New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-15
SEIZURE or IN AMERICAN JVHALER At
TIE FALKLAND ISLANDS.

private letter dated March H. from gentleman be-
longing to the United States ship-of-war Germantown
gives the following particulars Of an outrage on the Amer
lean vhale-ship Hudson, by British man-of-war.
About tho 18th Of february ult dispatch received
by the Commodore, then lying at Montevdeo from our
tho captain Of vhaler lying at Newsland the western.
Of the group bad been charged by some deserers
from his ship with killing wild hogs and that the Governor
had ordered manofwar brig to proceed to the island and
capture the ship.
1his information induced the Commodore to send this
ship the Gemanownl down TO inquire into the iacts-a
proceeding the necessary no American sho-War
had visited the group for twenty years
On the Cd we arrived, and learned that the brg-owar
Express had sailed for NewIsand to capture the ship
On the Sd the American schooner Washington tender TO
the whaler in in charge OF an English Lieutenant and
six men, and at boarded and brought to anchor
under guns The lieutenant to avoid the dsagreeable
necessity saying that he surrendered falsely stated that
he in charge, but merely put on board to see the
vessel ina despeabe equiyOcaton. On the afternoon Of
the day. the brig arrived, having IN company the
whale ship Hudson Captain Cliff, which ship also IN
charge Of English lieutenant The ship not beng able
enter tho inner harbor was anchored outside and on
discovering the pennant of shipofwar the lieutenant
landed the nearest beach, leaving on board only con
stable having a for the arrest Of Captain Chh We
board restored the captain 10 ms command
Nearly wear since Capt. Cliff killed wild hogs
nm uninhabed island which hogs had been placed there
by himself aud Others whaling in that neghbOrhood that
they might breed Several unihs subsequent to tins the
Governor and Council passed act imposing tine OF
twenty pounds stefing upon any person WHO
cattle upon any part of these fands act which could
not extend 10 these hogs-frst because they did not be-
long the Falkland Island Company for whose protee-
ton the act pesse and secondly because II was er posi-
fGco The desorOn Of boats brought the knOwl-
edge Of the killing to the Governor and writ Was issued
the oath of these doserors for the arrest of Capt Chd
Armed with il and accompanied by constable TO serve
the writ the Express sailed for Newlsand whore the
Hudson lying moored with sails unbent, and seized
not the captain for whom they had warrant bat the snip
and schooner made prisoners Of the crews and took pos
session of the ships papers Capt Cliff offered to proceed
to Stanley in the schooner in the man-Owar and
treated tie commander Of the Express break up his
voyage by removing the ship from her present secure
anchorage Deaf 10 all representations, he merely stated
that his orders 70 bring the ship and schooner, aud
ordered the mate of the ship Mr. Leeds to bend sails and
prepare the ship for sea- under threat of putting him IN
ons he refused most strocious violation OF personal
liberty for which Capt Boyd and other officers of her Br
tanpc Maesys brig Express deserve to he branded as
pirates.
Judicial authority Capt Cliff appeared before the nass-
frate and fined the charge of killing twenty
hogs in August last No evidence offered by the pros
eeuon other than the deposons OF the deserer before
named The Captain offered to prove by hs log hsi al
the time named he the coast OF Patagonia bu TINS
petty despot Mr. Monag refused TO hear he defendant
either by himself counsel thus committing under tho
color Of the lava direct robbery and aorns us an &
porunity Of seeing specimen oi English J"Soe' Inc
fine subsequently reduced 10 t2i
appears very clearly that is outrage has been caused
solely y their oalousp having complete possession
Of the whale fishery oil these islands end unable 10 cope
with our hardy seaen they endeayor by petty exacnons
trumpedup charges fines and impTfsonmen 70 dnve on
our whaers In this they went out full OF eNuation
10 capture the "d-d Yankee They return TO find an
American man-ofwar in port and cap IN hand deny any
intention of violating our rights
This Is isolated caseit occurs frequently; the ac'
appear in the newspapers, the public indignation Is
excited; but the submits 20 The ndsnty ana less
rather than lose time and money, waiting in the anchanl
hers Of the authorities for satisfaction daily promised but
never given.
AL the papers in the win be forwarded to the Gov
erpmen that il may demand satisfaction for the indign
flag. and compensation for breaking up the ship
voyage.