The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-02
Captain Gibson and the Dutch Au-
thorities of Batavia.


Oar rssdsrs will RENSSELAER, The fats-e utiux se,sna,
Which gave .sou. ave six wssis IL the stvss
tsres OF Cspis;n W.isr Gisscn .x,oss sss g.st.fn
Archipelago. AMI ~ BIS usj,sfaos insri.eo'as-t sSd
outrageous teat ser ny the Dasea .athsssss Bate
via Tar ssp.sin mas siScs biz retu,s bsss So wa.h.
l. gtcn pssssog bis for ,hs OF the
gdvsfphsat sd cur reassea have ahead besl mads
70 our Charge aAfsi es 20 tbo Ne hesnd 20 .io s
.um o. hnsarea Thousand deilsrs h d. gov.
ent 70 ths lar which No ssis,d by tss eezurs
his ves,sl SO nts antssoa for more thss year ia
prison Wills lis ba- besn nEder Confederation 10
has epos I'd hi. tue In srsp ring asd charts Of
the island when be waited Tor ts- Sess, of
in that part OF tho Surd On- OF ne nsps which
say, Of = srstisti~si rs vel "a gsnsrasnicsl
character ard ~ shoue Thus would be very vGoscs
to merchants nd COMMERCIAL c!Asse- ge esay ras
MAPS We are sssnyed &C o,ain porant nfcsus
Won that has ssfeye beer tNbstei Should tn,
conduct Of hs Dutch ssvsrnmsot a. Batavia to4ads
COUNTRY man. tn intimate nnercial Ions BE-
tween the Utisd 5tae apd tbs EAs:-rn pesso
there every to hsps IL sill hs trial, ADD
ions there be regarded rAthsr foru
than OF hsrase That Captsin Giosoa bad ths ,jsct
in view him VI win be from tbs following extract
from latter which no ~Iots 10 Commodore Au.isS shils
la the prieon ut Wsevredsa, the a8ta Sept 1852
This principle OF the Du,cn government not I, rseog.
Indies Is certainly deserving ths oonsd tioa u
tes gcyefnU emit nd s1ps the United States, .hos
rapidly advancing commercial extension eastward VIII
with thou and ob.tsuciuus tas vxbt OF auy
ki.o Of REPRESENTATION etasr Of ships Of war Eva
iune nens- lea "a aalsysi
But greater ooati vston will arise from tho
vsssLted ssessory RI c- ed oy "a Dutca
sxs,erl Thu. ,hsy noli actu,l s,ion oy
thu lreisnce OF .ags colder vii re prr.esgs in
tie ibiSLds Of pspns Bali Lomeook, Wettsr, Losea
Nsgas and oihers, OF la past " tns north ~ 81
IRA q nursing the Sul.rstss 81 AGAR, J.u,e. s,d
t5r
Interior. Aud the atemp hs pert ~ ~, Aasri
Gun 70 eater INTO any ,sistioar ~ n. siys so.sr,.a
OF III. above lizard aud urfo,ss xoo'd % trsS
invasion IT. sno "IeasoaAhis' ip'sif..soos .isa pbs
sev.rsieaty At ths N.tas Lads I1niss government
myasr, in coissqasnos OF my Siss.d sttsm D
" ssd. CO TIE Sui &c OF Jsms from es alL siaase
tie Dnfcn spsl~ az vii ~, aao yasrs
Dutes mps bead wooid D. e. scipg rhs sut.o Of .,
besa psl,ca ~sla, OF IL cauxht
within lie coKiEisns
Inc Du-eh nsvs mt ,e~sr 70 conquer sn nasra, and
yst naasge With petty sSv>l 'orcs y, blockade the
mouth OF tbs fivers " this great island AID hai
vent asy orS else ftsD srg~gsg in trade viich thsy
s1nDot etmassc tro-t isai 0y miasos may lead
the Antrc& people 70 bsopms xeQuAix tea ~i2k
srary is.lups military domination, tast seAzss
OF sAeloa.y controls. dog In tAs nAngsI ike much
bSyosi their actual po.ssasjon4 o. mi, R,xuo .su4,
empire ard IKE ca.S OF my Incarceration shguld Lad
70 tbs d.vslcpenspt of thss 1o-s ay Aa,
sican n'srrrss tfen sbsI fs. vat hare asY Ian
gaifbed ia prison In vaix."
We trust 10 he .srd. Of ptsa GiD.es hat he shaa
hs viii s. a~py sospsas.s, FOE his ie.,s. the county
will b. tssefaed ny the result Of his experisAos aud
observations The justice Of tas reasrbs csntsiss6 Ia
siossr Il Nar,hsi TO CenroodorsJ J. Il Aulisk. aud
dated Macao, Feb. q, 1853 is obvi,us:-
Itsis liberty sabit car ssnsidsratsa as ahs
ADSlpg oAesr of he Uni Stssss squadron on this
the yessis unasr your orders, 10 to serd TO NJ
GSsou the tsstirosy and AID ne rsq1e.ts ana .hs
kshsrlssss EAst ada soy-rnm.nt silsGt ~ass
that The untsf states watches with ,leepless viaocs
ever the rights Of their citizens.
1his esss is marked by singular pssuiasities / oSa
perceive the rrsbs bs authority opposi Ion to CO
ckops BY the court b-lo~ questions Of law pol
dessisp uJon Inc question OF fact but thee Ia sos
peculiar eeugsr thai tho dctnm the prs ms
Cougr vi. be ittsd % confrol tbs suscsGiae.s ,bu
mi uitia s!s 10 the decision q .he s'n &C OF sne
case ": bs.p n.u.s hsva faf ospoetuciss "a be
he Ard sri 10 sslAbIsh bv ina. no orc ~, gaic
10 teert.d sid the santsnoe executed
l,usgsst likewise, hat common humanity demands
shss ons limit sbcuid be fixed vithia rnoa II ssdoa
lie tais may be ei minated IT, exs.spca 10 de.trae
two Of IKE property arrested aud OF the hbecy OF hs
esry chose pa fd,hp 40 pseaniary compensation 90
Hereafter Ades us.e atone for when be cha have been
acquitted and Discharged.
The UDwasrsnabls treatment Of Captain Gibson has
led TO suppose that his conduc. during the early
part OF HE WRIT to the Esatern Arshipsg, to
extent, upa.tiaasls and that La he ks-
yoad what many you'd consider the proper bounds Of
srcsl Law. We have, bo~evsr besn able 70 pro.
the following copy OF the charges made sg aaat
frsn the papers sled In ths Department sc gashingo
showing eoSclosrely that the whole of the a s.toas
rested uYoa the supposed writing Of certain letter to
the King Of Jaubee This letter II will bsrsd
proved the trial In the Court Of Batava have
been forged BY the Dutch author tss them selves the
purpose of getting Captain Gibson ato their power
This Is the charge
[TRAssIAuos
PRO JusTIiIA- ACT OF AoCUAAH,s.
The effssr Of Justos :, the Court Of Justice OF IA
tAviasesn the yssouos OF he Nigh Court Of Neither
lands, ladis lnrst ehsmssr ;, skich is otdaiasd tho
sgnnsst before jussss 81 waiter n Gibssn tesntv.
nIs years Of sgs, and citizen Of the stas Of South
Carolina con EIudsr and Of tie ksnooesr Tl,rt
ssnEg enser America coioIs and Of
Casrie' Gransn ssed twenty six years and residing
IN tns c't Of bneurg n Scotland. shsf mate Of tbs
vesssl above mentioned a. follows -
The nfst sesosed-1hat subsequently, 10 his arrival
had rrocsscss viih hostile Dtsatoss, with this vessel
under his ctrDAo he attempted. ny o. istssr,
write. b. his order hs Ain Of Fshsu.ry 1854 and
hhA Cad 30 ths zee I'D accused for sssoc delivery the
sulsnn OF Jambss piincs ssbjsct The Netherlands
supI.~scy the soDtsnts u ssd ls..r sess to stir
soNerpnsnt Snd by murcsr s-A otuer ole
tescs OF isbelon, TO break Oh the connssson existing
between Eiu and the Ns.Asrasd gov-rpmsns threw
on ts foveresty 20 doing wh,cn ths sad sssusei pro-
nifed sid als assstsLcs 20 the said rinse
The tscURd Sccu.ed-IhAt With tta satire Knowledge
Of ard part 10 the above stated iptentons OF
tbs 6rst kcsssss he accepted the letter s,ten 70 OBJ
tin hs result wishsd for and asdertssk tts deliver, Of
nentoeed hs set out o. the sIrEay tho entire fuinl
meat Il he plan Of hos tho accused parties ks vcg bssn
presented ~ Circumstances indie ssnaeAt Of tasr will
which prtcseosgp Constitute toe crime Of high tfssson
This dsDs ~ tho ez- OF ina Cour Of Jatios TINS Iyta
day Of JsnssIy, 1853.
The officer OF Justice (fsoaL)
(Sistsd) X NoirdENiUs
y tbs .roru translator Of the Eoslzh language,
fS'EBsd) JOHN PARKER
Signature a.x seal OF seiing Apisrsaa Consul f W.
CrsmsTus, bsq Of Jsvs, certifying 10 The genuInsnsss
Of nsratuis Of srspslsssr.
Il Aasi ss sdaistsA taat had taa Ansrioaa Csssd
Of Batavia bssa isvssset With proper authority, tAs
Du.@h you'd have PRECEDED % sush srtrsmisss
But ~ Is fsss Mat tssy ssie enbeidsssA In sas pss
petl.'i Il he outrage BY Me ssrssAsuvsy povsess
dtSa Of Consular agent rAsy rould net lsssS
nlas b m ssA he lad assHs Of Isking his enss
sssc< Tas feosing letter ftsn hin 70 ths Secretary
Of ststs, u ssnsdsat sssAsnss q this =
BATAVIA, Sept q, 1854.
10 the Hos srsSs Secretary o. sAS, city x wasAs3sa,
u A.
hR--I have lbs bcaor 70 sAsloa . sonnau'saHon 70.
ssvsd Of q plain W. ebsos handing The sshsossr
Tr Who you viii have heard 70 detained hare in prison