The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-20
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ROMANCE AT sEA-The Secretary Of State AZ
Madrid has communicated to the Minister pIeni.
potentary of the g. s. in Spain. the fnlIoviu-
declaration, transmitted through the Minister n
Marine and made before the Captain Of the pre-
at Tarragona, by d. Jose Bosch, captain Of tba
Spanish brig Jscinta:
On the I'D Of July last, at seven O'Clock in .bo
morning, in north latitude 81 deg 3 min and .a-e
ionsitude "a deg 30 min. being bound G,r s,,in
from New Orleans, after being out thirtv,braa
u'!s. perce!Teda a boat with people, who were
waving a white handkerchief aud pulling in ths
the direction of my brig. Believing th.v var.
shipwrecked. instantly gave orders 10 besr do>sn
to.thtrn, and being side by side they told ma ,b,
."o days before being out in pursuit of's Whale
they during squali, had lost sigh; of the bark in
which they had left bshud the wife of the can,ain
VINO was The man that was speaking to me. adding
tnat sue was III Al interesting position having
WIN mer' n"7hies little boy two other persons
NIUE further north l perceived tvo otbar
boats, All belonging to the American bark Air.
capt. Thomas III. Lawrence, of New Eedfnrd
whence ne had sailed - days before The man 81
the said boats numbering in all eighteen. HAVING
oeen TAKEN on board, exhausted from f,igua vyars
provided with food ard clothing and sesiuy H.
uspar OF the captain on of the Iss, Of his
family and his vessel in the midst of tn. ss. ~
soiNeu al any hazard 10 60 in quest of them The
stormy weather the foreign idiom of the cantsin
which did not permit me to clearly nndarstsn;
tie direction where the bark might be fonnd-tba
time which had passed since they had lost sipb, of
thelr SNIP ana my own obligations to coutinue m
course aItef having experienced thirty-threa iays
Of bad weather-all these powerful rsasopa Ala -,
lhduce me TO give up my resolution of aiding those
unfortunate men and consoling them in their aE
nlctiol' aeu trusting to Providence and my good
cause steered to the north.
We passed the day without norcaiv;nr o,,, ,,
ana the night over:aAiDg as without having at
tanned our purpose, passed il with the ntroG.+
vigilance, the captain being in q state of extraor
nzf fTu- -It.n and
my determination to continue my enterprise The
dawn OF the I'D came on, and NV yi9ilance ras
redoubied at 10 4. VI. the watch ut the nastbasd
descfieu SAL bearing N h. L. Immediately
Sto9d lor II, and with freshening wind at eleven
O'Clock distinguished bark. / induced the can
tam 10 go aIoit encouraging him and irving to
console hlm in every possible manner To see
whether he could make her out: and at Ialfnnst
e'75 uou n,d crowned my undertaking and full
hIltu my WlsiI-it was the bark Alto. The trans.
ports of Captain Lawrence were unbonnded. he
embraced ine and offered ne large amount of
money when he should get on board which re-
money. P's
hheh Sholt distance from her lowered tho
ooas ana carried the crew aud their captain to their
DafS' where, in fact, / found poor young lady.
greatcst agony "U :" '"O
The captain after the first effusions Of his low
repeated his offers, insisting upon nv accepting
then, Out "hoh refused as before, aud having
aTC.ted thc benedictions Of all on board, return
eu u my snip TO continue my voyage.
IRE MAGRA'7 WAGON RoAD SURvEY.-The St. Ionis
republican announces the arrival there of Mr..
Lander the Chief Engineer of Magray,s WAGON,
hoad survey Since June last, he has travelled
4J0o miles Tor the purpose of selecting the short
est practicable route for the new Pacific Wsgsp
koad. The working train with which he il con-
hected' only arrived at the South Pass in time to
20 INTO winter quarters. The Republican learn,
'""' III consequence OF the destruction Of the ar
my trains OF provisions hy the normons, the east
efh nouhtalheers were disposed to hold artclas of
subsistence at high price. Flour was $50 a hum
urea at fiatte Bridge. l2j miles beyond Fort Lara.
ME- anu rising; and n general belief prevailed in
the country that hostilties were commenced
ihe hAii''ary forces were in high spirits, and
though travelling with every prospect of enduring
sie'' h"f"shlp7' enthusiastic to man, and pre-.
pared for the worst The Republican adds.
The explorations Of the advance party of the
wagon road expedition, had proved of great ser
wee to the command. The entire region batwssn
tie Salt Lake and Snake river. the south ssnd
thousand Spring Valley, connecting the WORK of
Stanbury and Fremont. and hitherto unexnlor.d
had been surveyed and mapped; sixteen nonn.
tam passes examined; all the tributaries of tho
upper Green river defined TO their sources: the
great "af5afch chain found to consist Of fyur di,
tiuCt diiStS numerous SUPPLIES of
ana water had been discovered. and yarious waoon
routes TWO of which avoid the Grand Dasarf Of
tAe sandy End one seven days shorter travel in a
distance q: 500 miles than any previously kn.wn
iHese may oe mentioned as some of the results of
the explorations
BLOWING FROM GUN.-A medical officer # ,hi.
Presidency, says the Bombay Gazette, conspicuops
for his bravery and gallantry during some Of tb,
late disturbances gives description of sn .exe-
cution parade" which is terribly graphic:
This first ssrade was horrible sight but tn.
blowing away from guns is most appalling After
the explosion, the grouping of the mems remains
III front 0i edcA gun was various and frightflI-
One mans head was perched upon his back and
he WAS staring round as If looking for his legs
aat arms. All you see ut the time is a cloud like
dust storsl, composed of shreds of clothing
burning muscle and frIZZn9 fat with luInDs of CO.
agnlated LIood. Here and there q stomach or II
liver comes falling down in sinking shower
One wretched fellow slipped from the rope by
whicA he was tied to the guns just before the ex-
plosion. and his arm was nearly set on fire While
hanging III bis agony under the gun. sergeant nl-
piled pistol to his head and three times the can
snapped the man each time wincing from the ex-
p2cted shot. At last rife was fired into the
back OF his head. and the blood poured out of the
nose and mouth like water from briskly handled
pump. This the most horfib sight of all
have seen death in all its torms--neyer anything
to equal this mans end
Snow SroRA-Suow commenced falling about
eight o'clock last evening. About niue o'clock the
snow fell fast aud furious. The storm continued
for several hours, although most of the time the
snow did not tall very freely. This morning there
are flakes in the air, the advance GUARD of the ar
mics of the Storm King. snd the first issue of the
new notes OF the Winter Cloud bank-Roctsster
Aaertcan, Nor. H.
WILD PIGEOSSIN N0Rra CARoLISA.-The Ashboro
Bulletin says that millions of wild pigeons made
hair m ~ l,h laaf TIo,
are deYouriDg the acorns which are abundant this
year, and will deprive the hogs of much of their
winter substance.
A WOMAN TO WALK ONE HUNDRED AND FIvR CoS-
sEcUTIyE H0URs-Mra VI. jackson. of Harrisburg
Pa, has commenced the Il, at of walking one hun
dred aud five consecutive hours without any rest Of
any kind. The performance il 10 be done for
gold belt valued Mt $3.50.
PuSIsHED-We learn that two men were last
week tried and convicted at Paramount of throw
ing stones at train while in motion, the full pen
atty OF the law-hne and imprisonment inflicted
Itappears the men had been put off the train pre-
vionsly by conductor and 10 order to obtain re-
venge they stoned the train every time he came
along until they were arrested Hheeiing Times.
BOOKSELLERS CREDITs.-The New York Book Pub
fishers Association have unanimously adopted res
olutions to the effect that they will sell after Jan
nary LIST, 1858. on not longer than four months
crettd, requiring notes fcM current exchange on the
city in which they respectively do business: also
that they will hereafter require the settlement Of
al! trade accounts quarterly. balance under one
hundred dollars being payable in cash, and over
that AMOUNT by note at three months, WtM current
cJchCnge.
STAYING AT lloME-Duriug the recent State elee
tons IN New York, nearly 400, 900 voters who came
out IN 1896 have remained at home in 1857. The
revulson and other causes diminished the political
excitement.
PANHANDLE RAIRoAD.-The Wellsburg Herald
of Friday states that the sheriff of Brooke county
Va, has attached, and offers for sale some of the
iron of the Panhandle abroad fer taxes
The Missouri LEGISI ATTIRE The hill res.ricting