The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-12
NEW YORK,
A Fortunate Discovery.


stroke for liberty was made on Friday,
last, by twenty-one prisoners, confined
in the county jail at Richmond, Staten
Island. The men dug hole q feet
in the ground, through the flooring and
under the wall, during the day, and
only awaited the darkness to make
their escape. The sheriff Fortunate
ly discovered the attempted escape and
thwarted it.
The Surrender OF Valencia.
A Herald special from Valencis,
Spain, says:
"Previous to the surrender OF Valen.
cia by the Insurgents to the Spanish
government forces, ten thousand OF the
Ioyalist troops were concentrated before
the city, under command Of Ger erals
Martinez, Campos, Salsedor, Velorde
and Villacam, and had eighteen siege
guns placed in position. The revolu-
ZIONIST generals seeing the condition OF
affairs assembled in council and after
debate proposed to surrender the city to
the commander in chief of the besieg-
ing army, under guarantee of full par
don to all the Insurgents within the
town. The Junta expressed at the
same thine apprehensions that the
government forces would burn the city
il terms were not concluded. The
proposition was made on the 9th inst.
and on the same day there was a gene
raj stampede of non combatants from
the city, the frightened people
being equally alarmed at the prospect
of enduring the dangers OF lombard
ment by the Spanish artillery, or the
excesses of the insurgents. Two days de-
Liberation eneued. At the expiration
of that period the commander Of the
Spanish troops rejected the terms sub
mitted him by the Radicals. The
members OF the Junta then took flight
along with the more violent, and re-
treated to the Port of Valencia and en-
barked in a steamer for Carthagena.
They were hootsd by the people at the
moment OF embarkment and only three
out of the fifteen batsllions remained
in Valencia. These surrendered the
city to the Republican loyalists. There
were 30 OF mortality on both sides
and the injury done to the commerce
of the town and Port OF Gras was very
great, 1000 houses being damaged by
the bombardment.
New Steamers.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany have three new iron steamers al
most ready for sea. One of these, the
Coluna, is expected from Chester, Pa
to-day to receive her furniture. She
will 20 on the line about the lst OF Sep
tember, between Panama and San Fran
cisco. The other two steamers are now
receiving their machinery at the Nor
gan Iron Works. The cost OF each vessel
will be between four hundred aud fifty
to five hundred Thousand dollars.
The steamship Samoria, from Liver-
pool, arrived at this port last night.
About half past ten last night, fire
broke out in the store room OF the
United States Light House on Staten
Island. Everything in the room was
destroyed, but no buildings damaged.
Loss not known.
The Missing Steamer.
Anxiety for the steamer Ernst Moritz
Arndt now twenty-one days over due,
has, since Saturday last, been steadily
on the increase, and at an early hour
this morning a large number Of friends
and relatives of passengers, began CALL
lug at the Compsny's Office in hopes OF
receiving some news OF the missing ship.
Agents in this city of the missing
steamer, Ernest Moritz Arndt, have
received a cable dispatch stating that
on July 24d, the Arndt was signaled in
latitude 46 10, longitute 4j 4, with pro
peller broken and under canvass; did
not need assistance. Again on July
Oath the vessel was spoken by steamer
Oceanic, in latitude 46 10, longitude 43
81, steering north as before.
About 4 o'clock this afternoon the
following dispatch was received:
LONDON, August 1.-THE ship, King
Oscar, passed the Arndt in July, in lat
itude 420l, longitude 1901, her pro-
piller was broken, otherwise all well.
[Signed.] LLOYD.
The King Oscar is Swedish steam
er sailing from different points on the
North sea to Canada. Shortly after
the above WAS received, gentleman
connected with the Star line called at
the Baltic company's office and report
ed that a ship supposed to be the
Arndt has been passed by the Oceanic,
on examination OF the log. That yes.
sci arrived here yesterday.
The following note was found July
Oath:
Met brig rigged steamer standing
north under sail had no steam on; did
not signal us; latitude 46 10, longitude
43 81 west. The Oceanic sailed from
this port for Liverpool on the 10Th ult.,
and arrived safely out. The information
brought by King Oscar aud Oceanic,
did not tend to relieve the anxiety felt
in regard 10 the Arndt. The theory
winch mas Deen nelu Uy agens was
that che had broken some part OF her
machinery, and was under sail,
sailing in a southerly direction,
IN order to avoid the heavy fog of the
banks OF Newfoundland. She was
heard from in a latitude north some
what of that heading for st. John,
probably, or some other port. This was
seventeen days ago. The list OF pas
sengers which sailed on the missing
steamer from Havre contains the
names OF DR.. Doyson, a Director Of the
steamship company, of Stetten. and
Carl Petnitz, a rich merchant OF North
Germany.
A committee was appointed to se'
lect a site for the new city prison met
this Afternoon. Mayor Havemeyer,