The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-26
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- HEAHChlNG FOR THE BURIED TREASURES OF THE
SEA.-At meeting in this city, on Wednesday of
the stockholders of the Boston Relief and Submo
rlne Company an interesting report was made by
the Directors, of the result of two eyneditions of
the company to recover treasures buried in the sea
One OF these expeditions was to raise the vessnls
and other materials sunk by the Russians in the
harbor OF Sebastopol. In this expedition as vet
only partial success has been obtained The two
vessels OF the expedition are, however, to be en-
poyed the coming season in operating upon vessels
In Turkish waters. The other expedition has been
sent to the caribbean sea, under the command of
Capt Couthouy. After various misadyentures tbe
Whole OF the crew being attacked with yellow fever
at st. Thomas, from which they all fortunately re
covered, at length the Bay of Cumana in Venezua-
la was reached, where work was at once cOmmenc-
ed upon the sunken Spanish frigate San Pedro and
IL mas peen continued steadily ever since. The sew
eral divers connected with Captain Couthouy' force
spent IN the aggregate about 81 hours under wa
ter daily, during the time they had been at work
upon the wreck. After removing vast amount
OF Geck material, the divers penetrated into the
deck room, where they found gun carriages
deck furniture &C., piled up in one large mass max.
ng,any attempt to work useless without first remoy-
ing 1t. AT this place four magnificent brass can
non We're taken out and eleven strange boxes sun
posed to be cast STEEL they of the size of can
die box, but were thought by some to be platina.
Silver dollars also found in the depth of sixty
leet IN the water covered with mud, but they were
mostly separate; several gold watches were here
taken out and many other valuable articles and the
divers oome to tho conclusion that when the eyrl0
SION OF the vessel took place, these articles were
uimeh from the forward part OF the ship, where the
bulk OF the treasure undoubtedly remained
Taking this as reasonable view of the case
they proceeded to their work with renewed vigor,
and after great difficulty succeededn clearing aWay
the large amount of rubbish and obtained an or,
trance to the hold of the forward mart of tbe sbir
on the 18th of December last. About $500 in ena
cle and another brass six-pOunder were taken ont
at this place in short time, also watches and
many curious relics. The money found here yas
tOUetlpP pf 4
each, and very plainly showed that they must be
very near the vast amount of money contained in
the ship According to official documents when
the San Pedro went down, contained one million
Spanish dollars, and a million and a half in pod a
large portion of which should be there still The
work was now fairly commenced, and the directors
ielt greatly encouraged and saw no reason why the
stockholders should not be so. The last adyicas
which were up to January |, represented that tbey
had been unexpectedly stopped in their abors by
timber, &c, in the hold, but hoped in short time
to remove it. In the meantime, Captain Cauthouy
had been to the capital to obtain license for his
divers to dive for pearls at the Pearl Bank.-Boston
Trareier.
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terrible accident, resulting in the loss of II
cars, loaded with goods merchandise, &C. and the
bridge across Smiths creek, on the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad one mile above Suffolk, occurred
on W Wednesday last
The regular freight train left Portsmouth at 10
O'Clock, A. NJ, in charge of the regular engineer
Mr.. Carr, and conductor Lassiter There were "a
cars beside the passenger car, % of which were fill
ed with freight; one empty and one fiat car loaded
with iron. The train left Suffolk about halfpast
II o clock, NJ, and when near Kiby lS Rddick's
brck-yard, near the bridge crossing Smiths creek,
one of the cars ran off, (as could be seen after
wards) and $50 yards before striking the
bridge; when it struck the bridge it broke in and
precipitated 10 cars down in the creek distance
of about 40 feet. The engine tender, and one
freight car had reached the opposite embankment
and six cars, including the passenger car were left
in the rear
Fortunately no lives were lost or was any person
injured. There was in the passenger car with Cap
tain Lassiter, Mr.. Blanchard lady and child
Though badly frightened, they were not injured.
The fifteen smashed were all loaded with freight
for the Raleigh and CASTOR road. The way freight
was all saved and one car Of through freight. The
way bill for the through freight had been sent on
by the express in the morning, and had no
means of ascertaining the amount. but Captain
Lassiter thinks it would reach 100000 worth. No
blame can be attached to Captain Lassiter or the
engineer, Mr.. Carr; the train going very slow,
only at the rate of six miles hour, and the car
that of, being about midway of the train,
neither the engineer or conductor could know it
until the breaking in.
We arrived at the spot about twenty minutes after
the occurrence; about 100 feet of the bridge bro
ken down, and the cars and contents are worse
smashed up than we have ever seen. Whiskey,
sugar, coffee. molasses, boots shoes ladies' dress
goods bOnnets and ribbons all mashed up together
in one general medley.-Sgfob { Fa.) SIN.
PROBABLE CLOSE OF THE FLORIDA WAR.-BWY
Bo,oiegs a, Council ,ch Major Rector.-The Tampa
Peninsuior of the 9th inst, says:
On the evening of the 10th ult., warrior of Bow
legs party, and negro belonging to that chief ap-
preached the station occupied by the delegation of
friendly Indians. They were met by few of the
delegation and escorted into camp; left that night
and returned next morning with another Indian
brother-n-law of Bowlegs The hostile Indians
again left camp ON the 2lst after having made
arrangements with Jumper to meet Bowlegs in
four days.
On the 9th ult., Bowlegs, one of his principal
men, son of Assinwah, and one of the chiefs of
Sam Jones party-four in all-were having a
TAX with Major Rector, who is quite confident of
MS aolilty TO induce all their people to emigrate
general council will soon be had, at which the
question OF removal will be settled.
-, MAJ Rector has declined. the services of Gen.
blake. The latter gentleman is now in this place.
Inc friendly Indians, in their scouts, failed to
lnd the hostile Indians. The latter found the white
nags, and came into camp without solicitation
This fact augurs well for a favorable result of the
negotiations now pending.
Under all the circumstances, we feel sanguine
that the "Florida War" will soon be terminated
by the peaceable removal of the Seminoles to the
West. So mote it be.
STU Later.-By the arrival of Ma jor Rector this
morning, we have a confirmation of the above
The Indians wish to see the money promised them
in they consent to removal; to procure which
is the object of Major Rector's visit.
Assinwah, the elder is wounded. He will meet
the delegation to negotiate in behalf of Sam Homes,
party as soon he can travel.
Maior Rector will return tomorrow on tba II -
steamer Gray Cloud.
IHE BANK OF PENNSYLvANIA.-The revelations
furnished in the report of the appraisers of tba
sgts | oI .ie pank OF pennsylvania says the Philadc
pha Fress, have excited the attention of Tho ,1bii
and called forth unstinted condemnat;o ", pupiG'
authors OF the wholesale fraud The annraiSaro
p9t remarkably low value upon the mass of nana,