The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-16

TIE LArR BOARDING OF THE WASHINGTON The
commander Of the steamer Washington, in his
account Of the boarding of his vessel BY the
British offlcers at San Juan, says:
EDglish officers with side arms came on hoard.
and asked him, among other questions-where he
was fromf How many passengers he had on
board! II he stopped ut any port on bis way ont?
How many days be was from New York; He an.
| swered these. They then asked for his passenger.
tlist. Fer this list be referred them to the purSer
They (the oficers) thon went to the pursers room
and requested to bo shown the passenger list.
many passengers bave you! The purser pointed
out tas number. Q. Are they all Americansi A.
No, OF various matte NJ. Q. Have they armsg A.
Not to my knswledge Q Has the ship arms -
A. No. z. Did the American oficers who boarded
you outside the harbor make au examination of
your hold? A. No. Mr. King, executive officer Of
the Washington, who was present, then remarked
that il they wished any farther information, they
could obtain 1t from the American men Of war then
In port The officer replied that his instructions
we're to obtain bis information direct. The British
officials not liking Mr.. Kings rough manner,
thereupon left
I. appears that after the search, and .iremon-
strauce of Com. McIntosh, the following eivili,ies
as described 10 letter, passed between the Anne.
ricau aud British officers:
A boat was sent from the Roanoke to the valor.
Gus with an invitation for Capt. Aldham to visit
Flag. .Onicer Mcintosh. Capt. AIdham accepted
the invitation, and Mr. Synge, Sir William Gore
Ousley's secretary, accompanied him in another
boat They both we're most handsomely and cor.
daily received on board the Roanoke by Flag,
Oncer McIntesh, (whose good.nstured face alone
10 calculated TO win over the most hardened sin.
ner,) Capt. Gardner and the other officers of the
ship, and were induced to remain on board during
the night. They both expressed themselves highly
delighted with the attentions bestowed and graft.
fed at the opportunity thereby afforded ct making
their acquaintance"
The Washington correspondent of the N. Y Her.
aid, pleading for Com. Mcintosh, says:
Commodore Mcintosh, of tho Home Squadron.
just statement In one or two of your city pas
pers that he in port at the time Of the board.
ing Of the steamer Washington by the boats of the
British steamer Falorous, at San Juan and allowed
the aggressiOns to be made. ! am assured from
official sources that the Commodore was with his
flagship ut Aspnwall ut the timo, and only arrived
at tue scene OF the insult just before the
ton lett. This also stated by one Of your ma.
val correspondents. learn that Commodore Me-
Intosh rad an appointment with Sir William Gore
Ousely at Aspinwall, and Ia consequence of the
non appearance of Sir William ut the appointed
| time, aud suspecting something wrong, sailed for
his whereabouts before the Jamestown arrived
with the news of the boarding Of the Washington.
know several who have had frequent interview q
with the Commodore lately, and have heard him
express most Enthusiastically his determination to
| to prevent all visitation or search of American
ships. He has given orders to all Of his captains
not 70 allow any such proceeding In their presence
You may rest assured that had he been In port the
outrage would not have occurred.