The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-23

the snip Ll0erty--WnO 10 now IN the
Wrong,
Mr. Lyons, one of the New York pilots, giving
statement ofthe facts in reationto the news brought
by the ship Liberty. 1t speaks for Itself, in way
too clear to be misunderstood by any one.
NEw YoRx, 22d Jan. 1886.
! DEAR SIR-Permit me- through the columns Of your
paper to communicate to the public simple statement
wsrdsd by the ship Liberty for the Courier and Enqu
and Journal Of Commerce. together with sworn GER
ns s. sg5s 1srsd ali their energies to
stroy the body Of New York State Pilots, and to that
end now assal me individually cannot hope for justice
at their hands-but duty to those with whom am
associated, to my family and myself the public should
be informed Of the conduct have pursued on this sub
ect The motives for the bels in which those journals
have so lavshy INDUCED, must be known to every
who is at all conversant with the crusade which has
well that have not afforded them just for accu
saon and complaints but sezing partial and false state
Sre by The hue and cry Of sh. and vny To
that motive is added the modification OF being surpassed
It certainly was the desire Of the pilots Of the boat
New York. that the letter bag of the Liberty should
reach the agent with all diligence TO accomplish that
had the agent been equally Industrious he could have
possessed himself of it within three hours after it
our feeling wa: entirely different We Desired only to
deposit those in the Post Office with able dill
gence-a diligence subordinate to comforts and
leisure but only to that extent That diligence OBJ
served in this respect
Gratitude for the services rendered to the body of
pilots by the New Ysrk Herald prompted us to make
sacrifices OF personal comfort and promptly deliver
the papers for that Office whilst the uniform hostility
proclaimed by the Courie, and journal Of Commerce
tilted in rendering to them their own and not
sooner than it perfectly convsnisn during the day
and those papers may be that as we re
quite Kindness so we Will resent injury They have
manly truth but in false and tortured
are not good enough to return good for evil how
much they may whine and wrhe under retaliation
uv0 ma IN iha
as they please, but il the SEINE circumstances should
arise tomorrow, would pursue the line Of
and as such shall they be treated they have sought to
destroy my living, and am not disposed to promote
their interests beyond the point my duty 10 others re-
1t will be remembered the Liberty" was boarded Of
reached New York on Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
Mr. Phillips card dated Monday states the letter from
take charge Of was at my house about O'clock yes
tsrds MI in my sSssn s and no insimson wa:
Fable to ind it. though made diIigsnt search for it,
until it was left at my Office at about 10 o'clock this
Thus It appears the captains letter to the agent was
delivered at his house within two hours after the arrival
of the boabut Mr.. Phillips says intimation Civ.
Mr. Phillips whether the Captain of the Liberty did not
in that letter inform him that the bag up by the
plant; the letter delivered with promptnss and it
became the duty OF Mr. Phillips to seek for his bag and
that IDLE preence say he did not know where
to find the boat. MIR. Phillips as a merchant knew or
East River in the nsghborhood of Roosevelt street, and
had he returned to his lodgings within reasonable
Phillips did not reach home until late hour in the even.
ing Of Sunday as he in his card Of the goth instant
last went to the post Office and on learning that up to
that time the letter bag Of the Liberty had not been
brought there BY the pilot went t. the Arss ONCE to
there told that they knew nothing Of the bag and could
not tell where could find the pilot who brosgh, them
haiti oT
street and Avery. % Roosevelt street, Piotbost New
York on it. 50 South street was shut up and Mr. Avery
knew nothing Of the matter"
have means of ascertaning at what hour Mr.
Phillips reached his resdencethat fact he does not
proper to disclose; but bound to believe that
after 10 o'clock at night how long after is all conjec
ture he uses the word AFTER it may have been long
It's enough for me to know, that the letter of advice
was promptly delivered at his residence at NJ, and
had he been at home he could have got his bag
as he desired and, he was not at home, there
abundant time with ordinary diligence have found
this matter is put at Test by the following affidavit
hs to certify, that George H. Cisco, boat keep
O'Clock, p NJ, to the Atlantic Hotel, in Broadway,
with note from Capt Norton of the ship Liberty, to
person the hotel who answered the bell ct the door
told that Mr. Phillips home and he could not
give any satisfactory information when he would be
home gave the person the letter. and told him that
had the letter bag from the ship Liberty The person
as he came in, and that il i was important Nix Phps
would come or send for the bag-no person calling for
the bag, Monday morning. took the bag to MIR.
Phillips office In South street.
Islgned,l GEO. H. CISCO.
sworn to this 2lst Jan, 1896 before me-
JONAH N. CLARK, Public Notary"
This affidavit establishes, that the boat keeper
ncated to person at the Atlantic Hotel, where Mr.
Phillips resided that the boat had brought the letter bag
would call send for if importantprobaby the cap
tain letter communicated the intelligence though
the bar keeper denies that the keeper said any
thing about the bag. We all know that bar keepers
do not always remember messages given them
but ppo,s that Is. boae
keeper who had the bag in charge and had taken the
trouble to cali the agent with the letter would have
discharged his duty in part only and not have said any
thing OF the bag especially is not with
liberal merchants to make small present in compensa
ton for the troubles and the boat keeper knew we'll
enough the custom, he would most likely have taken
the proper means to secure By giving the in
The barkeeper says the did speak of the bag. II
he did not, and the captain did not communicate to Mr.
ming about the city in pursuit Of In this connection
give the certificate Of Mr. Avery, whose character is
his interview with Mr. Phillips late as IL o'clock
at night, and that he offered him Mr. Roners address,
pilot boat but that Mr. Phillips did not deem the subject
OF sufficient Importance to be pursued any further
This to certify that person called at my residence
No 90 Roosevelt street. Sunday evening the 18th inst
about o'clock stating thahe in search Of the ship
Libertys letter bag having with hma slip Of paper writ
saying that he directed to the undersigned Of
the Of the pilot boat that brought the bag from
the ship. said to him that not the owners
nor did know who brought it up but supposed 10 be
the pilot boat New York. After conversation
pecting the matter, gave him verbally the residence of
Mr.. j. Romer who, thought possibly could give him
the information desired On departing he concluded he
would not seek any further, but wait until
ing then said would ascertain in the morning what
boat that brought the bag from the ship and ask
cd him who should tell the pilots to call on; he said
Mr.. Phillips, No 6s South street
JNO. w. AVERY, % Roosevelt street
New York, Jan. 22d, 1885,
Having think thrown upon Mr. Phillips the respon.
sibty if any in regard to the letter bag, will next
give account OF the package Of papers about which
much camor has been made--ar however adverting
to statement to which much importance has been at
ached for the purpose of the vengeance Of the
government II has been said that the bag in question
contained dispatches. II, indeed that be true
the government is indebted, and, probably will
be grateful TO the pilots for having promoted their