New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-22
Opcning of the Canals.

The Arcus of the 10th SAYS The State canals under the
direction Of the Canal Commissioners are to be opened Tor
navigation today. SO far able to learn they are
! in complete order throughout the entire line.
On the Eastern Division the water was in part let in yes
terday and doubt in complete to-day Inc dram
at Utica, we learn is completed Sections thrty nine anl
forty eight the former near Hofmans Ferry and the later
near Fultonve also completed on the enlarged plan
and the work closed up.
At Cohoes where the towing path bridge formerly stood,
but which was burned down few weeks since, rope ferry
has been constructed the Mohawk The river at ths
point is about quarter of mile wide and boats entering
into or emerging from the Champan Canal, will be pro-
PEELED with the horses on board after the fashion OF the n
inerOus ferries along the Mohawk.
The Rochester Americdn states that there is break in
the bank of the Erie Canal Albion. This, are In
formed is the break which occurred late last fall 1t has
been repaired and there will probably be detention of
boats at that point.
3e Rochester Union learns from the Division Engineer
that there heavy leak in the canal at or near Albion
and the further filling of this level VIII DC suspehuou uhth
shall have been stopped.
At Rochester boats have been moving day or two pre-
paratory to receiving cargoeS.
At his end of the line there are about hundred boats
already reghted with acknowledgements some sixty
tons eachready depart and which leave III rapid sue
cession to day. Everything in this quarter indicates IA
active business season.
Capture of whalcr and Murder of Her Crew.
The Ne@ Bedford Mercury has received intelligence from
Hong Kong of the cutting Off at Pleasant Island of the brig
ga OF New Bedford and the of her company
Although given the authority of Hong Cong journals 1He
sereyy does not attach full credence to the intelligence
but fears that it may be true
The statement is that the American ship Bartholomew
Gosnod had arrived at Hong Kong bringing report that
she had met off Pleasant Island of the Caroline group
another whae the Napoleon board of which was sail
or belonging the of the lnga who stated thh the
natives of the above island came on board the in under
preense of trading and attacked and murdered the captain
and all the white portion of the crew. with the exception
of the narrator They then plundered the vessel ana at
tnped TO scue her. but not being able to do so they set
fire 10 her The fire went out and they likewise ailed III
an aempt to run the brig shore, as strong current ana
a fresh breeze off the land carried her out to sea-
In addition to this very imperfect story Is statement
cnnied from the Friend Of China newspaper that an Amer
lean by the name Of George Mayhem formerly one OF .he
crew Of the Inga had arrived at Hong Kong from Pleasant
island where year before he had been left at his own re-
onest and had remained among the natives and That he
corroborates 10 certain extent the report OF the sailor
first mentioned He Mayhew) states that IN NOV 1872 ne
boarded the Inga in canoe, with crew OF hatVeS from
pleasant Island that he found her crowded win htves
Mo had reached her before him. and who were pludeS
Tho vessel that he was himself seized by some OF the ma
,;es and thrown overheard that he succeeded IN geung
~ hoard his canoe and that soon aterward tue halNes
bo had gone on board with him loaded the canoe Win
nnder from the Inga and padded ashore; and that whe
he last saw the Inga she headed 10 inc east WIN a
sail ON He saws nothing about massacre Dul sta'es tt
when he left Pleasant Island there were two OF the s
49, Who Somehow had got on shore and who were living
tbere lint that he had chance to tax with them ne
ound himself uncomfortable there and lett IN the Jo
wills of New Bedford in January last ana arrived al
Hong Kong, as above stated ,,;. .:
The whole story is unsatisfactory III renters II certain
that there has been serious trouble on board the g pu
mot so certain that the trouble arose from the unproVoked
hostility Of the natives