, 1859-07-27
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T. The ship 'ailantic, which :has. been ttsinf Z,
this port kince her arrival here "a thu S0th ct
jade, or pretended xhaling :so5age,, bpi
which has been suspected Of not >bsinx exactly
in that line OF business, Was this morning taken
in charge By United Slatss' 0dicers infofmatoft,
lodged IL the United StAtea District Court in
Boston, byt parties residing in Se4 York. Tic
process was placed in the bands Of Deputy
Marshall Freeman, IT,, Who has the mater il
charge
The Atlantic. which has been in the stream
for several days, finishing foaa3ing and saking 10
water, cleared yesterday for the Indian Ocean,
was lowed to the lower harbor yesterday after:
noon, anil was 10 rrncccd to sea this morning.
hasing waited, rs it has been sad for some pas.
senEers who were bound 10 Fayaf, where the
ship was to touch. Her officers sud crew were
all on board. But this morning an oficer was
pl2ced on board fruu1 the United States re1enue
cutter Campbell, which came round from New
port, she haring been in this rielnity for several
The atlantic is ship of go tons. u ~ bull. in
Francis !. Silra, . Portuguese, but natural
led citizen Of the United States. haring puz-
chased her OF Captain J. S. c. Slacie1. master
and owner Of the ship Comoro, brought to this
port from Boston, and now fitting for whaling
voyage. The Atlantic was formerly whaler
from HeH London, but has lately been engaged
in the merchant service out Of New York. Cap
tain Silva was formerly master ofship Governor
NJ nDdefssapna M pSa tlat parties hare been on tht
look out for the past ten days aud in constan.
communication with the authorities elsewhere,
md that tue seizure is made not wholly On sc-
count of the manner Of outfit, &c, but upon cir
cumstances not known to the pubIc.
= The ship is Of larger burden than vessels
generally employed il the Whaling service, arid
cleared With but twenty-three men, while she
was supplied with seven whalehoats-t1e def
ciency IN men, however, could be supplied at
the Western Islands. She has no first officer,
which might 6e also supplied in ihe same way.
The second officer, we are told, Was shipped
With the understanding that be was to be third
when at STA There are but three try pots On
board, and oue OF these H. cracked.
She is not copperea IN the usnal mdnner Of
Whalers. being curpered on the skt1.. whereas
they are coppercd on sheaihing, and besides
she i only coppered low down, and as shs nov
lies the metal Is two feet under water. This
also may hare been done Us matter of econ-
omy.
The lower hold is said to be stowed with
casks full Of fresh water, whereas wha!era gcn-
orally fill the casks in the lower hold with salt
water.
The Atlantic had 90 board 100 bushels Of
corn 10 be disposed Of at Fayal, aud provisions
sutppGQ Qy toFI1kueAE 10 Iiflf 1f1enQ$ residing
ut the islands, md very large mai! for whai.
ers expected to touch at the 1s1ands., Sue had
nineteen Portuguese passengers engaged. The
affair has created great excitement In this city
to-day.
,FERrHER PARTICULARS.
P.2.--Dur reporter has just returned from
visit to the ship and the custor, which now lie
in the stream. He Cleaned the following addi~
tional intelligence: Information concerning
both the AtlantiG and Comoro has been ia the
possession of Aurshatl Kynders, Of the South
era District Of New York. lie was Informed
that the sum Of $ao,0 had been sent from
house in 1lasana to the Luuse Of Amedes, AM
breges i Co, Of Pearl street, New York, for the
purchase Of two ships for the sf4ve trade.
Marshall Rynders despatched ,Depu,y liar
shall Lorenzo Dc Angels. who discovered the
purchase Of the ships Atlantic aud Comnro, anil
has BEEN watching their outfit Amedes Las
been in New bedford, it il presumed, as lie was
OIL board the fa!l river boat on Saturday night
Nr. De Angels Joined tho cutter Campbell on
Tuesday night, and set sail to intercept the
vessels.
Had the cutter been fully manned, she was to
have taken the Atlantic, and then lay OF for the
Comoro, but as it WIS they we're obliged to take
tho atlantic this morning, and Lieutenant Trar~
ers was put in charge Of ucr-
The Atlantic will hare to he discharged, in
order to search her, and this will be done ut
oncc.