SMUGGLING EXTRAORDINARY.-...
SMUGGLING EXTItAORDINAitY.-About five o'clock oil Tucsday evening, four revenic officcrs cntered the Fleet prison, for the purpose of' searching for contraband goods. It ought to be stated, that in this prison there are nearly a scorc of individuials confined Ibr smugglintg; and the officers got information from a fellow who hatl previously f'ollowed the samiie kind of life, and who had been imprisoned for a simlilar oflence, that two or threce of the imprisoned smugglers carried on a goo(i trade in the Flect by their old practices, in selling to great advantage various articles ot' contrahan(d and prohibited goods. lWhen the officers arrived at the prison, they at first proceeded to a room whicl turned out not to be that wvhich belonged to the person suspected; tihey then returned to the Fate, and attended by Mr. Brown, the warden, went to the room of Saamuel Prescott, wclic they originally wished to ctter. Thiere they found Prescott, a well-knewn smuggler, who had lost his right hand while engaged in that dangerous trade, and knowing the deternmined character of the person with whom they bad to deal, tile officers being a.med with pistols, one was presente(d to each car of the prisoner, with a threat that it they met witl any resistance in the performance of their duty, they would fire. ilr. Brown also re- peated the same, anti Prescott of course instantly submitted. In his room were found two trunks, containing, in addition to his wearing apparel, Bandana handkerchiefs, ani French dresses, to the amount or nearly 2001., which were Ihstantly carried away by the officers.