SHIPMENT OF TREASURE. 



the moment,, is a sort of intruder * his indiffer- 

 ence is always mistaken for ill-will ; and because 

 he does not take part with either, both look upon 

 him as unworthy of confidence. At first it was 

 not uninteresting to see a whole community so 

 much in earnest on one topic : but this became 

 rather irksome, when we could no longer main- 

 tain a correspondent degree of animation on the 

 subject. As soon as the novelty had gone by, we 

 were looked upon as sober men in an intoxicated 

 company ; spies as it were upon the extravagance 

 of those in whose dissipation we did not choose to 

 participate. 



On the 6th of May, more than half a million 

 of dollars were embarked in the Conway ; and on 

 different days during the month, other large sums ; 

 all destined for London. Some of the treasure 

 was sent by Spanish merchants, a small quantity 

 by Mexicans, but the whole intended for the pur- 

 chase of British goods. 



When money is shipped, a set of bills of lad- 

 ing are signed for the amount. These bills, which 

 are immediately sent to England by various op- 

 portunities, become negotiable in the European 

 market, and may be transferred to other hands. 



