The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-07
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Hichmend. July = ,1SS3.
Kioars OF AnEslcAr VrssrIs AeRo.1

:
ous - coliespondence between our minister.
mf. - ingersoli, the British Secretary of State.
vi. oreskey, the consul at Southamn,on
Iog'and, and some of the authorities of ,ba,
Town, about an affair which hannsnsd On
board the American steamer Hernsn NJ
Venus,th mate Of the vessel. had a;fE.nI,..
with French waiter shipped at Bremen
~hiie IN The port OF Southampton. The a;f,;.
Guilty ended in blows, the Frenchman w.. e.,
pat in irons and afterwards discb.r.ad 80
sent on shore by the Captain. There he 80,
out warrant for the arrest Of Venus. and sn
officer came on board the steamer to serve II !.
warrant Captain Higgins urged the ex;pen.
cy in which he was placed. He was about,o
sail, and sheuid he depart without the ma,e
there was no one on board to work the shin
hhe should be taken sick. He therefore de.
clined 10 permit Venus to be arrested; in which
determination he was sustained by Mr.. Cros
key, who took the ground that British police
officer had no jurisdiction over an Americ an
vessel, and could not arrest man for an of
fence committed on board such vesseI--as
saming that a ships deck is to al. intents and
purposes the soil of the country whose fla z
she bears.
In these two issues by Mr.. Creskey, he had
the misfortune to differ with both Messrs. Ey
erelt and Ingersoll. Mr.. E. says ''If when the
police boarded the ship she was within the
local jurisdiction Of England, all attempt to re-
sist them was unlawful and would form just
matter of complaint on the part Of the British
government" @ is ~ Oa.
The matter ended in smoke, however, as the
mate surrendered himself on his return to stand
trial; but there was no one TO make complaint
against him.
WEATHER AND CROPS s-ln Claiborne and
Monticello, Alabama, according TO latest &C
counts, there had been copious rains. In the
regions about Greensborough, Ala, however,
the drought still continued with intensity.
In central Mississippi, at latest dates, the
drought continued-there having been very
email rain that did but little good. The pros.
poets for the crops were decidedly gloomy.
At Atalanta, Dalton, Augusta and Washing.
the crops were greatly improved. -
in the greater part of South Carolina the
drought still prevailed at last dates, and the
crops were suffering very much. The same
report may be made in regard to North Caroli-
ma. s.t. !
in Tennessee there had been copious rai 8
in some localities, especially in the neighbor.
hood of Memphis.
~ Wrap me up in pancakes and molas.
es!" was the enthusiastic exclamation of a
youthful Jonathan upon the advent of grati-
flying piece of news. But what is a personal
comfort Of this kind compared with that O {
Governor Foote, of Mississippi, who, in the
midst of bis fatiguing canvass of the State, for
the Office of U. s. Senator, is presented by the
ladies of Marshall county, with "two elegant-
ly served up dishes of strawberries and Ant
werp raspberries, with pitcher of thick k fresh
cream" How can he fail after this! And in
deed if he should fail, what need he carel-
What is a seat in the Senate, compared with
strawberries and Antwerp raspberrries in two
dishes with pitcher of thick fresh cream pre-
pared and presented by ladies' hands2 But
how can man fail with such auxiliaries?-
Impossible! Let him but take his stand on the
platform Of Union and strawberries and Ant.
werp raspberries and pitchers of thick fresh
cream, with the ladies as his friends, and it
seems to us General Foote must be invncible
FIRE AT CAIRo.-There has been fire at
the renowned city Of Cairo. A wharf boat
and two barges, valued at 5000, belonging
to a Mr.. Norton, were burned. They were
largely insured, and it is conjectured that the
payment of the insurance will be contesred.-
Poor Cairo, she has got the fame of being a
swindler and il will be difficult for her 10 ger
rid of il. d s.s
FIGARO IN DANGER.-Two Siciians raised
a row in the vegetable market of New Orleans
few days since, and one of them was about
to shoot Figaro, when a bysiander interfered.
seized the pistol, saved Figaro, and received a
wound himself, BY being shot through the
hand. Silboa and Ortis, the Sicilians, were
arrested. aa s8ojs s.
n For the week ending the 2nd July
there were 405 deaths in New York. So tha,
enough persons died and were buried in New
York 10 one week TO make smart village
This number was falling of of one hundred
and ffiy.six compared with the preceding
week, when the number Of deaths anon n,ed 10
SCI. This evident improvement 10 the health
of the city is attributed TO the pnrifcation Of
the atmosphere by several thunder storms
which occurred during last week.
IEclrIEsr STEPS FOR a REVOLUTION N
JAMAlcA.-The steamship Empire City which
arrived in New York Sunday night brought
some rather interesting information relative to
The arrest Of Count Carlisle, on q charge OF
conspiracy, tie design Of which appears TO
have been the overthrow Of the present goy-
ernnent Of Jamaica by the black population.--
A vessel had been seizeds loaded with ,muni
tions Of war, alleged 10 have been furnished BY
the Count and oiheEs.s ~-ae,.
uA German namsd, Christian Shredes.
was drowned last week a. Harper's Ferry i, il
supposed BY being taken vilh crsmp when
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