The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-14

The Case OF the Supposed shaver.
AYSrMl0us pisAPPKARANcR OF HKR oFFIcKRs ND
Ckxw-DiscHAR0E OF HKR CARGO At ATLANTIC
DOCK, ETC.
whose seizure was noticed in yesterdays paper
"wednesday night towed round from the North river into
the docks OF the Atlantic basin where abe being
unioaded preparatory 10 the Investigation regarding
true character. II to take place Saturday morning
next.
The facts connected with her Substantially
- follows During last week information had been
lodged Al the Office Of the Surveyor OF The PORT Pine
street. in regard 10 certain suspicious
nected with the cargo Of tho vessel Revenue officers
hcGrath and Ripiey were accordingly deputei
to watch her, and Tuesday night the s,san-
ting Active was proceeding 70 tow Der iotl
the stream when the officers ordered her 10 des.st
~ the Weather Gage not provided with the neces
sary manifest The captain Of the Active however be
gan tow her out, say that he was only taxing be,
to Jersey City for quantity Of gunpowder He procee
ed into the middle Of tho river where probably Dscom
ing alarmed he let 60 the bark, and The latter came "a
anchor.
In the meantime her manifest stopped a. the Gus
tom House by order Of Surveyor Hart 1t set forth that
the bark vas bound for Hong Kong by way Of Ambriz,
"a notorious slave station on the African coast and was
made out in the name Of Anthony Lncre shipper no
such rsme IS the latter Ia TO be found in the directory
About bali past eleven O'Clock on Tuesday night Sur.
veyor Hart, with . number OF revenue OF GERS, pro.
ceeded in small boat TO the bark, then lying at
Choir Oh the Battery, and boarded her. They found
body on board except four who had been en-
lower bay where they were 10 be discharged On being
nserrotated they said that the captain Gutter
(Which differs fc that the manifest where IL Il given
- Maxwei and that he and the crew. numbering about
twenty men, had gone ashore. Mr. Har; PIT the
charge Of ocer McGrsh and she was Zen IN tow soon
Of ravQn cutf To Aar lat
Lane, and brought TO the spot where she u yiRg.
A. soon as proper examination o. the facts copnestei
with the vessel rs bad Mr. Hart vii. officially report the
sane 70 the auhoritNs at Washington.
The unloading OF her cargo commenced yesterday
uIsef soe on oIhcer hs'fan ~ tns
the bark Kate, whose seizure some tlme since smi
lar charge created quite STIR The Weather Gage
stout, well built vessel Of about $50 tons burthen with
hush, heavy bow and ornamented stern ving the
words "Weather Gage, New York; She is nlscx
throughout The entire portion Of her sidos and q pro
vicec with poop deck. About five below the main
deck 10 another deck constructed roughly but
tally Of pine boards This supposed :, be tbs slaye
outfit Of The bark says that this deck YVES
not in her when he last her. Her
powder 10 gsheads ana 10 tercos Of rice quantity
striped cotton goods, denms drill &c eco mrskets 10
barrels New Epgard 10 barrels red wine 10 cooking
furnaces las barrels Of rice 81 barrels OF beef 100
casks OF water together With number slaves 10 manu-
facture more casks II necessary, coopers tools 30 900
boats two Of Which arc surf boats ucn a. would BE-
ctfsary IN making landing on The slave coast The
cooking furnaces referred 70 cylindrical IN shape and
divided INTO two ompsrtmentstbe upper one, caoabe
OF containing about twenty gaons being adapted 10 hold
the rice while In the lower 10 the furnace proper for
fuel Rice and water Is well known, the pr ncpal
provisiors on the return voyage Of SLAYER.
The Weather Gsge and osgo, ~ they stand,
tmated TO be worth about 500 600 she has sold
within the past two three weeks, and was formerly
commanded by Capt Carr.
During yesterday number Of suspicious looking
foreigners apparently spanards and Cubans visited tho
Atlantic basin and gazed with much interest al the
Weather Gage The unloading OF her cargo proceeded
with. The unloading, is thought. will be gos through
with BY Friday night, in time for the Official Investigation
on Saturday.