The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-17

ACCOUNT OF HER v0YAGs-LoADED WITH AM
CAs HARDWARE" SUCH as xusKsr, ..w,.a ~
BALL- HYB HQUTHEAH Nj

1 AH4-LOADED
CAH HARDWARE" SUCH As AusKsr, Nv 80 A.,
BALL AxR s0UTHEsN MI stOs.
80 DAT "rsPt shot arrived In port vest riay and au
ehosed on shs Battery about O'Clock In e teruo
IDe whole country, and Cuba in particular ha, been
state Of excitement for months past On .ccoun
Of this vesse end an sorts rumors have me abr.
asto her mirs on to southsrn attitudes shs c,e.re
nom this port v tn cargo Of American hardware a
1t was CO led, but which know to be usse a. +
the numb of thirty or forty thousand, and Ter m
pl&peDts Of war Such load this justified the sup
position that ber erand snsl Of "poW der and ball
and that she vas the omen Of revolutions, rebelons
cethrorements aud civil somewhere but the exac
| spot could not definite be fixed upoc Rum,
pointed TO Cuta, to Venezuela and Mexico--spaost
consus and Spanish representatives throughout the
country, as soon her departure was known became
wdt awaScs," ard for awhile Peznela the Governor
General Of Cuba sat uneasy in tho Of sato From
New ORLEANS vessel AID messenger was specially dis
patched to potify Pezua of the arrival Of tuis yse
sous and warlile craft Parties iutere ,ted felt tb,t
Thirty thousand musfets would equpa large arny sud
lot at s calculated to lessen their fears e,ery no
then the press would upon the quality Of the
Buns, giving forth that Captain such one had .ra
them snd satd they were good enough for any 20 e 10
Iht Win they were lately scoured up for use: ,he
would DO doubt do good service upon battloae d. that
hossuth himself bad approved them, having b,nght
s'co Of the same sort ~ SO piece Th.o sly hiots
70 loyal spaniards teng in eff.ot much like d.oaipg
urn 70 dea'h and stopping TO praise the s,oel befre
Fccm the above facts and rurors tie shot soon
became "a long, law ack" vessel, around which hung
oiradfui mystery AID rs soon as she arrived Ia port
yesterday, one oil hr officers gave the following NC
count Of her voy age and her missiof -
She sailed from New York on tie cath Of March last
to cell to Santa Anna The cargo me on board
~ 20 'kages Or boxes and all were entered the mani
s ns - .. na s does
contained PISTOLS revovers and cutlassea At tho sams
time there was shipped on board quantity Of powder
not to be disposed Of with the rest Of tho cargo Ia nine
osys alter clearing from New York, the vessel hove
anchor at the Balize, OIL tre mouth of the OBI
With the Dictator Of Mexico. On tho voyage south the
Grapeshct proved herself to se tho swtes the swif
paasDg every sail along the coast and arriving
Bslze before the New Oleaus steamers which left New
York about the same time although after rouniuy thu
Cares OF Flofds she fell 10 with two days snort aer
bead wind, during which time .he gained only one
The Grareshot lay anchored at tho B. ze about tour
.Im , wpe Georgs Law the owner and proprietor Of
baxter snouIf arrange tho prelimi aries with santa
Anna While waiting here they expec ling b, every
their immediate departure for that port to unload their
cargo II was sot found out that Santa Anna was not
dsPoted to "foe the mark and either sick OF his
bargain had the power to raise the funds uccss
sary for the article and as Mr. Laws motto was tNo
out -. cash on the guns were not to
lay Of mcnhs without coming to satisfactory tcr and
there being no prospect Of the necessary sec ,r
OF pay ment on delivery, 1t determined to steer
for home. While waiting here tho Grapeshot was not
disturbed or moestet In any way.
Inc oark tocched no where on her hOmeward voyage
from the Baze to New York aud arrived here in tar
teen caya al er hostiug anchog in snni-- ,sns ..le
by any cutters steamers pIivnteers; aud
ber officer says OF we hal II would have been use
or II Gre in not one Of auy of these class az vessels tina
ntnl,u crnir bOpyo liza arcd do oW
the coast, they passed everything aaoat and six hour
their average time OF spying vessel ahead AMI
there anything Of a broeze but the most Of tho
timo coming hcme tho vessel becalaed making II
useless scme days to set rag Of sail
The above Is tie account or the voyage Of the Grace
sb0t, obtarco, have stated, from orc of her OIL
1t conflicts little TO cargo, with the account
given to the reporter Of 'shippiDg 'ntegence" which
rtaasBsrk GIapesoot, Baxter, 1s days from W. Pass
in ballast to George Law. Has had ligdt wiais and
cilms the entire psfs.5e
pEscRIrrloN AND HISTORY or THE vEssEI.
The Graz eshos vas built about eight months ago in
Torilapd Mane and intended for til. Australia tradc
She csmc to New York after tho Was launched.
and last winter while lying in the Fast river with
60 Of -four for Australia the felis Of ice floating
ough tho East rir cut her open and sunk her to
the bottom When she wasraise Geerge Law purchss-
her and sent her the Southern tour from which
she just comes homo She IL clipper built and sets as
beautifully upon the water the "winuers in the re-
eata club. Tho famous Maria does not ride the water
with more grace and than the Grap@shot. this
vessel is 400 burthcp i staunchy built, hull long,
narrow ARD oiack. sue mas ceranv : waInas aprea.
snce, io nee nguro neth is csnoh, ner sgnn uss
csLnnn, ana Ger setn uecora ions sre csnnons. 1r
mas,s are nugc anu es'cu.A'ou .i p''S ~ 1a
spc y copPei lss.ensu na ~ ~ ~" = az. a. -.
crew ano al .ap,n Ds.er was 'c Dus'ae;s M au "
sci' thc muf1e's, sno osptSn nyuel ws s no a's ap
tain nnd COMMANDER OF the vessei Inis Isnous Nesse
now lies rev nunoied yaros on Tue D,te,y, shsu 'ne
corcus can hsvcA peer a. hef. enc WIZ 90 aIo"n ~
her signal hag-a cannon on . white GROUND work.
The folio sing In to this vessel cut from the
Nav Orleans Della of august -
- cx. h.u,,r go, rra.r c.r.., paxt.r
,S .nc w .a ~ = ayac,n ana mystarians manner