The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-21
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CASE OF THE BAkQbE MAbhl-
We copy the following nom the New York Commercial
Advertiser Of the issue Of the 10th instant:
NEW YoRK mrncHAsrs 70 DC INDICATED rHE
,uAaSE or rlrTISe our RUSSIAN PRIvATEERs.-At one
O'clock this afternoon special meeting Of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce held at the Merchants Bank, In
Wall street. Mr.. II. Perit presiding.
The chairman stated that The meeting bad been called at
e written request five members and at the verbal request
IN other members Of the chamber for the purpose
measures to investigate the circumstances attending
The seizure OF barque Maury and to dabuse the pubic
mind Of the idea that any New York merchants OF such re-
eeab standing the owners OF that vessel would eng age
Il Citing out pryateer prey upon the commerce OF Great
Retain and France nations with whom we are at peace
ur Moses H. Grnnel offered resolution, which, after
debate AZ to its terms finally amended and uDan
uously adopted as follows;
Whereas il appears from information derived from relia
b sares that representation made TO The British gov
ent respecting the barque Maury, which was seized at
ME- MORT In October last suspicion Of being htted as
ryaeer to cruise under the Russian nag stated TO be one
ca,sss of ordering the British fleet to the West India
ton and led 10 The recent high excitement in England
and whereas il just and proper tna. ,nn h h
ueyed from the mputaion thus earelessy thrown upon
them -. 4. ..xni,,,aa d. ;,on;ra ;,,,o
h c connected with the seizure Of the ship Maary and
repor The zane the subsequent meeting OF the chamber
= I'm Re observed that the preamble to the resolution
-, written in the English, but this is no FAULT oil The
mover Of the resolution is owing to the patchwork Of
emepla don by The critics OF the chamber.
During the debate Mr. James Lee expressed desire thai
extended statepent the motives OF the action OF thu
chamber should accompany the resolution
Mr. Grnnel said the facts toeraoly well known to
Inc pubc and there could doubt that the of the
British consul in the Maury had been most unjust and
upcaled for.
Mr. John A. Stevens said he was informed By gentleman
who came from England by the last steamer that when
Mr. buchanan called upon the Earl of Clarendon ask why
such important renorcements had been sent to the West
India station by the statement that the barque
Maury being fitted out priyateer and he thought
das to the that they should be relieved from such
odlous charge
On motion it was resolved that the committee Of inquiry
should consist of ten and that the president OF the chamber
should appoint them
Mr. PERT then appointed tho following named gentlemen
as such committee:
Moses H. Grnne George Griswold Charles H. Marshall,
John A. Stevens, Stewart Brown Thomas Tleston II. c.
Goodhue, Royal Phelps james Lee, and L. Z. Morgan.
On motion, Mr.. Perit added to the committee; and
the chamber then djourned.
the adjournment, the committee remained and elect
ed John A. Stevens their chairman with Royal Phelps
secretary The committee then RETIRED subject meet
the call Of their chairman.
We rejoice to see that The merchants of New York are
taking up this case 1t deserves their attention The poo
pie and the of the United States have been
cused in the grossst terms by the London pressfrs OF
being SO lawess and second feeble that clouds OF Rus
pryaeers are httng out III our ports Win the knoW
edge and connvance even of the President of the United
Satesnay the British itself has adopted the
scandalous mputaon far to make it the occasion OF
despatchng great naval armament to the coast of North
America for il appears that the affair Of the Maury
is the sole petext Of all the panic which agates
England
We learn that the proceedings against the Maury
commenced by government upon representations made
by Mr. Barclay, the British consul Mt New York setting
forth that he had information and believed that tie Maury
was fitting on for Russian mivateer Among the pa
pers affidavit By Mr.. Edwards stating that he was
expressly informed that the Maury 20 ein wait for the
Cunard steamers, and by capturing them 10 raise feet
with which 10 invade the British East Indies appeared
in the sequel that the whole story what is Familiarity
called mares nest, something For instance it
may be but manuvre TO- raise false issue In favor of
the British government those Of its officers implicated
in the recruiting business in the United States.
Mr. Barclay has undertaken, by letter which appears
goundless prosecution of the Maury Her owners it
seems not known Mr. Barclay and, therefore, he
assumed that she Russian prvatecr Things have
reached strange pass certainly when not only TO
have foreign recruiting officers but also foreign police
in New York, aad the blunders Of that foreign police
10 bring the United States and Great Britain to the
OF war; We hope the Chamber of Commerce will do
pie justice TO this gross misconduct of Mr. Barclays
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