The Voice Of Freedom

Extensive Robbery. A carpet bag, containing $10,000 in gold, in two bags equally divided, was sent by the American Exchange Bank, of this City, to the Meriden Bank, at Meriden, Conn., and deposited in the mate's state-room, on board the steamer New Champion, on Saturday morning last. During the passage through the Sound to New Haven, some one effected an entrance to the room, forced open the carpet bag and stole one of the bags containing $5,000, with which he managed to escape, leaving the tag of the bag behind him, with the amount marked upon it. From the fact that the thief left the other bag, as also a package of $835 in bills for the Phoenix Bank, Hartford, undisturbed, it is supposed that the robbery was effected by some green hand at the business—probably by some one employed upon the boat. A special messenger from Hartford met the boat at New Haven and received the carpet bag, but did not discover his loss until in the cars some twenty miles from New Haven. Information was speedily conveyed to this city, and yesterday two of the hands on board the Champion were arrested, but as yet no clue has been discovered to the burglary—N. Y. Tribune.