New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-21
MARLNE AFFAIRS
CHARGE OF BEING ENGAGED N fhE
SLAVE TRADE.
L. :. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS oFyIoE-

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with the brig Juiis Noulton. Of this port in The AM
can slave trade He uss taken into custody on the
warrant BY DEPUTY Marshal Horton and br0asn' up
for examination.
A wsrran, vas alec issued for the arrest OF NJ.
William c. Valentine, doing business al No. lS'
souih-st. and be was taken into custody By Deputy
Marshsl NevDs on E charge OF having fitted out, or
been concerned IN fitting out, the ssid brig Jala
Moultop, at this port.
The Julia NJ, we understand, cleared st this port
in February last, for the Cape of Good Hope and
msrket-and he allegation Il that instead Of going to
The Cape Of Good Hope she went to the coast OF
Africa took Cd board $50 black snd mulato persons
and landed them slaves at the Keys, on the coast
Of Cuba, and tina: u brig herself was aitersard act
FIRE TO and burnt ~ the waters edge.
The bail OF Mr.. Valentine vas fixed by the District
Attorney at $50, 900, which was given, after few
hours, Me,Es Libbey iex-Ald.) Dsyd I. Valentine,
and Mr.. Boorsem Of Wiiamsburgh We believe, be-
ing the sureties.
The law o. regards the Captain making the OF
fence, if proved, piracy and punishable by aea'h'
bail was refused by the District Attorney tor hi n
His counsel Mr.. Dunnirg, made motion before
Judge Bette To admit him to bail which VAS opposed
By the Assislan; District Attorney, NJ. Joachimssen
and, for the present, dehi'd.
The penalty, on conviction, for bong engaged IN
fitting out vessel for the slave trade, is imprison-
rren,, we understand or no. 10 years and ine
not exceeding IS 600.
There will probably be an examination OF the csse
in four or FIVE days.
CHARGE OF L,RcEyY At SEA.-Complsint was male
by walter Beeklbd, passenger Oh the shio Nercu-
~, from Liverpool stating that his trunk was robbed
while at sea, of quantity OF wearing apparel, and
that since the arrival of the vessel he found pair OF
The pantsloons in possession Of seaman ma ned Nc
Cow and be has TO believe That tue larceny was
con mitted by said Nee The accused was arrested
b, Deputy Marshal Nevn, and held for examination.
UsrTrD STATES MARsHAL's 0FFIcE-ExcEss OF
P.ssysssRs-C,pt. Hergroye, OF toe British ship
Gypsey, was arrested a charge Of bringing an eX.
cess of passengers, and held TO bail.
Capt. Halfway, Of the ship Horensia, wts also
arrested on a similar complaint, but mistake
made it was said Boston in stating the tunnase OF
the vessel, and the penalty will probably be RENTED
by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
ARTIST OF PILoT.-Tinothy simmons, pilot OF
the stea nboat C r. Smith was yesterday arrested
charged with malieiously running his vessel into
small saboat on the Harlem River upsettiDg the
boat and endaDgering the lives Of Walter Bsdy and
others who were in it. He taken before Justice
Stuart and held to bail in 81 900 to The charge.
For CALIFoRsiA-Tho steamer North Star sailed
yesterday for Aspn Sa with large number of pas'-
ergers. Governor Stevens was among them; also
Madame Dillon, wife of the French Consul at San
Francisco; several officers of the L. \. Army; and
+. p. Christys serensders.
Two MORE w,F STEAMERS poR NExIco-It is
said that General Santa Anna has instructed his agent
in this City 10 contract for the building o! two more
war steamers for the Mexican navy.
ARRIVAL OF TWO FRrSCH FRIS.rrs.-The French
frigates Ypbignie, Commodore Nnzeres, and Peue-
lope Post Captain FOurner arrived last nga, in .!
days from 81. Pierre, " f., where they have been
70 ., oect the Fsheres and anchored OFF the Battery
The former moun,s 30 guns, and has crew Of $40
men; the latter 30 guns, and has a crew Of 800 men.
The following is list OF officers OF the Yphgine:
Commoe ore Mazeres; Chef dEta: Major LeirGperi
Flag Lieutenant, Dusssntre; Secretary, De Rouge
mont Commander, Longueville; LieatenanLs, Simore,
Duande, DomegoD, Bross elet, sss,nrie, Dore, NJ.
Miehen Midsbipmen, Desouche, Borios, Arrgo,
Ponzols, Bourne, Lyon, Thomas DC Ram Durt; Srr-
geoD-in. Chief, de CoDeiras; second do, Clineh4nd
third do Dupe Purser, first, Cartier Assistant do,
Cartier. OF the Penelope: Post Captain, FJarnieri
Commander lie Bebinnec; Lieutenants, dc Kernel,
Blendever, ChapuEot, Pouller; Midshipmen, de
Sacs, DeveDy; First Surgeon Pellsrin; second do,
Cslbsnsru; Purrer Du Chayol.
CHOLERA At SEA The ship St Petersburg, ar
rived on Monday, had forty6se deaths by cholera
among her enigrsnts on the passage from HaWe 20
tbir plrt.
MuTISY OF THE CRKw OF IHE PAcKET..HIP
kDIAsA.-rhe ship Indiana, Capt. Coffin, from New
York for Orleans twenty -four days out put into
Key West on the 18th August Capt Cofio was in-
6uced TO make the port in consequence OF he dis
orderly conduct Of some Of his crew, and upon the
conviction <hst foul play was contemplated by SOME
Of them. The rev Of this vessel consisted Of twelve
men, three Of them Engshmen four spanis-ds and
Italians. II appears that some Of the cargo IN the
house ON deck was stolen and some OF il was found
in the chest Of one Of the English sailors, who vas
Immediately placed ia irons and son6ned in the cabin
others Of the erex became dissatisfied and
threatened revenge. Capt. Coffin thought II best
TO put into Key Yves, to dispose OF the dsafected
portion o! then in the beet manner possible. He
concluded 10 discharge the -four spsn.rds and lta-
ians; the two Englsh sailors who remained Oh duty
were put in irons, and the ship sailed for New Or
leans on the Goth. One Of the sailors aiterF
turned States evidence" and divalsed the plot,
from which il Seems they were to murder he captain
and destroy the ship on the very day abe put into
port.
BARK CoLoSIsT N DIsIRIss-Ibe bark Colonsi,
OF Hamburg, Cspt. Bade, from Havana, from the eth
10 the sth met, while ly ing,o in gale from = T. 20
n. T., was blown over on her beam ends, shifting
the cargo, and damaging it, ss well as causing the
ve..el to lesk badly. Tie sind~asd rigging vac eut
away, when tle topmas; went over the SIDE, carrying
with it Tie head Of the fore and ma:nnHs, rhen abe
righied, bu, With feet Of water in Der bold. On the
9Th inst, lat go Sc, Ion. 73o %, large ship
painted black with loss OF foremost miIE eDtJpmas!