The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-05

cree 81 Ne <lSt NoSenOer, looo
The IMPERIAL Council Of Pyises has rendered the
foiioSpins decision. The papers relative TO the
afairef the stranding Of the american ship the
HORIZON, beiHg taken into consideration, the result
rs as follows
Mr.. John Mcclure and Mr. Alexander Mcclure,
brothers of Charleston, cleared out in the month
of September. 1894, under the command of the
latter for Zanzibar the eastern coast of Africa,
with n cargo of different kinds of merchandise
for account, and risQue of these two brothers
The papers with which this vessel was furnish
ed were,
LIST. register dated at Charleston on the Sd
Of Sept 1904, proving the property to belong to
the brothers, the McClures.
2nd. A passport from the President of the Uni
ted States dated on the same day, for the ship
Horizon going from Charleston to the Isle of Fan
zibar.
Sd. a Mediterranean passport the same date.
4th The list or roll of the men composing the
crew, signed by the captain and certified by JUS
tice of the Peace ut Charleston on the Sd Saptem-
Der, 1904.
5th. The act Encouragement ofthe people com
posing the at the time when the vessel was
cast away, and of which the first article is dated
on the Goth Jan. 1907.
There were besides many papers relative TO the
cargo, which were perfectly regular.
1t appeared BY declaration of capt. Nc Clure
that the Horizon went first to Goree where he sold
- part of his cargo, which was replaced by arti-
Giles of that country that from thence he made
sail for the River de la Plata that on the S0th A
pril, 1905, he stopped at the entrance of that
river by an English privateer who released him
under an agreement signed by the two captains,
that the validity invalitity of the prize should
be decided by four merchants of London he
then touched at Buenos Ayres, where he sold his
cargo and afterwards went 10 Montevidco the
iy port designated for the clearance of foreign
vessels, that at this port his ship fieghted by
the correspondents of the House OF Brentano and
Nrbreta to carry to London n cargo OF merchan-
die, and that this circumstance determined cap
tain Mcclure to give up the project of going to
Zanzibar, that towards the end of September,
1905, the captain left Montevideo in company
with the brig Simon belonging also to him and his
brother, on Fboard of which he put, destined for
London, the merchandise belonging to their con-
Germ, with the exception of some things which he
kept on board his own vessel with sum of about
2200 dollars, partly in specie and partly in ingots
of gold and silver; that the voyage of the brig
Simon fortunate but that the ship Horizon
was much injured in consequence of bad wea-
taer that he was obliged TO put into Lisbon to re-
fit that during her stay in that port captain Nc
Clure succeeded in obtaining from the Spanish
government permit to trade in the Spanish ports
ON the Pacific Ocean that in consequence he
gave sn order TO purchase on his account at Lis
bon 100 tons of quicksilver, an article necessary
for the working Span sh mines in the new world
that the capt. III fastened to finish his voyage to
London with view of making up cargo for
Lima md coming back to Lisbon to take on board
his 100 tons of quicksilver that in consequence
be made sail in the month of June, 1906 but
that the English fieate the Diana went out of the
port The same day that he did, captured him, and
carr led him to England, where by a decree the
high court of m.r4ity OF the 10th Of September
h Ken fnn bos n2 w c9niSc2ed ID, a'
ny nd the p ree SGD as well as the merchan-
dZe longing t. capt. Mcclure. After the cap
tain h.d o tsned the release of his ship, he oc-
cupied himself in England, in forming u cargo for
Lima, he was to go back to Lisbon to take ION.
boa:d) t ere his quicksilver, and to receive there
the ;.trn il II the Spanish government, which had
bee gra ted nm. The bill of iading of the car
go aaen on board at London, is dated on the 23d
of May, 1907 it contains the detail of the mer-
Chandize, uf which this cargo is comprised, and
for which freight is stipulated, inasmlch as it
was on account of the captain The destination
~ announced 10 be, for Lima and other ports of
Spanish America.
On the 28th of May last the Horizon set sail
from the Thames, she overtakcn by
storm, and on the 30th of the same month, she
was thrown the rock called the Ranneyer on
the coast of ClousJ, near MorlsiX, where she was
wrecked. The commissary of the Marine en-
plcyed on that part of the coast having been IN
formed of this event, went 10 the place to make
the cessary enquiries, and TO take the proper
STEPS 10 s1ye tie property.
Oil tlS lsI OF june uie american captain was
examined, on the 7th Of the same month he sub
III tied to second examination as well IS all the
Other Of his crew, and all their answers con-
curing to prove that the ship as we'll rs the car
go really the property Of captain Mcclure
and his brul.e:, both citizens Of the u States
The administrators of the marine of Brcst have
by decision Of the 10th of the same month sent
to the council 10 decide this affair, manfesting
an opinion that the imperial decree OF the 2lst
November, 1896, did not seem nscessIrily TO APP |
ply to the of the Horizon; tbs ship not ha- |!
wing touched willingly, but from necessity Oh the
coast Of France.
Two memorials with many papers to support
them, were produced to the council, under date |
Of for the capt. Alexander Nj Ciure and |
John M'Ciu-e, his brother. They begin by com
plsining of the pillage which had been commit
ted BY great number Of individuals who had |
gone on board at the time OF the stranGng Of the
vessel. IL is proved, say they, afterwards, by |
the papers on board that the ship and cargo be- |
long to subjects of the IT, States of America |
and not an enemy's property, So that from this |
statement the releasing OF the wreck of the ship |
snd the residue Of the cargo could not be suscep |
tbe of difficulty. Even The Consideration due To |
the unfortunate, has effected the ciease OF yes.
eoi, which by stress of weather had been obIg- |
cd 20 take refuge in the ports of an cneI-y. They |
examine afterwards their Gaze in relation 10 the |
decree of the blockade CftlC ENGLISH norris. of fI