The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-21

ting in irons and assault arose According Daniel
weosters dicpm even mao ,ne oesS KILLED On
have been dealt with. Both Captain McCiuney and Com
.pedore Abbot maintain that Consul Keenan, has been
from the police court. " hen Captain Nichols founa he
was charged with assault he render himself no
his Consul whose prisoner he then became That cour
points honor referred 10 by Lord Ashburton-sucn feel
pgs alone irrespective Of any other motive should have
reauest to aaju6icate in the com laint Mr. Hisr,s
coaduct indeed admits OF paniation." Very true
doubt but Consul Keenan, might have protested
much be pleased Action, not protest, ho~eyer,
wanted to bring the Hong Kong government TO proper
sense Of its obligations and position.
This opposition TO American Consular authority, as
stated by us the other day no new thing hers. On
occasion Mr. Hitler notified the United States Con
sui through his clerk that in hour he would proceed
release three esmen then in irons board the Anne
rican ship Joshua Bates for threatening the lie of the
master. Consul Keenan, from sick bed, wrote tO
Commodore Perry for file of marines, and when the po
Ice appeared alongside the ship told them at their peri
up the side. Mr.. Hiler supported, and
i'd not persist then and the Joshua Rates left the harbsr
AcIane arrived in Hong Kong he waited on by the
Acting Attorney General aud informed OF what had
CURED And what said hs Exceilsncyl "ls Hong Kong
tell you Of what did when practising my profession in
Baltimore. An ignorant and impudent official made
caption II seaman on board an English ship lying
alorgsiee ~harf, and proceeded to abjudicats en-
the for which he arrested without Tefarense
to the British Consul. That officer employed me to
move the matter, AID had no trouble Whatever in
having the sent on board and kept in confinement
until the ship lett the port The ignorant and impudent
official for his share received as he deserved severe
reprimand."
Mr. McLane further SAIL that was Minister to China
not to Hong Kong and that in the absence ola dplo
matte agent, CONSUL Keenan, entitled to all the priv
eges accorded by the law of nations laid down in the
Attn article of the French convention of 1858. Or
columns open for Nemo's response to all this We
have left few lines OF 'Nemo's" letter, because tn
aspeysion in them is not borne ont by the evidence.
France particular in points OF sees mt to
nf (nis mot
commerce, do not see why England SHOULD not also
admit such position. GRAFT It, and in what comparison
with the act OF The Consul would be the decree OF
police magistraieY
His Worship the assistant magistrate, on taking his
seat in the pocecourt this nornine notified members
OF the Fourth Estate present that the
to take place into the complaint OF osner IN was
only preliminary TO commsal o; tne unieo states
Consul en- charge OF msdemesnor, II Iorcl9y resc"ine
prisoner rom sarln custeoy, auu ~atneu ne ~
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noc. f,om and narform towards the other will hs henea
to arise occasionay almost as bv special at of
Provide arouse John Bull ls too ant to the belief
that his institutions and bis practice perfection
tbsns ronyh ,inc necessary At times and II NAV be
that we NAV Ing some Of If not ali our readers to be-
ieye that never was 1t more than in the causes
Of this little unple asanness or As Correspondent
terms it,. great Keenan, cssen
In our las. number we announced the in ended publ
publcts in ILLUSTRATION Of our assertion that the Hong
Kong authorities have ace Illegally as well AZ uucour.
teously in this matter. Before commencing this publ
cation il will be as we'll to recapitulate and bring up
The case to its present position The American ship
Ren5eer was engaged in taking on board cargo in Hong
Kong for Manila, when her carpenter, Englishman,
Consul for his discharge The MASTER Nichols objected
10 its being granted aud he wss directed to return on
The and deserted Tbs
err upon this reuuegted the If
police to enrol him constable This could only be done
his being discharged and certified that he would be
brought on shore II ne could provoke such a com
plant sgainst the master az should as thought and
he told would be cgnizabe by the mum npal
tnor,iies he returned to his snip Arrived board he
nguted and attempted to assault she master AID was
then forcbIy nut In ena The force necessary bel ag
great.
baek Next cav the nolice WEI notified by two of his
shipmates Of his be- In irons and body Of police un
der dir eclion from the assistant magistrate and Sher
vii hout communication With The American Consul wers
sent OH to r.lease him Further on his annl Wien
again ON ehore warrant was ara,ns the
on \ cbaYee Of assault Served With this warrant the
me- ter rer oered himself M 70 His consnl ami or
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