The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-14
From the New York journal Of Commerce.
THE SEIZURE OF THE BARQUE MAURY.

Union become the arbiters of its fate
From the New York Journal of Commerce
THE SEIZURE OF THE BARQUE MAURY
We learn from good authority that the aidavits made
here on the 10th of October last which the proceedings
were founded that resulted in the seizure the baroue
Maury were submitted with all possible gravity by the
British government to the American minister, and they
doubtless had serious effect in inducing the ministry to
strengthen their West India fleet with the ships that had
arrived from the Baltic. Themous article in the London
Times which fell like thunderbot upon the British peo
pie appeared the first Of November twenty days after
the date of the urat affixed to those adavit They were
by the British minister Mr. Marcy on the
18th Of October.
Those adavits reached London the latter part of oc
tober by the Boston steamer of the 10th Ito which they
could have been teegphed and doubtless weresuch was
their supposed mporance by the avre packet of the
18th from this port (Which touched at Southampton on
the 26t at the latest by the Collins line Of the l7h
Their receipt abroad at that time is rendered quite certain
by the article in the Liverpool Journal of November 3d.
which, under the startling title "a War Imminent makes
the following statement:
"The cause assigned by ministers for the appearance Of
ships at Bermuda the report of Russian priva-
being fitting out in the port of New York; but
the fact is denied" &C.
The matter communicated to the British government If
it is to be measured by the tone of the communication
from Mr.. Champion to Mr.. Marcy the 18th of October
must have been Of an exciting character. He says:
BaIrisH LEGATION,
washington, Oct IL, 1855.
"SIa have the honor call your attention the
closed dispositions, which have to-day been forwarded to
by Mr.. Barclay, her Majesys consul at New York. in
regard to vessel called the Marry which is fitting
out at that port and which, It appears is evidently intend
ed for warlike purposes.
SIR Barclay further informs me that he good reason
believe that the vessel intended for the service of Rus
STA in the present war; and, also that plan crisis for f
ting vesse,s Of similar description in other ports Of the Uni
against her Mjestys government and more particularly
tercpting and capturing The British mail steamers plying
befseen liverpool and Boston.
The grave matter thus communicated to the British gov
had the effect in connection with the oIening Of
correspondence by Mr. Buchanan with Lord Palmerson
upon the affairs Of Central America correspondence
which prevents the meditated return of Mr. Buchanan to
the United Stateso excite the British government in
high degree and to produce such demonstrations to dis
turb the of business between England and this
country One banking house that we know of abroad i'm
medatey directed that funds to large extent invested
here should be RENTED home and nearly million of dol
lars were transmitted in pursuance of its orders.
The evidence upon which the British consul charges that
plan exists for fitting out privateers in other ports than
this, "with the express design of committing hostihes
against England and particularly of intercepng and
capturing the British mail steamers plying between Liver
pool and Boston, doubt OF the character with
the aidavits made on the 10th of October The Maury
aeghtment under the auspices Of commercial house of
the highest character but had not taken out her papers
being usual to delay application for them until about
to sail In building vessels of that description various
parties unethe ship carpenter the ship chandler the
master the merchant and capitalists under the cxpec-
taton that these numerous shares will be united in
few owners when the capacity of the vessel to begin with
good voyage shall have been demonstrated. The late
disturbances in the China SEAS to which the Mauy was
bound induced her make provision for her
defence against the possibility of attack, and the mate
doubtless wag informed dull policeman who had rou-
bed him with questions that he had shipped on board he
Maury 10 90 The China seas but that she had damned
queer cargo 90 there" The mate whose language thus
given, is to, could not have imagined that bis joke
would appear in adavits, and be the of arousng
the thunders of the London Times against the United
States The government of the United States, however
with the greatest prompness proceeded upon the nothc
ton of the British minister to expose the folly OF the case
with respect 10 the Maury by making an immediate sez-
ure thus showing its good faith and its willingness to ar
those other vessels which, alleged being fitted
other ports seize the Cunarders The fact that no
proceedings have been demanded against the other vessels
shows conclusively that the plan alluded to in the British
minister's despatch existed only in the imagination OF the
British consul and yet although Mr. Barclay well knows
that his statements unounded what is the repara-
ton he has thought t to make to the firm Of A. A. Low
Brothers, and to the American people, for these unjust
charges letter appeared in the New York Herald OF
the Gath of October as follows:
More representations the above subject having been
published in various others that mu
nitions of found board, secreted under
quantity of cottonI desire disabuse the mind OF the
public of that impression by stating that such not the
case
Had my endeavors made before information was for
mally lodged ascertain the Of the ship Maur
succeeded, the explanations which that respectable hm
Messrs A. A. Low Brothers, gave after the libel was hed
would have been sought by me- and doubt wond have
been given before and the course which was ndopNa
would not have been resor,ed to.
A. BARCLAY H. d. Ms Consul
NEw YORK, Oct %, 1852
This is not sufficient and such the decision OF the
Chamber of Commerce at their meeting the 22d OF NO
vember. They
Resoped That proper amends or apology have oeen
made to A. A. Low Brothers for the charge brought
against them which, if true would have rendered them n-
famous nor TO the merchants Of this city and country
so falsely and inuriously assaiedP
The British consul, Notwithstanding this resolution, has
not thought fit to make any further public apology ana
stands therefore before community resisting the us
censure Of high body Of merchants and without aonng
for unprovoked and unjust assault upon the people o.
the United States We will not anticipate the proceedings
which his continuance in this attitude will call for,