New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-30
SKATERS At KEY bES 7.
CASES OF BRIG RuN1REsS AND BARK LYRA.

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Fror Tie hey ~ ;ir Guy July IT,
The Gaze OF the brig huntress tezed St th p'rt $,
a slsver in Msy lsst, has been decded The org qua
ceyoo were .ezed az this port by the Collector Oh or
about the 20,h Of Msy last, for al alleged viosor 1t
tie acts o. Congress against the siaYet.sds an1 also
era violation Of tie revenue lsws. "a the @>th o
Msy LIBEL was fled by tie Dist'ics-AttoIney, sau
theeupon toe brig ami cargo were taken into tas Gus
-ccy OF the HaIst s. and rotice gwen NC. ga the re
turn al TIE attscl NETT ard monitor, Charles Inc
this piece in tire capacity Of sgnse OF the MASTER
who htd left tie District aud a. the substituted sSen
II Ferrs,Go Del Poo of the City OF Ner YORK. Va
s5uit.ed 10 claim the big for Pino whom he alleged
to be tie owLer, and Don Csyets1o Garcia spaai'h
sutieCt Iesdirg at Mstsrzas IN the Island Of CUBS
Was ADMITTED to csim tire cargo, or the greater ps 81
il "a the owner thereof Upon the trial CT tue case
tie ftilosirg facts were sdc uced;
1hst previous to October, 1857, thu brig Hunttes'
IVES Owned year or more at this p!sos. IL appears
frem er register that she wss Ool, 81 Naco O1e-A III
Nsw.Jersey, in 1899.
On or about the Sd or itt day of April, As sppest,
by the crew-list certified By the Collector the vessel
ufeer the command OF }. l.. B!oEn, sailed from
Chsreston bound TO Carderss carrying WITH her the
register Of tie vessel which had been given to Cay,
Mcrtauer s. Coy, On the oh OF Jsnusfy, 1875.
Csy, Mottsutr 4 Co., attended TO the loating Of
the yesse at ChsiletoD probably 81 ships sgett or
cCLsgree. The vessel "ss loaded with !, 700 sacks Of
corn 900 casks or teroes ct rice, % barels OF corn
meal. cnses and ons barrel.
lie bIie's crew were all foreigners. lpon 81 *.
animation Of The vesss found that she nsd bsne
pretty fair suit OF sails except the meosai, when s
CID trd che extra suit OF sails. also, number OF
spsIe yaIes, booms and spare. Amopg TIE peculiar
atces ourd on hoard the brig we're foar CT five hsnd
pumps. three of tin, used in pumping water tom
cstks ore Amps medicine chest, lacking many OF tue
Articles usually found in such chests aud old uot sp'
pesr to have been recently tlled one other 'hlp ;
medciuo obt.t, about sixteen tches square andtsevs
dtep, recently repacked. many Of tho articles not
naked and deficient in many articles u'u Ally found
p such ohests Neither Of the chests obtained books
CT direction. The quantities AID manner IN which
No. a. ava
evi6en intended for use and not for sale. Judge
VIM presiong in ths District, delivered very able
ed elaborate opinion OF @ ndempsion and irse.tnre
Of toe vessel and cargo.
The siIzURE OF THE IYRi.
TIE Ktv Of the same date has the following:
The bark Lyra Of New.loik, w. G. Dickey mas.
t.r, from Hsvans bound 10 the Cost Of Aries via
Key West, wss seized by the Collector of Custom, at
this place, en- TIE | ih inst, upon suspicion OF bsns
fitted out for he slave trade, and On the same day che
wac attached by the United States Marshal. Sac
came over from Havana to THE place to change her
register che having chaLged owners 10 Havana her
present bill Of s,e is in tie nsms Of Capt. James
usse of South Carolina, who gave Capt. Dckey
power attorney 10 obtain Temporary register mere
Her old register ard a her papers wers sent t. the
Collector Ct Casom at tits pert in sealed pscks
by tie American Cons III at Havsns.
TIE COLE c.ors suspcions bsing aroused, lie Gent
Lieut.. Rsrdopb, commanding the reyerus.cutter
John Appleton to make examination wcO found q
ouu btr Of articles net msrifsted, among which was
arae iron boiler and furnace, lirge beg Of wooden
spoors case Ct asserted tin ware ak Mini rdss and
Fix swCIds. The next day Lieut.. Randolph went on
beard in company with the Marshal to continue exam
in.top ard found the whole ground tier t. consist o:
eghty.x ppes CT ater instead of rum a, mentioned
IL the manifest thirty six bars OF round iron one and
hall irch in diameter, two large boxes of medicines,
quantity Ct beea pork, three or four Thousand eet
q tosrd and scahtng, and variety Of other articles
used in the slave-trsde.
The Collector ard Revenue Officer gave TIE infor.
nation to the Dst,ic Attorney and be has instituted
suit in behalf OF the United States for forfeiture and
cordemratio Ct vsfssl ard cargo.
The bark had also or be ard 81 0O in Spanish doub
loors, which it is presumed have baen stolen or SO
creted by the MASTER fer whose arres. warrant 10
now in the hard Of the Marshal but as yet ne has not
been arrested, because net found.
In consequence of the sbssnce OF the Cnitei Stse,
District Judge who left in the last steamer visit
to the North and cognizsnt of tbs suspicious a.
taChed to this We sse, the viii not be tried until
the FIST Monday in November rext.
This s the secord case Of seizure upon alleged COM
pcity in the slave trade, that has occurred at this
port within the last three monthsthe hrst of wdich
Las been condemred, ard the vessl and csrgo will Do
sold n Monday next and The las. sseras to be
clear csss and will, no doubt, ehare e like fate.