New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-19
KEy-wEsT CORRESPONDENCE.


KRY-WEsT CORRESPONDENCE.
4 Special to the New Orleans Crescent
| KEY-WEsr, July 10, 1860.
| M. Editot.-The ship Castian, sent out by the
Colonization Society received four hundred slaves
| on board, and sailed on the SOth nit. for Cape
| Mount, Africa The debarking of these people eS-
cited among themselves enthusiasm at the pros
pect Of their return, but fearful and stolid they
moved from the depot to the wharf, passed into
| the boats and reached the ship.
The Crusader, Capt. Matfit, during her recent
cruise fell in with ashore, on Ceyo Verde, the
French bark Solide from Macao, with five hundred
Asiaties, bound for Havana. She fortunately res
cued her, and saved the lives of all on board.
She towed into Neuvitas the Spanish brig Pedro
Sadcho: also the American bark John Henry was
fallen in with ashore, but owing to the condition of
her boilers, was unable to get her off, She spoke
one hundred and forty-seven vessels during her
| cruise.
The Mohawk Capt. Craven, has also rendered
efficient aid to commerce and humanity, taking
| into Matanzas the crew and some portions of the
cargo Of the Spanish brig Bella, stranded Gin
| ger Key shoal. She was from Valencia bound to
Matanzas
The Fourth of July was celebrated in very pa
| triotic manner. We had no Grafton, but many
pleasant speeches at the social gatherings. The
Crusader and the command at the Barracks fired
national salutes and the vessels and the eupo-
las of the town were profusely dressed in rance
flags. The evening closed by handsome ball at
the Barracks, given by the officers here.
The Widfre sold for $500, and sailed for Ha-
| yana on the 9th inst.
The William brought $500, and the French bark
\ S4se0.
\ As yet we have had no rain. Everything very
| dry and water in the csterns getting low. The
State Court is in session. and Booley, tried for
| der, has been found guilty of manslaughter.
4 Minute guns were fred from the Mohawk and
Barracks in memory Of the late Gen. Jessup.
/ Arrived, June 26, U. S. steamer Crusader, from
| a cruise; schooner Cpsey, Nassau brig Wabash,
| New York: smack L. Dudley, Havana schooner
4 Wye, Havana; smack Northern Light, Havana.
June ", English schooner Rhoda, Nassau. June
1 %, ship Castian, New York. July |, smack L.
Dudley, Havana schooner Dudley, Nassau. July
4 2, bark Taylor, Havana steamer Mohawk, from a
! cruise. July A. smack Sultan, Havana. July 6,
steamer Magnolia, Y. Orleans; steamer Water
| Witch, from cruise brig Huntress, Tampa. July
| Z, Isabel, Charleston.
Sailed, June ~, steamer Corwin, N. r.; schooner
E. Sega, ~ Y; French brig Jenne Ida Hayre.
| June 80, Eng. schooner Rhoda; brig Wabash.
June 80, ship Castilian. July 5, bark Wildfre; Ha-
| vana. July 6, Magnolia, Havana; schooner T.
Raymond, New York.
TRANSATLANTIC BALLooNING. The Philadelphia
\ North American says the persistence of some par
| ties in urging the praeticabty OF safely crossing
the Atlantic with balloon, induces many to think
4 that such an attempt will certainly be made the
any over Jealous haloonist whose experience may
Il not be sufficient to inform him what the eontn.
| genees are which he must prepare to meet, we cite
| the sudden change to violent northeast wind
Il which occurred on Friday last, change taking
Il place without an hours warning, and with an al
4 most clear sky. At such time it would have been
4 utterly impossible to keep the balloon above the
/ current from the northeast, because of the unusu
Il ally light atmosphere and low barometer, and
once settled into the lower current, it would have
4 been driven back at much greater speed than the
n upper current would take it eastward. Undoubt
eddy there was a severe storm over some large
area the Atlantic and in that storm the balloon
would certainly have been lost When one of these
Atlantic storms occurs, the mass of air changes
4 density SO much thar balloon of the usual size
cannot sustain itself at all. 1t must fall to the
lower stratum of air, and when there the winds arc
precisely the reverse OF those above and of eourst
they drive the balloon back as long as it keeps NJ
at all. None OF these difficulties can be foretolt
a for many hours, and they are SO frequently oyei
the Cult Stream, in June and July, to render the
chance of avoiding them less than one in ten.
The truth is, that if no storm should be encoun
tered, the Atlantic might easily be crossed east
| ward, the balo0nist easily getting to the Engsi
coast, though able to 60 to Paris if he could keeE
up high enough. vast body of air steadily flow.
northeastward, at an elevation of two to ten Of
fifteen thousand feet, during all the months of mod
: | crate Temperature, failing only in midsummer ant
midwinter. But no balloon can be sustained fo
n any great length OF time in this current when ;
storm is prevailing with its inevitable counter cur
rents below. In heavy northeast storm, tn,
balloon would invariably settle SO low as to b,
/ driven back sonthwestward ; and iD the commotol
of the dense cloudness of the lower strata at tina
time, the air travellers would, in all probability
very soon find themselves in the sea-
A STRANGE AFFAIR Cutie Supposed to be Kile
by Snakes THE Rochester Union of the 18th inst
, has the following:
4! The people of the south part of the neighborin
! town of Ogden, have been somewhat excited Q
, late in consequence of what has occurred upon tn
q farm of Edward Griffin, highly respectable an
. well known citizen. He has lost three heifers o
his farm under circumstances that lead to the sup
4 position that they were killed by snakes. tn
r farm of Mr. Griffin adjoins large swamp, whic
has been noted Tor snakes, and it was in pastur
: contiguous to this swamp that the dead cattle wer
found. The only marks OF violence to be seen upo
, the cattle were about their necks, and there wa
!, an appearance of cord having been drawn s
u tightly about the throat to produce strangula
Il
n the carcass yet cold, but traces of the DIT
q straYer could be seen. The cattle were health
and appeared to have fed upon the grass up to tn
, very moment that they were slain. 1t is hardl
probable that they could have been thus destroye
: by human hands, and il is not improbable that tn
If notion of the people OF the heigiborhood is CO
d rect that snakes have attacked them. Hug
y black snakes, with yellow rings about the necl
: are known to inhahit this swamp, and they are til
), most ferocotls OF this class pf reptiles that al
! known in this part Of the world. Ii this lnschi,
q was done by snake it does not follow that il wa
. | a very large one. Black snakes five and even 81
feet in length not unfrequently seen, and sue
! might easily coil about the neck Of young heil.
,and destroy lie.
i. Row AT ADMINISTRATION. x. r., July 49,
9 disgraceful row occurred in this place about
O'Clock last night in house of illfame, at whiC
pistols and knives were freely nse6 man BIZ Il
L 4 name Of Hiram Chatee was killed with q sluE
shot, and two others were dangerously Wounde
\ one heing shot, the other badly cnt.
Officers are on the lookout for the murderers.