The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-28
The Case or the Clipper HighfyeY.


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Ht'iN Gays ago We published TWO or three letters rom
Canton to David Ogden, Esq OF this city, relative 70 the
los of the ,li,or chin I,,gya- ,oLn.td, q, Aha, ..r
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snl beg leave to enclose copies of letters received
I'm onsnn iTie.tmg my ,sns snip hshnysr l,,ss
IRON chh francesca oTsosI 20, leoo bound 10 canton;
.nS EEL snip wa vauea az sso ana she had on board
So"oo w hFclc p.ipheinf to le d"'s lhsr. were ON
BOARD ABOUT W. 'ness psehsers, re'urning 70 emma,
III -, who on n,a n,on'y S' .seni Una
c"Nnh wne h'u o,' 'tiei hiuihan H1oy III ths "lou.
feel satisfied that this last report 'rne trust that the
government viii order vessel TO formosa 70 ook alter
this matter II IL barely possible that some Of the crew.
and perhaps the two ladies' lives may have been spared
IN The score OF humanity inns thing should De looked INTO
me nr .uer received, dated Sanon feornary iZ 1900
ere"tn enclosed, Gays an american vesse was az iiai-
nai nave AWAY supposed hs 70 DC an error, and thss
the island aaded to was Haitian northwest from Formosa
r ' s rG me Ve.se Over 70 f9rmoea and there burnt
lock after dis ma,tcr wad "SSs, 20 ,hs, M sn
aas Tho s mn, I ~ i, 81 ssSu oeeSs ,ea
Yours respectfnliv nkyIn 1CnE.S
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ms 'ono""s repay ~A' ieoe''"u yeS'raay-
Dwu1M,-sr OF STATE, |
WASHINGTON, April ~, 1857.
SRYour letter OF the nth instant, duly received
and am directed 10 inform you that the cxpsdency II
derng vessel Of 10 visit tho Of Formosa, for
the purpose OF nqurng into the circumstances OF the sup
posed wreck Of the ghyer and OF rescuing the surv
vors has been suggested 10 the secretary Of the Navy
am, yonr obedient servant
JOHN APPLETON, Assistant Secretary
We are Indebted TO Mr. Ogden for the annexed Interest,"
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ing "ueis from gehueh'lh IN iarrsours, wn'cn prooa~
bly, throw some light upon the fate OF the Hahfyer and
h.- oe,c.rs ,,.soono.re .rd ,rou,.
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hAusRsBuRG, Ia, April ~ 1907.
DAVID OtpyS, Fsq-
IfN SR--l regret to see by my paper m 10 day thas
The ship Ighfyer has been lost on tho coast OF China
under circumstances OF unusual panfuness was pas
senger IN Tie H. on her voyage from China IN tho
sprung OF 1854, ana have ever et an interest IN Der and
her captain
wrle 10 you az pre-eit 10 request you 70 INFORM mo
1851 was board during the fatal VOYAGE After leaving
the ship became acquainted with the history OF that man.
and asrerained that "A murderer and oopsummats
villain He succeeded in gaining the confidence OF Capt
Waterman and informed at he expected 70 remain
with him
Hopnr that may y, agreeable 10 Won q, give me ouch
irforr,,n as Won ,sses concerninp Inc snlaa
oueni With IN. shjn remain vonrs rsrs.c,
r,liv JAniS MI nEP
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DEAR hu-four favor OF inc "a came 70 nand tns
morning. lhc miThauon conveys CONCERNING mo
lhlhamAns connection win the highnyer on ner a.s
voyag. strengthens my susG'on tlat inc vessel was de
suVyeu ana uie crew huTuoTeu through the uehery On
some ono ON BOARD
found copy Of the 1ai containing brief account o. tho