Phenix Gazette

Mysterious.—One of the most extraordinary and unaccountable circumstances which has occurred for some time past, is the sudden disappearance from this city of Capt. Boot, of the Dutch ship Asia. This is the large and splendid vessel which has been laying for some time past in the North River; while on her voyage home from Batavia, she fortunately heard at sea of the hostile measures adopted by England and France towards the Dutch flag and sought refuge in our harbor from the danger which awaited her route to Holland. On news received here of the convention between Holland and the two great powers, preparations were immediately made for sending her home. On Thursday all was ready for her to proceed to sea. At three o'clock in the afternoon of that day Capt. Boot left the counting house of his consignees, Messrs. Gebhard & Co. with his ship's papers and every other final arrangement completed. He proceeded to his boat which was lying at the wharf, sent some things by her on board, ordered one of his officers who was in her to fire a gun for a pilot as soon as he reached the vessel; said that he himself would immediately return to the ship, and that they would then get under way. Since that moment, Capt. Boot, has not been heard of, nor have the most industrious researches led to any discovery relating to him. An advertisement has been inserted in some of the papers, containing an accurate description of the person of Capt. Boot, and we shall be happy should this particular reference to it, lead to any information as to his fate.—N. Y. Cour.