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from their consul in Rio, finding themselves disappointed
in their expectation, and again upon the ocean, with
passage OF months still before Them would have bFaxo0
all consequences and become their own delyefes a tbs
price vi blood And what man, within whose bosom
thIobs an American heart could have condemned thsmf
solekeeper in Ro-a gentleman who has been ideni6od
with me naval service Of his country through log
eveaul, and honorable life. after having examined he
evidence in the OF the Pacific and the Xyon, some
time subsequent to the dismissal Of Tbbts and Brown.
addressed note to Mr. Parks. from which the following
is an extract: F.i lM
"Apar and distinct from the testimony taken In the mat
ter though essentially connected with the facts ihsrsin go
s sns
the ships Pacific and Aon had proceeded 20 sea o hs
With The oo%psiaants on board the most aspos.b
consequences might justly have been apprehended u q
and underwriters, bat much highsrinsss
ess than either of tbemthe interests OF humanityn
moving from their respective commands the masters lib
Such is but glance at the two cases Of removal Of
which complaint was made by the respectable memorial
lists OF New York. II is less pleasure TO the writer
than duty to them to reerae here that their signatures
inadvertently placed to the memorial, in the absence
proper f tha hs n e IaS 81 u
Parkss entire action in the matter OF removals, il 10
thought proper TO Introduce the only two additional cases
in which ne has ever exercised the power OF dsmssing
master OF a vessel @
The "Friendship,
II is believed this has never met the public eye
The day before the schooner Friendship sailed from New
Orleans her intended master murdered the woman with
whom he had lived, because she would not accompany
him, and then cut his throat Onthe spur Of the
ment the consgnees picked up Captain Paine and placed
him in command. When the vessel reached Rio she
CURED repairs but gross was the intemperance Of the
captain, that Mr. Parks obliged to direct Of the
passengers to oversee the work To such master,
eced in such way were committed the lives Of twen-
tywo male and female passengers, addition to his Of
hcers and crew and such MASTER selected in such
way intelligent men are found who claim that consul
On the Goth Of May last the two mates, the crew. and
the tweny-tw passengers submitted the following hum
the schooner Friendship, from New Orleans, bound
move Of said schooner Captain r. o. Paine,
If after an Investigation Of the charges your honor finds
and during The yoyass he ha. BEEN under he
influence ofquor many times and has given orders which
whist IN Of Ills Conduct &
passengers frequent occasions has been grossly insult
ing Since arrival in this he has been in state Ut
noxcaton incapacaiing him for the discharge Of hls
duty and we do not consider our lives and properly salo
under his command Therefore we pray you viii give
your petitioners q hearing" s.sF
While Mr. Parks was in the act of taking testimony
arrived in steamer from the United States and uDsx.
pcctedy found the schooner in the port of Ros This
gentleman he became familiar with the facts
addressed the following note to Mr. Parks: 8
'RIo JASKIRo, June II, lS4e.
"R, l. the agent of the of the schooner Friend
ship lying this harbor hereby request
command Of her. hereby request you appoint her
and Mr. Jones sailing master For my authority @
ask this, exhibit TO you power OF attorney from tho
0~"0''' copy q ~n''n ''as' CHARLIE. Sih BIsHoP.
ferred 10 by Mr.. Bishop:
,'know all men by these presents That We 40,
constitute aud appoint Charles Bishop. who Is one OF dc
OF said schooner be true sufficient,
and lawful Attorney and in names, and for our
aud benefit OF tho said echoo0or
she may be found, and discharge the
and Officers and thereof or any OF
stead ~
Paine was, OF course, at once dismissed by Mr. Parks
But suppose the agent Bishop had not by chance.
arrived before the departure OF the friendship In that
event. the consul TO permit her 60 under the
COMMAND Of man 5se,usy dIunf and Who when
gave orders which, ii obeyed, would have resulted IN The
loss OF the vessel and in the destruction Of all on bosrdf
Is the preservation OF American citizens upon the high
seas TO be left TO chancel Simply because the agent q
the did not happen TO be upon the spot VS. The
officer appointed ito watch the rights and intefcs
OF his countymen TO suffer the lives OF men and women
say nothing OF the safety OF vessel and cargo, 10 BE-
placed IN jeopardy by permitting the drunken and tnco-
petent captain to remain in command Surely not fc,
according the doctrine OF those who deny the power 81
consuls % remove merchant captains. the besot PsAs
must have remained the position of master and guard
s ssa q as sso p.oa
could be more revolving TO common sense VISA
The only additional removal made BY Mr. Parks was
IN the instance OIL
The aSaramenfo.D ~sgI
For ever having heard oil this case the public 10 in
debed TO the proceedings oil what was styled meetinG
Of American ship-masters Several merchant Captains
in the exercise OF perfect right met in tavern ~ kos
for the purpose OF expounding maritime law, and OF de-
timing the powers OF consus and the relations existing
between supercargoes and maes aud, after due DELHI
Grafton, they ovefrued the opinions OF Chancellor Kent
and Sir j. Campbell the Queens Attorney General, and
denounced Nr Parks for having been governed By sueh
poor authority. BY special resolution, the nesting
Considerably ordered lis decision TO be forwarded 10 the
Attorney General OF the United States, who. alhouGhin
the front rank Of his profession thereby made n
mliar with legal principle he had never met with ~
the books Those individuals went one step furlher
than the honorable and intelligent memoralists Of New
York would be disposed follow. They not only
tiers Of vessels, but decided that the duly su!horizsd
agents OF the owners possessed such right Bat be-
fore proceeding with the subject, il Is but justice 10 the
great of the sensible and highly respectable
chant captains in the Rio trade 10 say that they neither
participated in, nor approved OIL the proceedings Of hat
meeting u
In May last, the schooner Sacramento reached Rio
Of June the following note was placed IN the hands o.
Mr. Parks; 49,,
DrAn sra As agent for John Egerton, esq. the
OF the American schooner Sacramento, lying In this
present commander, Captain William Long, and desire
that vow will appoint In his stead suitable 70 nay
gate vessel her passage San Francisco California
nient under which act from Mr.. Egeftol a4t0 a
'Wery respectfully your obedcnt servant.
"CHAS. 8. McRAE."
The subjoned an extract from The power referred TO
by Mr. Mcae, the original having been exhibited or the
inspection OF Mi. Tod and Mr. Parks: