Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-19
SEIZURE OF AN AMERICAN wHALER AT THE
FALKLAND ISLAND;

private letter, dated Match l7th, from gentleman
belonging to tie United States ship Of war 'Gern,nvn
yes the following PARTICULARS Of an outrage on the
American whale ship 'HGdso, by British man of war:
About the 18Th of February ut, dispatch w.s receiv
I'd By the Commodore, then lying at Hontevrdeo from
commercial agent the Falkland Island st,i,, ,h,
he captain Of ~hul-r, king New Island tl,
OF the group had been charged by som, de.r,.,s
rom hi- ship, with killing wild hogs. and that the Gover
had ordered i man OF brig 10 proceed In Tho
and and capture the ship.
Thi- information induced the Commodore to senJ mi.
ship The Gefnantown down 10 inquire into the facts
proceeding the Necessary no American shin NJ
war had visit d The group for 20 years.
On the trIiTed aud learned tina, the b-iy of v,,
Express had sailed for Leland to capture the mi, -
On tue Sd the American schooner Washington t.n,Ier
10 the whaer. n charge Of English ieu,en,n,
nd sir men, aud at poarded brought TO s
Choir urd1r guns The lieutenant to avoid tho dis,
kreeaDle necessity Of saying that 10 surrendered rlv
stated that hy in charge but merely put on
To see the vessel ina despcaDle ,qiivocaon On the
Afternoon Of the day the brig arrived having In
company the whale ship Hudson, Capt. Cliff which shin
"a- a'o in charge OF an English Lieutenant he shin
not being able to enter the inner hHrbor anchored out
'de aud discovering pennant OF q zhip Of war III,
lieutenant landed the neafest BERTH ving on board
only constable wing warrant for the Of C4pt
CHI We at no ird restored tho captain TO
his command, aud learned the ftcts ofthe o. use.
Nearly year since Capt VI " X lied wild hogs on
An unnnate1 island which hogs had been placed there
by himself aud others whaling IN that negbbohood that
the Governor aud Council isscd imposing tne of
twenty pounds sterling upon any person who should kill
cattle upon any parts Of these i.IauJs; act winch
could o. extend to these hogs-6st bccause they did
not belong TO thu Falkland Island Company for whose
protection the act passed, and secondly because Il
Fr- c< pos Jde'o. Tno dcsefOn Of boits brought
the knO~i.dss Of the killing the Govern !, aud wit
us the OATH Of desefers for the arrest Of
Capt Clff
Armed wish H. and accompanied by constable 10 servo
the writ the Express sailed for New Is aud where tho
Hud.on lying rnopred with sails unbent, and seized
not the captain for whom they had warrant, 1.-THE
ship and schooner make prisoners OF the crew and took
posses on OF the ships pipefs Capt. Ohn offered 70
proceed u Stanley in the schooner 10 the Uf var
aud entreAed the commander Of the Express break
up his voyage by removing tho strip from her present
secure a"chorAgs Deafto al representation he merely
stated that hs orders bring the chip aud schooner
aud ordered tho mate Off ship. Mr Leeds TO bend all
aud prepare tho ship for uuder threat Of putting him
IN irons " he refused auocous violation IT per-
sona liberty for which Capt yd aud other Off ;ers Of
her Bhtano hes:Js brig Express deserve 70 be BRAN
ded ~ pirates.
Fully determined not interfere In any way With tho
judicial authority, Capt Cliff appeared before the msgs
trae and was hned 1850 upon the charge Of killing TWEEN
hogs In August last No evidence wss offered by too
prosecution other than the deposons Of the dessrers
before named The captain offered to prove by his log
that 81 the time named he the Of Psgonis
but this petty despo Mr. Aontsg, refused hear the
defendant either by himself COUNSEL thus committing
under the color Of the law direct ROBBERY and ssrdpg