The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-21

Cart McCERREN AND THE WILD IRISH GIRL
This singular ease of love and abduction has been
before the magistrate three or four days, during
the last week. The evidence recently taken,
coming from the boatswan of the ship and one or
two others, gives rather complication to the
matter an9 exhibits the two Irish girls in anything
but decent light
According TO this evidence, of which there ap-
pears to be more doubt than of the other evidence
by the other witnesses, they conducted the mseves
during the voyage In any way but becoming
manner. The sympathy therefore IN their favor
and against Captain McCerren is oozlng away,
and probably will pass away from the public mind
at the end of the week certainly will not last as
long as the cholera. According to the testimony
the conduct of the Misses Dickson during the pas
sage, was such as no man could call reputable
Without being criminal, it certainly bordered close
upon that region, and is quite enough take from
them any night or title to that sympathy which
hitherto they have received from the community
and the Irish Society. We are sorry that 1t is SO
but soft is, and there is no he for it. Yet while we
think in this case, that these two wild Irish girs
have lost the right to much sympathy in theit
favor, there is Just as little wairant for feeling or
pity at the conduct of Captain McCerrsp. He was
a married man, occupied a respectable position in
society, had family, and ought to have exhibited
different traits of conduct in the whole matter,
than what unfortunately have been displayed to the
public in the evidence.
Now that the affair has been sufficiently investi-
gated so as to ascertain the dsreputable conduct
of all parties, and that neither Of Them whether it
be the Irish girls or the captain, entitled to
much sympathy on the part of the public, we
trust that the Police Justice will do what is strict
ly legal in the case, and dismiss the whole bust
ness from notice hereafter. Turn them oat
INTERESTING FROM SOUTH AMERIcA-By the ar
rival of the bark Agnes, Captain Gerard, in very
short passage from Rio Janeiro, we have received
files of the formal do Concrete to the 18th ult
meeting of shipmasters and others had been
held at Rio Janeiro, at which resolutions were
passed, condemning the conduct of the U. S.
Consul, In removing masters of vessels and APP
pointing others In their places, full account of
which will be found below.
letter received by the Agnes confirms the re-
port we published few days since, in relation to
the loss of some Of the passengers of the bark
Hebe, of Baltimore, in the mouth of the Straits of
Magellan, though there was strong probability
of their having gone ashore at the east end of the
Bay. The letter states that the first mate, three
of her crew, and all of her passengers were in the
boat. The following persons were passengers in
the Hebe =
A. H. Taylor, Va J. r.. Cass, Baltimore; p Dorsey,
Baltimore Co.; John Hill, Old Point, Va; Lawrence
Brook, do VIM g. Larsh Baltimore; Jas Beemsn, do.
From Montevideo accounts had been received
at Rio to the 18th May On the 2ilh, at 2. NJ,
the armstice (Which our readers will remember
was agreed upon pending the decision of the re-
ferred treaty. commenced and both the beseged
citizens in Montevideo and their besegsrs re-
Trained from hostlties. This armistice Is to con-
tinue for six months, we believe The frlgate
Erigone, which carried the copies Of the con-
fidentia treaty for approval by the French govern
ment, sailed for Brest on the 18th May. On the
same day General Mechoir Pacheco, Charge
d'Affaires from the Montevidean government to
the republic of France, sailed for Marseilles. The
Erigone would soon be followed by the steamers
Chimers and Grondeur, also the brig Tactique, all
Of the French navy. The French Admiral, taking
advantage of the suspension of hostilities, was
sending home TO France all the men Of war whose
terms of service had expired. All the letters we
have seen, says the Jor,saI do Concrete, agree IN
stating that every day the impression was growing
stronger that the French government would not
approve Of the treaties Of Predour, because they
were ncontestably worse than the bases Of the
Hood treaties modified.
From Buenos Ayres the accounts were to the
Goth May. On the 2ith, the anniversary Of the
Queen OF England's birthday, salute OF twenty
one guns was fired from the fort. The day fol-
lowing, which was the anniversary of the revo-
luton of Buenos Ayres, the English war steamer
Harry saluted with an equal number of guns. Up
10 the 10th nothing had been done TO the re-
cepiion of Mr. Hood 1--WE presume the Rio editor
me SOufhsrp-Transl in his oh
racter Of British Consul
RIO De JAyriRo, Brazil June o, 1s49.
Pursuant to an adjournment 81 q meeting Of Ameri-
shipmssters nptsin Lloyd slemmer in the chair
called to investigate the right Of American Consul
to discharge American shpmaster from his CON-
mand .rpsris evidence, without any hearing the
part Of said shpmnster when the laws of country
particularly express that in nil civil and criminal pro-
secutops The accused has right to be heard by him
self or ccupsel-to demand the nature and cause OF
the accuSatiOD against him-to meet witnesses face
facew heh the American Consul Of this port Oorhau
Parks has taken upon himself the responsibility to do
In diseLarging Captain William Long, aud other mas
tiers, as expressed to him in the following note
Consulate OF the UHited States, D
RIO Dr. JArEIRo, June 8. 1870.
Sir-rIbave removed you from the csmmand Of the
request Of Charles Stewart and air Roe TN agent of
the vessel
the reasons which induced him to make said request
Respectfully, GoRHAM PARKS,
To Carr. Love, late master schr Sacramento
Resolved. That such proceedings arbitrary cruel
end contrary TO the constitution and laws Of
the United States.
Resolved, That we, therefore masters present. do !
deem right and privilege to represent such pro-
ceedings TO the Executive department OF govern
mpnt.
Resolved, That in q country where We have no TO-
dress except In aud through the Consul, ought
TO be appointed who's governed by justice and tempe
rance in all things.
Resolved, That copy of these proceedings be sent
TO the Hon Secretary OF State the Hon Reverdy John
son Attorney General aud copy to the public jour-
nails in the United Ststee for publication; and mas
m INV va rtio h.a-
Ing 60 Capt William Long no copy be rent him.
lSgn.dl Lloyd Slemmsr, President, master o. Arab
an, 81 Baitimerc; William Gerard, Secretary. master q
the bark Agnes. of New YORK; Joseph H. Curtis bark
A a A1.tL 81. Il. rir.u.ix L..