New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-22
A Statement of the Difilculty.


Great Britain, under all treaties, to aid thsmia
their extre nifty. Thus the affair rests At pre- sent
A Statement of the Difficulty.
Correspondent e Of the London Times
LISBON, June ., IsS
During the twenty days allowed by the United
States Charge Affairs for this Government to DO
eide upon the several claims he urges for their
cogniton, the interest they naturally excite 10 The
public mind has led me TO make some inquiries n.
specting them, and find the most importan. refer.
ence to the American armed privsteer Gen Arm.
stroI g. Of 246 tons and 80 men, Capt Samuel G.
Reid, which was destroyed at the neutral port
Fay al on the 26sh-27th Of September, 1914, by the
British forces, Plantagenet,74, Capt Robert Lloyd;
Rots, 80, Capt Somervile; and Carnaton brig
Capt. Beptham, under the following circumstances,
According 10 the American version, Capt Rsid
and nine OF bis officers and crew made oath add
protested before the United States Consul at Fyd,
On the 27th September:
THAT the General Armstrong, having sailed
from New York for a cruise on the 9th. put into
Fay al on the Goth, at nOoD to get supply OF fresh
water that the crew was employ ed IN taxiusis
on board during the afternoon, and at sunset 5is
covered the British vessels doubling roaod the
northeast point OF the port in which they utmstsy
anchored at Pm. and soon after some suspicious
movements on their part, indicating sn intention
violate the neutrality OF the port, induced Cspnin
Reid to order his brig to be warped in shore cbse
under the guns of the Castle that In the ac! Of
doing so four boats approached bis vessel filed with
armed men Captain Reid repe stedly hailed them
and warned them 70 keep oh, which they disregard.
ng, he ordered his men 10 fire on them, which Wa
done, and killed and wounded several men, The
boats returned the fire. and killed one man and
wounded the first lieutenant they then ded 70 tsr
ships aIdprepared for a second and more fOrmldiae
attack. The American brig in the meantime, vas
xu1fh half los lan0 OF
within bali pistol shot Of the castle :,
"Soon after midnight 10 or, as some state
boats, supposed to contain nearly 400 men, wa
email cannon, swivels blunderbusses, aud o!nef
arms msde a violent attack on the SAID ohs wnse
a severe contest ensued, which lasted neariy W
minutes and terminated in the total deieas Va
partial destruction Of the boats, with an in'
meIse slaughter on the part oil the bnInn.
The loss Of the Americans In the actions wn~'
Lieutenant and one seaman killed, and two Lev
tenants and five sesmen wounded. Al dayofe~
the brig Carnation was brought close IN, and pes.'
a heavy cannonade ON the American brig "n' a
Captain Reid, finding further resistance unavsnls
abandoned the vessel, after partially desHoy%
her and sooB after the British set her on nre,
now give you the English version In the sfit
Wit of Robert Fawsets Second Lieutenant Of ne
Plentseenet, George Taylor coxswa ain, and ass
Wood mariner, made at Faya, before the Brisa
Vice Consul, on the same day, the 9th OF Sept ~
THAT on Monday, the Goth inst. at about ess
O'Clock in the evening, he Lieut.. Fawsett) vax'
dered TO so in the pinnsce as guard boat, unrms1
on board the brig Carnation 10 know what srnea
vessel was at anchor 10 the bay, when CepaI
Benthsm Of said brig, ordered him TO inquire y
said vessel Nv hich BY information was SAID 70 os
privsteerl when said boat came near toe Pr -
teer they hailed 10 say they were Amer'can', II
desired the English boat TO keep OIL or they ~ ~
FIRE into her, upon which Mr.. Fawsen ordered -
men 10 back ssterD, and with boathoos w~
the act of 90 doing when the Amerlcsns 10 "a
most wspton manner fred into said boas, Auos
tvo men and wounded seven, some OF them n~
tally and this notwithstanding SAID FavseH ~
ouently called out not TO murder them, that ny
struck and called for quarter that no reastsnceS
any kind was made, nor could they do IT, not ns'Ie
any arms nor Of course sent 10 attack ssid 'e"yi
aso. several Portuguese boats, at the time - -
uuprecedented attack, were going ashore "H"-'
il seems were said 10 be armed boats
Your columns will not admit Of iai eAsscS "A
the numerous lengthy desPstcne, ieceToa O..
written upon this affair by III. hsosfo' .ne ~
800 ~ FaysI. hat I shsH presently quote "ns
,n;n,s nremisipe that the Prince Regent o. raIx
PoiI'' ~. cn2,, a, Rio de Jsnero In 1914, ~
- GOA 81 December instructed the minister .
Fors;on Affairs, Marquis OF Asuisr, 70 addren
L.n.,cb 10 n English Ambussdor, Lord sH.gs
sord. irclosng copy OF the Governor o. ~
rary martial report upon the occurrence Ju"
ssiyye5 a. Rio, and stating .x
w, Excelency will observe the base atiesr
., ,Se British commander at the tim Dc -.
fenced the unproyoked attack on the Ana,o
n,ivateer, 10 attribute those violent measus ,ss
he breaking Of the neutrality on the par he
Americans In the first instance, BY reper ~
armed forces that were sent for the pups. 90
copnoitring that vessel, advocating wiz Sss.sudy
manifest duplicity that they were eon ~ Si,sctsa
hi, minster at the court of London % ns.' "a
strongest representations before the rao'I ,ss
gent Of the united kingdom and 70 fs9s e. n. nb
faction and indemnifcation, not only ot bas r.
jects injured by the Ere from the vsans IS ~.
the American privateer, whose secan'y
anteed by the safeguard Of neuun p%h .rs -
Had The Marquis Of Aguir stoppea -