New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-28
MARINE AFFAIRS.

THE SUIT AGAINST THE CAPTAIN OF THE STEAMER
ALABAMA.
Capt. Schenck of the steamer Alabama, plying be-
tween this port and Savannah, arrested recently
this city, on an order from the Court of Common Pleas
at the suit of John Duffy, esq., for assault and battery
and other outrages already reported The editor Of
The Sarana0h Georg iaR says:
1--WE recollect being passenger from New'York on
the Alabama when the occurrence alleged by the
plaintiff NJ Duffy took place 1t was on on S, hS. y,
cur opinion that the main facts of the case are as fol-
lows Duffy was in the dry goods bu-iness, and had
shipped some freight BY the Alabams, consigned to
him in Savannah, which goods ne intended to accom-.
papy He neglected 10 get ticket at the office, and
only got ON board the steamer few minutes before
she left her wharf in New-Ycrk. When about to pay
his fare to Purser Hatch, among the amount was
bill on a Brooklyn bark, then one OF the suspended
banks it being panic time, and consequently I'M
current.
|. This bill the purser refused oacceptn payment OF
Dufy's fare. Duffy insisted that il should be taken
Hence arose dispute, which we did not hear. The
captain was called and he resolved that Duffy should
be put ashore. There was some excitement, and We
saw Duffy hoisted by two men over the side into a
boat where, under the guard Of mste, who part
of the time held Duffy by the collar he was kept with
two bard-looking stOw-aways until the steamer got
down in the Hook under the Highlands. Here the
steamer stopped while the boat WAS lowered, rowed
TO land and Duffy and the other two put ashore near
a lighthouse. ], was then sund0wD and the pas'en-
pers could not the 1aOus operdnd of landing them
We saw some OF Duffys luggage put into the boat
with him and we understood ais freight duly arrived
in Savannah and awaited his order, when some day!
after he managed get TO this city, We understand
that Duffy, when in the boat sent an oifer I'd ap no.
eize 10 the captanwe heard the captain say that ne
would not have such man as passenger under any
circumstances.
ENGINEERS OF THE u. $. sTEAM-FRfGATE NIAGARA
The following Engineers have been ordered to this
vessel: Chief Engineer, j. Follansbee First Assist
ants, John Faron and William s. Stamm; Second
Assistants, NJ. Kellogg and George johnson; Third
Assistants, jackson McElwel and Messrs. kutz,
Bailey and Buechler.
The Europa reported passing steamer, brig rugged,
steering east and led to suppose it might be-
the steamer Ariel but the latter has only funnel,
whereas the steamer reported had two.
The brig Townsend Jones, Capt. Janvine, bound for
Valparaiso and market, called from this port last
Saturday with 1913 cases Of bOmbshells 81 do. shot,
So do Mimic cartridges, 900 do musket cartridges,
case fuses 16 kegs Mimic balls 30 cases Mimic rides,
400 do. United States muskets 80 do. musket fnts,
do musbet caps "a do. howitzers, i do. cannon caps
al kegs powder, cases cavalry sabers.
U. s. FRIGATE PowH,TAs.
The United states steam -frgate Powhatan, bound
to he East Indies, touched at Madeira oh the 2'th
December to land Ex-President Pierce and lady She
made the passage from Norfolk in 10 days. We have
been permitted to peruse letter written by gentle
man Oh board, from W hch we learn that the Powhatan
arrived at Funcha on Sunday morning at Ill O'Clock,
having had succession of head winds from the time
she left Hampton Roads, with the exception OF two or
three days.
The letter before us refers to the fact of speaking
and supplying with fresh provisions the bark Orlando,
bound to Boston, heretofore noticed, and adds that
after parting company with that vessel the Powhaan
encountered heavy heasterly gale of wind, with
heavy head sea, which she had to contend with for
fonr DAVIS This gale contributed considerably toward
prolopgiug her voyage. The ship would be detained
when she would leave for Cape Town. The letter
adds that all the officers and were in the best OF
health and spirits. Baltimore Patriot.