Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-09-19

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head on the table and fell asleep. sat
slc"pless until morning.
AT nine o cock the consul entered
his office and on seeing me, started with
surprise. He had an earnest conversa-
tion with his clerk, of which, | had no
doubt. WIS the subject, but said moth
inS, at the time, to me.
In the course of the afternoon, the
commissioners returned from the vessel,
and reported that the whole cargo was
of British origin. The consul showed
me the report, and asked me what | had
to say. lreplied that the report was
false, referred to the invoice. and told
him from what countries each article
originated. | remember | pointed out
the article cassio. which he knew. as well
as |, did not grow in any of the posses
siohs Of Grelt Britain and | remarked
that If the report was false in one
particular. it should be disercditcd in
all Shortly after, the French captain
and the owner OF the p'ivateor cam in,
and hey and the consul had long and
earnest conversation. In an hour or
two they departed.
In the mean time. thCreI sat, with dog
lcd resolution. In the afternoon. the
captain md owner came in again they
talked as fast and earn tly as trenchmen
usaally do. he consul appeared to be
trfing to persuade them to do something
which thy were apparently very reluc-
tAnt to do. At length saw the former
draw up paper. and the latter sign it,
ihc owner of the privateer brought it
to nc and said. There. sir is your dis
ch4rge. BY signing it have surredcr-
ed 100000. Yesterday it was mine.
as thought, and were it mine now, it
would Not replace what have lost by
this war. was once merchant. in
extensive business. out lost all. except
the ship in which am now cruising. and
by which | WIS resolved to make a
desperate effort to recover part Of
which | had lost. have surrendered
what could have held, il may do you
ana your owners good.
thanked him, perhaps too eoldly
took the d.ScharSH, lett the Office. and
called on our consul, Mr.. Humphrey
J oa}#'t.i - say. that wAan Vas tlrst
,ak 10 tha French cpasd's OH 'e. |
Detained permission t. 20 to a notary
and make 4 protest asks Hr. II Il
he had any command iof 1enoa. IL
seemed surprised, aHd a'ket wAe7
saopld st sal,
'As S527 as the wind perm tN'
y itE2a are hste a5 RflHa
! nave o1talned my d;sca tr5c.
1t Is not po~slale--h3T
i cannot ell how, but have It,
1T ne Sc 1t.
showed nm the Papar; he read 1t
1tte1ti'ei y, aad return Il It.
'Ia' Is uneXpIain 'd-nisenol -
lAHy are PtaEinf vo' Il 'fIeE. li'Fe
So4 heea oa board !o"F vessel
nave not,
1 VIII 20 there with YOU II It can na
i1nnd aad II We hnI It, we VIII see
what those on olaF' VII sly to US.
on are an oIa man. ana l VIII not
UoHole YOU 10 90 VIII 90 aIoh aa'
return to !oa Immediately
l proceeded 10 tn vessel, and there
found the frenchmen regalinS tn m
selves upon my win -and daintiss. l
showed taem the discharge, which they
read with di,may, bat left the sAip to
my control. gave the necessary di-
rections to the crew. and set out on my
return. At the wharf | MT Nj. Hum
phr Y. He wa, too inpatient to await
NV return, and came to meet me there
told him all was we'll, and he then
told me that he had called on the French
consul anil asked him how it happened
that he had discharged the Yankee 50
quickly.
Why said he, 4 fonnd | must Ell
ther disms, him or barry him, and pre-
ferrel the former
took supper with the consul, reques-
ted him to forward my protest to Boston
and the next day. the wind being favor
able, set, sail for Genoa. On my way
thither, | was in constant dread of again
falling into the power Of a French pri-
vatecr.
When in sight of Genoa, l perceived
strange ship approaching. l unfurled
ey ry sail. and my pursucr did the same