New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-17
TIVE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR.
TIt,,, fran Coas-f ksj,rtsoa 70 Seeretary Marcy
mo IS Consulate OF lhh ~ Is5a

d;,Ld 40 ChArles n on the Let inst. eoaceyinE tla'
the Importance Il the intelligence hsd Ia coulh 80
justified that cour.e advised you Of toe sehai "
u.t m b,use authorities here apparently, or ralas' e
d,utl, with the and sppf"baiIon 81 the suPe
OF tie suld Il tue cargo On board me
Iintk Warrior &C New York, aud 81 tnc Nlenp' !" fi
verv feavv f ~ n the captain Of the vessel when nae
i b. d,-tr il amount - the value 81 te 60
al liz und,r tie Tr,teuse his having made false en-
nv 10 wit tLai he stated hs ship TO BE- in ballast "nen
sLe had cotton board g. frGE!H. feel t. be my
duty repeat the circumstances Of The case To eore
aLy 6rrofH thai ay have commune ted IN my dsPaen
te;0re niiOn'c, numbered g.
The se,mer was expected here from Mobile on her
way "a NeN York the 10Th ult. Mes'r.. Tying 4 o.
h.T consg nees the day before l2jh Saturday en-
tered sud cle AIRED her ballast This
for tie Law ard British mail lines. An informed that
tic bsok NGro. La been entered and cleared "a bli
since she n, Ell II now about . IN lnhs past
making t-s mouth without any objection On the
part If the ecsom house authorities who cannot pl al
ieIossr.e Of o fact, for immediately that steamer
DROPS Ter anchor two custom house guards and an IN
lisned hunter Of policemen, public ani secret were
placed board vat every passenger or package
he shp No attempt has ever been i1e IA It
Of TO concee the cargo Furthermore the captain OF
Black Warrior has been in The habit II deliver to the
eu horiiie- on arrival seNera numbers of the public
journals of New York Mobile, OF the latest di.es
which contained the Advertisement of the Black Warrior
beng al Ut 10 sail on such date, expressing The cargo
she carried for her port OF destination
The shp 6rTiS Cd mere the morning Of the .sth The
captain delivered h. manifest taLas a. had been
toniaTy. lie me- that e has always been under
tie inIressioD hat secia concession existed ~n'h ex
o. uInstiue their cargo trdHstv be thinks that The
owners OF tie ship entertain tie same belief GA the
doy 9Th AZ about l. ,ocs. Gc lying sent his
clerk 10 The custom house for the dispatch ~ the SIC an
10 TAKE the 20 tie Captain OF the Ports 10 pro lre
the pass for lr to leave the port 1t w refused g. H.
and he nt that the rhip stopped ~ Order OF
sup ioT authority # the Royal EXcheqrer Upon this
Mr. Tying. with tie captain, to my Oft aad ia
formed Of the state OF the case. " huo t1e former
We entering protect, took the latter with 10 the
C1tGn GtTerti The ohs CT of this nttyiew VIZ 10 lay
before lis Exellency al the Circumstances OF the case
aud particular! To show that thee had mo- been on the
par OF 1, bullock or any one concerned IN the ship
lie les.t l,t non OF violating any law Of spain reg
latoD Of u port lis EXceency cOurteously listened
ne ,td that report had heeo male q him
the futct he cleo recomme led that should give him
10y stat,men; in Il memorial or official cOmmuni, alton
inn edaiy reJntd 10 my office and prepared my letter
the CHItein General OF this letter in my anxiety %
hrIe tie efar 10 satisfactory settle men whCat delay
keptIocory. which regret. la the antine Mr ryn5
wtrto the custom house finding that the cause o. the dit
touy wa tie emission OF me cargo a. Hdah the m IN
iest aud thinking that The twelve hours aO we'd by law
amend uabifsts had not elapsed and that BY making
The sneudno nt the difficulty would be terminated he ap
Piled the collector stating that, the of fifteen
minutes holt hour he would be prepared % present
tie manifest The collector replied that il cOull
md Should hot he admitted because ne had already
applied for the vessels dispatch, or u'thlng to TINS
elect Ii is that Mr. Tying had applied FOR the dis
Istth but may be vel To bear m mind tha vas not
given and il is question in my opinion. whether the
steamer could be considered c AIRED IN effect far
regard the clearance the 25th before she had arrived
ceem il bt0rnAL Mr. "yng was At the same time in
foIm,d that tie cargo conscated and the captain
fined according to The custom houee regulate In the
Afternoon Of he zane day 4 have been Informed
gong Of men were alongside the ship to cOmmsnce
tie scharee Of the cargo but finding that the ciptsia
and puer shore the operation was deferred unu
the morning, when they again appeared AMI tbs
officer the head Of the party dmanded Of the captain
the delivery the cargo. which Captain Bullock declined
remark ~ the officer that il lie took by force a. he
must Co ore single bho OF the cargo, lie tbe capaln
v,ud ttar haul down his coors and abandon his ship
g. tlCm 1his seemed 10 make the officer hesitate lie
,usrfud.d Ls oreration and came shoren doubt
1e liz
lions lie soon returned gu board opened the matches
anu commenced the discharge whereup0n Capt Bullock
hauled down biz Tag aud with his officers AID ab
dored the vessel to the Spanish authorities
On dc evening Of the 2sih, | received the Captain
General reply to my letter which was far from satlstac
tory. copy and tansla0n OF thu same were transmed
to you with my communication No "a, sent per steamer
CorWin
communication 10 Mr.. Tying. | send you copy OF this
con muncao as well a. that Of second letter from the
sane officer also that of Mr.. Tyngs reply Enclosed you
will likewise find copy Of letter received last evening
from the Int ndente of the Treasury and OF my reply
thereto. also accompany copy of the printed feguia
ons which handed to all captains OF vessels the
fret Writ from the custom house officers.
| have omitted to say that | AN informed that the
regulations concerning steamers require that they shall
mahf 81 the quantity Of coal they nave on board but %
in no instance has this law been complied with. Ihis
neglect or unobservance Of the laws BY the authorities
themselves has rendered them obsolete, and therefore
uapplicabe | am also assured that law pres,ribes
that when il is clearly shown that there has been in
ttnon Of infringing the law or defraadng her Maesys
parties shall not be deemed cupaole In my
opinion it is simply ridiculous TO suppose for an instant
that the captain of the Black Warrior had any intention
do otherwise than conform 10 all established regulations
Although had written 10 the lRteDdente last even
ING declining the request that should appoint person
take ~ account of the cargo proposed be landed
dsv beng led that by the idea that the nen
denes object was to present at least the sembance OF
sanction on the part this Consulate to their proceeding.
l. nevertheless allied upon him this morning, remarkiog
by way Introduction that presented myself not only
in the character Of Consul Commercial Agent but a.
friend that was expecting the steamer Philadepha to-
day. and was anxious to communicate to my Govern
ert tie true relation OF the facts on both sides that my
Government might be prepared to meet the many de
apds upon for unity by innocent parties interested
in the cargo that did not TO solicit that his Gov
enment should alter its position however desrous might
be TO aid in preserving good relations between the Two
CoverUmt NIT but 10 obtain facts This led a Discus
sion. | remarked that could not see how two wrongs
made q right; that it might have been wrong to have en-
tered cleared the ship in ballast but that the Captain
through Lis consgnec had attempted to correct the error
within the legal time apd be had not been permitted lhs
this added the long continued, and by the authorities
well know practice OF entering in ballast When she had
/ cargo IN trcEsttg did not see how they could pnt
theInstl in the right still, that was not disposed 70
contest the law pOrss bearing the case but that had
given me much pain that the matter had not been settled
satisfactorily and amcabiy g. il should have been and
finally that was apprehenye that this affair might ere
ale eeat agitation and difficulty from the circumstance
Of their being many parties Interested VINO had nothing
shneyer TO do with the vessel To all this the ntendente
said that be regretted that he bad not before
that the matter stood he DID NOT know what DO, but
he would examine carefully into IT, andtry 10 bring 10
satisfactory termination, something TO this effect
But in he mean time tie NIP has BEEN by order Of the
authorities hauled TO of the wharye. and OF the
cargo sken out. Their is every appearance that il is in
! tended TO proceed with the discharge
IL ny despatch No 81 stated that the British mail
line have also been IN the habit of entering and clearing
il tGlGa when they had cary board Mr. Crawford,
the British Consul has assured ne io day that such s not
/ lie oefe.
Some of tie officers and all the crew II the Black
Wsnicr are board OF the United States steamer Full
the transient passt ngers, fourteen IL number