New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-13
ST. THOMAS.
AMERICAN SHIP WITH BRITISH COLORS
FIRED AT ON LEAVING THE HARBOR-
DEATHS BY CHOLERA.
from Our Own Coresr cndent.

From Our Own Coresrondent.
ST. THOMAS. w. l.. Saturday, June II, 1854.
Day befere Yesterday morning ship laden with
euano and bound TO Baltimore, was somewhat sum
nary and unceremoniousy brought TO, by gun from
the fort guarding the entrance of the harbor as she
was quietly making her egress. Ihe circumstances
were these. The vessel, ship Fame, Capt Even,
halls from ST. Andrews n b., and consequently salts
under English coors while her possession has passed
into the hands OF company in Boston, by whom she Is
employed in trade In clearing vessels from this har-
Dor il is necessary 10 go 10 the Fort CHRISTIAN when
commands view of the habOr, settle charges, take
a certificate of clearance, ard point out to the ocer
in command the ship itself. All this IN the present
instance had been done according TO requisite torna
ties the previous evening When however the ship
gets under way the next morning. the commanding Of
fcer jumping to the conclusion that gusno ship,
houud to Baltimore must OF necessity he an Amerl-
can ship and therefore that the English ship, Papaby
leaving the harbor has not duly cleared, sgnazes to
the fort at the mouth OF the harbor to bring her to-
which the officer then in command does right ear
nesily. The prescribed mode Of doing this is 20 fire
blank sbot aft the ship. which, if She does not re-
spect IT, is to he followed by seccri ahead likewise
tsrk and if that falls the third is to be shoted
gun and discharged directly into her. But in this in
stance the 6rst one is loaded one aud discharged
into the ship, cutting ava her ter rope several
feet Of her bulwarks, and sending the splinters
this was and that 10 10 the small peril of officers
aid crew. This was followed in unnecessarily quick
succession by two others which barely escaped.
The captain Of course came back into the harbor
snd put himself under the protection Of Capt. Forbes
of the English frisae Calypso which had just arrived,
ard subsequently Of the British Consul. Capt Forbes
promptly wrote to the Danish Commsndsnt, express
ing his regret that be could not wait upon him nor
salute the Danish flag until the insult offered to the
English flag had been apOogised for and pecuniary
repaTaton for damage and detention rendered to the
captain. This after little hesitation, was done;
the apology being simple confession that the whole
sfsir was objectionable blunder and the repsra.
tion $500. After which the Danish flag saluted
by the frgae and the cviity returned from the fort
must not however fail to notice another laugLable
bulder OF which the officer at the fort guilty the
same morning The British Consul went on board the
CALYPSO TO consult with her captain with reference TO
this affair of national honor, and according to custom
a salute of six guns fred in his honor Although
that number is the welknown consular salute the OF
cer though eager 10 construe il as an honor 10 his
fGg fastened to return it, These matters for the lat
three days, have given us pleasant excitement aud
are said 10 have mortified the authorities not little
Tie English war steamer Devastation arrived hese
yesterday morning from Havana in search of two yes
sels that had left that port for St. Thomas under cir
eums'anees authorizing the suspicion that they were
to he docpmented here as Russian priyateers Moth