New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-09


Did our commercial agents throughout the world
exhibit systematically the same qualities and
translate the professions Of their political creed
into Ike urgent words and deeds, we should hear
les, than now Of ouuages on American com
MERGE IT, for instance, the Consuls for the las'
few year, at the neighborDg Ciy OF Havana had
been equally Jealous aud prompt to vnficate the
interests committed 10 tbeir care, the chapter Of
"outrsces" there would long SINCE have closed
II will be seen that Ills Esceilency Coz. Berg
spprecistes the difficulty in which his saoord-
nate. the Commander of .he Fort, ha' placed his
Goyeroment, and that the thing il likely TO
have termination sa.isfa tory to the o~ners OF
tie Benjamin Franklin.
Major Hin 10 GOc. Berg.
fo.vgRCIst AGgvcY OF I'VE T.. : OF 4.
Atthe Island of ~ Thomas Dec. %, l.5i.
SIN have the honor - INFORM you MAJ - ~
Oco,t T. r. has ius' placed ms ~ P's"s-lon " 'l'
f.ets relative 10 tie ls'e outrage perper4ei by one
az vour slhornnsfcs. on the American steamer Ben
,amin Franklin her crew and pa-sengers, ~hl ~ II
Become my duty 20 commuuicats 10 you oihci'lly
TIE Royal Mail s'osm pm bet Paesna from South
,p,,on IN .he W.T. India VI ais and some 200 pa
sDfers war delayed some days on her 2issage out
and the Agent Of ID Il Company, VI. Z tme'pn, DIS
patched he windward and le8Fsrd steamers a. T."
hours t6fcre her al I'm the absence ~ stehn3r
ofihe Conpsny. NJ. Cameron chartered the Am7ri.
can stsnu - B.I ihniu Ffenkn a. take the nails aud
pssferg,fp 20 Barbados, and other wlndwsTd islands
f1e H., amin Franklin was properly cleared at the
Custom House a1d pot "a an Amsriea1 steamer
ch, yt.ted hy the Roj al al Steam lcket Com any,
ans durirr The afternoon of the Plat inst bad tns
Anr,can far ana signal Of the H. VI. ) T.. Company
r,ing. N. Collector f Cl.toms snd Pos n ter nj
tfis islsrd IL The same pefaou. Al g1oni 3ociock
the c.sisnc, W. granted snt after sunset the sane
person Vl0 gfhnfed tlo ,aIanoe or on" OF his SAD
etoin.tef PLACED On hosrd tns mails The We eel
sas dsfauiec until about % clock i VI IN taking on
passenger ard baggage. when shc got uld,r way
Ia unssinr the w,sfsfu tort. hlhpk cartridge wa
cred AZ htr ~hon fhe Immediately stopped her en-
,tres snc ~ Urscur able, backed M 20 ascer
ian IA. Iufe of th. d Z being fred and, whae IN
the sct returning, three balls were fired a her IN
ouch sue sssior thcrr being only few seconds be-
tween each. The fret nj. .of the second struck AL
damaged the weed sh tterius several plank, a9d
breaking aud irurig every thing m siasroom on
tl. ,'a AID quarter in shi IA lady and chld
Who mirt culou.y escaped uninJured, the third shot
pss.d m neOiaely over the vessel, and within loot
81 she h,nCs Of two Of the ohhcers The vessel came
INTO the lnbor and anchored until eboui tTo clock
on yestsI. ay 10 repair temporarily the damage,
wh.n shc again ',t sail vi'h mais aud pessengers.
Immscisi.ly after the shots we're fired NJ Cane-
ras ACdf,ased note g. your subordinate, MAJ n as
TONER IN command Il the Forts 20 Inquire he ctnse
efuis un. bpsctcd and es'reordnary proceeding and
not.,, morning received In repl,, note IA keeping
shi ,ho outrage Itself, which u IN the FOLLOWING
words
sm had received the rrr" rom The Battery when
,A. ~. 80 .,saasS ssn.nin Fr.asha thai -. .oppd
,, rauep fol 'a'lns the hafbo' ahe daft ~rb
nas ID sof, s@. sfru.d ih,' li. aoi here
.os.d hsw been res I'd lac Of the : Conp.uys
,..s. stale con d have o,cuIcd However che
y" ''' ''''''' ''' yo.f ao.i ossdIeut .,ry.q.
To C.sssoS Pc Va CaSroNisR"
The American steamer Be' amin Franklin was
he gf. AT k,N York Vel
xs.lan Consul. ana The United States Court, a. his
instance, cent tomms-slon ON hpNd, who, after An
examination ade their report to The Court, when
the y.ss. vac permitted a. clear regularly for the
Port q s. Thomas carrying with her an A nerican
Rsl ster and Flag, evidence 10 ihs Government 40
w,h A. ,o myso Of her natIo nelty That she has been
detained here o. a snsp Nd vessel II NOT THUF. r
Yeur En- cheney vel knose
The remark ina, hsd ihe Fort been informed tha,
.he s,s employed 60 carry the mails, she would
"hAve ben 'leaisd a. one OF the X Vi Company
vessels aud no mistake could have occurred Is
pestaf caiOH and attempt 20 s1d insult 20 outrage.
Your suboroinsic, MAYOR Customer, either dii
know was his duty 10 have known, that tins
vessel bad been employed to csrry III" mails, AMI
berce under your regulations, required No night
psss" am fortified IN the belief that MAJOR Cas-
,e,ier cii know N. fact rom the statements Of Mr..
c.m.fon and the WsrhOr Aeter, herewith inclosed
which, m terms contradict the implied statement 1t
Major ta,icnier Hai he fort had net ben Ho'hei.
The vesse wac cleared AZ TIE Custom. House for the
purpose Of carrying the mails and the Gust House
The v.sfe from about O'Clock, had the signal of the
Mail Company hSing almost under the nose of VI ,or
CMionier ara pscards were posted up A. The Caste
House and Pos'-ofice, Stating that the maus would
be dispatched on this vessel
Bat Sr had this vessel attempted 10 leave the har
Dor without being cleared a, all, the outrage would
have been equally great, for you have alresdy IT,
eeiv.d through the British Consul, the statement sf
the cficers OF the v.ss.l and rHtRTY-FoUR pas
ssngers among whom the Governor oi ~. Vincent,
sna the Lord Bishop Of British Guiana, who state
that instantly upon firing the frsi shot, the vessel
stppIed ~hst more could che do than obey the sun.
mols' Nothing. Had she been an enemy al var,
instead of peaceabe mall. boat, would have been
IN outrage condemned by ali civilized nations 70
have 6red her after sh, hal oDeyei the SUN n,ns
yeI ST., three balls w,Te fired 81 aai into this
vessel AFTER she had stopped eudangering the lives
Of the crew and passengers, and MAJOR Customer re-
phes However, she 10, detslaed long.
must, therefore, request thu, Mr.. Olcoi, the
owner & the American steamer, De reimbursed for
BE expenditures and other damage incurred by rei-
scn OF this Illegal and extraordinary act OF your
subordinate
also deem il duty 10 say 20 your Eycelency,
vbo las universally exhibited q friendly feeling not
only t. myself personally, but 70 my Government,
end Justice and mpartslty which command my
hghts respect as well friendship that, under the
Circumstances, am impelled by a OF duty 10
forward al the facts 10 the Government of the United
Stsits With the request tnst demsnd be msde upon
the DANISH Government for the DISMISSAL OF your
slboi oinsie officer, Who With reekessness unpsial
Med, and without the shadow Of cause exposed toe
hve q thirty American ssamen and some sixty pss-
sepssrs, together with valuable American ste amer,
70 imminent peril
lam, Sir, very repeatedly your obi servi,
,u., Gu HELM. Z. : Con Aeeot
81 rs'sneney, ". n BsKG. Governor Of the Island Of
NY Os"eros's Note 10 tie Hartor. Master.