NEFARIOUS TRANSACTION.
Ertract Of a pirate letter from Norfolk, dated


June %.


house in Philadelphia shipped on board
a sloop for New-Orleans, so packages of dry
goods and kegs of dollars, containing 2O. 900
dollars, on which they effected insurance in
Philadelphia to the amount of s $4,000
One package they were particular in marking
GLASS, which the mate thought prudent to
put on the top of the cargo, although it was
one OF the first sent down when they got out
of the Capes of Delaware, it happened that
this glass package took fire, and very fortunate-
ly for the crew was discovered immediately
and hoisted on deck, when it was found to
be a jar of vitriol.


The Captain Immediately bore away for
Norfolk, came up and called survey; it was
determined by them that the damage was tri-
fling; and she might proceed but the Can't.
thought something was wrong, took his own
advice, and wrote to Philadelphia; the under
writers hearing of the accident, and some sus-
picious circumstances happening with the par
ties in Philadelphia after her sailing, and this
rendering more suspicion, an agent was dis
patched by the underwriters, who arrived on
Tuesday, on which same day letter was re-
celved by the captain of the sloop from one of
the shippers, advising him not to let single
package be touched until he came on, which
would be in day or two.


This led to further suspicion, and they a.
greed to carry the money to Bank for deposit
when the kegs were opened, they were filed
with old nails, bars of lead, and other kinds of
precious metals. They then thought it would
be well to examine the dry goods.--the boxes
were all large and faithfully strapped, marked
and numbered. On opening them, they were
handsomely papered on the top, and on rails
ing the paper, nice hay, with three or four piec-
es of pig-iron, were neatly packed. | saw a.
bout 20 opened, all packed as describe. If
the fire had communicated to these tinder-
boxes, | think the crew would have been oblig-
ed to jump overheard. 1t appears the cook
has been missing since the thing was discover
ed, and it is supposed he was one of the con-
cern, as he was white.-One very large pack
age on deck was 5000 Carriage, which on ex-
animation, was found to be the same kind Of
ware as the other packages, only that it con-
tanned rather more. win let you know fur
ther when the business is unravelled


1t is stated that on full examination. the
whole cargo which was valued at 6 so 900 will
not pay scarcely the wharf storage.


The names of the shippers are also mention
ed, but as the subject is now under judicial
charge, are withheld. The vessel was loaded
at Kensington, near Philadelphia