New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-18

-cv,e ono 20 be hurt rcpracd ibcse things 10 Chp'
-crl;el that lie would be id If 10 wol b.
nv Hneiccr md thr' If tie cruiser FIRE in.o rs
!. would be the besi voyi-e o. any OF a. eve ms ic
cofc twenty MIN leg pa sod, when another s1ot VS.
f-od tod Capt. Nariisi would hc better 10 snow
our colors for IN case ANYTHING sioll take place the
crrv world 20 aeaust him, tier now were nIlci
inclined 10 display ihe flag without orler'-
Capt. Nardle appeared to become much e1citci =
iii. nd turned vers pale. He noilci his eernt to
tic showing Of our co'ors, ak guns hayinr a-ea Is
been fred by the British cruiscr. on eldeayora- to
hoist The onsgn tho halyars partc ani h'i,c uiis
could e remccd. tic cruiser now in our Ike w'it
'lout ship and willie in STAYS fired another gun lile
seventh, which coming rather close TIE man u the
vcCl rau forward. On sending another ~ hi- place
Capt. Warlle gave orders 70 put the helm ~, al
wearing -ip VIC ran down 10 the brraniine.
or coming up 10 her we rounded to about two or
three cable lengths 10 wudward, with or io sheet to
vindward bu; we did not bring our easel to the wini
continuing 70 run some two poils OF making c31rs;
CihwGrt the cruiseI's Ioys. We were then hailed MA
ordered to heave 70. 'ptain Warde replied. asking
tho commander Of the cruiser What b. gnptoi Want
YOU 70 hcayo TO-" Capt. Wlrde replied tia. nc was
love 10.
The b,gnntino then be- an 10 drop astern, vlen she
fred ano,ier SHOT acroS our bows upon winch, ana
mol until 'hcn did Captain Nardle issue orders 10
have our vessel to- This was done imned iteiy we
were again hacd from tie brgaGtine, the 60 nnslder
II 70 ali @ u that he going TO send hB boat on
hosd. which he presently did Captain W. not suffer-
ing ~ TO show Tim the usual civ.cs of ships gals
way or coming on board.
The commander OF the cruiser wished 70 kso"
Whether tie captain was on board Cap. W@rie re-
rlied NJ Il the man asked "Whv did you not host
your oolorsl II would have saved oil tis trou lle
orr nation is at war, and wo have been informed tha
Russian privateer- have been hthng out IN M 1ah
for tins coast. Your singular conduct has led me to
sus,tct YOU may be one Of them, and cannot con-
siddr you "a Americans until see your pa 'ers.
Capt. Warde then said, What are you Llowi g
about have been IN tie navy as vei as you, ana
Z oil abr - f.Iah TttI ii Ia
ne II would have been Tie best voyage over male
However YOU now see NJ p y, yet out of my vessel
es sOOn ~ you can.
The Eeei.sh captain rapliod: "You must be drunk,
Sir tn any on 80. He'd been any other nation yol
would lave nd mast tason olt Of you bu. was
nfruid % hurting come lOcr follow who woJli be
bIoneoss aad rciraned now must see your papers,
cor tciu. The IGrcrr were 10 'uced.
Cllt. Wcrdo remartei 10 AIm that our vessel WAS
H. q SINKING condition, layH two butts started, and
tie ncu were oil tagged cue at the unps, so ma ne
had somcibins else 10 10 t"sides hosting coorl to
every oao; hat be would report lin tho English
Officer % TOO Adin.al IN Rio.
n. ErgisiInan replied hat he would enter the
al il m olr log -bool i be wished II, which was done
a. iouoas: Aug. -, boarded schr. Bay Cny, am
frr COR d OILS wide o. her 10 Induce her TO hedve To
ane allow us 20 close which was DESTROYS Of doing,
sDrl getting her 10 ne Russian prlyateer under ner
car coiols. CHARLES WEEKE, Lieut. Com naniinl.
The Englisiman offered to give Can't. Warlio some
moi TO reach port with but the Captain replied that
he did not want any men, his being paid for work,
and they must do until he reached port The English
oaUian lent lis men TO asss TO make sail and then
left H. Ills crrfer kept company with III until We
reached Rio Janoiro, thinking we were in sinking
condition. which reference to the loo VIII prove not
To have been die case. The dNy after, were again
hailod by tic commander &C fc cruiser inquired
if Q could render us asitancc He told Is should
any Change take place through the night, 10 show
light and he would come to Nothing OF further IN
forest occurred before our arrival in Rio.
This is plain statement Of what took place between
the British cruiser Bonita and our vessel. similar
circumstance took place shortly after leaving Pernan
buco with the United States sloop-otwar Decaiuri
Capt WGrdlo refusing 10 show his colors although they
wero boDt on some time before spoke him, and
barely conserving TO have them displayed from the
mzzcn rigging. No guns, however, were fired.
! will merely remark that apparently Capt Wardle
had great hope OF getting hit so that a good claim
might he instituted which would pay handsomely.
Soon after our arrival at this port he Tered myself and
the second mate on Shore to 60 to the Consul where
VIC were requested to sign accusation of outrage
against Copt. Woeke OF the Bonita, my refusal to
sign which has been the cause of much trouble and
altering. Yours, Thomas MAcBAS,
RIO de Jane,o March &C. i2ii Mae of schooner Bay City