Daily gazette and comet., 1860-10-20
ArorHsn CorrtpsroE GAM

from Sisbop, via New York and Hs.
vans, and took q room st the Orleans
Hotel, where he registered his name
ss jose Romeira Borbop, but did not
take his trunks there, storing them
elsewhere. In q day or two he call.
ed upon Mr.. y. W. Smythe, Of No. .
Csrondelet street, and represented
himself TO bs Manuel do Aotrsde, the
son Of . wealthy Lisbon merchant
who has the contract for supplying
the Spanish army with tobacco, and
IL well known In this city through
his business relations. Peres profess
ed TO be anxious 10 smuse himself by
speculatipg in cotton, and desired
Mr. Smythe 10 act az bis broker, a.
soon NJ he received the remittance
from New York which his iudulgep.
parent was 10 send on from Lisbon. -
Ills address was 30 good, and bis man.
per so quietlyIsssuring, Mr.. Smytbs
was quite pleased with his new friend,
and treated him with mupiIicept hos.
pitality. On Tuesday, about noon,
The engaging Spsniarj explained 10
Mr. Smytbe that he had TO pay sum
Of s2440 TO a certain Captain Ssvoys,
who had 10 leave town that day for
Pensacola, where he was 10 rejoin his
vessel aud go TO the coast Of Africa
for cargo Of slaves, In which
speculation young Aptrsde pretented
10 be interested one-balf His en-.
pected drsf,s had no, yet come on,
aud II he did not pay that sum imme
distely he would loose all that he had
invested already In The transaction
Mr.. Smythe, needless Of the many
tricks Of this sort being constantly
exposed through the press, was all
credulity aud confidence, aud without
a moments hesitation went with his
geutiemapiy friend TO che Merchants
Bank where he kept an account, and
drawing a check for the amount he
politely inquired how Mr. Antrade
would like 10 have the money. Mr..
Antrade would prefer TO have II in
gold, az Capt. Ssvoys, the mysterious
slave-trader, would be able 10 use gold
easier than New Orleans banks bill
In Pensacola. The money was count.
ed out In bullion by the paying teller
aud cooly fobbed by Antrade, who
remarked that he would 20 aud settle
bis business Immediately with Capt.
Ssvoys. Whether IL was by and In
cidental circumstance, or that q sha.
dow Of suspicion cross'd the mind Of
Mr.. Symtbeeud caused him TO have IL
done, his confidential clerk proaered
to accompany Mr.. Antrade, who was
no doubt disconnected but could not
decline. They went 10 the Orleans
Hotel, where he went up stairs and
paid his bill. and then they walked
down Chatres street. Al the corner
Of ~. Peter street Autrade asked his
friend TO wait for him q moment, and
going through The yard Of Masich's .
saloon be slipped out into 81. Peter
street and escaped. Az soon a. the
clerk discovered this fact he ran back
TO the Office and told Mr.. Smythe,
who gave immediate information
TO the Chief Of Police. Tho specials
Boylapd, lizard, Farrell and Howard,
with Lieut.. Crevon aud detective
Boullosa, werc At once on the alert,
and from two o'clock Tuesday after
noon every avenue Of escape from the
city was vigilantly watched.
Yesterday morning, At 3 o'clock,
tho ingenious Perezs, completely
changed In appearance and with his
heavy black beard shaved of TO more
goatee, stepped aboard the Carroiiton
cars. As hodid 90 three well.drespcd
gentlemen got in at the other platform
Of the same car, and took their seats
without appearing 10 notice him, ss
he certainly did not notice them. Al
Carrollton Perez got out, - did also
the threo gentlemen. Perez went to
house and got his two trunks, STRIP.
ped them up and brought them to the
oars. Hero the three gentlemen in
troduccd themselves TO him o. Messrs.
Jon. T. Boylsn, Smith, lizard and
Richard Howard, and requested the
pleasure Of his company Immediately
At the ofhce Of the Chief Of Police. -
Of course he was fain to comply, and
his trunks were brought along. OF
the s2440 he had obtained for tho
slave-trader all but $50 Of il was found
unon him and vss rssurrsd "A NJ