New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-04
KEY-wEsT CORRESPONDENCE.

Special TO the New Orleans Crescent
KEy-WEsT, July 26, 1860.
NJ. Edaoi'-The information in my last about
the bark Adela, of Boston, having taken fire OIL
Matanzas and burned, and the crew arriving here,
turns out as / expected, all false They were the
crew of the SLAYER Montank, which had landed her
cargo, and they chartered schooner to BRING
them here but were drfted mp the coast and, tall
ing in with fishing smack, were brought down
here for SO apiece.
The shin Star of the Union, sent out by the So
ciety arrived here on the 18th inst, took in her
cargo of slaves on the evening Of the 18th and
10th and sailed the evening of the same day for
Snou, Africa.
hundred and eighty five. These Were what re-
manned Of the cargo of the "unnamed'' French
bark. The entire number reshlpped on board OF
the three vessels amounts TO eleven hundred and
thifty-eight. 1t is a question, what shall be done
with future captives? Are they to be brought in
here or to be sent to Boston! Ii the latter, we
presume that the quarters now here will be re-
moved. 1t is really melancholy sight to wander
among their deserted quarters, but short time
since so redolent of life and contentment Now no
sound disturbs the moDotonous break of the waters
| as it rolls on the shore.
| | mentioned in my last that the ship south side
| lost two Africans, by drowning, in transferring
! them aboard. | fear the loss was very much
greater, although no certain data was had by
! counting after so disastrous an occurrence. Inc
| q. S. Marshal delivered at the gates OF the depot
| tain and had there been sea-WorthY boat, and
not overloaded they would have arrived on board
safe There seems to be a want OF common sense,
at times, in such matters. The Star of the Union
lost man by the breaking of pool rope. She
has her deck covered with continuous house over
the hatches with no of ventilating the berth
deck. This palpahle crime was charged as erlml-
nal hele, by tearing down the house. Her galley
was unable to cook for such force, and they had
| to purchase, by exchange, large copper boiler.
| We have been favored with occasional rain=-a
| blessing much desired.
The Spanish schooner san Jose, Gortel, master,
| from Cardenas bound to Matanzas, was blown of
and drifed up toward Cape Caramel, when, not
knowing her whereabouts. he anchored; and the
schooner q. G. Baker, Bernard bound to Iexas,
passing by, he had navigation from the schooner,
and arrived here
The steamer Barossa, n small affair in size, ar
rived here, on her way to jacksonville. This is
the boat which was to receive the negroes from
the depot when a successful oray had been made
by certain adventurous spirits.
| The steamer Scottish Chief has heen sold to
Messrs. Feonis 4 Son, Of Tampa for s62uG.
| Arrived, July 20, schooner g. G. Baker, Bernard
| Philadelphia: Spanish schooner San Jose, Gortel
| Cape Caramel; steamer Barossa, Ives, Cedar
/ Keys; brig Huntress, Havana; smack Middleton
| Havana: steamer Galveston, New Orleans. July
| 81 schooner Central America, Sea Harbor. July
/ ~ schooner Adda, New York smack Taylor, Ha
/ yana: smack Latham, Havana. July %. steamer
! Galveston, Havana smack Dudley, Havana. July
i "a III. S. steamer Mohawk; slave brig (nnomi
/ nata) Lieut. Duncan captured on the 22d off Ansu
| iila-had just landed her cargo; schooner Eclipse
j Cook New York eighteen days.
| Sailed, July 20, bark Bogota, Sagua la Gfande
schooner Nonpare, Havana; smack Beekwith
I steamer Galveston, Havana brig Huntress, Tam
4 pa July Il, steamer Barossa, jacksonville, july
~, Scottish Chief Tampa Bay. July a, U. S
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