The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-03
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From the New London Chronicle, sept .7.l
We have been for several days N Possession Of know
ledge concerning tho mysterious appearance of strange
ri % tho coast and Of strange with plenty of
money, both sides Of long Island sound both At Sac
interesting 10 those In doubt to the meaning Of those
singular circumstances We give the story to-day,
came "a from authentic
TN the evening o. Friday tho nth INST, while the plot
boat Eclipse, OF this port OF Montauk Point persons
board of her in The moongiaie al a distance, 10
the direction of the Long Island shore, vesseither
brig or hark-~ih topsaii ahaok as intending 10 " ~
until morning. The pilots believed her 10 BE- Inward
bound vosrc waiting until daylight 10 continue her
course. when il came light on Saturday IL was noticed
that the vessel had disappeared and AZ about O'Clock
The morning boat with nine men in pullei
alongside, and tho wcro received board.
Part q them Portuguese and part seemed 10
be Americans They nrst told the story that they be
hinged 10 tho bark Elizabeth, o. Passport Nc, and that
IN consequence Of her having sprung aes they abandon
ei her.
uon being questioned closcly however they told auo.
uer and different story They said that they bad been
sent out by The u the vessel h. take her H.
ccnye sI 10 scuiile and sinh her IN order 10 get the
insurance money On her They sad further that beses
their boats thirteen oihrr from the vessel
bad taken the other boat, aud landed Log Island
hey wished 10 no brought 70 this city and landed and
occrod 10 pay literally II the pilots would bring them
This offer was, however, declined but az they
gently desired 10 be pct ashore sumcvh this side
~ the Sound and captain Ringers did NJ wish 70 have his
vessel encountered u then Nth p.asengerss
gers tha,hc finally did bring Thorn across and landed
them At Watch Hli That point was chosen a. the wind
Was more favorable 70 making a landing there
than at this city. The who seemed
tn lr the leader a tho strangers and who represented
himself 70 have Jeen the commander OF the abandoned
vessel paid the price Of their passage Spanish
dUutlools with which all Of the party seemed 10 be
amply supplied.
The boat good yavi and q spy glass we're also given
the rio,a ami the bottom NJ tho boat found
silver roFary and crcihx After landing his passengers
Watch lii Capt rogers returned immcdiatey 20 the
place where tho had sad they had sunk their
vessel They found her about fifteen miles southwest from
Moutauk Point She readily discovered, and proved
~ he fine brig, well found In every respect and AZ far
could bc seen superior vessel She was painted
black with Vanished masts and Gilt truos; her yards
painted black. Tier stern lay much higher In the
Than her head the ballast in her having evidently
sId forward leaving her light an AMI settling her bow
upon the bottom The on her stern which about
three feet under water, read "Fliza, " o. Her Fore
royal appeared above the top of the water her
nanroyal and topgallant mssts out Her sails
all set No efforts made " do anything 10.
prevented then spending more than very bricf time
her and the SLAYER for SLAYER she undoubtedly was
lies there the bottom. We say she was unioubt
edy SLAYER, because from scraps of be-
tween the taken board The pilot boat the rilo,s
who overheard now aud then word, satisfied that
such her character. The whose sudden appear
In a row boa, long Island caused such excite
ment last week in Sag IIsrbor aud vicinity erc no doubt
the thirteen who left the vessel In the other boat Al the
same time these in the yawl did.
Since the return Of the pilot boat 10 this city and her re
port OF these facts efforts have been made by the police
N get track OF some Of the pirates landed watch Hill,
and 90, " possible, apprehend some OF thern-and the
story has been suppressed from prudential consdera
tonsbut ~ yet the ssvers all AZ large We believe
that no good would result from keeping back longer.
NEGRoE GOING SourH.-The Chattanooga fTcn-
nassee) R,pvsssndtte ~ the 18th inst, saysA car load
Of ninety seven Virginia and South Carolina Africans