The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-07
[ From The Charleston cnurier. ]

CAPTURE OF THE AMERICAN BRIG JEHossEE BY A
BRrTIsH WAR VEssEL.-The brig Jehossee, Capt.
D. B. Vincent, of and from this port, on legiti-
mate trading voyage to the Coast of Africa, has
been overhaued and forcibly taken possession of
by British war vessel, and her officers and
treated with gross indignity and brutality by their
captors The particulars are given below, and are
derived from letters received here by the friends of
those on board. The JehoSsee was owned by
Hugh E. Vincent, Esq, of this city, is of 226 tons
burthen, and was in first rate order and well sup
piled with stores. She was formerly known the
bark Como, and sailed between this port and Bos-
ton regular packet. She valued at sc, 900.
Her cargo consisted of 1929 feet p. p. lumber,
5000 shingles, 100 bbs. rum, 43 whole and half
tierces rice, so bbls. flour, II wheelbarrows, II
pckaXes, II spades, 90 cans soda biscuit, 90 cans
Boston biscuit, 10 fancy sugar biscuit Sd bbs.
bread, % bbls beef Is bbs. pork, tierces bacon,
dozen buckets, and 81 water casks. She sailed
hence for St. George de Elmina, coast of Africa on
the 25th of August, 1859 She has since been re-
ported as sailed for New York on the 10Th Deem
ber 1859. She captured off Adafla, West
coast of Africa, on the 18th of January, by the
British sloop-of-war Falcon, Com. Fitzroy, who,
having brought the JehosSee to, sent boat,
take possession of her. This party commanded
by Lieut.. Hunt, who at once demanded from Capt.
V. his papers The latter, not recognizing the
rights of any British officer to make such demand
positively refused to show anything but the regi.-
ter of the Jehossee. Capt Vincent with his officers
and crew were then transferred to the Falcon,
and, while on board that vessel treated
with the grossest indignity. They were all
stripped entirely naked upon the deck of that
vessel and discourteous epithes applied to
them. The commander of the Falcon informed
Capt. Vincent that he had been looking for him
f or month, and there was price fixed upon his
head. On the 18th of January the demand for the
papers of the Jehossee was renewed, and request
made to Capt. Vincent that he deliver up the keys
of the bex which contained them. This was again
promptly refused, accompanied with the denial of
~ lob Of PrIfs OFF,
the papers of a vessel sailing under the
American flag. Capt. Fitzroy then had the
box brought on board the Falcon and forci-
bly, broken open, and the papers taken there
from. After their examination, Capt. Vincent, with
his supercargo, Mr.. F. N. Bonneau, were again
placed on board the Jehossee and confined in her
cabin, an armed guard being placed over them
On their return they found their private stores and
clothing had been taken out of the cabin, every
thing indicating thorough search, and an extern
sive appropriation of their effects. portion of
the articles stolen from the cabin consisted of diff
ferent kinds of liquors. The free of them soon
rendered the prize unfit for duty, and the Of
cer in charge of the JehOssee had to beg the assist
| ance of Capt. Vincent and Mr.. Bonneau in naviga-
ting the vessel during the night. At daylight the
Falcon was hailed, and fresh crew sent on board,
the others having been returned to her in state
unfit for duty. Both vessels then sailed for Why
dah at which port they arrived the 18th of an
uary, at sunset. A day or two after their arrival
at the latter port, Capt. Fitzroy, of the Falcon,
evidently feeling that he had committed an illegal
and unustifable act offered to return the Jehossee
to Capt. Vincent, but this the latter refused most
| positively. His crew, however, were sent on
| board, and the Falcon sailed from Whydah. Pre-
vious to her sailing, Captain V. entered his protest
against the whole affair illegal unjust, and de-
| liberate outrage upon the American flag. He also
wrote full details of the affair to the commander of
| the American squadron on the African coast, which
he dispatched to different points, land at the date of
| the letters from which CLEAN the above facts,
| February 3, was daily expecting the arrival of
| an American vesselofwar.
| A SAD AND FATAL MIsTAKE.-A mistake that has
resulted in the death of of our old citizens
occurred this morning, says the Cleveland Herald
| of April Sd. The particulars these: Mr.. Hew-
ard went into the drug store of Fl. Brock, Ontario
! street. under the Burnett House, where he had
been in the habit of calling and helping himself to
| liquor. This morning he called as usual, and asked
| the clerk for brandy. The clerk set the jar con-
tanning brandy out the counter shelf when
| Howard taking glass, proceeded to help himself,
and on his way to the brandy jar he passed small
bottle of creosote, which had been used few min.
utes before, and thinking it the brandy, pour.
ed out ordinary drink, and swallowed it. He
turned to the clerk and asked, "what kind of liquor
is ths?" The clerk at once looked at the bottle
and discovering the fatal mistake, instantly
for several physicians, who shortly arrived,
did all that was possible to relieve his suffer- g
but it was impossible to save his life Mr. Howard
died in the Burnett House in about two hours from
the time he drank the creosote Mr. Howard yvos
about fifty years old.
M1ssoURI.-A strange disagreement has eriS,od
for some time between Governor Stewart. of Mis-
| souri, and the Legislature of that State In con.
sequence of differences of opinion between than,
the regular session of the Legislature adjourned
without making provision for carrying on certain
railroads of the State. The Governor then smm.
moned special session, stating in bis proclamation
the several subjects which required immediate
legislation. The Legislature convened according
~ and passed bills on the subjects designated but
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