American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-12

| fROh fbE SENTINEL, NOV. e.
IT will be seen by the letter which follows this daed ia
wanna, I'm September, that the Spanish Marine Co,,
there, which acts Court Of Admiral v has reversed M
decree OF the admiralty Judge at Porto Rico in The cs ~
me Dg James Lawrence and cargo, by which decree bo
vessel and cargo were acquitted at Poru Rico and le
red to be neutral property, and have actually condemneJ
both vessel and CARGO the ground, that the zpLoLe
ct South America had been declared to be blockaded h,
General Morales, in his famous proclamation wh.rain
threatened to hang any American found in the country al
though he had not single ship OF war; to enforce The
blockade OF Coast several thousand miles in extent and AL
thought at tie time the James Lawrence was taken-,S
blockade and all others had been raised and zv;L,o,n
ard declared illegal and null uod by the constitunni
government but since, the king, IL the plenitlde of hi,
power, has abrogaed all the Of the constitutional TO-
vernmen which the government DE- cto and saucon
ed by the king himself, ahd to which neutras could onv
look under the law OF The property of American
citizens, IS now to be pmndered by paper blockade
winch we outrages every principle ofjpstce, and every
principle OF honor and Confidence, completely en- bos,
dco, and alike repugnan TO the law Of naons aas an ut
Ter and total violation to the right of neuras-w like at the
same te II treats the remonsrances aud demands Of our
government, with neable contempt, and shows lia no
thing but The im9 ratio regtn, can teach k,na Ferdinand
that the American government will not be behnd hand win
The British government in orcinb justice and repaaon 10
IT'S citizens, for all the spoalOns and piundernus tbe
0ro Rico and other Praes, have been guilty of
the lawful ans peaceabe of the United Staes
But in order more fully to show the system of 1ihuav
ny which the cargo OF the James Lawrence has con-
dehed VIII be proper to state that the appeal taken
against the decree Of the admiralty Judge at Porto RICO
10 be carried before the superior curt at PrncDe in
the Island OF Cuba, where al grc and heavy expense
The ~er and shippers sent agent bur the cap,nrs did
not appear there ALL but surtcpftousy got an oder AZ
ter the change of the government carry the case before
lie Marine Court at Havana, wthou ei,g the American
owners Of the property notice If he same and wlb
giving them, even the forms hearing and was only
by accident they heard of the removal when the, sent an
agent TO Havana, who on his arrival produced certificate
mat The applicants tad never appeared al Principe, before
The court there; and that the time for the Of the a.
peal had expired but by act OF ex pare decision
the time had been extended without the knowledge m the
American owners ofthe property, &c. BY such system
OF chcanery, OF injustice and Of vany have the, been
robbed of their property, much if had been taken
by rObber on the highway.
The merchants engaged in the South American trade,
are most specially Interested in this decision il the M
per 6ockade Of Morales is IN existence this time nna
vessel that sails for the continent hut liable to condem
ma ion But the Marine Court Havana is al war with it,
se i'i while has condemned the cargo the Law
winch had been cleared, two other vessels cargoe
which, had been condemned cieaed bre,qog by this
immaculate COURT and thus is government treated and
ihsrd by such daring and outrageous violation OF all
justice, and even without the veil Of decency to conceal
deiol nifty.
The Committee of Foreign Relations on the 4.h Of May
last reported to Congress, they then ready and pre-
pared to have recommended reprsas and to have Dt the
Island OF Porto Rico under sict blockade as ell as
make that island and Cuba answcrable for their depeda.
TONS but that they waited the the Court OF Madrid
to the demand OF our ambassador for redress and dem
cso Here IS the answer, in this fresh OF insult
20 our government. Ii therefore be doubt ed but
he meeting of Congress, they viii adopt the necessary
steps TO redress their fellow citizens by reprsals tue
spanish commerce. X.
Harana l7M Sept. 1924
1t is with very great regret, have to announce
o you the unfortunate termination of our appeal to
his island My last letter will have given you
;ause to fear this result which although was not
entirely nnprepared for still fills me with surprise
md indignation. On the | llh inst the Junta gave
| hhal decree, reversing the sentence OF the court
L d. JOHNS, Porto Rico, aud condemDing both
'essel and cargo, as good prize. The reason as
gned, is the violation OF the blockade of Morales,
uhough It is proved IN he case, and admitted on
III sides, that the blockade IN question was revoked
y royal order OF the 22d December 1922, before
ne capture OF the vessel; besides it is well known,
hat the blockade never Was regular and legal one,
md was protested against, both BY the United
states, and England.
But It is not my intention even to remark further
pon the Illegally OF this decree, which outrages
~ justice and is so palpably niquitous to excite
he disgust oil every Que. The reasons assigned
re most poor and flimsy veil to hide the real
ause OF The condemnation, which was undoubtedly
PRODUCED by corrupt tampciing with majority oil
he Junta. The agent Of the captors was here
nth ample funds Tor that pur pose and there can
o' be the shadow Of doubt, that they were law
silly expended.
1t is some satisfaction to find that the auditor OF
marines and two OF the Vocaes, members oil Inc
unta, FIRMLY opposed this decree and refused 10
Ign It, Those men joined in written report
recommending with most unanswerabe arguments
ne confirmation OF the decree Of the court before
lis full extent; they state that there does ho'
Sist the least grounds for the condemnation, Inc
oyage being perfectly fair and lawful.
nave been advised 10 enter appeal TO INC
ING at Madrid, which is the only course leu lot
ne, Without abandoning the whole case.-Ihis APP
cal will allow TING Tor the owners 10 select their