New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-21
CHISCHA ISLANDS
Corrspaaseses Of The Proviie.se Journal
CufxcHI ISLANDS FRIDAY. Sent I. 1

Some time Ia. tran.pred since began this letter anl
have much news 10 is1 you / arm nov ny way 70 Cal
l.. a, alao by Sunday the mail leaves on Monday.
len the Helen NJ, Cav at the Islands she Will be loaded
by the Ssh 3Cth. lOu WI hear By this steamer d
much trouble between the shpmas.ers AID Psravsns.
will give YOU account Of T. a. was on board the De
farce daring the whole Of tue transaction Cap; Nicer
ran Cf shp DEFIANCE has been here about hanirei
DAYS He is smart man and strict discipEnaran one
Of the New York packet captains.
Tie hrst affair occurred about the middle Of August
think OF Capt McCerrens were out h-h-
ing and killed Pelican with Il was seen from an
old hulk used guard ship and re.idence Of the Com
mandeIt Of the lslaBds He had the American sailors
brought IL ngiGe OF the hulk and confined for killing the
bird. CAPT McCeTen hearing his men were c1n1nei
there welt for them and offered pay the ne Of 81 for
killing the bird He was told by the Conmandinf.
reid CID halt blood SpaDard Post Cafan Ia The frra
visn Navy that he had nsalee ham AMI thai ne eoA
rot have hem. Capt heCerTtn told hn 10 n'i in'm
he chOoee in addition g. the ne bat tn hu mast have
ard demanded them H. refused AM eoi1frd ul7a'o
the quad ship himself He refused 10 - s.a'ai hi n'n
He ordered uto boat by solders "a aA'd ''s'A''
az q Escorted to his ship BY an armed ioIcc
HE next dsy meeting Of mos Of the captains Of the
feet tOok place and resolved 70 20 on o'a TIE siai
clip in BODY and ask for reason vi! ne mca Nc5o 10
tanned there The CommaBdsut wss not On board. aai
va. ,eut for On hi arrival az the sh ht $50 N col
lection Anne captains and becoming furious ordered
them I'll Of and would have nothing - say 10 ihcm >t
ers tried IersoIaly 10 COW efse win I'm 70 no ~ al.
He ordered fe soliers - load their mlsSets There
were twenty odd shpmAsers there and only one AZ
row gGngway 70 resIeGt ron lie men ordered MS sol
ders 10 charge with liked bayOneis them spne were
stall bed eighty, some knocked overheard win the Das
OF ih.r musket- and several badly hurt. Ihs cal-ei
mueh hard feeling here. some were tor attacking tle
whole Peruvian force here and discriminating them tls
We could easily have done. Bat these feelings were re-
strained ard committee of four hPnastes were sent -
Lima 10 consult Minister there Ia the neaAii ne le
men were given I'D set the hard feeling sil conIn1ss
he , M sters wtre called set Of id rascals BY the
CommaIdabt.
All now wen, on well until the Defiance loadei AMI
ready 10 ssil think the ID Of pember Many
OF the masters board as customary, 10 assist
ard rec her of, myself among the number. Al Z VI
anchor was hove up sails se'' snip ing on % nc
waiting for wind. We all saw Capt McCsren h-f NJ
guns loaded fire salute a. many ships had done on
leaving About NJ breeze sprung up. but very igAt
the chip started little The first knew bang went one of
tie guns Capt McCeren touched on " "a his cigar
The ship had moved only few times her length VII We
saw fye boats all armed approaching a., three IN our
wake end two others taking circutoas route "a ~ or
T. soldiers in each boat Or course I'D one expected any
fighting We orly supposed they were coming TO dem "a
tle fine Of firing the gun. stool On tn forward
Of the house u the gangway, with my boy GeO-ge
beside ne Three boats came alongside, An 9th er came
W the side. Capt McCeren met him al the galgways
aud toucl. his a. to him The officer demanded he .
fue CAPT Met paid him and said TO him stay ar
ard collect another fine hall fire another gun. lie
then laid TO the officer there the gangwly leave nay
ship" The ofer refused, then Capt McCeren says %
him. 90 you mean force that you come on oolrd my
ship it'll an armed force in this way Ihe ohioeT says
d-n YOU what do you by force and stepped over
to tie oher side If the deck Cpt McCerren stepped to
ward him. when the officer drew pistol one oi three
from biz belt holding bis sword in hi lef hand cooked
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move again snd will shoot YOU and at the same IN
slant saying in Spanish, come up men.
stood stll until this move OF the soldiers Jaw
trouble ahead all of them rushed up in confusion two
musktts or pist fired turned around, took my
boy ran al with him tied rope round him aad lowered
him the STAFFORD quarter, hearing al the same tune
several shots fired. We all entirely helpless, ana
mort of us the house with weapons 10 defend
ourselves We had not anticipated any use for them
ship into boat rapidly possible under the stem Of
the chip Several shots struck the water along side OF u-
a pulled around We saw several other Captain,
holding over the opposite quarter. We pulled around
and took hemn We then went to the opposite ship and
climbed up As he went board again, found they
had wounded Capain McCerTen and put irons on him.
They dragged him the side Of the ship into Of
their bOas and took him off prisoner One OF their
ov soldiers shot by Themselves and several wounded
One American sailor shot IN boat alongside OF the
shp, through the thigh; another through the hand.
Gait McCerIen ordered his cOlOrs hauled down and aba1
dontd his ship TO the Peruvian Government lie was
struck on the head with q boarding axe and knockei
down with the butt of musket and thus disabled. NO
resistance made and many shots were fired At ran
dom by the soldiers, who were under no discipline =,
We at once called meeting on board OF another ship
netr bv and dispatched boat unamed 10 inquire how
badly Capt. McCeuen was injured No one was allowed
to him. and 10 ne~swas given from hun lis ohcefs
oil left the ship in the firing some OF the Rigging " Is shot
away and of the sails came down IN nIss she
dIifed in again toward the rocks The male, who was
forward let the anchor 90 and brought her up AMI there
she wa left On the 4th American doctor was allowed
10 attend Capt MCCeen and dressed his wounds but no
one among US allowed 10 see him We all met every
day on board same snip 10 TAX over aHers anu k u'
doctors report Our Committee now returned from Lima
with the of their reception and interview win the
Peruvian Government. They demanded the recall OF the
conmaudGnt and a sent in his place This wa
granted and new one returned with them with an order
for The old to return 10 Lima, 10 be tined oy court
martial On hearing of the difficulties since we eit the
lew commandant refused 10 act Ii was too serious an
affair and thus il remained when len The Defiance lay
there abandoned by all her American officers the crew
refused to work the vessel under any other captain
During this time Capt. McCerean was prisoner on
board the hulk and of his friends was allowed to
see him for the first three days be roned and chained
TO a ringbo in the deck with only some straw to lie on
even the blood washed from his wounds Tor inc
frst twenty four hours No American man of war was
about here and shan be obliged TO call John bu ID
help An English frgae came in here soon after me
first affair The commandant was sent for they nal an
interview the cOmmandant said the American captain,
when they came on board the hulk in body had 10
fight Tie English commander SAYS; No, sir You did
mot think so and il lucky for you that they did not
for they had you would have swung at the yard arm OF
"tbe De fance long ere this. The English cOmmandant
heard all the charges against Capt McCeran that
be had killed lis boatswan Capt VI Cerran had the man
on board his ship and had him brought forward in
irons and gave his for being The English con
mancer asked the man. who an Englishmanl "Did
lyon enter the Defiance cabin AGAINST thu express orders Of
The caItanl" The answered, Il did The com
msnder said TO him. Il have nothing t. say for you You
ought TO have been shot He il stern old fellow he
said 20 the Peruvian cOmman1ant Il tell you, sir the
Americans are our bIothers-chliren the same fathers
land bound 20 protect them in he absence OF thr
"uationsl vessels; and heed you, sir tell YOU in PLAN
words You that man from he vessel Will play
"h-l With you
lie English are with Us here heart and hand This viii
cause serious troubles think. with Government AMI
Peru the COmmandani the Oldest post captain IN their
navy and from Of the most influential families IN the
country He very desperate man with NJ government
and stripes flying at the Chncha Islands and in the ada
cent waters hereabouts