Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-11-20
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o. OUTRAGE ON AN AMERICAN VESSEL.
We have received letter from II friend al Biaza,
Ian (Gulf of Cnlrfbrna) rDc losing account of n
brutal outrage the Brig Danube, Captain Cool n,
THIS port, which we subjcin The gentleman Who
forwarded thc statement savs, Tint in -,
this affair the horse OF tho American Con,nl n =
nox Kennedy, Esq. "fthis city) was in danger nc h.
aug plundercd, ON nccoit of the tissue of flscboods
which the dipu,y captain circulated when he got on
ehurc. Oar CONSUL was e1gancl in taking the decln-
ratons OF those who were eyc-witnesses 10 the af.
ray IN order TO bring 10 punishment thu authors of
this most barbarous proceeding
AZ appears That the attack the Danube was at
tempted TO be justified on The ground that the brio,
Iin contfaband goods board but IN order to sa is
~ the authorities al Ma:atnn, Capt. Conk al the re-
ees of our Consul to " HON the vessel was consirn-
Cd permitted another search in order clear hns II
ana consignec OF hnving combined to cheat the gov
crnment.
II is particularly worthy of remurk tint the brig
nau been cleared by the custom house not more tunn
trc hours before the ARRAY happened ard hat cup-
tain Cook most willingly submitted to ano her exam
nation IN order to prov" his innoS.nce.
Our friend writes that Young lad the son of Can
taih o BFlln OF i..:s city, who board the Da
nuoc, behaved IN The most gallant Inanucr The mo-
inent captain Cook gave orders defend the vessel
he attackedu huifu dozen arncd soldiers and r cod
thein ali To Jump over board.
- lftVlous 10 subn itting the staten nj of his ur
iair To The public, We feel justified IN SAVING ON the
authority oil letter to gentleman ,ns els tina,
Ehen the matter s investigated whici undu,iht div
viii be, II viii satisfactorily appear t.,at our vortb;.
and highly estimate fellow citizen. MIR Kennedy b,-
peen governed throughout by anxious aud lau.la
Die desire to protect the honor interest OF his
countrymei
MAZATLAN, Aug. o. 1920.
''A N 81 nnjustifable and wanon attack was n,nGo
upon the brig Danube. of New York Cau,nin S,u,l
Cook, lying IN this harbour, On the evening i. o2
last by body of soldiers and civilians armed will,
sabres, nuskcs and hatchets, headed by Jose Maria
urea deputy captain OF the P"rtn nd Juan Maria
Ramirez, late vunta of this State
/" The Danube had been regularly visited by the
commandment Resguardo, ind ceai 81 by The Custom
House Capt. Cook came ashore Cor the purpose Of
setting his accounts with the hinrric IN Consul and
making known To the Captain of the Port has ipt,u
ton To sail that eveniu :. The captain of the Porl
told aim IN the presence OF the Consul that II WIS
only nccrssury 10 make .pcJtlR g.to IN wri;iur and
lac would be despatched. F,yc minutes attar3aTl,
The Two rngleadcrs assembled thcir ilIce ouk ioI c
bic possession o The boat belonging to the caDtaiu
Wiich left the beach IN c6urrr OF one az al;
sailors, and IN company with canoe wen OF, boar!
OF the Dahybe. When Capt, Cook was uii.r:scd a :
this, ne immediately sought for auolh-r b,a-in tho
mean tine requesting the Consul ascertain IL the
iOrce was sent by tile Competent authorities The
Consul joined hig afterwards and told him hc
c2uld not account for this extraordinary orsurrc ce
THAT neither the Alcude Superior of the Custom
House here had authorized or been nrivy To ANY suc
proceeding but that he would 20 ON board wit him
toe%palil, and cndcavor to avoid unpleasa an conse
queues. ~
On arriving alongside of ,lho vessel they found
The decks literally coverd with armed mon, who had
taken the ladder from tho gaugWav. Cant. Coax
hrst ascended, and although lie was opposed by mus
Kets pointed M hun he succeeded in e ting on board
1hc Consul endeavourcd 10 follow but the
Captain of the Port gave peragnp,ory orders moi
on any account to permit him to leave the bat =
Capt. Couk finding the Consul OF lns Nation forbid
den to lend HIM assIst ancc, and having been taken
hold of by the Deputy Captain of the Por, in threat
enInG attitude, Ola has quarter deck, without any ex-
PLANTATION, called his men aft, aud gave orders to
arm aud defend the vessel y scuhir ensued, in the
very ginning Of which he two ringcsders fled into
the boat alongside. In live Inmates the eight
sailors who composed the ofthe Danube cleared
the deck of the assalluns, consisting of at least
twenty tiy men, killing one and wUunding ten
The whole of the crew of the Danube, with the eX-
ception of the Captain, were more less injured"