New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-24


in all whom ii was possible to save.
We also Understand thas Gen. Butler. who was
on his way Ship Island, seeing tue explosion wss
soon at the scene Of destruction.
The following are the names Of the crew aud
passengers Of TOE steamer Ceres Oct 1862, as far
. ~ can he sseertained:
Up. Winner. clerk. badyswcupded
Alfred Piersou. mate udijured.
Vim Holus: chi.f 81 gneer. slightly wounded ~,
Charlie. Pattss GOA xstrr. t.dy sc.ded
JShs schier. s,oker. slightly wounded.
yohn b.cnn.D, ssIPs.'s a.; uImyaIeo
W,lh.% Ro,s.!h.l esbia p....s., aninarsd
Paul BasniIovch. cabin pa.snser wounded
Lewis Dam colo,rd. cs.,n hand uorjurs4
Watt Guy. coiored. cabin hspd. uuiujafed
ssa pa a.ysi a asS.R.a %l a"js.a
Thomas Welsh, fireman. badly wounded
AnselG psnde. d-os; hand badly burned a.x
LOST
Bsrthold AlSsrtson, ylot allied BY explosion
George G G,pstIel ..Os9d CLERK a,ed BY explosion
Daniel Dsuse. ccloroa s,.wsd. dfowued
.a sssss sr rem l.a ~
Edws Lion, deck hand, Killed by sxPiosioa
Joe oases. coorsd. oooE. hriper. drowned.
Twooheis crew oflesser, unsnown drowned
Antonio MJoie, captain oi iugser Liberty. drowned
UNrTYp STATES TRANSPORT FIRED INTO.
We have a report through what seems 10 be n
Trustworthy source, that the steamboat Laurel Hill,
vhi Gu left for BuioU Rouge on Wednesday, under
Dag Of truce, with Confederate parolod soiiiers,
to be ex changed was fired into while passing up
tbe river. Fifteen Of the Confe6era,es re-
period 10 have been killed, snd several wounded.
None Of the Union officers or men IN charge We're
Injured. Gu informant, who is The Comuissary Of
the Reserve igade, just be was taking the ears
at Cariolton for tbs city, lart evening, heard an
officer from one Of the gu1boats communicating The
inteliig. TO Capt. Hoffman, OF Gen. Sherman
staf and bad no reason 10 OOubt the statement. IL
such all outrage was lsrpetrated " Is not the hrs'
time the guefr.llas have disregarded flag OF truce
but in lbis instance th fired into their own friends
For the sake Of decency aud civilization. we hope
the report win prove f,ise. Delta, 10th.
off SLAVE CASE.
THE Delta of the ytb says:
f f" A csse of some interest decided yesterday
by judge KHsman A free colored man, uau.d
John Mcntauat, Was Married 10 slave w"ina, by
Whom he Lad TWO obildre", one Of which oiea; the
other, litte girl about III years OF age. bright
mula,to quite isir TO look upon, still survives, aud
was he subject of tue present legal proc eaings.
Montam4 A. a. the time OF ts marriage, determined
90 urcbase the dom Of his vile from her wnsr
and in fur,ttrause Of that object had paid $6OV.
10 order 10 The freedom vi Ills surviving child,
he sent Der 10 Cncli Daii, wfefe she was tspised
into The Catholic Church MoDtsmst, The iatner,
subseqa became Involved ia deot 10 this city,
aud 0rtsaged his daughter slave secnre bis
creditors. The mortgage was folecosed III February,
1852, and tie chile VI rms ia Der was stld 10 No.
Sslvoe, at eeriifs sae. lu the present case, Mon
tams, M he'd Tor freedom OIL cDld QuOer the
circumstances above detailed. Able council ha,
been retained BY both parties. Cbrisian Roselius
for the defendant. and Colonel a i. ti-ld Tor Mon
tamst. The Court decided that the girl Was entitled
70 her freedom, and 70 ordered.
READY JUSTICE.
Mrs. Guild was Dr. uxht u the Provost . Court on
fharl, fi,lxi On lcr
70 wit a rife, a revolver, y sword aid bowie
knife. They had b Gu fogud Oh her prenises aud
che was senlepced 70 three months imprisonment on
Ship lsltDd. Ia the coarse Of The examination,
however, the made rucu statcrlsnts about MI.
Brown that re eeut for, aud placed at the tsr,
whhe her testimony was taken sgainst tim. Sue
then depose0 tliat Brown cutns e. her VITA Il me,-
cage frOa Der husbsuo, who il in piir0n Requesting
her 70 tiy TO get lila oGt. Brown represented bin-
sell 70 her a. lawyer and rs a. employ 20 NJ head
quarters with great iru, use there. 10 YET her hu
band out. lie said be should require 90 OF $780,
when be would draw ny apetttiou and secure Lis
TeIease' She ieiused TO give the money. Sabs
QueD'ly, Brown cause back ana threatened that If
she oId not advance the money he would cause an
her prose ty TO be coIfscnted She refused new.
thels~. Then information given that o.. had
concealed tho They were found il 4, true
she eaii. but they were her husbaod's and had o-.
secreted 10y hun, OF BY his dl ,ctIons. tn. egord
was usI ked in Bis name. On this testimony, Mis-
Guild ~ rel eved vi her sentence. and MIR Brown
who claims 70 be a lawyer irOn Mississippi, wa
sont TO the Parisii Prison loo month.
THE BoMBARDMESr OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TIXAs-FtIL PARTICULARS.
The G0ireStOa hers giyes the follywing particu-
lars Of the bombardment Of Corpus Christi briefly
alluded to Few Gays since:
We bave heard naoy vague reports OF late about
attempt of the eneuly take Corpus Christi, but
have RETAINED from saying anything On tbs subject
tor the wait VI trustworthy AID definite inio-ra,on.
We no oirn, bow YER on good authority, that The
enemy having removed the obstruction IN the chan
mol. welt up near the cry and s,ut flax OF Truce,
Demanding surrender u tbo city IDs was on
FRIDAY, September 10. Major iio5by replied thGt
no would not surrender the tea u, nor would no fire
-npon them until tbeS mtsenl tea % laud Ia whica
case ne soeia make tho eeg dtiensc possible. They
Sieh ioi'' but returned The Le,t day win several
roboohers aud pio ye!ler, aud took sounding within
eixty Yard OF the wharf. Bus q. siajor HoOby SAID
ne would DOT IRE upon them w,thoa tUcy attenpt.x
- land, 80 no fun was fred. IAs enemy agAin
Xent away, ba! returned Oh next day lSuudayl and