The New York Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1877, Page 3

TWEED'S WANDERINGS. A Romantic Story of His Famous Flight and Exile. WHY HE RAN AWAY. A Contract for the Escape and Delivery in Spain. THAT MARK UPON THE STOOP! Hope Abandoned with the Resurrection of Charles O’Conor. PILGRIMAGE OF AN INVALID. The Sponge Thrown Up by a Broken Down Old Man. [From Harpers’ Weekly. ] The unfounded announcement of the death of Chari: ’Conor, about the beginning of December, 1875, was Tead in Ludlow Street Jail by Tweed, with a feoling the reverse of what might be supposed, under ciroum- stances which had given the Ring chief a notoriety on one side of the bar as great as the {ame of O’Conor on tho other. Until he realized the fact Tweed could not imagine that the death of his great antagonist would prove so embarrassing to his interests. But, as he gays, the unticipated event which excited so much sorrow in the community was moro keenly elt by him than by anybody else, He was engaged at the time in negotiations for his release. Propositions for restitution and a settlo- ment with the State by himself and nis fellow @ehinquents were favorably entertained, one of the Jaw partners of Edwards Pierrepont (then Attorney General of the United States and now Minister to England) baving the matter in hand. In the event of the decease of O'Conor Tweed felt that there was no other person with whom he could hope to settle, aud the toils in which he was left seemed so hopeless an entanglement that be fell into’ utter despair, Ho had battled for years already without result, except that he had squandered his ill-gotten riches upon lawyers und on courts, suffered imprisonment, with the pros- pect of life term in Ludlow Street Jail in ex- change for his previous place in the Penitentiary on Bluckwoll’s Island. Worse than all else, he had sacri- iced his property, piece by piece, at ruinous prices, under the cloud of legal attachments, to raise the foes for currying on his legal battles, This had reduced hig moans, so that in view of disastrous shrinkage and foreclosures ho found himself brought face to face with actual bankruptcy. Tnoeapproaching trial of the great $6,000,000 suit against, him threatened a de- mand upon his cash resources for fees which he plainly saw be sbould fail to answer. His remaining possessions Were not available to raise ready money, and credit, es- pecially»with the lawyers, was out of the question. His money gone, bis courage broke down algo, and ho resolved on flight as the remedy both tor bis bank- raptcy and his hopeless imprisonment, Could ne ob- tain ‘his liberty he mignt save somo fragments of his estate. From his prison bars he saw his fortune, like ‘@raftBroken in the rapids, scattered and helplessly ‘@rifting into irretrievable ruin, His costly aad nu- merous counsellors had deserted him in battalions, and wath lus shroking purse camo not only achange of bis temper, but of his advisers and followers, In Short, having lost the great judges and lawyers of tho @vertea he bad created and controlled, he found him- @elf forced to fall back upon their clients, his follow Drisoners of the jail. PREPARATIONS VOR FLIGHT, ‘Tweed’s messmate in Ludlow Street Jail was Charley Lawrence, the silk smuggler, whose extradition led to ‘the abrogation of the troaty with England, He had previously chummed with Tweed in the more agroo- fable sphore of the Americus Club, of which he was ‘the official secretary, and, in fact, the chiet steward @nd purvoyor-general. This person being a client of Judge Pierrepont’s office in the extradition matter Tweed learned all the necessary details of the existing treaties and laws on the subject from actual con- Bultations in the jail in his presence, and having concluded upon flight he resolved to reach Spain as tho most oxpediont shelter, in view of the ab- gence of any extradition treaty with that country. Another of the inmates of Ludlow street prison was a person of many professional aliases, who has since becn more safely lodged ina penitentiary in Vermont, He 1s best known by the name of ‘‘Bliss,’’ and was the engineer of tho extraordinary Northampton Bank robbery. He was also “professionally’’ engaged ip the famous Washington “safe burglary,’ which was the occasion of iavestigation under tho late administra- tion of General Grant, This person lodged on the upper floor, and had approached Tweed with the proposal to avail himself of tho removal of the iron gratings of his window, which was on the ground floor, and which'would enable them both to escape, the whore matter to bo managed from the outside by the associates of “Blisa,” The proposition bad at first boen laughed at by Tweed. He had never previously entertained tho idea of flight. He only re- plied, ‘What could 1 do with myself? Where could I hope to hide myself?"” Concealment for Tweed was, a8 it seemed to him, an impossibility. Sut meeting his “professional” neighbor daily tu the courtyard of the juil, where they took their exercise, the subject was more definitely discussed, and the out- side friends of the ‘‘professional’”? being called iu, Tweed was persuaded of the practica- Dihty of a plan which they presented, and for the exe- cution of which he eugaged to pay a stipulated amount of money, Flight, ho had reasoned, must be his only relief. His conlerences with his new advisers, pecu- larly skilled in such matters, convinced him that this step, if entertained at all, must be taken with such absoluteness as to have no confidants or knowledge of his pians exist among bis own friends. Hoe must sur- ender himselt exclusively to the control of those who undertook the job, leaving no entanglement or intelli. gence behind him by which ne could be traced or over- hauled, And accordingly, no momber of his family, por his counsel, nor any friend or person whatever of his previous connections knew of his proposed fliy' or had any part in its execution; neither did they know bt his whereabouts at any time, until it had vecome necessary for him to communicate with them, after his arrest in Caba by the Spanish oiliciais. DETAILS OF THM ARRANGEMENTS. Tweed understood that he was to be taken In charge by a well organized body of men, distributed through- put the country, having every facility, their connec. Hons and method being thoroughly tested and well abdlished, Ho was furnished with a short key for Welegraphic communication and oue or postal facility. Phe latter included a system of enclosures through five fifferent envelopes, with addresses at removed points, He was to find occasion to visit bis house in Fifth avenue, corner of Forty-third street, and de. liver himself over, secretly and unattended, at his pwn dodr, The cxecution of the agreement included bis Janding in Spain, or under tho Spanish fag, and on Spanish territory, sately and secretly. lie Was given tho name of Jobn Secor, by which he was to be known to his new convections, and his personal identity aud his own name were to bo concealed from Ul persons, without exception, from the moment he passed out of his own stoop, The exact minute of ae- parturo was fixed at eight o'clock in the eveniag, not inure than one minute Lelore to one minute after that hour exactly. ‘the time of nis flight was lett undeter- mined, But he was to visit his house on cortain days, and, Whon the whole traim was ready, a sigo was to be piven by a certain secrok snark upon. tne stoop, Which je usceaded the #teps. Me cele aly, ewes took occasion to obtaln from the Bheriit and bis keepers the usual ‘privilege of the jail ded,’ to visit iis (amily aud transact some business. he Sheriff being allowed by law to trem prisoners: i abt to this privilege, a& necessary for the purpose of enubling them to get bail und look alter thelr sults, Decomes one of the perquisites of that officer, an we “ pat Tad responsibility and risk, for the exercise o| wi ‘stood 10 0 different light trom Lis lormer at. | of Appeals bad reversed, NEW. YORK HERALD; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1877.—TRIPL® SHEET. exercised a right in which he had only the Sheriff to consult, beiug with bim discretionary and a legiti- Toute 7." fees or costs within the county limits. Several s@ch visits having been made to bis house wt the usyal bour, alter dark, be secretly made some preparation of personal matters, and, putting his busi- ness afluirs in as good order as possible, fnaliy reached the 4th of December, 1875, which proved the occasion of bis departure. A DEPARTING Host, Op the evening of that day he was driven tn th customary hack, atteuded vy two keepers, to his house, Ascending the stoop he saw the sign. It was avout haltspess seven o'clock and « dreary December evening. The signal ut once aroused him With a start- lug shock, and (as he deseribes the vecurrence) bis blood and his uerves were filled with an electrical ex- citement which iBrilled every fre of his frame, Con- trolling Limselt with some ellort, be led his attendants to their wonted and weicome feast, which on this oc- casion was amply provided in the dining roow, Mr. Tweed concealed his excitement by an affected display of ite and a nervous and oilicious ationtion to his gui The clock ou the mantel, which bad been carefa@ily regulated, seemed to tim to be almost immovable, eins hands developed the slow minut of the half iF preceding eight o'clock, The ers ate, and he 0k good care, also, that they dran! ‘he meul engaged the profound atiention of the men, and they putin their time effectively aud prompuy. | But Mr, Tweed says he thought he never had assisted at so anxious and dilatory service of courses. He dreaded, on the one hand, to serve them so hurriedly as to have them rise amd getin his way, and, on the other, he teared his detention with them bevoud the close re- striction of bis moment of departure, This anxicty somewhat obscured tbe fluctuation of his resolution, which from time to time brought revulsions impelling him to give up the evcupe altogether, But at just the right moment oue of the keepers rose and went to the Washbasin iu the room to wash his | bands and get ready lor the luxurious and usval cigar after dinner, Tweed \ook the opportumty, rose aizo, and saying be would wash in the adjoining room, be puased into the ball, closing the dvor as he ieft the room. He kly took the first hat and coat and slipped out the fropt door. He was a fugitive! He saw the hact the door without a driver, who | also took advantage of tho occasion in the kitchen, Not a person oF ®BOund appeared to respond to his appointment, It was not quite ope minute past eignt. ‘ne revulsion of hig previous excitement seemed to have set in, he began to experience peculiar sen- Mone Ho bad stolea forth trom his home to place nimself in the bands and guidance of a picketed gung of desperadoes! As be shrunk back under the shadow of the stoop it’seemed to bim a long period of doubt and scli-examinet Wutil Lis attention wus attracted by the noise of wi and he saw a common trades- man’s wagon, such ag is used by grocers and express drivers. saw Man’s arm reach out from the cover, which was the sign that it was iorhim. As he descended tho stoop.be also saw 2 man passing slowly, which caused bimt to hesitate; but this person said, in a low “AU right; get ip the wagon.” So be scrambled ito the covered wagon, which drove quickly around the block tuto Maulson.avenue; butastboy got there, a car having run off the track, somo sonnel police aud passengers stood in the way, and the fugitive was stopped for two or three minal he car wus righted and ho had sturted again the suspense The presence of the , the possibility of his detuc- tion und capture, sense of flight, brought out a vivid realization of hia situation. He had borno tho indignities and the privations of his prisons and bis pumishment heretofore, but that secined something voluntary, Like the imdtan in captivity and torture, he did not beed st MENTAL REVULSION, Mr. Tweed dates irom this inception of his flighta complete change, wuich hus stuco taken (ull posses- sion of his character and bis tone of mind, Maay hours and days of like experience have since deep- ened his emotions, aud all who have seen him since his rewurn, and who knew bim In his previous pride, have been struck with the revolution in his mental condition, ‘Yhe wagon goon started again and drove zigzag across the city toward the North River, which was soon reached, und beside a big truck on the pier they opped. ‘The driver sai jet out on the river side,” Tweed got out, secing that the truck covered him from observation as be alighted. A man stood near the truck also, who indicated that weed was to de- scend into a rowboat, iu which be quickly embarked and crossed.to the Jersey side, he pluce of this de- iriure may be 1: ated a8 1u a Comparatively direct ine trom ‘Tweed’s houso tn Forty-third lah possibly not very far away from Weehawken ferry. ‘his is wo lonely and unfrequented iocality ut night, and the op- posite shores of Jersey present the first bluffs of the Inagnificent Palisades, The rocky shores of tho river under the Palisades have veen modified in their wild- ness of ag} & road’which reaches to Fort Lee, with occasional P ascerding roadways used by the quarrymen cutting Out apd carting the Belgian pavo- ments, ‘The rowboat landed Tweed at an unfrequented spot in this neighborhood, not far distant from the well known place where alexander Hamuiton was killed in the duel with Auron Burr, There he was tet by auotber vebiclo in waiting for him ou the shore road, when he was driven off inty the region beyond the river and the Pulwades, climbing and descouding as Occasion was, but in a digeetion und to a tormiuation where he never had been before, aud Id not now ascertain or indicate. Tuis lonely ride in the durkucss Sade half or gree acar iat rs om boar, ety ata Tapa pace Whep not del y the unfavorable roud~ way: ‘They pevsod inte | yon. beyond Pulisades, where ‘of the scenery may be found as wild aod mitive as in “the Adirondacks, and a refugee would be tar more likely to escape observation. Skirted by pic- nic taverns and Sunday beer gardens, the population of this picturesque territory is chielly German, Back from the river there uro few travelled biguways, and the Jew old furm houses havo a dilapidated aud de- serted appourance. Reaching one of these decayed and uuobirusive homesteads, Tweed was received by another of his new found friends, who greeted him quietly with ussurunces of kindness and safety. Being Jed into the house, his host tenuered hin the use of accommodations either on the ground story or the one above. After examination the second floor was chosen. ln this retuge weed coutinued trom his arrival, the 4th day of December, until about the first week in March, ‘THE DAWS OF EXILE, Alter a fitful might’s rest the fugitive rose next morning to realize that he was an exile at his own tbreshvid, as it were, From the neighboring bluits or he could see his home in tue city of New York, which he dured not visit, aad where he was ‘-born aad raised.”? When could he again retura to it? His present resting place was intended to lust until it was convenient lor him to start lor Spain, after a little further delay tor preparations. Bav it was months veloro he set out, or could tear himself away trom New York. ‘The first care in the morning was to put on his di guise aud transiorm himself into his assumed per- sonality, “Mr. Jouu Secor,” an invalid gentleman, seeking merely a litle rest and fresh air, as weil as re- Hef trom business pressure, So, bis whiskers being shaven off and his buir clipped short, he put on a wi, ‘The removal ot the whiskers gave lis teatures, b jaws and cheekbones greater prominence, nud, with the wig and @ pair of gold spectacles, he was quite transformed. The wig was ot reddiali yellow hair, crinkled or curled in appearance, cut square and quite well down on his neck, READING THE NEWSPAPERS, The next anxiety of the day was to yet the newspa- pers. 1t seems to have been a most exciting sensation to him when they wera ovtained. Nothing but Tweed, Column after column and whole pages on lis tight, the search by the Sherif und detectives, the theories ‘and conjectures of the reporters, the prociamation of re- ward officially, the commuuicatioas and letters trom every quarter. 0 uproar seemed unpreeodente and at once it had 136 effect upon him, It was occupa: tiou for his mind. He read each day, and had every paper he could get brought to him.” Tue excitement of the search was peculiarly his, Many umes as some corner of the discussion seemed to point toward his inding place he started up to go upon bis voyage, then waited until the next duy’s batch of news, and was diverted from the jdeu, Reading the papers was his chief occupation, He seldom ventured wut of doors in the Mayuine A walk in the early morning, and an occasional late sun- down ride in the covered country wagon through the unfrequented wooded lanes, tilled up the routioe of his time jor soveral weeks Afler that, he got an oppor- tunity to watch the impanelling of the strack jury, and finally wound up with a naturally absorbing iiterest in the daily reports of the trial in the famous $6,000,000 suit against him, as elaborately presented in tho New York papers. BEGINNING OF A CHANGE, it was during (tis opportunity of quiet and medita- tiou, which his surrounding circumstances for the frst time altorded in many vears, tbat the striking change begun whicn has been observed in him since bis re- | turn, and which the scattered indications in tbe briet diaries which he kept ciearly indicate. It t# 11m por to note this here, as a key to the concluding his extraordinary story, The article published ; Harper's Weekly “on the Court of Appeals came out three days alter the tlght of tweed. He never saw it until tis return from Spaiu, bat he read the discussions it nad created aud saw the iniluence it exercised on the Judiciary, Which proved to be oi the greatest importance Lo lis destinies, O'Conor was not dead, but his condition Was supposed to be suc as to preclude any idea of bis being ever able to re- | sume bis posivion in the courts again, The Ring men had nearly ali fled, and there seemed to be nobudy to carry on the uufurtanate suite, The respousibility of arecord which began to excite a good deal of ouium against the judges could no longer be shifted fro t of political manmuvriny couid seandal, Tweed bad left vo instructions avout his cases, nor did his vondsmen or friends = desire to ve in them, But through cho secret tuilueuce of the judges the matter was pot on its Iegs, and Judge Weet- brook, whuse decisions had been reversed betore, was made the medium of a change of policy, which had also been distinctly intimated in the dental of a minor motion in the case of Tom Fields, one of the Ring suits, by the Court of Appeals, Judge Westbrook had written in the Generat Term what is Known as the cumulative Judgment decision of the Supreme Court, supporting the sentence of cumulative penalties in- tieted on Tweed, and Which the devision of the Court He was identified with the decisions in the Ring suite from the first, having been nt by reason of his peculiar ‘ability’ and his” acknowledged independeuce of tle in- fluences Which had been so manifest else. where in the courts, When the case of the Assistant Stato Treasurer Phelps cawe before bin it was pre- sumed that be Would treat it in (ue usual way as a tere misdemeanor ora breach of trast. In uct, the delinquent Phelps, who had tn bis capacity as a public oftiver embezzled some $40,000 of $50,000, went to a high legal practitioner th Albany, and in a’ panic took advice a8 to his difficulues, The auvise jim of the trivial pusishment mparative Mamanity hitherto usoal in such cas aud tik. ing courage again, he returned to his official post, and increased the amount of bis thett to upward of three hundred thousand dollars, But on hys trial beture Westbrook, the surprise was developed of sending him, ich he gives Ins bonds, Tweed, being held on civil roe itude under a poual sentouce. 1a leaving his Jail he, |, under heavy sentence, as a felon to the Penitentiary, | ‘well bey and estabiisuiug such acts ander the common law as pumishadie hke any other robbery. - {t's 4 curious cometdence, also, that during the ad- ministration of President Pierce, Westbrook was a mouberot Congress withylweed, the latter having in- fiuentially exerged himself to procure the appoiptineat of United Stuses District Attorney for the man who hag since so signally dissolved the “Tweed iufluence” on. the Bench, It shoula be reiwarked here, perhape, that Judge Westbrook, having voted for the’ famous sas-Nebraska bill, declined the appointment in question wt the hands of Pierce, ag it might seem like a pay- ment for his vote—ua delicacy not elsewbere mani fested ow that occasion by others, As a judge, his de. cisions and rulings have been marked by great c.ear- ness und simplicity, his gevUeness of manner and de- livery vetng entirely wanting fn any effort at oratorical ordramatic eftect, in view of the severity of the attacks which have been made upon our State judiciary, tuig recognition, in a different key, would seem to be due to the judge. who ligaily disposed of fweed's.case. ‘Its importance in tracing the course of the latter ts absolute, WATCHING 108 SUIT. Tweed watched the proceedings as if he were a spectator and listener, where he say in bis retreat, viewing through his window the masts of the distant shipping and the house tops, just dimly visible in the smoke of the horizon, Tweed knew well the temper of bis judge, and ty one regard it Was the same to bim whether he was on the ground to help or out of sight and reach, Indeed, he conjectured that the telin ou of the judge would be less severe, in view of the obvious absence of all appearance of influence trom defeat of tne scanued = with then novel pro- he him (Tweed) He watcned the motion for a dismissal, and wonder the uuprecedented and ceedings for u ‘struck jury.” Of course could know nothing of the secret counsels b Juniors at the sick ded of The | Washington, almost in a direct Tine across the river, and quite 1 sight of the hidingypluce of the fugitive, had suddenly roused up from his long and extraordi- nary lethargy, He became convalescent, got out of bed and rivalled Tweed himselt in his growing interest 1n the trial ‘yweed had certainly made definite plans for his future in leaving te prison, But once at large, he lingered, iuiebsely avxiows that the result of the tra! mignt “admit of his return, He suw by the reports that the adroituess of David Dudley Field, In the absence of bis old antagonist, Charles 0Conor, indicated an easy rout of the junior counsel, into whose uands the case for the people had dropped, The witpesses came on the stand from the public offices and from tne city banks. Garvey and Ingersoll came Mr. Then, the subsequent candidate tor the Prosidency, was put to the question, Tweed watched 1 all, Ho was certain, {rom appeur- ances, that the prosecution of the guit was break- ing down. he counsel, with their witnesses, and the proofs on the side of the people, seemed to him (as he describes it) ttke the stereotypod sceuo in @ pantomime, where the great blower appears, and sends every boay and every thing off the stage, oF fly- ‘og up in the air, ab apall, Sach seemed. the irresist- ible dexterity of the noted, cross-examiner and voditier, All these proceedings of the trial had been strung out, and had now rexchod the beginning of Marcy. The suspense of ‘Tweed: had become intense. Upon the near eveyt depended whether be should retury to his native city or resume his flight and seck a perma- nent place of exile. He had occupied his present quiet retreat sinco the 5th of December, making threo months, to continued under: the control of the two men who bad managed his escapo and contracted for his safety. He did umpheitly whut.they directed, and they beld him in hand like tramers. He slept, be roge, he wuiked, he rode, ute and draak only as they instructed him, aud it may be remarked here that this discipline and relation were maintained until be closed his engagement with them satisfactorily in Fiorida, His cays back of the Palisades being spent in strict seclusion, all his mind- seen, centered upon reading the daily reports of the tna RESURRECTION OF CHARLES O'coNOR, And as the great length of the proceedings naturally grew monolonous even to biw, be was suddenly Startled one day, on receiving bis papers, by seeing the announcement, tu the customary sensation head lines, that Charles O’Conor bad reappeared in his case before Judge Westbrook! Of all resurrections and ghosts, this seemed the most feartul to Tweed. As be describes it, had le committed murder and had.the, body of his victim been suddenly brought belore him to confront, he might have folt as he did when he read the strikingly dramatic scene in the courty when the white and emaciated form of the venerablo pleuder rose and resumed his cause before tho Judge. All hope for Tweed at once seemed vanished. He bad conjectured some brilliant technical stroke by hig counsel which would quash the whole thing, as they did before the Court of Appeuls. He hud “down to the leach, estimated the’ probabilities of “hanging” the jury on some disagreement, but the advent of O’Conor dis- solved all, He did not wait for the end. Ho again gathored up his now scanty effects. If be (Tweed) did bot make an end of this thing O’Conor never would, Ouce moro he was done. A CHANGE OF LOCALITY, The scove now changes. Tweed had finally sur- rondered himself to exile, He took up a temporary ‘abode about half a mile trom Fort Wadsworth, at the Narrows, in @ tishermun’s but, with bis two compa fons, s Shanty had been used by some shad fish men, but the obstruction which their poles mad caused their removal by order of “G W. B.,”? the famous guardian of New York harbor. Tho shad man’s but was therefore vacunt until the distin. guished occupancy vy this other great trieud of New York city and its less liquid highways, We Mt? Gowtage,* like others “of the kind, was of small dimensions, with a tier of bunka or berths, like the forecustie of a ship, Here the party staid tor two weeks making preparations, Mr, Tweed not only lived at this shad. man’s hut for two weeks, but even toade a visit across the channel, and stopped a night in Brooklyn! This was fairly the beginning of a course of rough life and free adventure, which lasted antil bis arrest in San- Wago ue Cuba. ‘The judgment for $6,000,000 and upward which had now been entered up agaist him gat as lightly, after all, upon his uew resolution us the old budge ot’ “Big Six? upon his breast in the early days of the oid New York fire iaddies in the Bowery. He tully realized that the bail (not the Judgment) was a barrier which bad been most ingeni- ously devised to banish Lim forever trom tho old haunts, It was as frm and relentless a decreo us ever Venico had eniorced tn her bitter and relontiess edicts of the secret chainbers of the Council of Ten, But he had, in fact, far moro upprehension and concern now about the prospective ocean Voyage and the detestable seasickness than about O’Conor and the knapscck Westbrook had strapped upon his back. Lowever, he dodged the main question of the sea sickness by devis- tog a coasting expedition by which, reaching Florida aud thence crossing the Spanish Main, be might in easy stages laud under the protection of the Spanish flag, His physique usually averaged some 280 pound @ Most inconvenient bulk on a sea Voyagc, und in sea sickness & proportionate source of increased disturb- ances. COASTING TO FLORIDA, During his stay on Siaten Island a hight and tast Sailing jie schooner was fluted out, and manned by himself and two companions, with a negro bey, He started uf iast from the pier im front of the fort in a rowbou-, in the wight, and slipped away upon a pleasant breeze, In due course, aud without anything hoticeable, they reached the lagoons on the coast of Fiorida, At ove of the lighthouse stations they made a definite stoppage again, Tweed taken ov bourd with the keeper of the light a8 John Secor, an invalid gen- Ueman secking a restoration of health and the re. creations of ishing and hunting. Here, too, be parted with bis guides from New York, ¢losiug Lis contract | With them at that pia His new quarters stood out in the surf, upon a long and irregular strip of sandy sea-beach, outside of 4 bright and lipid lagoon between this beach and the maidiand, the lagoon averaging about half a mile in width, Here, in this lonely #belier, he took a inelan- choly and meditative rest. He experienced tor the firot time in years atecling of pertect peace und satety which began to taecinate him, His restless acuvity and the tumult from which he had escaped had pre- pared him for @ strong appreciation of this forlorn abode, ‘The keepers, a Simple wad contented ftamuiy, knew nothing beyond this blank Life of their duiy aud their scanty resources. “Communication Was Gustiy had with the main land, and the fachities of mails, und even, the Mdipensable newspaper, were withih easy reach, Hfs rebldeace at tis place tnarks & principal pot in his adventures. Here, having parted wiih his “proféxsional”’ (riends, he was joined by the person who is Kuown as Huut 1a tho reports of his subsequent arrest. This wan, with a simattering of ineilteul phrases and a practical experience us hunter and guide, Was one of a class of local characters, Like the guides or truppers, the men of | tue mountains, tho prairies, and the wild border life of the West. in’ Florida the chiel rr source of profit for this class 18 to pilot the ivalids and pleasure parties who seek that region for its Cl mate during the winter mouths at the North, Here Dir. bweed bade farewell to What the denizens cull a “oiled shirt'—an article which Was replaced in this region by a woo! may last | the owner a coup! ly does with Out washing). The other arueies of costume usually are & bigh pur of jackvoots, truncated pants, tucked inside the boots, and a Blouched oF straw hut, Tho huating knife, pistols, belts, blanket and wailets ure added, like pepper and sult, Lo suit ine taste, IN THE KVERGLADES, ‘The new guide svou led Pweed ito his own haunts inthe interior of Florida, With a camping blanket and necessary arms they set forth, uuu Tweed entered upon the tuscinations of a life which seeunngly offers bo serious prospects of burdship im that cimate. They Kept out of the range of the regular touristy and got nd ihe settied borders into the tropical wilderness. The evergiades and forest lile had the usual glitter and gorgeous ‘aspects while the sense of novelty lasted. He speaks of many pleasures in his adventures during this expedition; bus overtaken in duc season by the Wurrid months, be wis driven back, and took up his residence im the neigh. bornood of Su Augustine, It would be « commonplace matter to recite Tweed's local experience with the de- twils of camp life, hunting, fishing and sceking the usual expeaiouts for killing Utne and the mosquitoes, It does not uppear that Florida enguged his aviention so much by Its peculiar Jile, climate and scenery, as it influenced him by the rest and selt-review which it afforded him, Contemplating himself in the light of an Ishmaelite, and like tho last ot the Semi. noies, Billy Bowiegs, driven out of civilized haaats Jnto the evergiades wnd the uninhabited wilderuesses, he returned to the cooling breezes of the sca-suore uoar the suburbs of St, Auguatine, and there deiberately planned « uew sphere and a now life of usefuiness, if hot ol repenwance aud reparauion, ovr FOR CURA When ho left this place in a dishing smack tor Cubs he had completed a definite set of plans to be carried out on bis arrival in Spam. Some forty miles sul Brought Tweed and tis companion to the coast of Cuda, some ten miles ouiside the harbor of Sautiago de Cuba, The fisuerman who brought them from the American coast did not daro vo confront the Spanisa odicints with o@ froight which he strongly suspected was contraband. It wns a bright moonligut night a8 they made the point chosen tora landing. Tweed had already become habituated to the byways ire- quenied by bis guides, and, even where he might have taken one of the regular mers plying among the | West India ports, he quite naturally continued his course as be hud sturted, keeping himself away from the regulur channels in Which be might be inconven- fently recognized. ‘There was vo kind of habitation within sight, aud the hour, noiwitustandiog the moonlight, preciuded a |. Hunt wrapped himself wm the blanket and was se0n asleep on the rock where they were left by the PY er. ‘There was uothing unexpected or aveideutal oir eitustion. Camping out pad been their cus- for some months past. Avoiding the towns and setiiements for the open country was also their bubit. When the morning came they iooked around the shores of a bay that curved mtand from where they Were cauping, On the opposite port w fisherman's Gob Was to bo seen, aud they observed a bey coming uey beckoued to him with band- kerehiets, avd he raised A lateen sail on the little cralt ‘ahd crossed tu them, aud bore them back to bis father, who received them ut the hut, Afver some breakfast Preparod here, they arranged to be taken up to sie city of Santiago de Cuba—which name the inhabitants shorten by using merely the last, “Cuba’? Another He it drift in the moraing breeze with the lateen suilg, they landed upon the dock in the city, Here they were promptly confronted by the ivevitable custom house officers. A demand for their passports led to the production of what they had—an American pass- port Without the Spanish visé at any regular landing ‘They were at once arrested. Their appearance ‘Was suspicious, aud they were sent on board the Spawiah inan-ot-war in the harbor, the Cherucca, AT SANTIAGO DK CURA. ‘Tweed’s arrival at Santiago is noted in his diary the 12th of June, 1876, about two’, M., and his release from on board the Cherucca atone The change and arrival of a new Captain Geveral at Havabs nud caused both suspicion wid delay i their | case, The Cuban patriots were mautlesting much ac- tivity, gad all America arrivals were strictly watched, ‘Then a Variety vf rumors bad started up about the two men @triving iu tuis mysterious manner, which, although subjecting them to a strict surveillance, secured them, uevertholess, a distinguished and courteous entertainment by the otiicers of the Spanish man-of-war, The diary contains the names of these officers in detail, and indicates a familiar and kandly intercourse with the Captain of the Port, until Mr, Alired N. Young, of Cincinnati, the American Cou- sul, procured their release on parole by becoming bond for them. They were accordingly able to take up their quarters at the principal hotel, kept in the name of Adeli Luscelles, Wuere they occupied two comfortable rooms until their case should be passea upon at Huvana, ‘The roatino here was merely one of delay. Twoed notes his walks, his rides in the volante, the streets and public planes. the churches and buildings, the hot days, and their negro processions and carnivals. His soci) contact, surough the American, Freach and Eug- lish Consuls’ residences, with the local sovicty seems to have been free and cordial, with winners, plenics and excursions around the city. Tbe 30th of Jane Consul- Goueral Hall telegraphed areply to Mr. Young, the Consul at Santis he case of Secor and Hunt will be attended to as soon as papers arrive.”’ A couple of captains of Ainerican merchant vessels, alsu delayed for custom house tniractions, made his companions At the hotel, and aiforded him a sympathetc concert ip maledictions against Spanish embargoes, On the 24 of July tho graph announced the nominations at St, Louis of Tilden and Hendricks, of which ticket his anticipations were not altogether cheerful, Ilis attention was recalled by tho French Congul to one of his previous schemes by an examina uuon of some pictures of Rio Janeiro, where that gentiomon bud formerly uctod ay Consul, Tweed remarks that he had originally contemplated mak- ing Brazil bis place of refuge, but the arrival of the Emperor, Dom Pedro, in the United States made the idea unadvigable, Tho Coutennial of Amer- tea, the Fourth of July. be duly colebrated with the inevitobie fireworks in the eveving from the buicony of the tfdtel Lascelles, the demonstration being highly appreciated by u concourse of the “chattels,” mainiy i apbuteot nature and absolute independence as to aby apparel. NERVOUS AND WORRIED, On she 7th of July, baving boen detained a month, ho concluded to settic down aud make the best of it by employing a teacher of Spanish, and utilizing bis time in acqutting a knowledge of the language. His teacher wag a clerk wp the customs, and a capable wan, with whom he expressed his satisfaction, making fair prog- ress i his dally lossons. On the Lith be notes the re- cerptof funds and thy sale of lis bilson the United States at ten por cent promium, He began to grow “nervous and worried” about uts caso at Havana, and waited with anxiety for every mail. In view of the prospect of detention he began to look about him ior @ house to rent, complaining, nevertheless, of the in- tolerable epprossion of the chinate, which began to tell on bis bealta. The departure of bis triend, the Ameri- can Cousal, on a furlough to the United States, he mentiousenviously, a5 also the same day he chroni- cles gloomily the execution of a person who ts takeu out and shot.in tho ouiskirts of the eny, He saw the je of the victim through the town, escorted by a guard of soldiers and a band of muste, ‘At tbo place of exocution the manu was put upon bis knees, blind- folded, with his back to the roldiers, and shot—a it~ Ue harder than three muiilions bail, THE VOYAGE TO SPAIN, At last the Vice Consul aud the Consul General, the Yort ut Santiago and the Admiral of ba Were brought into accord, and he Was permitted Lo engage passage in the Spauish bark Carmen tor Barcelona aud Vigo, Having given security to report at Vigo to the Captaiu of the ort the: went on beard und sailed the 27th of July, paying $543 Jor binwell and companion as the vest of the trip. Arouged. rox of Salling by, thé of the steam gunl (tho captor of the Virginius), ho saw with dohght at last tao slow departure of their vark dowa tho harbor in the light breeze, Captain Julia and bis ollicers are complimented 1 the diary for their courteous treatment. The daily record of the voyage bus the usual monotony oi @uy other log at sea, Skirting the Cuban coust in light winds and culms, he begun a heavy experience of uis long-deferred horror, seasickness, which stuck to his ample stomach unul ‘it had reduced his weigit — tmutertally. iis weight at home was more than pounds, whereas on bis rewuro he had shrunk down 0 160 pounds, und tuo sea had mainly done this work vb him, His notes upon the wind aad progress of the ship present the usual daily chronicle until about the bth of September, when they began to crows the track of the Mediterranean fleets, bound tn and out from Gibraitur, Here the number ot the vessels and the busy preparations on board the Carmen indi. cated the close of the protracted voyage, Ita effect on him may be well filustrated by the remark in his jour- Dal:— 1 still keop on the cloth (summor) pants, @ pair made for me In June, 1873, as the murk tells ime, They aro about tea inches too Iarge around the waist, so T thiuk Emus have decreased some In sizo there nines that time, Soup made of it boiled in hot water and seasoned auntity of ofl poured into wud a cracker or binewi other waning thin the ofl, which seems to be thy prevailing mixture in ali the cooking on board, ‘This diet, with a littio sherry, ho partook of merely in quantities to prevent tho pangs of an empty stomach. Approaching Vigo, he expresses hie longing jor fresh meat at last, or a little fruit, He says; Ido try to eat what 1s provided. but I cnn not doit; my stomach instantly turns when [cota taste of garlic, and ay that isthe only flavoring they use In cooking Twn sure to get itinthe bret mouthful. Lhave not eaten mora than two plates of soup and a tew soda biscuits in two days, und L begin to feel the m ARRESTED AT VIGO, On September 6, after a voyage of forty- the Carmen arrived in the beautiful bay wo days, of Vigo. Boarded by the custom house and health officers tue island the Laza- they were and anchor Wag cast ut in the centre of retto buildings stand, transferred for the gations, ‘Tweed found himself t here. His dary, papers and ba; from him, and after seven days he was ordered to be taken quarantine, a sinall the bay, where and to which usaal cleansing fume the Lazuretto in 10 the castle or for- tress 48.0 prisoner of State. Tweed was tuken from | the litte island of San Simon, where the Lazaretto ttandy, over to the city, and, 12 the custody of w guard sh soldiers, he was tnarched up the till toward le or fortress that crowns the elty of Vigo. On tls way along tho steep road he had to stop und rest, Here be tried to communicate with the guard, but bis detective Spanish enabled him to muks out with difficulty that he must be hold as a prisoner of State. In amaze os to whet bis fate must now be he resumed tis toil up the bil and 1m due time reached bis destination in the Usherod toto an apartment, be found it to compris stone floor, stone wails aud a stung ceiling. ‘There was nothing else except the dor he had entered and a uar- row window, He and a companion who was arrested with hit had the sutiviuction, at least, of being shut in togethor end not separated, 11’ they could not talk intelligibly to the guard, they could at least converse with and ‘understand each other, Bat what was the use? ‘They could wot oven satisly them- selves with conjectures ay to the occasion of their position, Cortaimly the old diMfcuity about the Passports could not have given rise to ull this grim proce It seomed very weary waiting until & servant Woman came, bringing tWo iron beds with bedding Spanish fashion, on ber head, [udication was ‘wood that he desired to ave the officer of tho guard or governor of the castie, Lut his efforts mere- ly enabled him to have permission to get \emporary wants satisfied from a hotel or tavern. Food, such as they desired to pay lor, with beer or wine, and some mating tor the floor, were provided; and they Started in with some tdea of patience and cheorfaluess, waiting what might next turn up. A NOTE PROM ITS SON, One morning when the women who took charge of their room brought their food from tue hotel she av tracted atte: by her gestures to the slopbucket she bad just emptied. Afer sho left with the sentinel, who always watched her when she came, Tweed exam- ined the empty bucket aud found she bad leit him a note from his son. Having failed in every other at- tempt to communicate he bad succeeded i this, An answer Was put in the bedclothes next morn- ing, which the chambermatd ax duly found, and also delivered, La this manner Tweed caine w learn some, thiag of the now phuse of hin caso. He learned that he was held by the Spanish goverument and supposed to bo Secretary Belknap, a fugitive Minister of War of the United States, and this, ut least, gave him the Prospect of a reloase, bis imprisoument being based on seine mistake or Spanish blunder, DISCOVERED BY M18 COMPANION. Another +eene which grew out of the new postal Arrangement Was the finding of one of the epistles placed in the bedelothes by Soleand, the ¢ One of these happened to tall into the bauds of Hant, who observed that the address to Jolin Secor was super- seded by what had until then been anknown to him, the real name of his companion, William M. Tweed, The result of this revelation proved temporarily unpleasant. Munt exciuined 10 astonishment, asking if bis com. Panion was actually the nowwrious fwe Ho broke h was tho fact, u thing against the law to merit this s#sociation, and be stamped and swore and wantod tue governor of the castic brought, that he might vindicate himself aud be set at liberty, OF at least set apart from bis notorious companion. He was not pacified, nor was there much comfortable feeling possivie Lotween them for the rewaluder of jue fourteen days of their lncur< ceration, ay. that time the Franklin bad arrived, and they were tuken duly on board, where explanation was more practicable, Hunt was ciamorous on the way to the sbip woen he learned of the presence States Covsular agent, protestiny: hw Ameri ship, bis riguts, wad his entire ignorauce of Tweed a: such until the discovery in the castie. ON BOARD THR FRAYKE Once on board the United state: Franklin Tweed found at last solid intelligible ground to occupy, The commander said, as be re colved him from the Spanish soldiers and officers, Unat bis instructions were to bring Tweed to New York; and to Tweed le also said woat bis wie sion ‘was, and, producing a photograph, said he was satisfied to receipt for him J bear bim buck accuraingly, assuring hin his kind est feelings und of every courtesy and attention on the Voyage back, placing at his disposal one of his best staterooms, aud extending to bim the privileges of the officers’? mess, As to Hunt the commander hud bo knowledge, and would, if requested, extend to him Une same privileges, or he Was tree to go ashore if he preterred. Mr. Twoed’s sou baa liberty to communicate freely with his father, which be availed of, As to Hunt, he speedily too himself out of sight of Tweed and went off, returning, however, in restored good natare with young {weed when he found there was no tore dao- ger of detention. As a token of reconeslation, und fraternity, too, he left asa litle keepsake the usual compliments of a certain class on parting with their friends in diMculty—a fle, a whipsaw and a jimmy chisel, "Tho rest of the story of Tweed up to bis return to Ludiow Street Jail again bas been widely published already, He was handed over to the Sherif! on the 23d of November, 1876. Secluding himself a little {rom lawyers and’ reporters he has maintained, as to the public, an absolute silence since his return, The | following letter to Charles O'Conor will show ever, that he had adopted an intelligent, though ap altered, course toward the public: — TWERD TO CHAKLES O'CONOR, LupLow Stuer Jain, Dec. 6, 1876. Cnaxas O'CoNoR, L sa. :— S1k—[ take the liberty of addressing you thiy Lette Woof the fuct that sour positir the State authorities inmy solely the publi regardles sonul interest. i every resource at Jons of per= et my troubles with y Possibly in @ mistaken sense of duty I have » long to sbleld others as well ay myself, bearing such losses aud punishment ax were meted Out tomy transgressions and tay misfortunes. Tt was truly more in the interest of otiers than in my own that lithea tion and resistance were prolonged. Viewing the mannor of my return to the wards of this prisou, realizine the evenis in the city, In the State aud in the uation whieh am brought here to confront, it will not, L hope, A bo be & presumption or insincerity in me to say that Tam indeed overwhelmed; that ali further resistance belux hopeless, avo eo vow to make, and only k the shortest and most efticient manner in which L may mako unqualilied sur- render It is not my purpose to dispute, or ap} the wults which you have agalusi State and the Gteposal ful effects, and connection as may Faith ot this ass and disposition wish tt to be deti Tam an old 0 left of property or xamination in this ure YoU And the public of the nt, as weil 4s show the entire aim have possessed, so far ux you may on in noalth, east down in To muitijgate the ily fies tthe sults and proceedings wgainst mo I was ready to make restitn Pon and reparation as far us in y power. Entangiemont with the interests und counsels of othors delayed and defeated this. 1 regret that my means have now become so utterly inadequate, [ would not make. the (usile offer if L hud not some wssurance, through your published stutoments, that the vindication of pringiple’ and the prospect of permaueutly purilying the public service ara the objects you have In view, as bela more desirable than the recovery of money. If in any manner you inay soe tit to Use tue in seh connection f shall vo only to» glad to respond. ‘Lrusting implicitly in your hizh reputation aud character, Task to make only u single reservation—not as rexards myself, but wherever others muy be concerned, Leaving my personal and property be put to the fullese test of examinat city, I would hope to have any mtrletod to ing ws yor vailing for may deman frankness, that uatters to withhold any ification of adgiment shal re responsibility of publication, and the uso of such wat only as nay by neconsury forthe ends you wish to advanee. For the present Lhave no legal counsel. T shail ploy any, nad conior Foster Dewe Wi this by Mave heretofore employed as ter- rotary. He (s directed to receive trum you any fnstractions or suggestions, and wnswer in detail as to my cireumstance: lum, very traly, yours, LT Wisk 1t i understood that Mr. O’Conor sont this letter to Attorney General Fairchild wita his lavorablo recom. mendation, and that Mr, O’Conor also siguitied bis in- tention to terminate his more active connection with the Ring prosecutions, now practically ended, Acting upon this view the Attorney General has himself made several visits to Tweed, and bas carried out the exam- inations of eflects, and especially of information, which Tweed had to tura over. A large pilo of checks, vouchers aud evidence is accordingly in the control of Attoruey General Fairchild, TWRED'S FUTURE, As to what may become of ‘'weed, when he bas sur- rendered all his property and turned over his papers, we ure evabled to say that bis flight was not altogether that of am aimless tugitive. Ho intended to enter upon important railroad work in Spain, which may stul engage him if he sees hia way to it upon bis release, He was fiity-four years old on Tuesday, April 3. NEW YORM POST OFFICE STATE- MENT, Wasnsarox, April 3, 1877. Postmaster James, of New York, has transmitted bis quarterly account, ending March 31, reaching here on Monday morning. Tho various items were duly can- vassed and the entire account fully audited and allowed to-day. This closes the business of Mr. James as late Postmaster, and from the 1st mst. an entire schedule will be commenced, the sume as if anew chief had been upporuted to that office. TT. L. James, Postmaster, in account curreyt with tho United States (or the service of the Post Vilice De- partment:— UNPAID POSTAGH ACCOUNT. To postage of unpaid letters which re- mained im the olfice at the close of the lust quarter... ti cove $452 23 ‘To postage referred to special agent. 2 84 To postagy of unpaid letters received from other oiflees this quarter nes 9,111 56 To postage (rum West Indices vi colioeted in Canada.....e- 437 21 ‘To amount of postuge unde: tors from other ollices this quurter...... 8,702 10 To amount paid for advertising letters this quarter, und which amount bus been udded to the postage on letters so ud- vertised, , . sete 346 46 sesess $19,052 40 ion 416, page 227, Total. 3 a pect: tention Is called to Regulations 1973.) cr. By unpuld postage, overcharged this quarter $204 36 By unpaid posuge of dead aud retused tet- ters sent vo the Post Oflice Department this quarter, a& per dead letter bill here Josed.... 903 36 By uupuid postage o Ing in this office .....6 361 30 By amount of unpaid postage Sundry parties, ag per instructions trom tho department. Balance carried down... 31 00 17,402 3 Total...... NRW YORK To balance brought dowa, being amount of postage on letters collected this quarter., $17,402 38 Amount received for waste paper, dead bewspapers, printed matter and cwibe Fold during the quarter ee 637 63 To Pennaylvauia Railroad Company, ro- funded amount of unused coupons ob coin- mutation tickets 12 00 Box rent... 18,530 v0 Ainount of postage stamped — envelopes, paper wrappers aad postal cards on bund at close of lust quurter + $100,195 62 Amount ps, stumped envelopes, news. paper wrappers and pos from the ot partment this quarter........ 720,025 10 Total. “2 $991,120 72 Deauct amount of postate stamps, stamped envelopes, heWspaper Wrappers and pos- ta) curds now 00 hand........ 169,908 25 Balances soeseceeeeees Deduct amount of damaged #lumps redeemed and m rected envewp Leaving amount o! postog envelopes, hewspaper Wrappers and tal curds sold during the quarte Total. By salary Y dime By 12,025 ship and steamb letters paid for Unis quarter, as por receipts herewith, at two cents each, hia By contingent expenses, per vouchers bere. with . By exp Balauce due Total... " 0 : > the United Siates....., oo - $740,127 04 FIGHT FOR A PRIZE. The ship Investigator arrived yesterday morning at Poillon’s Dock, foot of Bridge street, Brooklyn. Two of her sailors, named Kagan and Mayers, sent word to Charles Swish, proprietor ot a sailors’ boarding hoase, in Dover strees, this city, that they lad lauded, When Smith arrived on board, be found Jawes Gallagher, Proprietor of a rival boarding house, with the two sailors, trying w persuade them to go to bis house. As S000 us Le bubold Smith, ho became very angry and & quarrel at once ensued. Gallagher knocked Smith cown with a bottle, Smith regained tis ject aud struck Galiagher a violeat biow in the faco with ap trou ring, Gallagher then drew a revolver aud dis charged iat Smith, The bullet, however, missed that individual and entered the Ureast of Kegan, intlioting aslight wound. Gallagher was arrested aud wKen be- fore Justice Walsh, where a complaint of assuuit and battery with intent to kill was preferred against him by Smith and a charge of felonious assault was pre- forred by Kee; ‘Tho prisoner was then taken to Raymond Street Jail, bail being jused, end Smith, accompanied by bis two sailor frieuds, started for LDover strooy 3 OF NEPTUNE. BROUGHT TO PORT IN IRONS--RUGENE RAY- MOND'S MXPLOLTS WITH AN AXE AND & KNIFE — KNOCKED DOWN BX A CONSUL'S SHOE—THE STORY OF HIS LIFE, The schooner K. 5, Eddie arrived as Martin’s dock, Brooklyn, with a cargo of hides, on Monday, after a three months’ voyage from Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil, On board the schooner was Thomas Gould, alias Bue gene K. Raymond, who bad beeu placed in irons by order of Captain H, 5, Reiawit, who charges him with assault with attempt to kill. It appoars that Raymond had been sick at the port aamed for several weeks pre- vious to the sailing of the Eddie, and had been under the care of Wuliaa K, Peabody, the late United States Consul at that place. The latter official obtained a passage for Raymond, who {$a seaman, and also took passage himself on the vessel, Whea they were about threo weeks out of port and during the prevalence ot a gal “ali nands’? were called to **curn out”? and work, The prisoner refused \o comply with the order, however, claiming exemption on the ground that he was a gov- ernment passenger. He reported himself as sick the day following and somo angry words were exchanged A WILD CHILD beiween tho captuin and Rayinond. Tho result of tho quarrel was that the accused took ap axo and attempted to strike the captain with it, but was prevented trom doing so by the Captain, who drew bis revolver, The prisoner then let the axo fall, Ho also drew a sheatt kulle upou the mute of the vessel because the latter inter. fered, Fearing further violence at the hands of the infuriated map, Mr. Peabody took off one of bis shoes, to which was a heavy wooden sole, and knocked Ray- mond down by striking him on tho head with it. He was then placed in irons; Where he was kept until be was surrendered to the United States authors ities, Yesterday ho was taken before United States Commissioner Winsiow for preliminary eXamimaticn. The prisoner, who is evidently a man of some education, stated before | the Commissioner that he had beon almost starved to death winle on the schooner. He said Laat it was nut to be expectod Lbat the ignorant negroes Who com. posed the crew could give & Very coherent account of she affair, as their minds were not disciplisted, The captaia is of the opinion that Raymond 18 insaue, and that it was necessary to coniue. him in irous in order to prevent him from dong injury to himself or tose about lim. The prisoner is sald to be @ son of & prominent minister of the Baptisy imation in Chicago and ao nephow of Couns xollor Raymond, of the Bar of New York. Hig brother, 1t is said, is in the clothing business on Broad- way. ‘The prisoner was committed to the Raymond Street Juil, to await examination, which will be cum- menced this forenoon. THY PRISONERS NARRATIVE. Raymond stated to a reporter that be bad been load~ ing a miserable lite at Kio Grande de Sol for about a your, when his health broke down and ho became an inmate of the hospital. He finally made an appeal to the Consul, Mr. Voabody, for means to return to bit denom- home; but he alleges that that official at trst drove Inm ‘trom his presence with a club, Finally the American residents of the place pre- vailed upon their representative to aid the destitute mau, and be found a passage for him on the schooner avove named. On the voyage he worked with the other seamen, but for a time eat his meals ab the cabin table, On January 19 he had been four hours and a half atthe wheet when the call for ‘ail hands”? was given, and ho refused to answer the sum mons. ‘he Captain appealed to the Coasul to compel Raymond to go to work, His quarters were then 1 moved to the forecastie, and the next morning the Captain saw him conovaling a kolfe, between his neck and sturt He demanded that Ray- mond should give up the kuile, which wis taken possession of by the mate, At that time ho (Raymond) says he had gone tor two days without food, and, scarcely kuowing what he was doing, ho seized an axe, and with a ioud “whoop!” rushed to- ward where the Captain and Mr. Peabody were stands ing, brandishing the weapon over tis head. A pistol was drawn by the Captain and tho Consul took off tis shoo, upon seeing which he dropped tho axe, and, feoling & burning sensation in bis head, he took a pail of water and poured it over bimseil. While thua occupied Mr. Peaboay struck him on the head with his heavy shoe, cutting — the _—sealp severely. Tho day following @ jour pronged hook, known ag “the groins,’? was found in his quarters, and then the “nippors” were placed on bis wrists, and ho was removed to a little fratne bouse on deck, where lo was kept a prisoner tll his arrival here. He alieges that he was nearly starved to death, He ran away from home wh irieen years of age und mado # three years’ voyage. When he returned trom bis drat voyage he found that his father was holding revival meetings at Dr. Armitage’s Church, and be begged bw forgiveness and reiurned to bia home. Ho Joarnad, the trade of | jowoller, und enlisted io the United States regular army in early part 0! remained at bis bome for a year or two, upul (isap- \poiApinent In a fair object of his affections drove him to ses Hosaya he Will communicate with his trends and seek to secure the punishment of his alleged per secutors on board ship. 1861, He was aisebarged trom the army in mie RIOT ON SHIPBOARD. FIVE DRUNKEN SAILORS ATTACK THE MATZ AND CREW OF A STEAMSHIP—AN ALLEGED CON« SPIRACY. Grufith Maron, William Tynan, Joho Tynan, Philp Scanlon and Thomus Benton, five sailors from the steamship Jou Bramall, which arrived trom Palermo, Italy, on Wedunsday last, were arraigned before Judge Duty yesterday on a specttic charge of disorderly cous duct; but the facts brought out showed that they had been indulging in a free fignt,!n which several of the resi of the crew had been severely injured, ‘The trouble between them and the others of the crew commenced on Sunday night, when they were pare tially intoxicated, During Monday morning they Jett the ship and were drioking all day till about two o’elock in the afternoon, when they returned to the vessel, which is lying at pier No, 40 Kast River, ready to renew the quarrel. They becamo engaged in an altercation in the forecastie, and tho mate, Devan, ordered them to their berths, His orders were groeted with derision, and a sailor named Evans Caught hold of vue of the unruly ones, when they made an assault ou him with knives and belaying pins. ‘The mate was knocked down and lett bleediug on the deck, ‘They then proceeded to the berths occupied by tue crew, and mado a general ussault on them, Bewg without arms, the men fled to tho hold of the vessel aud hid themselves, as best they cuuld. They then made an uttack on Wile hain Carter, tho boatswain, wh knocked over with aa iron saucepan. In the meantime the mate sent for the police, aud Ofticers Brady, O'Connell and Counor, of tie steamboat squad, arrived im time to prevent the drunken sailors from — doing any further datmuge, The mate and boatswain uppeared against them yesterday. The mate suited they wore all desperate inen; that they hud ail “entered into am agreement to take possevsion of the ship when sho Was well out to sea, ‘This the mea deny altogether, and say that the captain Was away from tho Vesse: on Sunday aud Monday ard the uate was assuming too much authority, aud thas Was the cause of the ight. ‘They were held for exam- ination, which will take place this morning. COLLISI AT SEA WRECK OF THU ITALIAN BARK BOZZO AND OF A FRENCH FISHING VESSEL—YOUR LIVES LOSt— THE CREW RESCUED NY THE BARK EMBLA. The back Embia, Captain T, Sorensen, sailing trom Hull, Englund, and consigned to Benham & Boyesen, No, 88 Wall street, arrived at this port yesterday morn ing. Captain Sorensen reporis the sinking of the Italian bark Bozzo off Beuchy Head, by collision with a Frenou fishing vessel, and the rescue of the crew ia the boats of the Embla just before the Bozzo went down, About two o’clock on the morning of the 7th of February, the Kozzo, which was bound from Londou to Baltimore, was running alung the coast im a thick fog, when the collision took place, A high sea was running and the fog was so dense that the ves- sel’s lights could only be seen ashort distance With+ out any warning the vessel received « sudden and tre- mendous shock. fer bowsprit, foremast and matn- mast were wrenehod off and went by the board, tearing away the rigging and covering the deck with the wreck of the top hamper. The French vessel with which the Bozzo collided was cut in two and sunk immediately, carrying dowa four of the crow, while three saved themseives by catening at the loose rigging of tbe Bozzo, and were afterward hauled in by her crew, ‘The Bozzo began to lea the Water rising so fast 1 soon go down, ‘The crew were keptat the pamps, a signal of distress was set and a loghorn biown at iutorvale, KHSCURD BY THM EMMILA. At half-past six o'clock on the samo morningsthe Embla cae up close to the sinking vessel in the Tog, aud preparations were at ouce made to render ber as- ce, ‘The Bozzo lay in the trough of the sea, utterly belpiess and rolling heavily. Her ganwalewas only @ few feet from the surtace and the seas swept the deck conUioually. The boats belonging to ber were eotangiod 1 the rigging ana It Was found tmpossible to diseugage more than one. In tng boat and the boats which Wore sent frow the Embla the whole crew, fou twen persons all told, Were sately rescued, with their personal effecis, us well as tho three sulors who had been saved from the French fishing vessolL AS tue last boat load reached the # de of the Embta, Captain Sorensen saw the Bozzo lurch to leeward with an unusually heavy roll, wiht flood of water pourod over her deck. Borne dowa by its weight, the vessel never righted again and supe im a few seconds, The crow of tue Bozzo were eared for ou voard the Eimbia as well as circumstances per- mitted, and landed saiely at New Haven, near Beach; Head, on the 9th of February, two days iter theaoke liston, ptatn Sorensen then sailed for this ait where ho arrived yestergay, as has been said, ir long and rough voyage, With head winds the part ol the way.