New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-08

in the mean time driven into the forehold and
kept down with baskets Of cargc on the bate and
then the pirates commenced breaking the frnnka ad
places where money was likely TO be, iamorg oihef
oles beiog the lining under the npperdeek IN
q COR prador's cabin, from which they took MP
wad of SlW) The engineer saws they per.
forily understood how to stop the macl merry, ara
set it agcing withoat bs aid. The ret has o"y 70 be
It'd of by what is seen. The purser's boxes were
closely overbauled, and the with trunks IN The
captains cabin. As write, but lttle Is known OF
what has been taken of the cargo Iii supposed that
GA gone ont of 33J packages Of Chowchow parcel
shipped principally by Toongfoons-le, for tram:
shipment at Hong Kong TO he thence .ent 20 Pechtl
among these being Of silk ribbon, ver-
million, grass 10th, &c. But the value oi tDe ~p'le
that has been taken is great including money from
passengers and ship, 81 600 perhaps-a most
inconsideable sum when the risk 10 get IL IL borne IN
mind. About two hours were expended IN ranstcK,
and then the boat left; tie tteersman on that return
ing toward Canton, and obtaining boat from tne
American ship Matilda with which i've men Webt 10
search for the missing Americans. The steamer .;
Jojeehhoy passing up at a little before IL, topped
slOngsite the Mes-Lee, and brought up the
comprador TO report the mntter 10 Akye,
tlOint owner with the mi sing, and IL ~ fesred
Ge. eased Captain Ricabyl, by whom infoIma ION WAS
given 10 tue United States Consul, who instantly
waited the Governor General, and received ihe
proni,ed id of two Mandarns to go In the customs
steamer Cumfa and search for the culpnts Mr; C"lt
was the son of a respected clergyman IN the onled
States. Capt. Ricaby native Of Ohio, and much
esteemed by those who mad the pleasure o bs acqualut-
anoe The boat lent by the Matilda to sea- CD Tor Caw.
Ricaby and Mr.. Colt unsuccessful, although lh-
Quries were made along the banks OF the rver about
the place where they went overheard. On examlna-
ton of the men and boy that weUt in the Maiildas
boat-the latter, who is very intelligent for hs age
gave the following additional particulars: Captain
Ricahy had told him about half pact eight 10 get cup
of tea made and bring II 10 him where he was suing
before the wheelhouse, on The upper deck. That he
wa in the act OF taking the from the galley, when
be was almost knocked down by the rush forward 0f
tie honest passengers, Chinese engineer and fremen
who were pursued by four men, three v ith backened
faces tough he thinks lie should know them Nil aga
That be jumped back into the galley, and was IN there
when be heard Mr. Colts screams IN tie water along
SIDE and that, he looked ous of the galley WIN
dow, 10 saw a spar thrust into him from The
deck before the galley. The pirates dscoveriugthe
boy at first put him down in tie hold with others, but
had him up aterward las well the engineer, to keep
water in the boer aud made bin point where the
captin and pu ser kept anything OF value. lIaviIR
gvI all tuey thought Including nice stand OF arnt
worth taking siked two pounder guns in the gang
ways and stove hole through the bottom Of the cap
tans gig hanging TO dayt the port quarter, they
then le The pre- umpiOn appears 10 be that the cae
tin going down the port staircase as Mr.. Colt,
cut and bleeding before described, getting mp
the starboard and, beng unarmed, he acted the
most likely fret mpue, TO jump overheard directly be
was assaled. Indeed one Of the passengers says be
saw the captain at the port gangway they were be
iug driven forward. Tie Cumias search was unsvsl-
ing also, and overhauing the cargo only fifteen
Cases short, namely-oDe case OF refined CamphOr
shipped 10y Ade, the Canton agent land we always
undersood from Capt. Ricaby, largely interested III
the veseen ten cases Of white lead and four of lead
This three or hundred dollars from passengers and
60 from steward, make tie amount OF robbery be,
as before stated, about $4,000