Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-06-17
A "SQUABBLE" AT SEA.

rine, arrived al New York from ST.. Jaco
de Cuba, gives the following account OF a
strange proceeding on the part ofa French
naval ofhcer-which perhaps the said offi
Ger will hear Of by and by, to his discom'
fort:
On The morning of sailing from St. ia.
go, aud within gunshot of the Moro Cas-
tie. The schooner Catharine was met by
the French war steamer Tonneere, from
ST. Domingo bound in; she past at frs
considerably out of hailing distance, and
very much nearer than she was 10 half q
dozen other vessels which had come ou,
in company.
After she had run in about a mile and
received pilot, close to The shore, she
was observed 10 bake round and name.
vre some time, and at intervals fired two
gnns she then stood for The c., came
near and hailed in the following words
"You id rascal, hoist your flag" The
answer was, that orders given in such IN.
suIlng language would moi be obeyed.-
Other abusive phrases and threats were
repeatedly made 10 fire into her unless il
was Immediately done.
The boat with lieutenant was twice
sent on board with message that, unless
The schooner set her flag, all The force a,
The steamers command would be used
to make her do il; that her commander
had The power to send The schooner to the
bottom, and that he would doit. To all
Of which the same answer was returned.
the second time in writing, as follows
"To The commander Of the French war
steamer ronueere.
"Sir-Atthe first salutation you call me
"a id rascal" Until you apologize for
such insulting language, | will not hoist
my flag,
Respectfully, ANDREW SCOTT.
Master of Schooner Catharne of N. Y.
of The Moro, ST. Javg de- uba, 18th May.
About an hour was thus passed, during
which lime the steamer was laid across
the schnoner's bows and clumsily got foul,
doing herself some damage; her comman.
der insisting on an unconditional nbedi.
ence, aud the officers and crew of the
Catharine upholdiug their captain in his
decision.
The wind was very light from the East.
ward the schooner was kept on her
course, going one or two knots, and the
crew continued their work of washing
decks, which they had been engaged TO-
A. last after some words Of conclusion Oh
both sides, the apology was offered aud The
salutalion made.
The ianguage'at jfirsl used by the. cap
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afterward the conversation with The lieu
tenant and with him was in French
After the C. had passed the Moro, her
flag had been hauled down so thai the
gait topsaiI might BIO sci, which it inter.
ferred with. y
This was done about twenty minutes
before the steamer came up-bui no such
nor any explanation was givon. ooly the
intention of insulting his flag which her
captain charged was denied. Excepting
a Spanish schooner, no other vessel in
sight had her flag set.
The steamers manGvres and guns were
to be signals Of communication
with The shurc, and could not be uudcr.
stood as meant for The schooner. and when
she came cear it it was thought she wan
ted to put letters on board, or ask for some
Information.
Gen. 1ayl5r.-The U. S. Gazette says:
''Who ever saw any man write aud fight
better than General Taylor. He is death
in his aduances upon an enemy, but mos,
retiring when speaking Of himself. He
never says that he will conquer an enemy
but simply promises 10 fight him. The
President has done well to nominate Gen.
Taylor, as Brevet Major General, and The
Senate as well, in confirming the nomlua
lion unanimously y"
The following communication was ad
dressed by Governor Juan. Martin de la
Gaoga y Flores, TO General Don Pedro
under date Of Victoria, April
20lh.
by your note of the 18th Of April, /
notice that in consequence Of the presence
Of ;he American army on the left side of
the Rio Graude, you have ordered the
A ,nerican Consul aud all the citizens Of
The United States to proceed forthwith 10
this city. and can only assure you that they
will be treated with the consideration cor
with the noble and generous
sentiments which form the Mexican char
acter."-N. 0. Pic.
Tke ity of Merico is said to be the
inest built city on the American Continent.
In some respects it certainly is so. In
he principal streets the houses are all
constructed according 20 the slrictest
rules. The foundation Of the
.ity were laid, and The first buildings were