Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-13


wick, says s'large number Of English vessels
were wrecked off The coast of Newfoundland
in The gale Of The 29,h ull. which is report
ed 10 have been,he heaviest gale experienced
for twenty years.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 6--Six prisoners
escaped from jail al Easlon, Pennsylvania asl
night. They cut the bars from The window
and made ladder Of the bed.clothes and
bedsleads. and escaped, taking the precau'
lion 10 cul down The ulegraph wires leading
from that place TO Belvidere.
LATER FROM CALIFoRNIA,-NEw YORK,
Ocl 5.-The steamer Crescent City arrived
AT Ills port last night. She brings 500 pass
engers and one million dollars in gold in
cluding $40o 900 from AusIrala by Adams
Express. being the first shipment from thai
country to the United States.
The Crescen, City left AspinwalI on the
morning Of the 25Ih ull,, and when TWO days
our met The steamer SIar of The West, and
saw ship west of Cairas GismOsIed.
The health on the Islhmus is reported
good, and the weather pleasant
Dales from Australia to the 20lh July,
had reached Panama. The miners there
were agila'ing for reduction of tax; large
meetings had been held, and those amending
were armed 10 The teeth.
Grea. excitement prevailed, and fresh
discoveries Of gold had been made.
The mining intelligence is favorable.
BY This arrival wo have further parIicu' ars
Of the affair at Chancha, in which the Cap.
lhin Of the American ship Defiance, was
wounded. ..-...
1t appears lha, The Defiance was going to
SEQ, and fired sau,e TO the other Ameri.
can vessels, for which she was fined. a Sc.
cond salute was fired, which So enrageJ The
Peruvian commander, that he went aboard
the Defiance with three armed boats crews
and after severe encounter seized The Cap.
lain and bound him, and then threw him in.
To one Of the boats, by which he was severe.
ly injured; and The Peruvian officers and
crew took The Defiance to Calao, and the
Copluin was retained in confinement.
Mr.. Clay, our Minister al Lima, forthwith
chartered u steamer at Bolivia and proceed
ed 10 Chancha. 10 investigate the affair, and
hos sent dispatches to Washington.
Business was paral zed throughout The
r. public Of BoI!,u,
M"sl xciIing slurlS had reached Santiago
de l'orgin, Of god dlScnveri on the rive,
! Amnznn and lis branches. II is stated lht
gold is found over distance OF Az leagues
and those engaged IN washing were avrrag.
ing 2J pounds Of gold cuch per day.
Johu Y. Mason, Senator from Virginia
has beef, appointed Minister 10 France. d y
If New York had been promised this APP
poInmeui but had TO stand aside.
Col. Benton describes Mason as "mar
who only wants his belly foil Of oy slers anc
his hands full Of cards" Paris will M
doubt afford him ample means TO satisfy his
wants.
GREAT FIRE AT BuFFALo.-BuFFALo, Oct
5.-.The gale noticed yesterday continued al
night with nuch violence.
fire broke out This morning. on Evan.
street. and before ii was subdued over ont
hundred buildings were destroyed some o
them valuable brick buildings. The burn
district embraces an area of five acres Tn,
wind was very high during The fire: Th,
loss is estimated al $300000
The hume Of the schooner reported los
yesterday was Oneida. She was loaded
with 5000 bushels Of whea. bound for Tole
do, aud wus owned by captain Allen, VIII,
was drowned in her. She was run down b,
a steamer bound up, and sunk in fiflee
minutes. All hands were lost except tn
cook, who clung to a mast for "a hours
until he was rescued by Ife.boai.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5-The Unite
States Deputy Marshuls Crossen and Jenk
ins were arrested yesterday. charged viii
, riot, assault and battery on Bill Thomas, a
5 alleged fugitive, slave al Wilksbarre, on III
oath Of W. G. Gidersleeve resident G
that place.
A writ Of Ilabeas Corpus was applied fc
before Judge Grier, Of this city, by the Dis
ricl Attorney, on the ground that no NOR
Iurce was used in making The nrrest of III
, negro than was necessary, inasmuch as h
was armed with knife given 10 him by III
p by-slanders.
. Judge Grier said: If Hubeas Corpuse
are to be taken out in that manner, wi
have an indictment sent to The United State
. Grand Jury, against the petson who apple
Tor The writ, or assists in getting it, the Law
. yer who defends and the sheriff who serve
The writ; in order 10 see whether ,he Unite
States officers are 10 be arrested and ha
rassed whenever they allempl 10 serve
. process of ,he United Slales,'
Mr.. Brown, the counsel for the abolition
isis, asked for delay Of one week, 10 prc
y cure witnesses which wOs granted.
. RUSSIA AND JAPAN.-We see il mentor
= ed that the Russian squadron senl to walc
3 the movements Of the American mission
Japan, consists of The Paas, So guns
e Dwina 10 guns. and the Voslock, guns
r Alter remaining a, Hong KoLg (rr week
. no date is slaIed--lhe Palms and Vosloc
p were TO proceed in search Of The Amrr q
s feet, which was supposed 10 BE- nj the Lo'
n choo Islands wailing for the PuwhalIan. dn,l
d expected there, The editor Of The Frien
of China had been on board lhe Pulas, al
!. SAYS;
g "rhe Russian squadron is not with tt
e view Of inIerrupling the squadron sent O
e by America TO Japan, but h1s instructions
n Cooperate with the American if neceSsar
and secure TO Russia share of the adva
!, Iages expected 10 be derived by opening
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