New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-17

cry of treasures from an anci. nt wreck the coast Of
Nrtzg,A
The mercy for which this search instituted wAslost
in the Spanish ship San PEDRO Of - the coast Of
Nsn.Eu.s IL the year 1874 swss during the revolution
airy trouble there when the provinces Ia revolt
ssanst the spanish government AT the the time OF her
Ices the chip lay shout fifteen miles rcmihe island Of Mar
suertrs and about Eve the snllr Island OF Coche-
snd had board specie 10 the amount OF several nlloas
Sysnsh dollars and donbloons The vessel destroyed
by fire. originating the spirit and supposed 10 have
D., en- set BY snssry Of the nts shO had ntrV
euced hmtelf beard Tue specie stored the
r rs zine in the exPlos which ersued scattered
OF the stern Of the hip like sho, from gun Many OF
the crew persisted in the Hsmes
Attsu p,s have been .de fron tine 10 tine TO
the specie bat without much success Last fi 50
terprsns czeps OF Gardiner ntted our 'ns schooner IA
maritime for the purpose Of prosecuting the search with
ysor She provided with everything deemed neoes-
ssry TO sure succ.sdvrg bells submarine armor air
pumps and a steam engine deck TO work the Pamps-
The crew and officers nun oered sixteen.
Having obtained permit from the existing Government
70 engsge in the search conditioned tia, per cenfsge OF
money recovered should into the overnmen Treasury,
they proceeded 20 the spot and comuenced operations
The wreck fortunately found with but little difficulty,
lying in sixty feet Of water and in spot quite favorable
for operations but the explosion Of the ships magazine
had scattered the coins that considerable quantity Of
them remained together Beside they buried to the
deh Of six inches in the sand which hsd to be scoopedap
ana passed through seve-mskng the operation
coed deal like California mining with the additional dis
advantage Of working IN the confined space OF diving
At tin and b.ior supplied constantly with flesh
air could main down several hours without nconveni
When the space embraced in the circumference OF
The bell had been worked out II moved 10 another
place and in this they examined the bottom all
srou nd the wreck in all probably Of ground The
money found pretty equally over the bottom,
generally bent and burned by the orce OF the explosion,
and instances driven into the timber OF the ship
We were shown = shot 10 which adhered = mass
Of shells arc iron rust having couple OF dollars moed
ded in II.
Many interesting relics and curiOsites brought
home some of which ve examined large puliy or
block mshogsny, three feet long having lgnum Vita
shesves had hstood the worms WELL but supported
Or, tiy col, ny OF she'll fish piece OF tsrred
rigging looked very fresh There were couple OF mus
kes their antique Spanish locks eaten up with rust
leather dirk she sb the blade thread OF rust with
in also shot. mlsket balls chain shot, copper
bolts and all the able apparatus Of ship OF var Aud
tt ere were slss sad relics OF humsnty-the bones
OF men who persisted the ship cannon now on board
the schooner has the bones OF man forearm moedded
in the rust -
They were commencing work upon the ship ITSELF in.
tending make thorough sesrct, when the existing war
PEELED them 90 abandon the estsrprse and return
home Information had been given that seizure OF their
gains intended 10 furnish usds to OF the contend
ing parties
OF the amount obtained by the expedition. cannot
speak by authority. We guess II IS very considerable.
We'll credited says the boxes that ashore
weehy and not to be moved without effort We had oc-
culAr evidence of the existence of about twenty hve OF the
collars ia bag kindly shown by Msssrs Bradsree At
their store Two OF the coin repose In our vest pocket And
to be by our friends who msy desire me SIGHT
thereof They bsckened by the sction OF the salt
water and reduced in weight about 20 cent or the
geld, only single doubloon was found
ANycRo yyryR,s-Few persons We think have trav.
lied in Texas who have not heard OF Thomas Savoy alas
Black Tom MAS the Special Citizen OF Bsssr county
He by trade barber but by inclination soldier and
his history intimately connected with the wsrike part OF
that Of Texas He much fonder too OF the company
OF white men than Of that OF persons OF nus own Color.
Tom was q native of Maryland, then citizen Of wash
ipson ID G., then resident Of Miss ssppi whence he
emigrstsd to Txss at the beginning OF the Revolution
there WIN company OF ~. ssdasr Tssy onsd Gem
Houston short time after the battle OF San Jsoino but
Black Toms subsequent conduct As soldier ehcted tne
praise Of his hard fighting comrades and superior oihce
The wear 1899 was distinguished in Texan annals by thu
expedition under Jordan 10 Sslo 10 assist the uescne-
tous Csnses in his armed Fsderast attempt against ths
Mexican anti federalists He betrayed his little band Of
Texan allies they and their leader gave the uni
ted Federalsts and States Rights Mexican army two ~
thorough consecutive drubbngs they received and
then returned lesurely home without interruption Black
Tom Of Jordsns meD and he had ltte occasion
or time his razor he made up for II by klitu
han ding bis offensive weapons la 1872 Gen Vol in
vadeo Texas with Mexican army and got good beat
In at battle of the Saado Tom In tho midst OF IL
ard was wounded He participated In several subsequent
conflicts with the Indians fighting brsvely usual lie
followed his old Texan comrades under rsyors banner,
and buried along with them into battle at Monterey hs
was also in the BILE struggle at Buena Vista Black
Tom then returned Texas with the Kentucky volunteers.
after that San Antonio became his he.tqusrers lie
WAS of course general fsvoriie and lived like lore but
the wandering spirit that ten adventures IN iexAs
had made second habit with him, would nov and then
bre Ak out and Black Tom would be missing The neft
thing heard Of him he at frontier post or TAR up IN
ut the body Of a man found two miles west OF San
San Antonio A coroners inquest vas held and verdict
returned of Came to his death from cause unknown
The body that OF old Tom ~ w. flcSyuhs
RAILROAD AccIDENr.-On Friday lat, At 81 Pm The
express train on the Vermont Central Railroad, rom
Rouses Point of the track in Granville about SIR
niles below Roxbury, VI The engine and tender were
buried in the bank badly broken The baggage car upset
ard sshed niger had seats broken and
wheels torn of The accident wss caused ~ running
against some cattle killing Of tbeml while going at
arapd rate On the engine the engineer fireman ane
a wstchmap ard 10 the baggage car we're sx passengers
No one was seriously injured The passengers took shell
ter in the house Of Mr. Ordway, about quarter OF mia
distant Two three pass in the baggage car vera
some brus ed lady had her badly scrspsd The
Conductor Mr.. j. Is Fetchsr did all tina, could be done
10 relieve the passengers. lie sent handcM Dack 70
Mortified about Il mills and autographed 10 South Royal
ton for train 70 come up and take them on.
After detention Of three hours the rain arrived and
was Obliged 10 back down White River Junction about
80 miles The passengers attach no blame 10 the Con
cuctor or Engineer Boston Traveller Aug. l1
-Tar FIRST BALE % NEW CoTrOS THIS Ss,sos.-TsxM
and Georgia are cOmpst this year for the honor OF send
the fret bale Of 10 market According 70 present
appearance Texas has the advantage bale OF new cot
ton was sold Albany, Geo ON the 2Ith ult Inc bos-
-0es exvl fagDIrsr informs that bale OF new cot
fan raised on the plantation Of o. neral ALL about seven
mil above Gonzales taken % that place on ns z,h
nh and III forwarded 10 lndlanoa Tor shipment
10 New Orleans This being the Texas sent me nr@
rails 10 u.xket Georga the second and Florida the hKd.
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