Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-10
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Navy Department
is in receipt of official advices from the coast OF
Africa, announcing the visit, search, seizure ana
burning of an American vessel, by Brltlsh
cruiser. The following Is statement OF the
affair, made by Peter Calinday, one of the crew
of the burned vessel:
al shipped for the American brig Rnius Soule,
Capt Anderson, at Matanzas, on the 9Th oil
July and sailed, as understood, for Fernando
Pc, Just sighted Cape Deverde Islands, and the
next land we made was the African coast, near
to Canada point Soon after we saw steamer
coming toward us and she sent boat. lhe
Capt. Of the steamer, Viper, and another oncer
with him came aboard, they asked for papers
and mustered the crew and questioned them all
about where we landed. was at the wheel ana
heard the Capt of the Viper tell Capt Ander'
son that he would give him one hour to make
IN his mind and If he did not deliver his vessel,
he would take her in tow. The Captain tnen
returned to his own vessel, leaving the other
officer with us. In half an hour the order was
given for the English to open the matches. L
then saw for the first time that our flag had been
hauled down. The English officer then waved
his handkerchief to the Viper, aud the Captain
of the steamer came on board, the matches were
opened and he then ordered US all to get our
clothes ready to go on board the steamer, alter
wards they brought from the brig all her sails
and small stors. The brig was set on fire about
o'clock in the evening and was burning all
night lin the morning several shots were fired
at her before going down. heard it said by
some of the crew of the Viper, that she was
burned because they had no men to send away
| in her and that they had orders to burn one out
of every three vessels taken. We got under
way in the afternoon and were landed on the
beach at Kabenela."
The correspondence between the Commander
of the Vincennes and the Captain of the Viper,
shows that the American flag was flying at the
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his papers overheard when called upon to show
them. The circumstances OF the case leave lit
tic room to doubt that she was SLAYER.
NEw YoRE, Feb. o. "A horrible tragedy &C.
CURED in the rear of Elizabeth street yesterday
morning. A mulatto girl about 90 years of age,
named Ann Maria Bosley made brutal attempt
to take the life of her mother, while the latter
was lying asleep in bed; the matricide buried an
axe in the head of her parent, and then endeav-
ored to strangle her with some pillows and bed
ding. Plumber was the motive-on being ar
rested Ann Maria confessed her guilt and said
she had been instigated to the commission of
the crime by her paramor Elijah Martin, who
WAS anxious to have the old woman put out of
the way, so that he might obtain her money.
BosToN, Feb. 9.-The schooner Mariela Far
row, from Rockland for New Orleans, was burnt
at sea on the 4th inst. Her crew was rescued,
and have arrived here.
The House of Representatives to day adopted
an amendment to the constitution, requiring
two years residence in the State subsequently,
to naturalizing before voting. The amendment
was adopted by 40 yeas against 32 nays.