New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-04
KEY-wEsT CORRESPONDENCE.
Special IL. The New Orleans orssesnt.l

Special the New Orleans Crescent.
KEYWEsT, Aug, 81, 1860.
No. EdH0r-0n the morning of the 18th the U.
s. steamer Crusader came into port with her Sur
geon Dir. Drane, very sick with pleurisy Quarters
were obtained ashore for him, and he is improving.
BY her learn OF the capture OF brig, name not
known and twenty men, on the l4th inst, off Cape
Marie. She was placed in charge Of Lieut., Jouett
and twelve men and six marines. The crew num-
bered eighteen. Their story is that the brig, a
Spanish vessel sailed for the coast, and on arriy
ing, the supercargo took with him the amount of
gold $50 900, to buy the slaves, but did not sue
ceed, and the brig, being chased by a British
cruiser, concluded to return to Neuyitas. The brig
arrived on the evening of the 18th, Capt. Mafitt
casting her adrir from her towage by the Crusader
on the 18th discovering a brig ashore on Cape Pa
Dire. He succeeded in towing the brig from her
very dangerous situation, she proving to be the
English brig Elizabeth Brown, from Dundee with
coal, bound to Havana.
The ship Shamrock, Weeks, from Philadelphia to
New Orleans, took pilot oil Carrytord reef, IN
consequence of the sickness of the captain, to be
brought in here, but Capt. Weeks, on arriving off
Ship channel, being so much better, concluded to
proceed on his voyage. For this service he pays
S125 Capt. Weeks saw an American ship ashore
on the 18th, and on the 18th passed a Hamburg
ship ashore on the Morella shoal. The ship was
from Cuba and loaded with sugar.
The English ship Gundamar, with sugar, bound
from Jamaica for London, got ashore on Pickles
reef, but got off without assistance; the next day
another English ship, loaded with mahogany, got
on the same reef but got of without aid.
Two Spaniards came on here in the steamer
Salyo on the 18th inst and were pursued by three
| others, who arrived in The schooner Wye, on the
10th, on the charge of stealing Sll00. The magis-
trate committed them to jail. This little incident
gave rise to quite an interesting discussion ofnter.
| national law, treaty reciprocity and eXtraditi0n.
| The Storm which bid fair to couvulse our peaceful
relations with Spain subsided, however, and the
men were discharged from prison. whilst the pris-
oners returned minus their money. This happy
asylum Tor the oppressed of all nations introduces
us to the acquaintance Of some very strange char
| actefs.
The crew of the prize brig have been up before
| the Commissioner and discharged. This is as il
| should be, there being really no charge of sub
stantial character against them; besides, our jai
is small, only intended for domestic rascas, ana
| thus TO be forced to accommodate scamps from
| abroad would neither advance the comfort of pre-
sent or newly introduced persons.
The weather has been exceedingly threatening
| for the last week. and at times things look windy
enough and rain falls in abnnd nce. Yesterday
morning at daylight brigantine discovered
| in the Sambres, and the few wreckers in port i'm
mediately went to her assistance She proved t.
be Spanish brig, from Cuba bound to Spain, witt
sugar, and is coming into the harbor as writ
this.
Our weather is very threatening, heavy winds
Fain, etc.
Governor Perry has RENTED the stripes ordere'
on Bnrly, found guilty of manslaughter
KILLED BY LIGHrHIHG.-The wife of Edwar
Harvey of Crawford county, Pa, was killed b
lightning on Sunday evening. The family wer
about retiring, Mr.. Harvey had already gone T
bed and Mrs. II. was in the act OF laying child /
the bed, when she stepped back and the fatal Dol
struck her on the head Just back of her ear. Nil
Harvey was shocked, and remained sometime IL
sensible: when he recovered twas to discover TIL
lfeless body of his wife upon the hoor, The CHI
was unframed.