New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-19
TIE BABK GRAPESHOT AND LAWS NUS
KETS
From The New -orlesr. Delta of April II.

From The New Orleans Delta of Arrf Il.
By far the exciting question now before the Amer.
lean reoe refers TO tue disposition ana Whereabouts Oh
II ose myseYou muck which il is said our enerprng
fellow citizen, Geo Law purchased nomthe nted STATES
Government These fofmida able weapons have been on
;Le pont of going of half dozen times but bad uni
quite drug in the extensive assortment of Mr. GeorSe
Law worldly possessions Once was quite eSnhdenly
4. ma ton of Hungary Mr. Law in very racy letter 10
rery 10 some queries RESPECTING his purposes gave some
col, to the report Of thek Hungarian destination Next
twas quite confidently std that they had been secured
for Cuba Then MazZin twas rumored was IN treaty Tor
them SAINTS Anna 1t was alec whispered, greatly needed
tbemto sustain bis assumption Of Imperial iHen
chief stoker of the European revouii mary engine IN
London, had achieved wonderful bargain IN passing
lese weapons off his brother c'nspuators, at rate
which allowed Mr. Law very large profit ani the enter
Irsng and intriguing George quite independently Oh iha
s5COO year woich he hopes will fall into me hands 81
the teft fellow in America. Lastly Il was declared ina
these be used in the great modern ade
IN favor Of the lntdel and HahommecAns; agains'
their Christian enemies, end the taroahoa lu t
were to be exposed 10 the peril Of standing be-
hind these formidable muskets. In this perpexns
state Of the respecting these important arms an
ire dent recently occurred in New York which contributed
,oirfsne public curiosity this subject One day Geo.
Law tnt Tor Capt Baxter hi fsvOrie Captan-ThO mas
so many fren in this city, where he is known a. one OF
tie oest Of fellows and most reliable of sas-and SAID
10 him;
Baxter. want You 10 go and buy clipper, the
fastest Won can find lees than Il which so
10 New Ore ans IN steamer tInc o..
Ave ave sir" was Bakers only reply. Forthwith
he proceeded 10 the docks where his attention hal been
directed 10 very neat bran new clipper Just ou OF ne
DESCRIPTION and tuunsge required by Law She called
tie Grspeshot Baxter examined her from stem % stern
ard in Lis fue bGssO declared that sac the hins
II, asked her price reported it 10 Law and the latter
without locking ct the purchase, give bis cheek Tor me
mice ss OOO The next order that Baxter sho li
go aboard make up crew, aud prepare T. sal a. mo
ueut notice These orders we're promptly cbeyed, when
fesy, fright in boxes sent aboard which VS. Ell
tered On her manifest seascaabe hardware for >
Thomas OF ma ke,. Suddenly the Grsqeshot shot out
Of tie lsrbor Of New York 10 he geAf woatermsn Of
All the oudauhcs and newspaper people whose most SKIS
fsc,ory con cusiOn ttsi she b0und to C)a'ian
nople In eleven days amer leaving New York Hi'4'I
tloVeh eueounerug The ssseres northern. the Z
tp,bo,ed al the mouth of the Mississippi aud n ie
iours Cart Baxter tnioyrg the company OF his OF
ends in this city ami the GaPesho sl lies Oh s a
lie 1h0ueh her usns az 80 dark and seer. 10 -
the rest Of cur G. immunity here Ras ore iniividsh W.
W., rot Ia De Css. h ping lie was the ;, ~ ~,
Corsul Who 10 sooner il that piratcai Jolrnal
Ida he AZ aounct u-nt OF ibe arrival of he
with Ger ssGsonste cargo an be must nse charter .a'
Adams Gray and dispatch Der TO Haye-a 20 s's'a 'n'