The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-20
Diving at sebastopoI.
letter describing the operations at sebas.opoi
iof raising the sunkeh Russian slips, relates the
following incident:


letter describing the operations at sebas.opol
iof raising the sunkeh Russian slips, relates the
following incident:
N Wv. ". we had terrible excitement on board
one day last week. One of the divers Harris IN.
Ebgilsh mar1ne.l iirst rate fellow ma hold q.
'ion' goes down examining the outside of me shin
on ~heh they are at work. He had been forward
81 wa goihg ait, along the bottom, Ia sixty feet
Oh water, when he suddenly signaled for more air
ahd though the pressure was instautIv Increased
Two more signals fJr 'air aud s.to coma ,, - 81
loved IN rapid succession and then ceased all re
p1s ihs ,osisnaIs gwen. Thinking the fault was in
tue air-pump, the speed was increased urtiI n
pipe bursting near the engine showed that III
nose was foul. Then they shouted 10 ~ a,har
diving party In row-bost at a little distance n
SPnis tI 80 'oe rescue The diver brought up by
aus tenders. and they Commenced rowinr for the
steamer. Meanwhile, poor Harris made no more
response to the anxious signalling of his tepders
ana ana tney had tried IN vain TO haul him up-ths
lifeline was also foul. The pump was kapt slow.
~ IN motion, but no bubbles. came up from tho
water. and We knew that no air was reaching hin,
me roW-boat was coming rs fast IA possible Int I
thought it never would arrive. At last they CANA
alongside. The divers helmet was cl.sed strong
hands worked rapidly and silently and in an in.
stant he was lowered cut of sight the hos. of hi,
suiiucating companion 10 his hand; there was an
interval OF two or three minutes of fearful gus
pense, in which no word was spoken by any OF
the score ef men gathered there, save one wills.
per--"It must be too late"
Suddenly a second column Of rising air-butbIes
appeared. "The hose is cleared-he has air." sew
eral voices spoke eagerly. Then followed the sig
nal for rising. aud up they csme--poor Harris ali
stark and motonless. "Stop the pump, he is dead -
said Que, unscrewing the eye-glass through which
he saw the CHASTITY countenance and frothy lips
But the cold air striking bis livid face, the eyelids
halfopened and closed again He is alive" they
all cried loyfully, and removing the uBsightly he'll
met and dashing water his head aud breast.
ha IN, hrna ha pprr a M
after an hours dlligeut rubbing from EaDy
strong and willing hands could get around him,
he began 10 come to consciousness. lie suffered
great pain for hours in the head ard breast,
but is now altogether recovered. and diving rs
usual. On the whole, il such an occurrence
as | hope may not happen here again; that ten
minutes. in which We had the consciousness that "a
man wgs dying for the want Of assistance which
could by means give, cannot think OF
without shuader. The hose had got fast under
- port-cover in such "a way as to cut off the air
suddenly and entirely. The lifeline fast ou
some old rigging down in the mud under the bot
tom of the snip, where he bad crawed in his zeal
ous search after holes injuries. He owes his
life to the coOlnoss and deyterfy Of the other di-
yer, who provitentaly followed the hose and
cleared it before descending to him, thus giving
him air two minutes sooner than he couli other
wise have received it; andit came lat. enough
The LATE CONSPIRACY IN NAPLRS.--NAPLEs. Jan.
23.-As the steamer is leaving naples again to-day,
and other will be leaving for four days hast
Ell to communicate the following particulars -
The report, of which informed you in n recent
letter. that the French Government had ad-
yised the Neapulitan Government of some danger
which Inenaced the life cf the King, seems to be
confirmed. BY Information is that 10 persons,
Freuchmen, had landed here for such purpose
Forewarned was to be forearmed, ard the police
were consequently on the alert. Foreign spies of
various counties have been employed, and some
say that the men have escaped, Others that they
are Known but on this point / cannot say any
thing which is definite 1t Is not improbable. il
true, that these designs were part OF the cOnspiFa
cy which was near sacrificing the life of the En-
peTor Napoleon. 1t is impossible to speak of such
base and c0wardly attempts in too strong terms.
and in proportion as liberal men are enlightened
aud honest are they indignant against acts which
compromise the holy cause of liberty and progress
| believe that the great body of the Liberals of
this country utterly repudiate the designs Of the
aSsassns subyersve OF all their hopes for the fn
ture, and az opposed 10 Christian morality, and
rejoice 10 think that from day to day the public
Opinion Of this country becomes sOuLder aud more
enlightened as to what measures best to be
adopted for their political regeneration.
conspiracy, too, has just been discovered at
Ascoii the precise oil iect5 of which have been
unable to ascertain. 1t appears, however. that
the Roman Government: has long had its eye GpOH
the deliberations and movements OF some secret
societies in that place and that on hearing thai
Neapolitans also concerned in it, it invited
the cooperation of the Government Of the Two
SiCiiies. Neither government was willing to take
any premature steps until all the vilence of crime
collected: but last week seizure made
and many arrests effected. The affair is little
known at present in Naples bur the s0Tfce from
which hear Of it, leaves little doubt Of its truth.
The WAY JUSTICE IS ADMINISTERED IN \ '.FREg
SOIL" SrArE.-The rittsburg Dispatch, OF the 18th
nst says:
man named Benjamin Coleman, was seized by
the citizens Of Miamitown, Hamilton county, Ohio
the 9th inst. for belonging to gang Of TaSCals
Sbo had spirited away horses. cattle, hogs, pou
try, &c, from the farmers. He denied all know.
ledge of the gang or their transactions. rope
was placed round his neck and the fellow suspend
ed till Choked, then let down. and refusing to Gown
up' was SUSPENDED again, till the blood oozed from
his Dostrls. lie still plead innocent of their
cations. The enraged lyEcber1 stripped him. laid
him across log, and hogged hiIn with horse
whip, bnt he wouid reveal nothing. His inquired
are mortal. The excitement is intense. The tarm
ers have notified several suspicious characters Il
leave the county. or they'll hang em.
THEATRICAL UNIoN.-The New York Evening Mir
ror OF Wednesday, says
We understand that Mr.. Charles Matthews va
united in the holy bands of inatrinony to Lizzi,
Weston Davenport. both of Burtons theatre, a
Jersey City. yesterday. It will be recplected tha
a divorce vas granted TO the husband of Lizzie, oil
saturday, the ground of adultery with Mr.
MatLneWb
DISASTER AND PROBABLE Loss OF LIFE A dispatch
from Long Branch, y. j.. dated Feb. IL says:
schooner was discovered this morning sunt
about half mile from the beach of Long Branch
One dead body was discovered in the rigging anC
taken off by Capt. Joseph H. West with wrcckins
boat. The rest of the crew are supposed to b.
LOST. The name of the schooner is unknown
She has new main-sa and two large BurteI
purchases ready rigged, and looks like wreckine
n, ba!f .
REMlRKABLg UccueRsECE.-rhe Delft Haven, o
Bangor. Capt ". A. Cooper, and Utheli0, OF Wi s
casset Capt j. h GreeubOro. sailed together from
Rotterdam for this port on the 4th of January
parted company on the same eyeCing of Dover
and met again in the longitude Of 73, when IN,
two ships kept together for five days, took pilo
from the same boat Of the lar. and cast an aucho
in the harbor within fifteen minutes of eaci
| other The weather was fine throughout the pas
sage - Charleston Nercfny