The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-12
WASHINGTON.



nation has been received here that thu
American bark Harvest Home, Captain
Ieckey, had arrived at Galveston, on
Wednesday morning, bringing Captain
hurston and crew of the American
hrk Brothers. They give the parsicu
lars Of the engagement off the coast o.
Nerietallan, Mexico.
! A special dispatch from Galveston to
tie New Orleans Times, says: The two
v'ssels were loading at Merietallan
with mahogany and other freights for
Europe. For some bad conduct Capt.
Thurston had in irons one or two of his
s.ilors, and their friends ashore hearing
o it made a demand for the prisoners.
Captain Thurston refused to give them
p, saying that he was fully able TO
c,ntrol and take care Of his men. lie
was told his life was in danger and he
must give up the men. This occurred
On shore. The captain returned to his
vessel and found Captain Deckey on
bard, who was there on a friendly visit.
Shortly afterward a party OF Mexi-
cans, eight or ten in number, came out
rom shore, pulled alongside the Broth
Gs and got on board, protesting all the
tine the greatest friendship for their
Iader. Roman, receiving clerk for
ihe consignee Of Captain Thurston's s
vessel, was the only one who spoke
English. While seated around the
Captain, as if by preconcerted plan, the
Mexicans sprang to their feet and with
drawn revolvers and cutlasses demanded
The surrender OF the ship. The Captain
ihouted never" and at the same time
making an effort to secure the arms OF
The nearest man, which was the clerk.
The mate OF the vessel, rushing forward
with the Captains revolver, shot and
killed Ripald. BY this time all hands
had come on deck and hand to hand
light ensued. Eight OF the attacking
party were killed and two made their
escape. Captain Thurston, knowing
that ii he remained there, he would be
attacked by superior force, made sail,
slipped his anchors, and tried to get to
sea. There being no breeze, he was
forced to take to the small boats, not
having time to secure even a drop OF
water or anything to eat. In the
meantime Captain Deckey had returned
to his ship. Captain Thurston saw two
boats come out from the shore and pull
directly towards his vessel, as he sup
posed, for the purpose OF boarding her.
lie put 10 sea, out Of their reach, and
Idrifted about until he was picked
Iup by Captain Deckey on the night OF
OF the 18th, having been thirty hours
without food or water. On the night OF
the 29th a party Of some seventy or
eighty came out from shore, and when
within a short distance of Captain
Dickey opened fire upon his vessel.
This party was armed with rifles and a
howitzer. The captain reserved his
fire until the enemy was within a boats s
length OF his vessel, and then let fly at
them, and they Immediately retreated TO
shore. A breeze springiug up, Captain
Dickey got under way, steering for the
nearest American port, which was Gal
weston. The wounded men OF both
vessels have been sent to hospitals.
virginia State Debt.
Fifteen millions Of dollars Of the
Virginia State debt have been funded,
being about one-third OF the entire debt
OF the State.
The Georgia GovernOrship.
The Georgia papers are discussing
the question Of whether or not va
cancy exists in the office OF Governor
OF that State. The Sun says in days
gone by the Governors Of Georgia were
careful not to 60 out of the State dur
ing their term of office. The idea was
that it violated their title to the office.
Governor Bullock has been gone two
months and has been pretending to
issue orders by telegraph, and it is be-
Iieved he has made Blodgett acting Gov
ernor. The Sun argues, that Bullock
has been absent from Georgia long
enough to vacate his office and urges
that the Speaker OF the House of Del
eca,es be sent for and inaugurated as
Governor as the President Of the Sen
ate is laboring under the same dlsabili-
ty as Bullock, being absent from the
State. The Sun quotes from the Con
stitution of Georgia, to prove that the
Governor cannot carry with him any
power as such beyond the limit Of the
State &c, and that acts committed or
sanctioned by him in the name OF the
State during his absence are illegal and
void.
Chief Justice Chase.
A gentleman who has been travelling
extensively throughout the Southern
States arrived here this morning. He
SAYS that the entire negro population
are unanimous to run Chief Justice
Chase for the Presidency. They believe
he is the only man in the North who
understands them and who would rem
der them justice. A large number OF
white Republicans throughout the
South express the same sentiments.
Revenue Affairs.
General instructions will be issued 10y
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
in few days to all Collectors of Inter
nal Revenue to the effect that they
must Immediately make final reports
OF all taxes by them collected. The
Internal Revenue receipts to-day were
S576,636.02. John II. Roberts has
been appointed Internal Revenue Store
keeper at Steubenville, Ohio. John
II. Henderleten has been appointed
Gauger in the Ninth District of Penn
sylvania.
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