The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-20
Have We a SLAYER In Ports

TEE VESSEL UP FOR cHIRIQUI-Is SHE sLAvER?-
WHAT THOSE ON BOARD SAY ABOUT IT-DEsCRIP-
TON OF THK CRAFT AND CARGO, ETC, ETC.
Tho readers Of the HERALD may have noticed among the
shipping advertisements for the last week the following
terse announcement
NJ Tor Ohqu indian gold mounds Central Americs few
%Sp Or
pier 30 North river fos OF Chambers street. Passage $
Beyond the apparent Yankee promptness in seziog on
u popular impulse, aud shrewd scheme to make money
out Of gold fever, there did not seem anything very
extraordinary In this. Attention has however been at
;aced the vessel through the publication OF the follow
ing by an evening cotemporary:-
EXPEDITION CmRIauI-Ths Nautilus lying 10 the
% soa
Of Ss s cSaS sSs vc
oh.rscter inAtei that the character of
iSs s I trade a'' 'A' '0'p''A ~
One OF the HERALD detectives at this stage OF the
case despatched to the locale Of the suspected vessel
pier foot Of Duane street, to and hear what could
be conveniently aud heard concerning the matter
From the statements Of those board the Nautilus
appears that the vessel formerly belonged 70 the
United states, and used In the revenue
vice. About three months since Mr.. William alnce
er prssent owner who old California miner, and
now Owls a farm Georgetown, c., bought her OF tn
government and sent to this port with load OF hou
from Washington
FeiuQ ACQUAINTED WIN Mr.. Ffeemsp u ffoemtu q ~
California Express Mr. HAnce Obtainet the uss OF mig nam
20 put for Australia. She TOOK in cargo
Wagons few stores and hundred dollars worth or
Yankee notions, such as Shirts vests, pants and Light
clothing.
me news OF the gold discoveries at Chrqu coming to
hand M Hance determined az no PASSENGERS were oier
ing for Australia to put his vessel up for the Chrqu
yold mines and 90 himself and accordingly the above
advertisement Was pla led In the HERALD.
Thus far ELK passengers have oic;ed aud from one Of
them Mr. Charles Coln, learn that the vessel will
sail Although but the three who have already paid
choir should present themselves Those who have
paid arc Mr.. C01n Dr. Hall described rs having been
recently In the White Noun tains and found again We
presume), and o. the engineers OF the steamship
Augusta, all Of whom have their etores on board Mr..
Coffin SCOTS the idea Of the vessel being SLAYER, and
says she fitted for that trade aud could not carry
Gfty nRgers.
CO. With the exception Of the stores and The Yankee no.
lions and pei hars load the ship with lumber, which Mr..
Coffin says will be needed TO build ehantes on the beach,
The Stores Mr. Cou such as vessel OF the size
would take for her voyage to Australia-the
consisting Of mate, two men before the mast and
two boys. The captain Mr. Wooddpe was mate OF the
Russian corvette japanese her trip home from thia
port where she built, and considers hs Character
sufficient guarantee that the ship is not going on an ile
gal voyage.
The captain that the voyaeeis 10 be legitimate
gold mining expedition, and NJ. Cofha irreverenfy re-
marked that they would doubt bring back q load Of
gold Jesuses much valuable than cargo Of mig
gers.
The vessel about hundred feet long, schooner
ragged ninety five toes trrthen rakish and
as cutter ought " De is pretty fast saier
age led to the suspicious alluded TO- The reader may
Judge for himself.
Owing to some delay, the weasel will not clear until
s;onday.