The Washington union., 1857-05-26
LOCAL NEWS.

ARREST Jonathan 3. jenkins, Uni
ted States consul to the Navigator islands arrested
yesterday, at 8, p. M at the instance of the United
States under warrant issued by Justice Goddard
charge to by A. Van Camp against him of piracy for
seizng and selling large amount of property belonging
to citizens of the United States Mr. Jenkins
mted to Jail to await the requsition of the governor of
the State of New York. where the must be tried
being the first place he touched at on his arrival on
American soil.
Subjoined is synopsis of DR.. Van Camps case:
"Aaron Van Camp (being resident at the time
in California; appointed by President Pierce to the
slatc Of the Samoan and Friendly islands in the Pacific
ocean, in the month of October 1853 and proceeded
his consulate Immediately. Having in April, 1856,
large amount of property belonging folks in Nantuc
ket, saved from the condemned ship Rambler in Apa
and which left with him by her captain to dispose of
ship to the United States for the benefit of whom it
might concern, he chartered schooner called the Eu
dorus for 81 000 to convey it to Valparaiso together with
other property belonging to himself and p Chaplin,
his partner This being done, and the cargo board,
bills of lading and charter party signed, copies of
which are in the State DEPARTMENT. he left on the
United States frigate Independence, May 1860 at
the solicitation and suggestion of Commodore Mervine
to protect the property its arrival at its destination
leaving his residence, furniture private property Of his
ladys, his store, with goods books &c. &C., in charge
of his partner, " p Chaplin with the determination of
returning to Apa his mission completed
'The Eudorus ordered to follow him within four
or five days.
fearing the safety of the Eudorus and cargo he
prsed with the information that consul had
ceeded him at Ap and who arrived three days subse
quen to his departing the Independence, and the
very hour the Eudors weighing anchor to proceed
on her charter party.
"The new consul, J. s. Jenkins, Immediately on his
arrival sent person with armed force whom he had
brought with him from San Francisco to take possession
of the schooner and her adng He next proceeded
organize admiralty court and styling himself Judge in
admiralty and vice commissioner appointed other judges
clerks marshals and forth issued process in and
der the of the President of the United States to the
aforesaid pseudo officers; confscated the property
board the Eudorus well that both real and personal
found ashore belonging both to his predecessor and p
Chaplin. Among these were pair of noble bald eagles
which belonged to person named Cushing in Massa-
chusets supposed to be the late United States Attorney
General and which had been sent from the United States
consul at Lahana to be forwarded to their but
the Rambler being not further seaworthy, they ta
ken in charge by the consul, Van Camp.
'' After the mock trial had-confscation made
the whole of the aforesaid disposed of at public
auction at great sacrifices the low scoundes who nest
the beach at Apia Sydney escapes and others becoming
the purchasers with those who formed the aforenamed
court will be here proper to remark that, with few
exceptions they all Englishmen and who had
sisted in concoctng this affair in San Francisco Mr. Van
Camp, the consul had been apprzed of the inen
ton of the President to him. These contracts
being concluded, Consul Jenkins fearing that Van Camp
was as rumored reappointed, and would soon be at
Apa TO call him to account left after appointing
Robert L. Swanston, an Englishman, rather Van Die
mems Land man. as his vice CONSUL who appeared yester
day in this CITY, when the aforesaid arrest made
This Robert L. Swanston, informed is the identical
parsonage who figured the clerk Of the court well
consul for certain claimants who taking advantage of
Van Camps absence, instituted actions in the admiralty
court of Consul Jenkins.
ITO the cargo board the Eudorus the cap
tain IL is said paid 81 900 by Jenkins the price
agreed ON for the charter party with Van Camp. His
name is Henry Seaman The property thus sacrificed
belonging to the Nantucket persons amounted to about
$40 000 while that of V. p. Chaplin Co. and A. Van
Camp was over $l00, ,000 All this done without
authority from government Somebody will have to foot
the bl.''
We shall give further particulars they transpirc.
DEATH or FAITHFUL OFFICER 1t is with regret that
we announce the death on Sunday morning last at his
residence in this city, of Dr. Charles Fraey aged fifty
three years. Dr. Failey appointed clerk in the
General Land Office in the year 1885 Subsequently he
became the chief of the Presumption bureau in that Office
the mutarious and complicated duties of which he dis
charged with signal ability and his proverba integrity In
the year 1852 tho happening of vacancy in the Office
of chief clerk of the General Land Office he by Pres
dent Pierce by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate of the United States commissioned principal clerk
of public lands which Office he held until some time in
1855 when his health became rail that he induced
by his friends resign that position and take principal
cership in the Department of the Interior, which he
held TO the day of his death
In all his official relations DR. Frailey sustained the
highest reputation intelligent honest and faithful
public servant.