New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-03
8eb 0rIeans 4aiIp Crescent
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1858.
KEY WEST CORRESPONDENCE.


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Editors Crescent-In my last dispatches to your
paper OF the 10th and 18th nstants, informed you
the seizure the lark Lyra, Capt. Dckey of New
York, for being engaged in the slave trade since
ahen her crew have left her, and Capt. Dickey fol-
lowed suit, taking with him between $1,000 and
$}I 900, part Of which was on freight. a warrant
for his arrest issued to the u s. Marsh3y but not
in time to enable that officer to serve it, the Captain
having absconded the night previous, and aas not
been seen since. The bark has been hauled Izto the
slip and is being discharged Of her cargo.
The brig Huntress and cargo were sold by tie U.
S. Marshall on the Goth instant. The brig broaght
the sum Of $GI0. She will be geftted Immediately
and placed in the brick trade between Pensacola and
this place. The sales of the cargo amount to
| s. 1873 40.
The clipper ship Competitor, Capt. White, touched
in here few days since for provisions and clean
bill Of health She is from Havana, having landed
there cargo of 2sl coolies from Canton. The C.
has been out from Boston 2 months and had 81 days
passage home She reports having seen off Havana
an American frgate and sloopof-war
The U. s. brig Dolphin, Lieut.. Cong j. n.
Mat, sailed hence on the 10th nst in search of the
| jamestown, with dispatches from Com Mcintosh.
During heavy thunder squall a few days ago, the
ships Sultan and Otseonthe we're struck by lightning
The Sultans Foretopgallan mast was badly shattered.
/ The Otseonthe's injuries are very triaing.
The U. S. steam frigate Wabash, flagship of the
Mediterranean squadron, and frigate Macedonian,
went to sea on the morning Of the 3d. bound to the
Mediterranean to join the squadron The Constella-
tion Capt Bell sailed for New York on the morning
of the 23d The ordnance ship Plymouth, Capt.
Dahlgreen, and Saratoga, Capt Turner, sailed same
day for Aspinwal, n 6. Shortly after the departure
of these vessels the U. S. corvette Jamestown and
brig Dolphin came in. By these arrivals we learn
that the yellow fever was raging very badly at
Havana
The U. S. steam frigate Colorado, bearing the
broad pennant of fag-oficer James Mcintosh, sailed
this morning for Boston, where she goes to have her
machinery repaired. The Jamestown sailed also to-
day; her destination is New York
The brig Dolphin will cruise in the Gulf, between
Cuba and this place.
At 3 o'clock on the morning of the 2Gth the ship
Otseonthe was discovered to be on fre-the flames
were issuing through her upper matches. A large
crowd was soon collected and every effort was made
to extinguish the flames. She has been scuttled in
hopes to save at least portion of the cargo Up to
this time, o'clock, a. NJ, she is still burning
ARU1vALs.-July 12-U. s. steamer Sarotopa
Capt Turner, n days from Norfolk schr Eliza
Catherine, Alder, from Tampa; schr Stampede
Brandt, from New York; sChr. Gipsey, Love- from
Green Turtle Key July 13-gunboat Arctic Hart.
stein, commanding, from Havana U. S. corvette
Constellation, Capt. Bell, from New York Tnlv Ii
clipper ship Competitor, White, from Havana. July
l6-yacht Prima Donna, johnson, from Havana
July 20-schr. Young America, Lowe, from Ruatan
schr. Defiance, (Br) Pearce, from Nassau. July q
steamer Isabel, Title from Charleston. .Julv 90
steamer Empire City, Griffin, from New Orleans
July 23-U. 5. corvette jamestown, from Havana
y. s. brig Dolphin, Lieut.. aatit, commanding, fro n