The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-28

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s-ssns to Collector Of Port. Is
o-Attorney General to U. $. Attorney,
III. B. N. Envoy &c.. to Secretary Of
State with four ahidavits. IL ="
gu. S. Atty, N. York to Charles Ed
s-Ssp Surveyor effort to D. s Atty,
1o-inspeccrs Of Customs to Surveyor Of
1T. 5. Atty, n T. to Atty General II
Is a 10 e 5 to %1's 3 A,,s,n,v q
14-Messrs. Low to .............. 18 I"
1S--Cha,les Edwards, Esq, to same . " 10
1s-U. S. Atty, N. Y, to Atty. General. i" 10 q
1T--At,y. General 80 Sec, etary of state. I" 10
1s-samo % u 8, Atty, n. York. 4" % q
19-Sane to Secretary of State. ....... /" %
2o-u. $. Atty, N. York, to ATTY General " 20
stevens, Chairman Of Com. of Cham
22-Deposi,ions of J. N. Cornell and VIM.
D. Craft, police ofhcers, before the
Your esmmttee have sought no further evidence
papers. Proceeding to consider their Import it is
Iann me s s city,
vessels chiefly employed in the Pacific China and India
Of commerce than any house ia The Uaied states
That they d ecors and managers in many iportant
sommo ciai institutions, are Of nigh commercial stand
Ing and are well known Of prooity and honor.
Your committee find that the bark Maury WAS bailt
In thu ei during the past for this firm thai she
was advertised by them for thirteen days before the
date of the affidavit, under their own name, in five
daily papers to witThe Courier a.d Enquirer Jounatg
Commerce Commercial ADVERTISER Nep Fork Express and
Evening Post shanghae in China 10 sdins VIII ,ay
10 freight and having taken her first clearance her
register had not been then issued from thu Custom
House; that there board atnanent o. four
guns, with moderate supply of snail arms and also
ten guns on f'eight, and that other cargo wa,
h the lower hold, as temporary ballast we're
afterwards r,ied 70 the between decks and were
freight Gnusnal for vessels bound for China
seas and vessels similarly equipped hava heretofore been
despatched frcrn this and otne ports in the United
States, without euspicon or notice; and apart from
other circumstances, armament and gars in the
chta trade afford no cause to suspect any intended in
frsc,,cn Of the neutrality or revenue laws any
intended Illegal questionable employment. Your
committee have not been able to ascertain, aad d.
not believe .hat there any other facts which could
reasonably lead 20 such suspiclons ia regard TO this
vessel Il Is manifest however tha. they se'e enrer
fsned by the British Consul here, and by the British
Minister at Washington; for upon the sIldayits add
statements submitted by these func,ionaries without
rorta,. an w;thaut an inan,-y lr,m ths oyne"s
and chiShy cath Of oshef, Rhhout stasemeo OF
Of the facts on which it was founded the Many was
taken possefsion ,f by the United State " shall the
cynoon Of the 18th 81 Oct her onde process from The
United satos Cont founded litei t BY 80
British Copsul, forfeited for breach Of tsc Ne traty
In the view Of your committee tho ceilings q -
srec,able 6sm and the character Il Aew York uasg-
chants have been neeilessy dplss ed AID nssoilcd
through heedessness and culpa0le want Of inquiry,
the representa- ions the cceis of e american gov
ernment FL il is clear that in the pe Of scvea days
between rbe day which the atidavits were made
$40 the dry The seizure. the true destination Of the
vessel AMI all toe facts Of ha could have been
ascertained. The statement Q; Mess. Low, salts
fhclory after The seizure could have been eas
ly obtained before 1t made, by simple apph
caton TO them Their advertisement OF The vessel were
IN five daiy papers, from the 9th If September 20 the
24th OF Octo and the seizure upoa su-pcons
sessly 50 credaousiy entertained are truly pie
The appearance Of the Marshal the dts latina
zion TO the houe that their stlnng and chara;es had
not protected them from the charge OF being Ia
unlawisi and disg acefai undertaking. But those
ton, and instantly vanished before ther simple
statement. The exhibition of the unaccounfaole mis-
CHARGE was ass sne anu survives He on
Mr.. Barclay Withdrawn on the second day, oos
as being @ z K ss Tss s,S to s wa
tnst the alicavits were all sworn upon tho same day
the 10th Of October. and that the sieamsr Pacific
which left this port on the 18th Of October, took
out the Information which has caused mach
sxcemen, and aiarn on tue othes side Of .he AZ
kntc, unless II forwarded by preceding steamer
This information thus hurried oil prior I, the seizure
the Maury vas sx larts entirely and noexpauean cnai
accompany it. by public card ofthe 2oth ast Nc Bar
yernn in regard that on Therefore from whom l.
smsna.ed and by whose iuscrs,i'n the rel.tios
ly In the dark. The let ers OF Nc. Barclay auf
Mr. Champion leave upon them the burden Of ansse--
ing the inquiry. Your Committee greatly
surprised 10 obae.vo by Mr.. Cramptoa's note to the
Secretary q STATE, tina. he had been informed By Nc.
Barclay not only that be has good reason 90 believe
that This vessel he Maury is intended for the service
Of Russia in The Present war bat that a plan exists
FOR fitting vessels similtr description in other
ports of the United States with the express design
OF committing hoslii les her Mliestys govern
ment and more particularly Of ntcscspng ADD captur
and Boston." For such statement your committees
have been able 10 ini warrant in the aHtavi.
by any persrn or OF any iact, or indeed OF any be.
lei. they believe that fact exists warrantiog any
such statement and they share surprise that
sny living in this city or having comm uni :a.ion
with Il, should for moment believe II. Ga the
trAry the committee have IL from the highe ithority
that the government has knowledge, belief sus.
nir ion thafan
out has been fitted out In this country Tor ne nst
aly Of the European benigerents
The Committee further report that the following card
from the B,ihh Consul appeared 10 the NEW Yosx
HERALD of the 24h October and do not Hni That 1t
Msrepresensuons on the above subject Degrading the
Nsur, having published in varloys newspp rsanas
under quantity coon'I desire dabuse the miui
The public imprcssion by stating hat such
Had epaeasos made sefoss Iaosn , wa. t,rm,,y
the explanations which that respectable lrm. Mesrs A.
ne s n
Fore and ne course which was adopted ~on beea
srw y1x Oct q, 1885 II. b. II. 6oasaL
whieh railed hom Boston fer Liverpool the same day
Is for me Chamber 20 sonsider whether this card wa.
adequate a'ohement the house whose vessel had
been seized, 10 ihi. commercial community or whe
he In so grave natter affecting the sensibitiea Of
great nations, the most speedy and Widespread re-
csntaion not due t. both-ailke from the British
Copsul an the British Minister.
the administration Of Warrington present cass q
the Maury, during all the contests which have exist
ed since their independence has, without fear or pa
tiay, strictly enforced the rigid neutrality laws II the
IBi'ed states.
Although lswess men have sometimes escaped its viy
lance no adninist alton Of this COVER has given
reason 10 doubt its differentiation TO maintain them
when the authorities by accident have not been az
prevent the onces they have uniformly brought the Of
finders trial az the earliest opportunity, and such
tss have aaays been made with al the urgency vaich
4 consistent with justice.
II - country briefly 20 recall the srtures Of
neutrality laws They only express the political
hut numerical sentinhen; Of the country. First
enacted in l1o4 they have been continued aud made
more eieeiual by repeated subsequent enactmsnt'.
No laws more widely generally known m,ny
rHhhc men They forbid any citiyen to accept any
commission 10 serve against any people in with the
United States. They forbid foreigners trsnsenv within
the ntd states on beard any vessel wi hia ts ia
Jdciior, "a enlist TO abroad be enlisted in the
se,yse % any patton At war With any sue people they