The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-04-08

nhu send you on board. (Lieut Dawkins
had lines in his boat for the purpose Of
towing the Granada aIongslc.)
Capt. FL viii not 60 Oh board your
vessel with my commission. am weak
and powere>s in relation to YOU, but |
protest against your threat. Nv wish is
to concl!iate III all matters with other na.
tons.
Licu'. D.-lf make use of these men
pointing 10 his boats crew. IN HAULING
your vessel alongside mine, will YOU make
any resistance?
Cap'. F.-Ccrtsinly will resist von
You have not sufficient force to take
me.
Lieut.. D.--The guns or the E>k nre
pointed at You, and ns it il very easy for
me to bring on board a couple oi huudrrd
men, rcsistauC" would I've madness. VIA
your men stick hv ,ua!
/ Capt. F.--My men will stick hy me-,
aud You will have to bring much larger
! force thau | have, before YOU can take me,
! When YOU hrirg such force aud | see
that resistance wound hc madness, | will
surrender without resistance.
L:eHt. D.-ll"ve you any objection %
my Spcnkiug To- y"ur crew.
Capt. f.-Nonv Whatever. Mn. step
aft hcre: this grnt'cmar wishes to Spctk
to YOU.
Lirot. D.--WrIl, men, ! am going 10
SINK t'is vessel a. Il pirate and uv boat
wr'i TAKE ON shore Su"h Of Won rs wish 20
90 and say" your lives VIII v"u rol
1.
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Lieut D.--You see my guns arc besr
lug on YOU. They are loaded with sre!l
and will blow YOU ail up. Do vou pre-.
sist in remaining on the vessel
Crcw--(cs, aud 90 to hell in her
Shell dou't hurt much.
Lieut. bawkius, having gone on board
the Elk, returned and SAID 1t is cns,o
mary when iuau of.war comes into port
tor the commanders OF "th"r vessels of war
TO pay The new arrival visit. The cap.
tain ol The American sloop.ot.war ST. Ma
rvs sent ou hoard my vessel, aud his y>i,
was returned this morning You did no,
call, and a> more Of the crew or officers Of
my vessel had ever seen your flag before.
VIC did MT know what it meant.
Capt + Wien You came in last evening
| did not omit visiting YOU rron a want
of rtln"ts', but | ho,stcd my flag, which
| thought was suihcjent. ! do not know
toy what riSh, YOU forced ne to show INV
commission.
Lieut. D.--Will YOU come on board
Of the E~k with TIE aS n fiicnd, with your
commission. lon can see tie Ca2luin,
who says he will be clad to see vou on
board, aud will be happy.to make your
acquaintance. Get into my boat now, rs
"a friend, aud come along with me.
Capt FL will be most happy to 90 on
bu"rd with YOU rs friend, bat not with
my commission.
Lieut. ID Well, get into my boat now
aud go oil with As a friend.
Cap, FL vii! be on board in my
own boat in few minutes.
Captain Fayssoux then went on board
the Elk, and was rrcci,cd at tie gang.
way by Sir R"bcrt M,Clure, and bad q
long conversation with him, and saws
through tie Whole of i. he conld see a
strong prejudice. Among other things
~ Voc ''NSA''' w ~ ''liNc ldhtll IslH
Iish property. Captain +. said if he had
du"e SO, that it had not beer recognised
as such--that he doubted its being true
and that he would Ike Sir Robert to
sec his journal written at the time, and
then he would BE- satisfied that he had
.heen misinformed. Sir Robert said that
he would like 10 see il, and that it would
satisfy him also said, if he heard of Cap
tain F.'s taking any English property, lie
would take him as pirate. Captain J.
replica that he would take anything in
these waters tlrat was 10 any way assisting
the enemy After some more talk, Sir
Roher, said that he WAS satisfied that
Capt. Fayssoux had right to carry the
flag for the present, aud that be would
like to meet him as ii nothing had occur.
red.