The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-10
Our Late Consul Mt London.
CONSULATE or TIE UNITED STATES
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| LONDON Nov 10, 1868.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
SIR II appeal to your Of justice 20 give the fol
lowing vindication tho publicity given in
your Journal Of the 10th Of last October to ground
less csL,mpies which call 1t forth.
In tse NEW YORK HERALD Of that date was published
letter Of Bepjsmn RUSSELL late master Of the lose ship
Southernc dated the 4th Of October 1853 which grossly
msrepresents the treatment experienced by him AMI s
Drew in this consuIsss. The object OF the following
statement is to SGT the pablo sht upon the subject
Captain Russell made HE appearance at this Office be.
tween one and two O'Clock, and his crew twenty in
number, about three o'co,k Friday the 3oth Of Sen
tsmbr, post and despatch day. we'll aa the last day
OF the official quarter and Of course tho busiest day
of the whole rter and only three day before ex-
recsd to take possession Of the consulate
The oce was encountered and in confusion with boxes
and case Of books papers ard other effects which had
been hurredy paci up the very short interval
had certain information Of having been superseded ia
Office; ar workmen were then occupied in packing and
preparing for the partial removal on the morrow the Lat
| Of October.
Notwithstanding all these harrassipg i'm pedin,ents to
hereguar despatch of business the wants OF both the
master and Of the Southerner wore promptly and
cheeIfully provided for BY half past four 10 fact Is
toon as their rsmes and description could bs minu!ed
and boarding o.d@rs written out, the were all
forwarded to the boarding houe The captain instead
oberg as he prefer ds reluctantly supplied with Just suf
fcent pay part of his clot hing was wi hout desy
or hesitation with an order for clothing to any
an ount M at he and the mate REQUIRE my pc sona
rsponsibty being pledged to Mr. Crelhn the clo,hier
for payment. and likewise wiha check my bankers
Daggett, OF Glasgow of whom had knowledge what
ever The sum was amply sufficient for MS immediate
necessities and Tor the niiling wants Of the
The capsns assertion that refused to advance funds
for paying off the Ia not true and If it 80 the
TeEsa would have been no dstrisnt Inconvenience
hin, On ,bs crew. consul Is under Obligations to
NAL csSeh adyances but sul demand refusal took
place on the occasion. 1t merely incidental suy
gesliop cf mine that he should request Captain Dsyget
10 remit The rsqs amount in the propriety Of wach
he aequssced at once Ard with apparent coriat ~. In
eots Of Captain Russel's ovEers Messrs Stanton L
Thon would have made the necessary avsn had
it been ashsd for The only adven age resulting from
malrR 1t wclld be that should 5ave done gratutcusiy
Whist merchants charge q comnis ion for
At the tirS, Mt which he Gays this took place. he
settlement, DcT had he decided in his miad
az TO the tire for which they we're TO be pai.,
coul be peid, with safety to tsn,sel'. Although
he represents that ne had ssvise with IN did
csnsuit daily ana almost hourly riog his ay hers
Of wages, when he told that the enrited
by law to up 60 the final discharge OF the in
cargo If the day cond bs sscertaned, not then
for half the time OF the ships lay in port
He alleges also, that he could get thing for the
men, although ne represented their consoa to me, and
that it ony after urgen request, tat gave them
clothing the third os October further they we're
three days bege clothes, and were treated with scorn
Ihis all pure invention There was Tor three
Gays begging There was no representation urgent
request no begging ana no scorn suio for each man
was ordered by me the moraing after they hrst to
the flee, without solicitation or any other representa-
tien than clerks report aud my observ alton.
Owing To the removal OF my books, &c. taxing place
that day. and 20 the being for length Of time
cupied in . OF the Office in angry discussion
with Captain Russell, 1t was SO late bef the drafting
and registering OF ihs clothing ord'rs could be begau
upon that only half tho supplied with them
Sa uday the frat IF October and the had them
the third, the Monday following. Tcoe who drst had
their ORDERS did not trouble themseve 70 prasent the
as understand until the Monday, and soms OF them at
still later period Bat there every effort made for
the prompt supply OF tne clothing and far The
sailors from being with their any
respect hat many Of then expressed great hankfuInss
for ,b1 kincness shown them.
In answer to Captain Russell,s assertion that 4.
"aits strcpg that he got extend his
protest, lay that no pertua'ion was made OF.
needed He hin seL TOR con Siderable time, undec
deo whsther he would have it extended hsre in tho
United States after his arrival there The p'otes
pu in hand a. soon as Captain Russell gave 10 the state
rents upon which 1t was 10 be extended or drawn up
and, with view to consult his convenience, he
anxious to start Tor a,gow the text day, the clerk
ce was cosed in order that it should be completed in
Cap ain Russell com plains that, 'inaivduay he could
get relief rom me, not even his small stipend FOR
board according to my theory he not in des
,iute condition while he had in pos ion a letter
authorizing him to draw for funds Now that ia pri
vae theory of mice 1t is the oreer of government and
the nterprea ior given b! 1t to act of Congress- The
thro paragraph of the circular t uls issued by the
Fifth Auditor tf the Tr asnry the Sd of September
1874 deguaes masters or vessels, who have funds TO
oH As IN Inc Cuit6d
entitled 20 subsistence at the public expense all this
fully explained to Captain Rasse! at the time lent
him money AID gave him order for clothes 1t may
he well to state here II the same cir uiW directs that
the slobpg shall be of the cheapest hind sailors are ac
customea And that, the law February 2S,
1903 makes oitercn in tas provisions for masters,
rnates and eanen, Consals will be careful
tn Afcayits and letters of inei idusis
quanted With all the facts will be duly forwarded to the
state Depsr ment.
shall descend any notice Of Captain Rcssen's
opproDrous language.
s.r MT
THOS. A'PINwALL.