New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-10
MISSISSIPPI PIRATES CAUGHT.

800 WORTH OF PROPERTY RECOVERED.
From The HeGregor Tin>' Extra. STAY a
In our last issue we gave bret accoun. of q sY>-
TEN Of thieving that sened 10 have been succesfsv
carried out in this vicinity for the last fe norts
We now have the qualification Of announcing the 1s-
covery OF some Of the robbers and the rescue Of q
large amount of merchandise belonging 10 fhs regh-
borhood As is design 10 publish in our resalsr
issue which VII be delayed 10 obtain toe facts which
may be elected on invesrga;ionl fall history os
the developments which the psst week has exposed,
we forbear minute detail of matters As they nov
present themselves There may be cause f1r y age
Of opinion relation 10 certain pates hence tie csa-
era absence Of names IN this artioe.
The rendezvous Of the robbers OF the Upper N ss,-
sippi has been for year past the old ferry buiiirs
on the ives. side ofho ver from the Praro du Chez
upper ferry. At that place, goods have been stored
from points high up as Is Crosse, and II The state
merts OF prisoners be relied on. there have bs,n
fitted out at that place more expeditions than one to
the lower river.
IL seems a carpenter named Ralph his last nsoe ws
have not learned has been in the employ OF the rob
bers for several months building boats, DC, pepxa
tow 10 avoyage down below. One Gay last week.
ouarrel ensued between Ralph and some OF the party,
which resulted in Ralph's exposure Of the villains.
Ralph came down 10 McGregor and gave such flrrs-
ton in reston 20 their practice and plans IS ed 70 Al
immediate organi cation for their detection
ON Friday morning last, constabies Nee and Brown
of McCregor and several Of our most active CITIZENS
len this place for the Island known Big Island, op
pose the mouth Of Sni Magil Creek, ab out nye miles
below this. and nearly opposite Wya!usinS. Tas
river at present is very high, and scarc.y any p'on
of the Island is out OF the water and hence me kns
of the adventures had access to almost g.. portions
Of the suspected territory. After thorough rec,n-
hotter, the boat containing kee, Ralph and our IA
low.citzen Sanford L. Peck, esq, discovered sest
or camp on the Island, in which were found George
Seville an English butcher of McGregor man partly
blind named Howell and boy nine years OLD whose
name we have not learned. These were captured.
and from them it ascertained tost man caiAng
himself Dr. Bell Ia veterinary surgeon, sse partner 10
Joseph Rayless OF this vicinity, was IN oommsnd OF
boat moored in some Of the sougbs OF the leland,
and that said boat was loaded with stolen goods 10 the
a,nor,t of several hundred dollars. 90 the next
morning Kee Peck and the boy proceeded 70 iook up
the boat and bavDg discovered IT. came u to within
close distance before any sgns OF HE were no'ed
ON board The barking Of q dog on tue pira,e yea
eel reused it's Captain ana ne sprsng OUT Is .e ~
in his shirtseeing the boy Is supposed ne eok the
marty for friends and remarked that his " vile MAS
rot M REQUESTING them 10 hold on Al TINS momen,
the xiii beng near 10 the bandit, Nee was ieanns
snrward 10 make q prisoner of him when BeIs coun-
| tenance assumed denoniac appearance ne spsssns
INTO the boat presented revolver at the door Of
| and screamed to the party, God damn your sous,
ri how YOU TO he'll Without further invitation
Mr. peck. who was in the line OF dagger, fired hs re-
yolver as lie supposed fataly-Bell tell back wound
ed and in few seconds pistol shot passed 1oI9uga
the side Of the boat from the chest on when Ben was
seriously wounded and having head that his vile WAS
practical gunner the assaling party deemed most
pruSent b. return to Mcregor for force sucent %
| secure the boat and bring It into port Brown ana
| Woodcock in the meantim had separated from tnem
| the light before and had gone to Clayton City. ,
| linn. diatey on the arrival OF Nee and Psck with
their prisone rs the report of the success got wind
| and the town was soon at boiling heat Capt Nelson
| of the Alex. McGregor was prevailed on 70 run hs
boat down 10 the battle-ground and about % persons
comprising many of our best clhzeps armed with such
| weapons as could be conveniently obtained enlisted
for the war The Alex. McGregor took the passengers
down to the vicinity Of the boa, but aurss .ns pas
on board and the McGregor carried them to Frame du
CHEN, where it was learned that heavy robbery Of
| iewelry had been committed the night before.
| The Adventures found the boat on which Bel vas
shot but the bird had flown. Mrs. Bell and her Young
child remained on board. guard was detailed; and,
upon further exploration, two more boats loaded With
plumber were found further down the river. The hrs
] boat was fastened to the steamer Pembinsw OF ST.
| Louis, and brought to our wharf the same evealng
The other pirate crafts were towed TO Clayton City
by Cspts. DeHaven and Goodrich of the Junction
Ferry Lne, and remained there In charge OF ss Jolly
| set OF McGregoites as ever captured prize. On
Sunday, the Alexander McGregor, with two or three
hundred citizens board, left her wharf and pro
ceeded to Clayton City TO bring up the plumber and
the Victorious us. band Tho mao IN cnsgs hsy
tow, and such time of cheering and rejoicing wsa
never before heard on the Mississippi.
BY request the LoreDz detached her pirate consot,
| snc the McGregsr took the passengers board and
the freight in tow. Stopping at Wysusing, we
learned that the village physician had been cal ed
that morning TO take ball out of the head Of q
| stranger VINO hd1 stopped Dali mile from there 10
get his breakfast. A Committee Of six was appointed
to scour that section Of the country. The COMMITTEES
has since returned unsuccessful The goods are placed
in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Tuttle, and among
the III Is every conceivable article Of value that could
tempt the cupidty Of thief. Whole stocks Of dry
got Dis, boots and shoes books drugs clothing house.
| hold goods liquors. groceries provisions, s.oves,
grindstOnes, &C., prove the industry Of the robbers
| and the extent Of the band.
There is rot less than from 900 to 900 worth OF
property already secured, and the Vigilance Com
mitee have dispatched men to other depots where il
| is expected plumber is stored Many Of the articles
are identified. This robbery has been going for
Leary year, and it is feared that many hereto
fore regarded honest viii be found deeply impE-.
Gated in this astonishing vilainy.
Rumors Of ell sorts aHoat the prisoners arrested
beginning to confess and expose their sccomphces;
Bell 10 evidently badly hurt and not far defiant the
officers on the alert, and is hoped that this will
result in breaking up Of the moe formidable bands
John C. Bishop, the Oesge Land Robber, is con-
nected with this party, and it s believed by the prs
oners that boat containing $4,000 worth of goods
from La Crosse and other towns, let the depot frst
spoken on the 18th Of last month"; for the benefit Of
said Bishop; sad boat was seen near Muscatine two
weeks ago, bound for ST. Louis.
As Bel is doubtless in the neighborhood, We viii
say that be is well made man, about s. yesp old,
weighs 60, sandy complexion, large red whiskers and
has bullet mark from his forehead round TO the butt
of HE left ear this last mark very significant
just now. We have not time for further comments,
and it s probably not advisable to say more .. pre-
| sent,
P.S-We learn that the Vigilance Committee at
Prairie du Chen have already arrested IT, end thA:
the rope is applied 10 the necks Of some a. per-
| suader, they are telling eli they know with great
iberalty.
AJrpcE's OPIsIoy.-Hardesty, . young man Of
Booze County, Kentucky, as We have already an