk oil City Island vending her
wsy slowly and deliberately along In the Of to-
day some further intelligence concerning the matter may
be expected
The vessel is opsai schooner Of 100 tons burthen
more CT less and fom her light craft run well no
into the bays and creeks; and her strange
woulc denote that etma KIND o mischief s aOot that
should not be allowed to take what 1t will.
An opinion Is entertained by many that much valuable
merchandise is at times struggled hora either side
VI Long leland. and on points If the mainland In
that direction. IL Uncle Ssinnsl would perhaps be
benefited by having proper guards lookous stationed
on the more secluded and therefore favorable points
such operations provided he could bear the expense of
the Undertaking