New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-27

the interior, His encampment is in plain sight
from the harhor, 1.-THE French manifest no desire
to dislodre him. Indeed the French are obliged
IN keen elose within their lines during the day,
and at nirht TO lock themselves up in the fort The
town, which never numbered more than a few
hundred souls, has but about one hundred in it
now, and those are OF class too poor and mlsera-
BILE to get away.
The United States gunboat Saranac was lying in
the harhor on the Gth-officers and men all well.
The officers appear to. be much amused at the
situation at Acapulco, and commiserate the French
Who despite their Inability to dispense with their
airs, are nevertheless not little humi-
ated at their position.
rHE FENIAN PRIsoNERs--wHAT GEN. MEADE SAYS
PARLIAMENT TO MEET IN JUNE.
TORONTO, Friday, April 20.--The Fenian prison
ars at Cornwall have been remanded till Wednes-
day next, awaiting important evidence.
A most complete detective system is in opera
ton, and further arrests will be made unless the
parties succeed in escaping.
A special dispatch to the Globe, from PASSPORT,
Me-, says that Gen. Meade announced determln-
alton to line the coast with so 600 men, if neces'
sary, to prevent Fenian mischief.
The meeting of Parliament is postponed TILL
June.
TNcBNpIARIsM IN oILDoN.
CLEVELAND, O., April 2o.-The tanks of Harley
& Co.'S pipe line at shatfer. Pa, with looo par
rels of oil and several freghted cars were burned
to-day by teamsters out of work.
STEAMSHIP JAMAICA PACKET.
ATLANTIC Cry, April 20.-The steamship ia
maica Packet, with cargo of coffee and spices,
has been landed in good condition. Inc ship IS
well up on the beach, in good condition, and will
~ o fFrom the New York Tinesl
AsTAT1e oHoLERA-REPoRT OF SUPERINTENDENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEATHS ON BOARD THE
VIRGINIA.
All the members of the board of health attended
+he meeting Yesterday, and after the reading of
S,,,arintaD5ant Dalton from,
the cholera ship in the Lower Bay. r
Dr. Dalton said that there had been about one
hundred cholera cases on board the Virginia. and
about twenty Storage passengers are now pros
trated with that disease. He found the steamship
Falcon lying near the Virginia, and the passengers
were being removed in common row boat to the
decks of the former. He advised Capt. Prowse,
of the Virginia, to lower all his boats and employ
them in transferring the passengers to the Falcon,
and to the Illinois, as soon as she should reach the
lower quarantine anchorage; it was probable that
at the time when the doctor was making his report
to the board said he that the last steerage passen-
ger had been taken from the Virginia The Vir-
ginia's surgeon, having been worn out is down
her in clt allv state and as well ventilated as
double decked ship could be- and SO well were
the cabin passengers provided for that they re-
quested permission to remain in their present
quarters until their liberation from quarantine
N Not one of their number has been attacked. DR.,
Dalton instituted inquiries concerning the voyage
and the condition of the passengers prior to their
embarkation and he ascertained thatn of them
had come from any infected district, nor were any
unwell when, on the 9Th inst, the Virginia hove
anchor at Queenstown, Ireland The first symp-
tom of the disease was manifested on the 18th,
among the steerage passengers on the lower deck,
precisely was the case on board the Atlanta and
on the England. On the 18th inst, a man, woman
and child died on the 18th there were eight Deaths
on the l4th seven; on the 18th, four; on the 10th
eight; on the 18th, seven; on the 18th, tive and
since the 18th, three, making total of forty five
MFR. Dalton said that there were three passen-
gers attacked while he was on board the Virginia
they were taken with severe cramps and vomit
lug, and the matter exereted was of the consist
ency of milk. Notwithstanding the scenes around
them, those of the passengers who had not been
attacked were quite cheerful and not apprehen
sive. They made no complaint about the foed
which had been given them on the voyage; but,
on the contrary, they expressed entire satistac-
ton with the treatment which they had received
at the hands of the captain and officers; and the
saloon passengers, on arriving at quarantine,
drew up card Of thanks to Capt. Prowse, for
his conduct as gentleman, as sailor, and as a
Christian.
THE BRuNER TRIAL FOR FRAuD--NovEL CODE DE-
vELoPED-ALL RIGHT TO CHEAT THE GOVERN
MENT.
NASHVILLE, April 20--In the Bruner case yes
terday, Col. Chas Irwin was examined in relation
to the business conducted in his department. VIM
Mckay Hoge, formerly clerk in Capt Morris's
office, and subsequently at the corral under Mr..
Barnes, was next called. He testified he had given
one false receipt to Will. Davis for from twenty
FIVE to fifty mules three or four to fsham Hender-
son, one amounting to twenty-five or twenty three
thousand dollars; one to W. r. Boyce and one to
David Henderson. He believed vouchers were
ssued on each Of the false receipts given to the
parties mentioned. a -
The court adjourned in order to procure the
books of Mr.. Bruner. tl E
To-day VIM. Mckay Hoge was recalled. He
stated he gave receipts for SIS 900 to Isham Hen
ierson, and at Henderson's request gave him
several receipts at different times. He always in
sisted on witness giving receipts for more mules
han were received. He stated that Henderson
odd him il was honorable to detraud the govern
ment out of large amounts, but contemplate to
cheat the government out of small sums. Witness
received for issuing the false receipts to Hender-
$4,000. The proposition to issue the false re
ceipts was stated by witness to come from Mr..
Henderson. False receipts were also given to
David Henderson, of Nashville, and N r.. Royce,
of Danville, Ky.--to the former for So O00 and
the latter for several comparatively small sums.
From D. Henderson, through another party named
Geo. Baker, witness received $4,000, and from
Boyce S25d0.q 4s
Witnesses highest salary while employed as clerk
in the department was $50 per month. He stated
that he frequently gave receipts for mules without
seeing them; Or ascertaning their numbers. The
witness stated that Bruner loaned him six thousand
dollars at his request to cancel the mortgage on
MS IatneF'S eSidle. line teSunOny Oh the WITNESS
entirely eXculpated Bruner from any completely in
the issuing of fraudulent receipts he having Kept
carefully concealed from him all knowledge of the
transactions he had been engaged in, and that no
false receipts had ever been given by him with
Burners knowledge or consent At the corral of
the quartermaster's department here witness
issued receipts to contractors simply on their
verbal statements. 5vi sseg FEl
is55g55 I'll THE UNCLE SAM a5 3
WEI from the N. X. Times. M 5,.l,a-- * y
You will recoect that an American steamer, the
Uncle Sam, was lately purchased at Panama, os-
tensibly by Mr.. James S. Hermann, an American
merchant, to carry cargo of provisions and
ships stores to the port of San AntonIo in Chill
but really by the Spanish government to carry
supplies to the Spanish feet at Valparaiso. The
authorities Panama, considering this enterprise
an illegal one, and contrary to q treaty between
Colombia and Chill, exacted bond from Mr.. Her
man Of $40 900 that the ship and Cargo would not
go to The Spanish feet, and when he gave it they
very slngularly considered their duty in the
premises as having been fulfilled and let the vessel
CO. The master of her, Williams, of course found
midst OF the Spanish feet that lay before Valpa.
raise, to get a chart from Valparaiso of the port
Of San Antonio, and was ''seized' by the ADM.
raj, as matter OF course, and no doubt in pursu-
ance of the original programme.
Commodore Rodgers of the United States feet
there, thought the whole affair to be rather irren.
ular, and, although he did not take the Sam away
from the Spaniards, I am told holds the captaif
under arrest, as having committed misdemeanor
against the United States in placing his crew BY
deception out of the pale of the laws of the gov
eminent. AS soon as The Uncle Sam went along
aside one of the vessels of the feet of thu
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