New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-20

ceved letter from Dr. Robinson. ADVISING inc " hpdn
don the expedition as my family were starving; ~ was
an ahectonate letter; showed the letter 10 Dr. H.
and he said he woud take care OF my family as he was
going there Immediately; he said they are d'mnea
fine southern men. knowing where You are going not
look after your family !; {. u. Huutpy zone Oh the
ST. Albnns raiders there; no knew all about the
there; do not know who else there knew OF my MIS-
sion.
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH DR.. BLAcKBuRN-THE IN
PEcrED GOODS TO BIZ suIPPED TO WASHINGTON,
NORFOLK AND NEwBERN.
DR.. Il. met, and also - McGregor formerly OF
New Orleans, jewelry dealer; also - Hammock from
Ncw-Oreans; I saw them Ill together at the Halifax
Hotel Mt Dr. BIS room Doctor said he had the goods
ready; ranfed TO go 10 Harrington. Norfolk and heu-
BERN or If could get heve 10 serd them in dy;
said would have to mako an arrangement with some
vessel Captain TO suuggc the goods u Boston as they
could not be inspected by Custom House officers all
three were together; that day went down TO the
steamer and took OH the tranks In company with the
first mate Of the steamer i, who IT,, ssnsggsd tie
by Hill, he said he had hard time to get them in;
took the trunks, eight in nunher. TO the Farmers
HOTEL the hotel wagon took them up; John ioran. son
OF the roprctOr drove The team; he did not know the
contents; il WAS in the evening; trey we're taken TO
private in the hotel on the first foor on tho right
hand side OF Mr. Dorans private sitting room; no one
in the hotel knew anything about it; said was going
on an expedition. but did not say what: took three
trunks Of DR.. Bs. order 10 Halifax Hotel there was
also very nice vallse with some very elegant shirts
and 81 or things infected with fever or small pO1.
which they wanted me TO take with letter as a
present TO President Lincolni / refused TO
undertake that, aud the vase was left with DIR. Black
burn and do not know what became II III 1t opened
in the middle; the three trunks were not inf ced; the
infected ones were ted up With ropes the others
not; five were Injected ones left The three for the
Doctor; Dorans son took them over; DIR. Is. paid for
this; DR.. b. gave me Sl20 In GOLDFISH twenty dollar
PIECES; he thought that would take me through he
said they could not be opened: take your time about
getting them in. Dr Is. here instructed Harris, that
il he should open the trunk he must In order 10 avoid
m fiung
RS showed when making statement and chew cam.
phorl There were two large aud three medium sized
trunks; directed tn take the big No and one OF
the medium small and let them 90 to Wash'ngton
they rcre be sold auction; small one was to be
sold at Norfolk ard the others Mt Newbern.
THE GOODS sMUGGLED INTO BOSTON.
Dr. b. seat Hill with me 10 some OF the captains he
knew 10 have the trunks smrggled into Boston; the
first vessel We went 10 was c pit McGriilDs; don't
know the name of ships he refused; then To the bark
Halifax Capt John VBrien. who was Newfoundland
nan he agreed smugglc them in; was to give so
in gold to him for doing IL; young Doran took down
the i've trunks; ] went on board same day and the
vessel left in the evenings 10 was on the 9th or 18th OF
July; she arrived at Boston some seven days after,
about the Sd OF August; went 70 the Parker House;
went ali the time by name Of j. w. Harris; the Gus
tom House officer came on board but did not lind the
goods there the side of the porters door m9va
BE plnes. Which slid along. and behind which the
trunks were slowed; thew were used for smuggling;
he had other goods Struggled there.
LAsDrSo AT BOSTON.
Stoned at wharf OF loot OF Fort Hill Grand.s don't
remember the full coosgnees OF vessels; II was H0l-
nan and some ese keep Office at foot OF For. Hill;
got an express wagon and took them 70 me express
Diic. in Statest and had them sent 10 Philadelphia,
n be Jeff til called for and took recent for same.
Harris went TO New.York Philadelphia and Baltimore
In sucse ,sor. At Philadelphia he had the infected
Goods sent TO the American Hotel where he stopped. /
~ Baltimore relative attempted u dlssuade him from
the enterprs So, without success. lie here sorted the
good. q, the Fountain House smoothing them out so
hey would sell better Being short OF money he now
returned to Toronto where be arrived about August s.
Dr. Blackburn was at Niagara Falls IN company with
Holcomb, &. G. Clay and y ;. Preston. Dr.
b. gave him his application, 500 In gold, which he
Of Preston. McGiregor. now In Havana
greatly encouraged him. and told him bis fortune was
made and that on his return he would surely receive
SEQ 600 and that he would give him an interest In bis
business large ewery store in New Orleans. Harris
loon left ana returned TO Baltimore. we resume
larriss statement in his own words:J
THE GOODS SOLD IN WASHINGTON.
Amer my return from Toronto and Niagara took
I've Of the eight trunks that had repacked and took
hem 10 Wah Co., anctloneers. corner OF fennsyNa'
iia ave and Seyenth-st Washington; have the re-
ept aud letter received from them ut Toronto by me
relation TO sale; they transmitted the money. some
,2s beside expenses; got eco advance on the things
hoy sold them, but don't know how; went from
v ashin,ston back 20 Baltimore. d.
(Iarrs attempted 70 accompany the goods to Norfolk
md Newb-rn. but was prevented by Gen Buffers non
ntercours. orders. bat he made arrangements with
uter ramed Myers. of Boston. to sell the small trunk
% Norfolk and the othe other two at Newbcrn. the pro-
,eeds u b. forwarded 10 baltimore He gave as rea
n
est the market and III these went of well he would
ave mauy more 70 sell One trunk contained 20 shirts
md coaS-the others $50 aud IS shirts respectively.
fer this arrangement with the sutcr, Harris returned
o Toronto DR.. Blackburn tclegraphed from Montreal
~ meet lin there and he set out for that city.
amilton Depot" says Harris. - met Holcomb and c.
:. Clay They shook hands win me- and G9ngra.q h
aid the Confederate Government had appropriated
90 O0) TO carry the expedition through We again
lu9.o "a o, 80 20 Manfred becanse had no money
70 wrote Blackburn; he came up on the next train.
This was on the 10th August; got home on the 18th;
re came to my house about IL p. M win benhet IL;
Young. now prisoner at Toronto; he Knocked and
ooked out through the curtain; BLACKBURN SAID;
Harris open the door; You ere like all men who have
been doing wrong afraid thar the devil Is after you
went dow n; he was glad 1 back; il they had
lugt me would have been hung sure; asked II the
TX trunk No. was sold in Washng,on; ho said that
vas right for it would kill all in town. told hin all
lad dons freely he said that lie was satisfied; then
Old him my family was suffering for money; said ne
goud 90 that night and make arrangements rita Jgse
Thompson 10 drdD chat money nesdedi be was going
ever there for the English Government; be then went
way and l saw more OF him until he returned
rom Bermuda; the last part OF October, AZ
or went 10 Thompson next morning and asked for
money; he said Dr. Blackburn had authorized nun 10
,ay me some money when had II bill OF sale showing
lad disposed OF the goods he then gave me s@ 10
n ten days after go bill Of sale from Wall Co., and
ccreditcd sales Thompson upon seerg these gave me
$50: these payments were tie trst money tue second
" check on the Ontario Bank; this check was IN the
BEGINNING OF September 1t was to Godtrey j. HyGm'
,fter this rot money wrote several times to Dr.
Blackburn but he did not answer me; at last went
Montreal to carry the commission Of Young for evil
iencc In the trial. Garry Mcdonald gave 1t TO me he got
/ of Thompson; gave the commission to McChesney.
enorter for Ttleeraph newspaper at Montreal; then
Jaw DIR. Blackburn. and asked him for money; lie
augbed at me; said he had none to give me-
A PARTIAL SUCCESS.
Iheard Thompson Celry. Clay. Blackburn, Melon
i'd etc. speak of the yellow fever in Ncwbern; won
Ter why it did not take in the other places.
FUTURE SCHEMES MEDITATED.
Whom nj NIAGARA Mc,iregor Clay. Holcomb. Pres |