New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-10

Roche's Island, in latitude degrees ao -; On
utes south, longitude 17s degrees minutes east
1t appears that on April 18th, vessel was seen
standing towards the island from the south, east.
and the Black Dog being expected there, several
canoes put off to meet her. No sooner were thew
alongside, however, than two natives presented
firearms and drove them away. Francis John,
seeing the vessel in distress, then pulled to her
when he was hailed by the natives, who enquired
to what country he belonged, and if not to Lon
don. On answering in the affirmative, he was
warned OF, as ssno white man was wanted along
side" Believing the vessel to have been forci-
bly, taken by the two natives, he Communicated
his suspicious TO two other natives who we're in
his canoe. and made an attempt to board her,
but was repelled with loaded muskets Finding
it impossible 70 get on board, he returned to the
shore Subsequently another canoe, manned by
natives, went alongside and entered into conver-
satton with the pirates, who divulged the horrid
deed of which they were guilty and the motives
snat led TO its commiEtal The captain Of the
John having iil-used them, they took advantage
OF the absence Of two of the boats and greater
part OF the crew, to indulge an insatiate desire
for revenge Besides the TWO natives. the cap
TAIN, COOK and cooper were left on board these
they killed y 9 s
After the capture Of q whale. the nate,s baas
went alongside With il; he was killed with
spades, and all his crew but one man, who push-
ed on from their reach and WAS left astern. the
vessel having some way upon her Shortly after
the second mates boat went alongside, he and
three men we're killed, the remaining two fav-
ing succeeded in pushing off trom her and Joined
the other boat. In this predicament theyswere
left on the wide sea without compass or food
This statement was voluntary on the part Of the
pirates, and from information gained from the
natives of Roche's Island, it is believed by Cap
tain Bowles TO be correct. On being asked where
the ahip was bound, the pirates replied, ssto
Ocean island Z, but if unable to make it, they
would run her ashore where no white man lived
Francis John, the white man, read the ships
name, @John, Of New Bedford She had lib,
foressi, fore topsail, main, and main topsal set.
The main topgallant sail he'd been cut away
The mizen topgail s.tSpgailant sail and spanker
were also set. She was on the starhoard tack
and seemed to hare been so from the time of her
seizure, as both fore and main tacks were we'll
down, which could hardly be accomplished by
two blacks. When last seen she was steering
wild from north TO west Prior to leaving, the
pirates offered tobacco and other Inducements to
join them, but to no purpose The Black Dog
arrived at Rockies Island, April asth, twelve
days after the johns visit. Had the interval
been shorter, Captain BoWles would have made
some attempt to disc6ver her whereabouts -
[Sidney Empire, July II.
+ The John was commanded By Capt Tilton.
and we believe was last reported at Paita, Jan.
l5, with $50 barrels Of sperm oil, and 300 bar
rels Of whale oil On board rN. Y Jour. Com
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+ An AMERICAN Consul WITH RUSSIAN sYMPA-
THIEs, In the midst of the general reioioings
which took place in Kingston, Jamaica, over
the fall Of Sebastopol, the American Consul
gave great offsnse hy refusing to hcist the
American dag. A correspondent Of a Northern
paper says s5 " la5s
KINGSTON, kJa-,) OCT, 8, 1856.
The Inhabitants of Kingston are displeased
that our Consul did not display the flag Of the
United States when the news of the taking Of
sebastopol was made known to them By Tie ar
rival Of the steamer on the 9th inst; although
it is well known that they never hoisted their
colors for any victories gained over the Mexi-
cans by us; but, ON the contrary, the newspa-
pers circulated not only the greatest untruths,
but declared that the sympathy and feelings Of
the Englishmen were with the Mexicaps
There is no instance Of the British flag ever
having been displayed bere as d token Of respect
to any Of our deceased ceuntTymen, Be they
Presidents. Senators or other persons, whilst
our Consul has never failed to hoist his colors
in honor Of her Majesty's birthday, and half
mast high as a token OF respect for any Of her.
distinguished deceased subjects in England or
the colony. AN AMERICAN SHIPMAs
Aet4e. y - N4 2 N9$F 5+&
GEoReE D, PRENrioE -This great, eloquent
hua lchTtthS CHhupluu VI tHG E1lIierftAn cause
constantly receiving those tokens of respect and
admiration which he SO brayely won and 60
justly deserves. We see that the noble ladies
of our neighb0ring town, Russellyilfe, have
lately presented him an exceedingly fine silver
pitcher, as testimonial of their qualification ct
his able and energetic. conduct during the late
campaign. This is the fourth or fifth present of
the kind he has received, since the triumph 81
our heaven born principles in August; and, as
q proof that he has gained the admiration and
well Wishes Of the people generally, we are
assured that his su description list has almost
double as many names at present as it had one
year ago! Sach conduct on the part Of KEN
tuckians is really characteristic, and stands
forth as a just compliment to the intelligence
and patriotism of the editor Of the louisville
Journal. Verify, the country is blessed with
the service of ONE George D. Prentice, and,
When death--oh, cruel death has laid him low
2 To rest beneath Jats's ssd and silent tomb
Where. then, will men, who waTt to sse our land X
Continue happy by the toll OF such
As hewherei yest whore viii they find bis likeg S ia @
Il Elkton I lKy. } Banner
THE CouRT OF CLAIMS This BODY is in daily
session at the Capitol in this city in The dis
charge Of it's Important duties, and ii is easy
to perceive that it will have abundant matte
rials for the exercise Of all the qualities Of in
8dustry, patient research, and high judicial acu-
men. The important Florida claims, to which
VIC ieiciiou suiic ltltiu sita, art HCW UT i0f COR
sideration, and the argument has been pro-
crossing since Saturday. These claims arise
under the treaty Of 1919 with Spain, by which
Florida was acquired by the United Skates and
q part of what is now the State Of Texas
was ceded to Spain. The ninth article pro-
Vided that there should be reciprocal renun-
citation of certain enumerated claims on the
part Of the respective citizens or subjects Of
each country upon the other. These claims
were settled in pursuance of the tenth article,
which provided that the United States, exon
Grating Spain from ell demands on account of
such claims, should make satisfaction for the
same to our own citizens to an amount not ex-
ceeding FIVE million Of dollars, But the last
clause of the ninth article provided for satis-
faction by the United Stafes for injuries, if
any. which, by process of law, should be es-
tablished to have been suffered by Spanish ca
GERS and individual Spanish inhabitants, by
the then late operations of the American army
in Florida. Il is under this clause that tho
claims now before tho Court have arisen. The
amount claimed exceeds million of dollars.
National Intellgencer, 1st inst.
A PRoFEssoR N LMBo.-The Portland State