The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-13
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
ME- MORIAL or MRS. CATHARINH VAN RENssELABR
COCHRAN.


goyne advancing along the valley of the Hudson
toward Albany IT. became necessary for her father who
then Commanded the American army. to construct
hritge the river Of halt mile In length,
the whole cost Ct which furnished from her fthsrs
private purse; that when Gen. Rurgoyne reaeatRg
he caused the MANSION house stores, mills &c OF h-r
father to be destroyed involving loss ut $40 000 ac-
cordng to LossDgs field notes and, according to the
statement Of Gen. of ten thousand pounds ster
ipg She states that her declining life Is embttered by
the Inconvenience and attendant upon poverty
together with the trials imposed by invalid aud help
less dependent her for support that the recog
non by the last Congress OF the metoous s,s OF the
noble De Kalb has emboiened her a similar
snowedgment Of her ia hers self sacrificing oevoHon
upon the altar OF bis county, and that she confidently
relies upon the patriotism AID justice Of Congress to vim
dictate her iather's Ueri Mr.. asked thai the memo
is might be laid the table and gave notice that he
would at early cay bring in bin for her relief
NOTICE OF A BILL
BY Mr. FlsH--A bill to remit or refond duties upon
goods, wares and merchandise destroyed BY fire.
News from the Balances.
THE LATE WRECK or THE AMERICAN BRIG TRIBUNE
--DEFENCE OF THE wREoKERs AT CoMFITEs CAY.
From the Bahsm Herald, Nov. "a.
STATEMENT OF THE MATE OF THE TRIBUNE.
Ny attention having be called to article in the
Charleston Daily Coier Of the 14th inst, also to
cenmpnica iOn In the Savannah Weekly Courier, in both
of which conduct in respect to the loss and abandon
ment Of the brig Tribune has been grossly misrepsesent
ed beg permission to state the facts Of the case for the
information Of all parties interested
was chief mate OF the brig Tribune J. Cummings,
Gas 1as c s s Cay sep
disaster we all went ashore on IN adjacent Cay,
erected tent. got water and stores from the
durir which tine employed ourselves getting on
shore segars stores sails ard such light articles as our
Friday the l2th of DC ober Capt Cummings the second
mate, and two left the Cay in Spanish boat
he snd e saer had Left o
self and three seamen one barrel Of water Zone being
bad, having been towed ashore one fourth barrel Of
bread. half barrel OF -four. one-eghth Of barrel Of
neal four pieces Of beef and four of porno coffee and
Ca We remained the Cay until Sunday, the l4th,
getting shoitthe having sailed NeuyiMs with
very scanty suppywe left the wreck In one OF the
bsigs bats the American ensign being r left hoist
which had been saved left 10 the tent the Cay
The stern beat fitted with sails, mass and oars left
on the beach hauled up above nigh water mark Three
studdng sails and ioreops all lett the Cay. Capt
Cummings had two cloths out Of the maiusaii to
make a monkey-rail for the boat When left the
wreck The TOP tier Of ssgars in the brig was dry We
could have saved moro than did but the Captain said
81 was no use-didn't know would get any thing
for what We had cone." We two vessels pass but
the ain would not permit 60 Of to them.
We left the Cay at rise, and about or 10 O'Clock
Nassau. Igavethe Captain II tie Mary information
secng the and him TO to her and
ten minutes did not go board II wiog fresh
at the ,ime Did not 60 alongside OF the Sparrow,
speak any board OF her. At this time were
abopt four miles from the Cuba Gays, which were ia
sight, and about flour miles to the westward of the
wreck, having stee,ed w.N.W. Captain Gin
ton, Of the Mary, informed u.s. II kept on should
fall in with the soop Hope loading with sponge bound
to Nassau We continued our course as directed ana
~ NJ fell in with the Hope AID took passage 10 her
for this port. We told The captain Of the Hope that
had nothing to give him in payment for passage bu,
assured him the American Consul would settle With him.
He received board and continued aking of sponges
from the Cay, where he had them Deposited, aud
finished loading the next day About p w. 10th,
Sparrow and Mary returned The captain Of the Sparrow
came on board TIE Hope and reported to me that upon
the b ,nS Of the cent rs a. % Of ae boa
Which Lad left the Cay They told the sparrows
through interpreter, that Capt Cummis g. had
sent them to work, ard they wopid not allow the Spar
rows Mayy's to work. and finally they state
drove them off, At sunset, sailed in the Hope tor
Nassau and arrived here the 22d nitimo. The Spar
and Mary got cargo. The Spaniards logged some
OF the crew OF the sparrow they state because they
either would not or could no. talk Spanish. The day
after my arrival here several wrectns vessels left for
the wreck The owners and captains 81 which came to
me for inf, rmaten respecting the same which gave
for Them to Co. they would undoubtedly meet
with the fac Of the other vessels and be driven OF
whom stated the facts above narrated The vessels
that left here af arrival returned with some cargo
consisting Of mahogany fustc honey, ard portion Of
the salvage settled by tho Oh Commerce.
The proceeos viii be hell for the proper parties
What occurred at the wreck between the last named
els and the Sraniards Of course cannot tell The
people Of Nassau hive heard the statements Of he
vreehers well myself which L. siuply and briefly,
in substance that wnep they arrived, Nhe Eliza aud
Ocean Nona ch) they found six Spansrds board who
refused to let them work frst which the
| OF the above vessels sat quietly down the
deck to wait for tie arrival Of the osher wreking
sells In the meantime the spanisrds--wsthout the
tentlorgot into their boats took the segars and other
property they had saved and left. II not unit, ~
Ter the Spaniards had Voluntarily LEFT the wreck that the
Nassau wreckersas they all state-comnaenced saving
Such is plain staevus mt o, facts as far as vas per-
sonay concerned and also az respets the conduct of
the wreekers 50 far az my knowledge extends hope
my action in the matter does justify the charge or
pi acy ard robbery. thought was doing my duty
from rst 70 last in endesvoriug TO myself and
raees and my efforts to have the property saved TIE
oap's ain did not ray that he should urn make
known what his Intentions II. W. Molly,
NASSAU, N. p, Nov. 81, 1866.
STATEMENT OF THOMAS CLINTON.
master Of the sioop Mary If Nassau and left
here about the 18th OF October last turtllng
voyage the Cuba ccR,t On the tstn Of month,
At A. NJ, when OF Mangrove Cay. Of Cuoa, peat
Ing to VINEYARD and aot ut three miles from the shore
email best under sail coming Gown steering about
N W The boat contained four persons, tf whom
baed VIXEN bore up TO her aud took took the boa;
in tow and asked the persons in her to board
my vessel This they declined Going, AMI one Of the
party informed that he Of tho brig Tribune
brd That his vessel wrecked tie Comhtes Cay,
little way Up the coast tuld the mate that
wreeker, ane that sbond 60 up to the Cay TO zee i
could any Of the property. 1hs boat was fast
TO me ao, at ten minutes no one came "a board OF
my vessel from her. difestsd the mate where
be would find the foop Hope bound fr Nassau and they
cast oH and saued away IN the direction gave him. |
made all sail, company with the schooner parroS for
me wreck and got up 10 the Cay about Y. NJ sar
spani b armed schooner anchored near vac hailed
fr,m her and feasirg NJ Proceeded should be fired
into let 20 the spcpors End senton bard tho Spanish
vesfe In company Nth the master Of thu Sparrow My
papers demanded and sxswined and returned to
ne Twas not eilowed 10 laud tho Cay, to q
the wreck, and consequently went 90 boa d my
vess. and went 70 tbeut f:o that eseniog, saw
several persons In and ab ut the tent the Cay but did
not ss the week she N The otner side OF the
| Cay. I con inued after leaving Cnmb'es Gay On my
tpr,lrg voyage, and arrived heie hsteg inahed tue
| sane. cr Friday. Nov IN THOMAS GIN DN.
signed Ills 2Ist Now In the presence Il yons K BACON
STATEMENT OF YORK KEMP.
am master Of the scho SPARROW, of Nassau. I
I WIS on the Cuba coast tut'lDg voyegc sno had
,esn eight Days cut, when Monday 15th October b.
ing the time In company with the soop Mary att A
NJ ssw small boat sail cocing down b-fne the
wine sts eriDg about w. NJ W. The Mary bore cay 10
he and finally tok Der in tow and continued 20 to~
her fer about ten minutes No got out Of the boat
Ahef the boat had of the captsin q the Wary spoke
me and told me there q vessel ashore Comh'.s
Cav whsreupon made sal for the sad Cay and reached
hete about O'Clock thai afternoon showed nv color
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