New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-19
uSNFVE AFFAIRS.

>-.v.x,,s, Laws pEYirr-FtiGNr oF rHE
s....,,,. ,,vxscssr Ctrl- The steamship Crescent
,;,v which sarvpti,iously sailed from Quarantine to
49,. ,,,,x TIC other day. and was compelled by tho
r,..r, at Health 20 rctun and anchor of the He4lth
s,.,,or IN Monday last clipped her cables the same
.o.rN,n and put to scs With cargo o. paSsen yers
,Ds frSsht for Havana and New. Orleans.
The circumstances Of this grave defiance Of the
o.nn.ipc laws are briefly theee: Alter the Crescent
CIV returned TO the Quarantine from the City, Mr..
John w Bennett official Em;crant Agent was depu-
ssed by W. Thompson, the Health Officer, to take
,Axnp Of the Veeel and instructed TO allow no COM
runicston with the shore. He was accordingly placed
N baard the vessel about o clock, and told the quot,
the captain being absent that he must not allow any
rrscn 10 pass 70 or from the vcssel He then eit and
vent ashore. About hour sterward two steam-
.uSs oae loaded with passengers and the other with
frvisht cane from the City and hauled alongside the
sesmer. into which they discharged their csrgoeS.
s.pctnc that tho steamer intended TO sail in defiance
al the Quarantine laws the Health Officer Dr.
Thomrson repaired TO her in bis 'at with two OF his
officers He rot upon the Geek of the steamship and
rsd the Jaw to Captain McGowan, and Informed the
pssenEets OF tho proceedings Of the Health Com
niouers in regard TO the Injected vessel But az the
Heath Officer snd bis assistants insufficient 10
offer any tfectual physical resistance to the captain
spd his men they left TO procure assistance. Before
they got of me steamer however the passengers ex-
pressed their dsspprobation AID indignation at the
conduc, of the steamship COmpeny in sending them on
hoard Of Il yeiow.fever vessel
The Health Oficer was fearful that he would not
have time 10 ~ ashore for help, and 30 see ed his
barge for the United States elOopof-war Cyane which
was anc,ored in the vicinity, and made statement
Of the facts TO Commander Wilson. The latter or
dered his boats manned and armed Immediately, and
gave oirectcLs TO board the steamer. While the men
were lowering the bosts, however the Crescent City
began to move of. Itwas low O'Clock, and as the
sesm tugs cleared out Of her way the steamer dashed
off under full head Of steam, and proceeded to sea-
The commander OF the Cyane cad the Health Officer
then cane to the conclusion that it was useless to
pursue the runaway. Capt MCGOWAN and the pilot
Of the Crescent City, it is sa1 will be placed under
arrest upon their return to NewYork. This is the
second time that Capt. MCGOWAN has run away from
Qusrss tine-his first ofiense was violation of the
Quarantine OF New-Orloans.
The Board of Health held a meeting yesterday to
take action upon Capt. McGowans conduct, when
Dr. Thompson was directed to lay full statement of
ii. facts before the District Attorney with the view of
bringing Capt. McGowsn and the of the
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Benrett, the Emigrant Agent, narrates the
aHsir substantially a. follows:
About o'clock in the afternoon the officer saw two
steam-tugs approaching; hailed them, told the 1t
agspst the law TO approach vessel IN Quarantine
The tug with the baggage then let CO. Tue ting VITA
the pssseDgers aud Capt. McGowan hauled alongside
Mr. Bennett then called out to him that If he came on
board it would be at his peril, and his passengers
vOulc expose themselves TO heavy penalty. Inc
CAPTAIN paid TO attention to his remOnstr ances bat
issened tie painter of the brig the Crescent City,
ordered the ladder lowered, and with his passengers
mouptsd 20 the deck Of the steamer Tue baggage tug
was then brought alongside aud unloaded. NJ; Beu-
nett we ut forward and told the plot, Mr.. Mctiinu
that te must not take the ship 10 sea. She had her
stem up alTpady.l About al boar after this, DE-
Tbomrson the Health Officer, came on board toid
Bennett to srTcst Csp'. Moiowau, and at the same
read the lsw Bennett then took the Captain by me
arm and requested him 90 WITH him into the Health
Oficet's boat The CAPTAIN refused TO OBEY tue
otlic.rs who held him by the arm. There appearing
10 he dispoeton on the part OF the crew ana pas
.ncers To sustain the Captain Dr. Thompson thought
ed yi.able 10 20 to the sloop-owar Cysne, lying
near for assistance Capt. WIson promptly @santeo,
and was lowering his boats, when the Crescent cry
slipped her cables and put out 10 sea- Capt wilson,
of courre abandoned all idea of pursuit, aad 1t was
impossible for vessel under canvas TO overtake her
with The light wind which then blowing.
MI Roberts sends us the following statement OF the
circumstances under which the Crescent City left
Quarantine and came to this City; but we do not see
that max ca the violation of the Health Law whit
more ustfoble This steamer is getting notorious for
the reckless disregard of law which her officers have
repeatedly manifested:
The cargo the Crescent City ali discharged At Qusran-
the direction Of the Health Officer dess
BY him. portion OF the cargo landed Quarn'
De oon ony) and other portions CT permitted to os
ak,n TO vessel The foot of "sst and there uSnshpped
The passengers and their e.ssase were all permitted oy sa
Heaser hours after their arrival at quarantine The
Crescen City sued Quarantine the morning of Ae 5ta
NJ and her with hoT baggage came 20 the City
The the day than two days before
| the steamer came Up
u Ne Ed,,or Of Tie N Y. Tibv"e
SIR: In Tux TRIBUNE of this morning you state
hat the Crescent City, recently arrived here from
Havana had three deaths from yellow fever during
the voySge"
We beg leave to assure you that this statement has
not the least foundation in fact. Not single death
occurred during the voyage; nor was there case OF
illness cxcept that one of the undersigned THE purser
| who having been subject to bilious attacks and 70
oAlls and fever had a return of his complaint, bal
was quite well tho arrival of the ship quarantine
and 70 10 still. ~ =, ,1,,,,,,, ,.-,-
WN. J. NAGLE, PuTseT.
Nec.Y York Monday, Sept H. 1855
Loss on rHE BRIG ARcrURUs.-By toegraphi(
dispatch TO Enwood Walter Esq, Secretary OF th'
Board of Underwriters we learn that the brig Arctu
us, from Philadelphia for Mobile, ioundered at se'
. On Monday evening to the southeast OF Cape Henlo
zen. The crew were Gil saved. but vessel and csrsc
are total loss
SRlP-BUnDNC.-Mr. Eckiord Webb has just com
menoed Joy ing the keel Of three ma.'ed schooner
hs ward in Green Point for PARTIES in Virginia She