The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06

OF the Hoyal Ship Yard In New York. and the
brother OF q Branch pilot; w ,. o,,,.
iaform you that she was a 40;gun ship. and
was on her passage from New. York to Rhode
OF the English troops. and a large assortment
Of clothing. There has been large number
Of persons employed for several summers
ing bell. and they have succeeded in getting
most OF her guns from her upper deck, bit
not been asG to hsr
from her bottom. as abe listed OH shore and
otherwise sound and strong She can safely
lies o. her bes% ends from and The her kss
From all the Information can collect, ana
from my own knowledge. sho Is ssuiilciently
feet or thereabouts-not ovor forty; l wish
the gentlemen success. and have no doubt nut
II will han dsomely reward them should they
she can easily be taken hold Of with the ma
chine you describe as something IKE toh@st
t II hs one
would, upon q moderate estimate, 10 worth
much more than the cost OF getting her 9n; II
is but lair TO the memory Of Mr.. Davis to no;
treasure in the sunken vessel es fact; but only
gives the prevailing rnmor and belief that tho
scheme would be profitable oven II no money
"f TIE BUN IN 1910 gave new version Of the
affair It said thai The Hqss"5 WAS a on h 6e
.Ss carried to Ms s
gagged in making war upon the colonists. pa ~
Jones was at the time cruising IN TIE yiein,ty
before. had inspired the commander 81 tme
Hnssar with respect for his prowess; It VII VII
ass an f
W nesry
to her gun deck. Among the mement,oe,s; 20, Of
the wreck tho writer describes e., e9 rcs ~
Tie manaeies they wore" The T9rk going S, on
under the Superintendent ce OF Horace Barnes.
The historical 6undsTs II ,hi nrc nS'f n S are
London london in the fall Of .i7s0. The expedition
sent into Connecticut from New York by Sir
traitor shfs arnold. was not UNDERTAKEN until ths
faIl Of laSl. year later. MOI. were there an;
Ssh arf Ss
Not only was New, London in the hands Of ths
ts ei out ATSf ri he Ffa,s sn S' sas
Spsr the on Sa4 t cruise S CAT aua e~ s
passage through Hell GATE vas ysnt t, nron
port Dor e OF L'orient Franco. early in October in
the ship war Aes W bsr sf y Sne ms2
only sailed for America on the 18th Of Decem-
her. Nor yet was the passage Of Hell Gate
It has y been Ss IN tSs when Crowded
by craft. interference with each other, Is
the great source Of danSeF Sir a sbn WAS was
chased by the French fleet or tho east end OF
Long Island In 1910; and came safely through
WRsn Tryon made his RAID
Haven and tho neiRhboring towns. tho trims;
ports with, the troops passed through He'll
Scorpion and the Halifax brig.
Some OF our older citizens remember the es-
B 81 eet III tie tR
United States was brought safely through.
prisoners said to have gone down in the H.
fated ship chained to her gun deck" We
na sf9s of
royal papers make no mention Of the loss Of
the vessel. no doubt for prudential reasons.
81 out N sesFi snaon On bes s. s
that the Hussar frigats was cast away in nell
Gate ae2u: ten days age; when az people sT
fsi1Haf and
S sSy Yar ae at IN the Nes Eng
Historical aud Genoa logical Register. Oct. 1873:
e, IT, u. Editor N n. Eiinb1gh.
1 nsaS il y n hs h
HuAlne tns Ss Of
unfortunate fate Of that fine vessel is in many
respects correct ! am not inclined to dispute
with him the appearances now presented by
from the wreck: but neither he nor any one
else vii! be so fortunate to find the large treas
nre said to haze been Lost In Sep There
i oi S6 s"s ssS rs that IT,
nfo The Sastod aee
lnncey. and In which operation assisted. be-
ing then petty offcer Of the Huzzar. struck
the I'D Of November 1880. and did not &C
down until she swung several miles up the
fpd broSrrs tho I'm os Ro
day. in seven fathoms o., water. but a strong
current then running mt the rate OF nine knots
Of her crew. When the accident happened tn
Gnzfns vas FAY on hi a Now Hah
CASTLE HILL, Aug. 8. 1927"
Commodore Preble notices the discrepancy
Marshalrs Biography Of Sir Charles Maurice
Pole. Bart. the Captain Of the, Hussar. whicf
Being ali saved. and as no blame whateve
could be imputed to Capt; POE in this acct
dent he was charged With eradmral Ar
after his arrival In England received tho a p
pointment to the Success. thirty-two guns anc
22O men"
Kaiie. in his Naval Biography" tells a sim
G Cir records the loss Of the ship bu
makes no mention OF any loss OF lilo by he
in the story OF the loss Of the seventy American
prisoners
Be.ts's story. however. has every appearance
OF probability. The crew OF the Hussar has
been stated at 200: the Commodore,s accoun
speaks of 80 as saved: Bolts OF lO7 as lost
The improbablity Of the l1ussar having hac
anv treasure whatever on board needs no fur
Their comment. No satisfactory reason appear.
for any treasure being sent to Admiral Ar
buthnot at Gardner s Bay, Sailors are luid Of
at the end OF u cruise. and GarCncrs Bay die
not afford the ways and means Of getting rio
OF money that 1t does In our yachting days
Nor Is it probable that tho Admiral would hav,
taken any special pleasure In the receipt o
seventy American prisoners. for which, az thu
saying Is. he could have no use whatever.
The dispatches Capt. Pole no doubt saved.
he did not. they are not now worth saving.
The business of frigates has always beer
the hearing Of dispatches Of money for pay
ment OF troops and sailors, The Hussar was
| no doubr. carrying dispatches to Admiral Ar
buthnot. and was probably to return to Grea
Britain with those Of the feet under his com
mand to the Admiralty.
BY THE Sun Of Oct. ~ We see that operation,
arc again resumed with a new diving appa
ratus and q suction pump: There Is littl'
dnnbt that this renewal Of the experiments o