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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-21
WASHINGTON, PA.
EAcape OF COnvicts.

WARRINGTON, PA, April 1873 P,
M.-The particulars of the escape ol
Briceland and other prisoners con.
fined in our Jail are as follows: At
in the afternoon all the prisoners,
except two who were confined fol-
trifiing offences, and who were let
out into the main room for exercise,
were locked into their cells by Sher-
iff Ramsey. About forty minutes
after six the sheriff returned for the
purpose of locking these two in their
cells, and found both main doors of
the Jail unlocked, and all the male
prisoners except one old cripple and
q boy gone. The sheriff is satisfied
that some outside assistance Was rem
dered, as there was no marks of
violence, the doors being opened
with keys. One theory is that the
sheriff's safe, in which the jad keys
were kept, and in which the sheriff
found them when he unlock 1t, was
opened by false key, and the jail
keys afterward replaced. Access to-
the room in which the safe is located
can be gained by window from the
outside, the door of the room being
always locked when the sherittis not
In it. Whoever rem cred them the
assistance must have been well ac-
uuainted with all the internal ar
of the Jail and sheritf's
office. Only three keys were neces-
sary to affect the escape, as the same
key would unlock all the cells. 1t
is impossible for the prisoner to un-
lock his own door, even if he had a
key. The sheriff has offered OH his
own account reward of $500 for the
arrest of Briceland, this will prob
ably be increased by the county au-
thorities. Parties have been sent out
in all directions, and the most in
tense excitement prevails through
out the community. There Is small
chance of Briceland's immediate ar
rest, the whole plan of escape shows
too much forethought for his line of
flight not to have been marked out.
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Aos~y Asrkes.
Nsw YORK. April 70.

Money was decidedly easier again to-
day aud the rates OF interest on call
loans ranged from 10 per diem to 6
per cent per annum The Express
Com psnies received $l20 600 currency
to dsy, from the interior. The bank
statement shows . gratifying gain in
legal tenders aud banks tonight are no
doubt much stronger than their figures
indicate. The legal tender average is .
rising one and the banks will probably
gain largely next seek. The foreign
exchanges were strong and higher to-
day, the leading bsnkers having advau-
ced their rates 70 l0S ror sixty days and
1851 for sight. Toe business, which
was small, was at rates close on to the
a,kiug quotations.. Gold was strong
to day, on large imports, and the price
ranged from list to ll7i The gov
ernmeut bond market at close was .
traction off from highest prices OF the
week. Sales ot lS67's we're mAde t
ll9t against 1901 Early IN the day
U. >. Currency Sc brought ll4Sllti
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
Baltimore Cattle Market.
BALTIMORE April IL.

bALTIhORB hprll ~.
BEEF CATrLE.-On the opening
OF the market this week operations tor
time were little slack, owing 10 9
disposition TO hold on on the part OF
buyers TOR lower prices. 10 this thev
were, in some few instances perhaps,
successful; but before long more sctIvi
ty WAS shown, and it continued through
out 10 the close with little or no change
rom last week The quslity OF the
offerings were quite good. there being
very tew top" Cattle. as well as 9
scarcity OF rough ones, the Beevss
consisted almost wholly OF middle
grades and those ranking next above
them.
Prices to-day for beef cattle range as
follow.: Best Bee,es at $6 25Ca7 81;
hsr generally rated first quality 5 S7Ga
6 Is; medium or good Isir 9uslirs 90
a5 81 ordinary ibi- Dreefs, oxen 400
Covs s3ta5 90, Inferior and lowest
grades OF Cattle o 1000 00-genersl
average Of the market to-day 8 IL ex-
IRENE range oil prices 4 25fS7 81 Most
Of the sales we're from S so TO 100 per
100 lbs OF the receipts 445 head came
from Ohio, 2S from Maryland, AZ from
West Virgins, Is from Virgins, 339
from Illinois, lat from Pennsylvsnis,
aod 40 head from Mis-ouri-totsl re-
ceipts tor the week 1I03 bead against
905 last week, and 89S bead same time
last year. o, the offerings TAO bead
we're taken BY Baltimore butchers, 205
head sold TO Washington city and An
uapolis dealers, and 100 head to EAss,
eru speculslors-,otal ssles for the
week 1867 head, sgsipst s67 last week,
and 8S9 head same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMB5-Tbere VA
Q marked increase in the receipts o.
sheep this werk 40 compared With Lag
week, and prices. considering quality,
have given way q shade, bat ss the de.
cline the market hiss shown rome liius
activity. We quote WOOL Sheep ~ 6fs
7ic. and clipped a. 43S6ac per ID gross
but ie~ Of the former 10 market and
little demand ior them. Lambs are ID
good deuassd at q 0Uta6 90 per hssd
Recs,p,s this week 32i5 head axsiosl
1908 last week. AID ii5j head came
! Itlns lsst yeas,
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Terrible Railroad Accident. 4,

SroNINaToN, W., April 49, -
dreadful accident occurSs4sto the
steamboat train on thaSeonington
and Providence R.sR. There were
about 10 passengers who took the
train $50 A. NJ from this place for
Boston. The train fell through the
bridge at Richmond switch. The
cause of the accident was freshet
carrying away the bridge. The
stream was a small one, but by
the breaking away the ends ofSthel
dam on the stream that supplies the
grist mill, the water let all force OF
the pond on the railroad pridge.
The dam was only abou; 3Ooft. from
the railroad bridge, but no one lived
near the mills, so the breaking down
of the dam was not known until q
train loaded with ITO souls was
thrown into the chasm made by a
smaller stream. One of the iron rails
was driven completely through the
engine. The bodies Of VIM. Gaile,
esq, Geo. Eldridge, fireman, Albert
Allen of Providence, Jerry Creaner
of Boston and two unknown persons
have been recovered. Giles the en-
gineer lived in Providence, and lea
YES a family. Elridge, fireman was
a young man also from Providence.
Conductor 0. Gardner saved one OF
the brakemen, he was badly injured
in the thigh, all the other brakemen
escaped with slight injuries. Geo.
Thayer who tends watch at the
Stonington Junction, Let out steam
boat train ahead of male train. The
trains were here together aud pref
erence was given to the boat train,
greatly to the satisfaction of the en-
Sineer and Others of the fa)ted train.
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THs losses by fire 10 the United State,
average something over half million
Of dollars per day. Ifthis seems to be
an increditsbly statement, let the reader
take file OF his daily newspaper Tor
any two or three months past and sum
up the announced losses where they
exceed one thousand dollars, aud he
will soon satisfy himself that It is
rather under the actual amount Were
be in addition to look through columns
OF one or two hundred exchanges he
would discover that many fires are
never reported by telegraph, in which
dwelliugs, barns and small buildings
are consumed. 1t is safe to say that
Ave hundred thousand dollars per day,
or two huudrei millions = year, would
not cover the losses by fire. Ii is not
10 be wondered at that the rates Of in-
sursnce should advance. ard t,st COM
panies by dear experience have learned
to be exceedingly cautious Is to the
character of the risks taken.-CinciH-
natl C0mmercidl
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the settlement Of thsee troubles. To-
king advantage o, Gen Gillsm's slow.
ness. Captain Jack outwittsd him, and
may even now be planning fre.h depre-
dations far distant from the Lava Beds.
II contends that the peace policy OF the
Government, and the older system OF
placing the Indians on reservations
have both failed.
With Gen. Sheridan managing our
Indian relations, whose stern princi.
pies OF war of extermination We all
know. he would soon break up the dif-
terent tribes, and there would be lever
heart rending stories OF outrages and
the grand result would be that the
whole question would be settled in .
lew years, and Indians, - . sepsrate
people would cease to exist. 1t must
come to his end and the sooner it il
the better.
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Cincinnati NnrAel.

CINCINNATI, April ~.
COTrON-tc higher middlins lstc
receipts ll6 bsIes shipments 2S2 bSIrs
stock on hand H. ,SI3 bales; sales ZIG
bsles
FLOUR-Firme fsmily 81 SOC
7 IS; superfine IS 7566 0O.
WHEAr-Qver red rausss at 81 So
al 20. ss TO q 'sxtty.
CORN-Srrong-r ~ 43c.
OATS-Firm At 3494lc.
RYE Unchanged.
BARLEY - Unch snsed.
PROFESSIONALISM 6rm and al
vancing. Meas pork on spt $l7 80
sales at SIS 50 buyer June Bulk meats
strong; shoulders 6ic clear rib SIDE s3c,
clear side &c Bacon hrm; shoulders
74c; clear rib 81
LARD-F rm At Si69c.
1OBACCO-Steady ~ isir prices. but
little dong.
WHlSKY-Firm at s9c.
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New York N ash es.
New YoRK, April ~.

NEW YORK, April ~.
FLOUR-The market 10 In buyers
favor with rather more inquiry We
learn Of sales OF IS barrels ~
IS 70G6 25 tor super8ue Sste
6 S0SG7 40 for extra State +; 145
a7 SO Tor choice dG 7 60C68 Is for
fancy do 5 70n6 Is tor superfoe wes-
tern; 6 75C97 IS TOR common to medium
extra western; 7 40aS 0O for choice do.
8 50Gl0 50 tor common TO
choice white wheat western extra
7O097 40 tor common to good shipping
brands, extra round hoop Ohio Sou'h-
ern four is dull and q heavy; 8 SOCa
8 IS tor common TO fair extra;
8 l5al2 so tor good to choice do.
Rye -four 10 quiet and steady at 4 100
5 81 tor choice superfne.
WHEAT-rhe Market 10 very quiet
and prices are without materisl cbAuge /;
l 56Cdl 81 ior No. 2 spring ip store
and sfl pat; 7l@l Is ioi No. l do
| TOOL 90 for winter red western
| SjG2 90 'or amber western and
! S5l92 2j for white western and state;
the latter tor fancy n, 2 Milwaukee IL
quoted At 6lsl "a IN store sDd
al at
RYE-Q net and unchanged.
BARLEY-Dull.
CORN Firm. with fair homo trade
and good export inquiry; 64a6iic
Tor old western mixed 10 stor-; 66ic
for old mixed western ahoat; 65}fa66c
'or new mixed western; and G6@oI
for yellow western.
OATS-Are quiet and without decid.
ed change; 50954 for new mixed
western; 4SGa53 tor black do; 53Ga56
for ue~ white western; 52i "a Tor mixed
state.
PROvISTON5-Tbe pork market 10
quiet and very firm; $lS so tor nss
mess, SIS 20 Tor extra prime snd tl7 70
oil So Tor prime mess Beef 10 stesdG
the 50 IS are 80 barrels ~ 20 008ll Is
for plan mess aud tI2 % al3 % for
extra mess. Beet hams are qniet ~
$3l 90 a33 90 Tierce beei zach ,ng-
ed; $2I % s22 % for prime msss sud
$23 0O as W Ior India do
LARD-Is strong aid offered SPAR
ingIy 81 SitDsfc tor No ] prime steam.
9t99ic tor k.lrle rendered --s
COrfOS-On spyt opeas auist asd
nominaliy unchanged. The Gales are
4l0 bales at lstc for lo~ middliogs.
40 lsfs or md Ting up'snds.
Pc ROLEUM -Siesdy M 10c for
crude. and 21tc Tor re6sed. 80.
WHISKY -Qaiet and steady st Ole.
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NEW ORLEANS.
THE LOUISIANA War.
A Nou.Partisau AreOuas OF the Con
ffIct at COIfAK.

A Nou.Partisau Account or the Con
ffict at C0ifnK.
New ORLEANS, La, April l8.-Or
Monday last the negroes Of Colfsx col.
lected in force and took possession o
the town and Court House, declaring
that the officers elected should not holt
court in Grant parish. Even the sher.
iff, elected and com missioned by Kel.
logg, was ordered, With all white citi'
zeus, to leave the parish.
The negroes formed themselves into
bands and destroyed everything belong
ing to white men that fell 10 their way;
sacked houses and acted only as an in
furiated mob could act. They took
possession of the Court House and
threw up breastworks. There were
about 500 negroes, all armed, insolent
and defiant. They refused to disbsnd
unless permitted to get entire posses
sion OF the town and Court House.
The white families all let, and the
white men collected for defence. Re e
inforcem pnts were sent for Finally
about l25 white men were collected.
The attack was made Easter Sunday,
and it was not long before the Court
house was taken. Many persons were
kiIled-sbout seventy.Ase negroes and
one white man, Shaw, who was with
them. The rinpleaders escaped from
the Courthouse before the flames burst
iorrh.
Mr.. Hodnot was wounded and died
soon after.
The 6ght lasted about four hours.
At one time it was most severe.
The whites made every endeavor to
avoid bloedshed, and went go far as to
raise flag OF truce. Mr.. Nash, Sheriff
OF Grant, sent for Allen, one of the
leaders OF the negroes, and begged to
disp, rse them. To this request Allen
turned deaf ear, thinking they ltbe
uegroes) were strong enough to hold on
Whi the negroes were IN possession
ofColf4x they committed many outrsges.
They Instituted q species Of conscrrpo
ton, compelling the negroes who work
in the fields to fall 10 and do acts OF
violence. The conservatives Of town
we're beaten numerically. The post
master (Sam Casey. a negro-iormerly
q member oil the Lrg'slsture-Was
chased out OF town, and not allowed to
attend 20 the duties Of bis Office. All
negroes who sympsthized with the
whites had to flee from the parish.
Their lives were threatened.
Accounts FROM the country look as ii
a war OF races was inevitable; though
it is 10 be hoped that the defeat OF the
negroes IN this conaict will put 40 end
10 all hostile demonstration Most oil
negroes have returned to their work.
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Governor Jac"b's Organ.

The Wheeling Inteligener iDfor ID.
that when Governor Jacob appoints
Directors for the peuitentisry and in-
sane ssylum, they will he different from
those appointed by the Board of Public
Works.
The se,f-con6ient and unconditional
msuner With which this statement is
made, would lead us to believe that it i.
done with the sanction OF Gubernstori
al authority, snt that that paper is en-
titled to the distinction OF being the
organ and recognized advocate OF the
lone mao power, against the people ol
the State.
Ii is remarkable that though the
Governor processes to be q Democrat
and WAS frst elected as q Democrat. Re-
publcans alssys announce his pro-
grsmme before Democrats know any
thing about it. At any rate, We were
not 10 formed that the Governor intend-
ed 10 DEFY the law enacted by the peo
pies representatives. and attempt to ln-
ausurste q revolution in the State. Ii
is meet sud appropriate tha: this an
nouncement should first come to us
throu IN the paper OF party whose no.
torlous disregard o. Constitutional and
LEGAL restraints sIgusled their reign in
this State.
It's not i'm Improbable that the Govern
or's late visit to Wheeling, WAS 10 get
from consultation at headquarters, nerve
snd backbone for his preposterous and
indeiensible action, from those grown
old and hardened 10 this vice. This
destination has been the Mece, OF other
puzzled political pilgrims OF the Jscobin
pursussion uhen in sore tribulation.-
CLarksburgh Sun.
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Important Jua..,a. Decision.


In the Circuit Court on Thursday o.
last week the Hon. J Blair Hoge read
au elaborate opinion in the case o.
Robert W. Taylor, versus the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. The
question decided arose upon the motion
OF the defendant to remove the case to
the UuIted States Circuit Court
under the provisions Of the Act
of Congress OF March 2, 1867. This
decision, we are informed by members
of the Bar, 10 very important to all the
counties in West Virginia lying upon
the line of the B i o. Railroad, as it
sscertains the relation OF the Company J
TO the Courts OF the State and deter
mines Q long pending Controversy as TO
their Jurisdiction over cases arising be
tween that corporation and our people
Judge Hoge's opinion. We are in
formed, was tn the effect that the Rail
road Com pany is Maryland corpora
ton, deriving its franchises from the
charter granted by that STATE; that it lie,
iberefors Q citizen Of Maryland
Tor all purposes OF Federal Juris-
diction; but that having accepted
the license granted by Virginia to
exercise lts powers within the territory
lying between Harpers Ferry and the
o 10 river, and, by virtue Of such
license, constructed its road through
Virginia, it becomes liable 10 be sued
in the Courts OF this State 10 cases sris-
ing upon contracts made or scts done
wlthin their jurisdiction. The sccep-
taoce OF the privileges con erred by
Virginia involved assent to sucb q con =
sequence and was in point of fact 9
waiver or surrender OF its rights, as q
toreigp corporation, to require suits to
he brought against it 10 MARYLAND, or
to remove causes from the State tri-
bunsls 70 the q. s Courts under the Act
of Congress referred to. 10 other
words, the acceptance Of such
. license involved submission
TO the jurisdiction OF our Courts,
by virtue Of which the company is
estoped from aH exercise OF the ordinary
attributes of Q foreign corporation in
regard to causes Of action arising in
West Virginia
We suppose this opinion will be made
public o. the subject posses general in-
terest Our statement, derived from
others, 10 necesssrily briei end incom.
plete.-CAsrlsstohn Free Pres.
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AJoKe Oo Du "a r-sry's Dog.

IN. 7. Letter 70 CINCINNATI Iazette.I
Last summer, in the dog days, Sotb-
eru PLAYED a joke on bis Scotch terrier,
Jack, 10 cure him Of making scquslnt-
auce with other dogs when out tor a
walk. When he saw another log
Jack would rush up and rub bis nose
against that o. the stranger a6h indi~
cate 10 his fggish ways that be would
like 10 be his friend. When the seas On
for uuzI iug came, Sotheru pu, u
muzzle upon Jack and took him out
for walk. Somewhere near Union
Square he met Florence, AMI as the
twain stood in conversation Florence
noticed that whenever Jack applied
bis noae to that OF another dog, the
latter went bowling down tn. street,
leaving the terrier very much aston
isned. Florence could not understand
it and fin.lly asked:
Ned, what's the matter with Jack,
that all the dogs run away from him Z
~, nothing" said Sothern, except
that before | stsrted out fixed a
couple OF cambrIc needles 10 his muzz'
so th 1t they stick out about an iacn
beyond the end OF his nose.
Well, the result vas that in a dsy OF
two Jack was afraid 10 20 near any
other brute OF h,s kind, and all those
who had been interviewed With those
needles were careful TO keep away from
him. Sothern says be will take out
p.eut for his invention provided thai
B-rsh does not have him arrested FOL
cruelty TO animals.
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OSR's only safety Is 10 being straight
forward. A woman in Lawrence,
Mass, suddenly turned her head TO
look behind her the other dsy, and
neither she nor the doctors have been
able to turn it back. The curiosity
OF the sex is likely to prove fatal yet
again. She should not have been in
such a hurry to zee what was going
on behind ner, and perhaps she had
no business looking back 81 all. Lots
wife was unfortunate in gazing back
sod this woman OF Lawrence should
have thought Of her distant relative
and looked ahead.
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NEW YORK.
Destructive Fire.

CANAsroLA, Madison County. New
York 2O.-A fire broke out last night in
Pratt's hotel in this place. As the fire
made rapid progress, and threatened
the destruction OF tie building, the Oh
cida fire department was telegrsphed
for and arrived soon. Before the d ,mes
could be subdued however the hotel and
adjoining stable, D,olittle's Hall, the
Csuastola Nationsl Bank building, toe
Post Office, the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Compsny's Office. the Express
and seven OF the principal stores Of
the village were destroyed. 1t is not
known at this time whether the mail
matter wat SAVED or nos, the aggregate
loss is over <l00,000. The insurance.
cannot yet be ascertained. II
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TIE Mckenzie Times says: Gen.
GRANTS salary is within q fraction oi
sl37 per day; Cougres-meu get . little
over s22 per day the common, hard
working man gets from 81 to 81 pei
day" Very true, but if the common,
bard working man isn't satisfied with
bis pay, why doeso't he quit working
and run for President or 2" to Congress
He might find some difficulty in gettin
into Congress; but the history Of Gen
GRANT shows that any blockhead car
get TO be Preside, t.-Coxrisr Journal
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NEW YORK.
Tbe Gas strike.

New YoBt, April 2O.-A meeting OF
the general committee, composed ef
City delegates, representing seventeen
different Trades Unions, was heli Last
night, when arrangements were made
ior holding a conference with the May.
or, Compirollor and other beads OF
government, in regard to the epiorce-
ment of the late law known a. the
eight hour law No decided scuon
was taken.
The strike among the employed OF
the New York Gas Company has Viz
tuslIy resulted iu victory for the COM
spauv. afauy OF the strikers, it is ssid,
are petitonipg 10 be taken back Ebe
com psuy claims that It's new emptases
are rapidly becoming thoroughly sh-
clent. g
Goiag Abroad.
The annual migration Of tourists and
pleasure seekers to Europe has csni
menced. Seven ocean steaushIps 1sf'
this port Yesterday, for England, hsncs
and Germany, each taking cousders.
bic pumber ot passengers The dspar.
lures of yesterday are only the sadsAnc.
guard OF An immense number whc
txpect to leave this seasou, the "Trip tt
Europe this year having addiuosal a.
uacrions offered BY the Vienna ExPosi
ton. !,
rhe Hsrasa On the Isdiss oaest1es
The Hrsid in su editorial to-day Q,
our Indian policy, with speclal fefes
sncs 70 the Mndoe question, says &hsr
J iaaa shosld have been snirusss III
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THs San Francisco Aaa SAYS: THE
travel to the Geysers and to the Big
Tree has commenced for the season. A
trail is now open from the Ctlsverss
Big Tree Grove 10 the South Calsverss
Grove. which is fve miles distant aod
ha1 much larger number Of trees OF
the largest diameter, though they are
uot go nigh. One tree, lying down, Is
hollow, and the cavity is 80 large that
six horses can walk abreast in 1t for q
distance Of more tnxn 100 ieet. The
CslaveraI Grove covers $50 acres and
ma 9S trees the South CslsVerss Grove
has 800 acres and $3.50 trees. including
several hundred over thirty feet In d..
ameter
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HOGS-The receipts during the past
week have slightly fallen OF, and the
high prices Of last week are no longer
obtained, the decline being about one
cent per ID. since last week. The
downward teo 'ency is now checked.
however, and the market cloeed firm.
We quote still-ied at s6 1907 25. and
Corn ted Hogs q, $7@7 IS per 100 lbs.
net. Receipts this week S572 head,
against 9s44 last week. and 5ls5 head
same time lAst year.
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Tie most poignant case OF al ,oholism
yet recorded is that OF q baby. whose
mother unthiukingly gave it cham
pslgu cork to suck while it was teeth
ing, and which, at the age OF three
years, is 80 drunken and dirorderly as
to Be a terror to the neigh borhood 10
which it resides.
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FRANCE.
The Com muuist Prisoners.

Paris, April 20-rhe Government
has advices announcing the arrival of
the Communist transport "Orue." at the
French Penal colony OF New Caledonia;
The Orne had on board tour hundred
and nineteen Communists who bad been
sentenced to various periods of penal
servilude. During the voyage she en-
countered severe weather, the provisions
ran short, and great hardship and pri-
vstiou was endured by all on board.
Scurvy broke out to an alarming extent
among the prisoners, in many cases
terminating fatally.