New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-28
THE ARREST OF DA COSTA.
From Travelling CorrespoBdent
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Happening TO be in Salem to-day, happened on
the following face connected with Da Costss arrest
II, indeed It be be- you doubtless know by this time
Iaort fully Than have seen had them from excel
lent authority, and hey curious 10 be well
worthy yOur perusal.
workman on the farm of Mr. William Ba.che'der,
on The South Salem shore, went down 10 the barn on
Saturday morning, where he to spend the day in
topping oniOrs." Before commencing work boy
who WIS with him went up W the scaiOd where there
wac upied chamber. As he came in sight
mGn sprsrg gu, of this room, brandhing club with
such Nciemenoe MS 10 scare The Boy out Of the barn
ond into the house.
The stranger asked the workman what lie was doing,
and epps sred TO be pacfed by his answer saying that
he tLOu, II it somebody clse. Tue poor man
we: through ard had generally streake1 look. His
OhjeCt in going into the barn, he said, was to find
match in order 10 light fire to warm himself with.
He had just reached the shore from n shipwreck In
small boat which was lying not far distant No trace
Of il has been found
ToucLed by tie strangers narrative and hapless
clifton, the bonest farmer took HIM TO the house,
changed his clothes and took care of him. Presently
two other gentlemen dropped in TO hun, and they
al three ccnvcsec in Spanish.
Meantime this strange incident was noised abroad
among the good people Cf Saen-toEn: and, travelling
from mouth to ear fed and magnifed by gossping
soul through whom it passed, reached the Mayor az
length in such shape 70 induce hin TO dispatch
beNy Of police 10 MIR. Batchelders. Byihcm the three
suspects escorted in wagon Of Their oTn TO the
NAV or ofice.
On examination a wild, weird legend they did de-
liyerthe locale of which was properly laid IN the city
vhilom Of witches aud semi fabulous ventures in the
Fest India trade and latterly become haunted anew
through the genius of Hawthorne; Of the few
cities il these States whose glory is, and Is almost
wholly, of the rast. Our shipwrcked friend accord
10 Isg hCa ~fli .Eupv al
chants lone named ber1ena doing business ia Boston
Gene TO their stores Friday and told Them also,
that he was csstewoy and wanted their aid in got
ting possession OF treasure which was sunk IN Salem
Harf or Inspired with hope-never since Columbus
sailed wholly quenched in Spanish hearts hey came
down in The wagon well armed with graphing hooks,
india rubber coats &c which were, enough,
there pair Of the latter encasing the egs Of the
away. But they had been taken in No treasure was
TO he found.
On further inquiry more details came out 1t was
Capt. Kidd over again, except that there pIeci
sion, savoiing of n modern "knOw-alLmen 1.-the So
"reents deed Of conveyance in the directions the
seekers OF tie treasure They were TO ud stake al
certain 5escrbcd point thence to 20 so far to stone,
under which chip would appear, on which were
II scrihed distance end duectiOn On oOeying the chip
impci'y and wsding 70 the right spot would b. found
two white lead kegs full Of gold in ounces amounting
TO far from SlOO,0UU.
The police were at once dispatched to the beach.
They found stake but from the point where il should
have been were tracks Leading 70 stone which ap
pearCd 10 have been freshly upturnei. No cup was
was there however and The officers OF justice reurred
with empty hands.
Meantime The two merchants bad been released and the
castaway taken before Police Justice a comp AIM
for assault ION Batchelders man. After protracted
hearing the prisoner fined % and costs, which his
counsel at once offered to pay but a second complaint
entered by Mayor Mosservy lwhcse experience "a
Governor Of New. Mexico gave life to his suspicious
for fitting Out u SLAYER, md the Court adjourned to
give time TO take afidayits In the afternoon be was
Eeld TO bail on this charge in the Of $1,000
| Geographic disla had been received, meantime
from New-YoIk, giving minute account of Da Costa
which tailed so well in hjht imping and general sp
pearance az TO warrant bis detention. lie accord
ingy kept ill Tuesday when he was given to Marshal
Freeman Of Boston,
Da Costa if it be Da Costa, gave his name as
Miguel &c Negra-tbe surname sounds appropriate-and
styled bmself Captain but he was caught tearing a
paper into small pieces while in JAIL which were picssd
pp while bis attention was elsewhere engaged and
turn ed out to be fragments OF passport puportng to
be from Portugal, for person sixteen years OF age
named Antonio; the residue has not been dNuisd, bp
it was not Da Costa The cars leave).