Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-29
6eneral @nteIligente.
The French Fleet.

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| We have now in our waters the largest feet of
men-of-war, belonging 10 foreign nation, that has
| visited our port since the revolutionary war. In
addition to the Acheron, the lphigenie and the
| Penelope, the Chimere, another war vessel be-
! longing 10 France, arrived on Monday from Nor
folk. These four ships carry 1880 men, and
mount los guns of various cabre, besides large
number of small size called psrters.
The three first named vessels we noticed sew
eral days ago. We yesterday paid visit 10 the
latest arrived
| The Chmere, allhough an old and small steamer,
drawing thirteen feet (French) Of wafer, looks toll
| erably we'll on account of the good order and the
excessive cleanliness prevailing on board She
has crew of seventy men, OF whom hiieen are
colored shipped al Martinique. The following
are the names of her officers Commander, Cap
tain Jaureguiberry Leutenants, Lapersonne,
Aurran, Lamothe, Tenet and Becque Purser,
Roques. The Chimere LEFT France on the I'd Of
December, 1852, and since that time has suffered
to great extent from disease, having lost nine
teen Of her crew, including the first surgeon
This officer and twelve sailors died from the yellow
fever at Norfolk, where the ship has been at quar-
antine since the day of her arrival 18th Of July,
till her departure on the 25d OF September.
il will be remembered that, while at that port
some difficulty arose between the commander OF
the Chmere and the Board of Health. The gen
tlemany officer who conducted us over the YES
sci was kind enough 10 initiate MS into the par
,iculars After their departure from Havana
there had been on board some intermittent fever,
but on arriving at Norfolk the crew of the steamer
was in apparent good health, and report was
made accordingly. Soon aher, however, the fever
broke ont again, and the health officer OF Norfolk
inflicted ndgnites upon the commander and the
surgeon Of the ship This was the reason that
no communication " whatsoever was held with him
afterwards and that the ship remained all the time
at quarantine. In the meantime, we must add
that our informant could not sufficiently express
his gratitude TO the chief physician Of the hospi-
al Mr. lin nd hia ms 1915
rison for the kindness shown by these gentlemen
to the patients of the ship.
How long the French feet is 10 remain amongst
us we were unable 10 ascertain. All we could
learn was, that the Chimere had 10 return to
Havana 10 take away those who were GONZALES
cent among the sick the squadron left there. and
that she came 10 rally the feet by special order
of the commodore.-N y Herald
The City of Philadelphia was a new iron
vessel, of 21S9 tons, on her FIRST voyage. Her
cargo was insured al Philadelphia. She was built
on the Clyde, by one ofthe first marine architects
Of Scotland, and is represented as having been
fitted with all The latest improvements in screw
steamers. She was owned by the Liverpool and
Philadelphia Steamship Company, and makes the
third vessel originally built for the line that has
been lost within two years--namely. the City OF
Piitsburg, burnt at Valparaiso in the fall of 1852
the City Of Glasgow, lost last spring; and now the
CITY of Philadelphia. The City OF Pnisburg was
built by Perine, Patterson 81 Stack, Of Williams
burgh and had been Withdrawn TO run between
San Francisco and Panama. She was on her way
for her new scene of labors when the disaster oc-
cured The only vessel that the company has
now aAoat is the City of Manchester, which ar.
rived at Philadelphia yesterday from Liverpool
having been running very regularly in the line for
over three years. The company, however, ex
poets 10 have consort for her ready before the
winter This vessel is also an iron one, building
on the Clyde. She is Of 2,53S tons bnrthen, and
uiIl- ha Lad fha al
We were informed yesterday that steamer
was seen ashore al Cape Race by The steamer
Atlantic, which arrived here on the 18th instant
Tents were also observed on the beach. with a
great many people in and about them, and the
vessel was surrounded by boats This must have
been The long-missing vessel but Captain West
most singularly neglected to report the fact
Murder of an Adopted Child at New Or
leans-Unheard of Cruelty.-The people OF
the fourth district have been Mortified and ex
cited 10 an extraordinary degree, by one Of the
most cruel murders that our city has ever been
the theatre OF. The coroner was called upon yes
terday 10 hold an inquest upon the body OF male
child, aged two years and four months, named
Christian Rohnor, q native Of Germany, which
had come To- jie death by foul means The chid's
father, il appears, resides in Europe; and i had
been adopted By German, named William
Young. who resides Saraparu street. II has
he.n treated by its adopted parents with iendish
cruelty COR a long time, 10 the knowledge OF The
neighbors generally, and yesterday morning died
rom the effects o. a blow inflicted on the right
side Of the head by Wiss.;;am Young, the adopted
father. The coroners jury, alsSs nearing me eVi'
,dence, rendered their verdict as above, louhg,
and his wife Fredrika, who are both implicated
by the verdict Of the jury of inquest, had already
been arrested by the police OF the fourth district,
and were undergoing an examination before the
recorder.
The child, as it lay before the jury, presented a
he of m a
and the evidence of inhuman treatment, were
plainly visible, and in some cases pieces of flesh
stripped from the poor, emaciated halt
starved infant's back. As the spectators beheld
these certain signs of barbarity, il was with the
utmost difficulty that they could be restrained
from taking summary justice upon the perpetra
tlrs of the foul outrage. The evidence before the
recorder was 10 the effect that the child had been
all along most cruelty treated by Young, and that
his wife had not interferred 10 save il. For days
had been locked up in garrett, deprived Of food.
and almost starved 10 death. A young Irish
woman testified that, having seen the child incar-
cerated in the garnet for over twenty-four hours,
and knowing that il had no food, she procured
ladder, reached an opening in the garnet, and con-
veyed it food. which il devoured with the most
ravepous avidity; and also that when Young
found out what she had done. he censured her
very severely, and warned her never again 10
step between him and the accomplishment of his
cruel acts.
Peter Miller testified that he had seen Young
beat the child most cruelty and press and crush
its sides together, and that on Monday last, hear
ing the lirtle fellow complain of hunger, he gave
il some bread, which II ate very greedy, and for
which act Of kindness Young afterwards abused
him (Mler) most shamefuly.
Several other witnesses testified TO having seen
him suspend the child by the neck with scarf,
and beat il cruelty with cowhide.
The evidence proved sufficient 10 send the ac-
cused down for trial. There was large and ex
cited crowd around the court room, and the indg-
nation at the horrible iphumanity oftbis man was
dniie apparent; and IT was feared that the excite
ment M ieht end 10 some act of lawiess violence
which would make h',hcs ~ I.s OF we
" O Det0, September Ii.
From the Alexandra Gazette of Thursday.
"A ag m Alexandria News.