The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-17
Our Key West Correspondence.

KEY wfsf, June 10, 1858.
7he Jap Sailed IN Search Of n. yr vits oras, 70 Sop
ne 0p,rasss-Eo n<r fas.yvcti,ns from Ne Braish 60
rernneni on the Subject sinoe Is4o-TAs Aninas 1 ne
Brr.sh ogcrs--Iyps 7tsgsrrd Dollars for tco Hours
Wcrs-Ssasm>u. Of Li,utsndr. Pyrr Of ~. Ja,pr, &c.
The British guuooa, Jupsr, Lieutenant Commanding
lynn, q, this port when last wrote, sailed the s,h
cruise in search Of the syx, hsvog dispatches
from che British Admiral FOR The aader Of that vessel
Who ID the senior officer OF tho West T,ils feet The des
patches are supposed 70 relate the late boarding and
searching exploits Of the squadron with orders dJust
TO discontinue such prscuces An American naval o,er
bad conference with ueutsssnt Ppm the evening Of his
arrival upon the present all absorbing topic Of he rsh.
OF search The cverhs 1lng and firing Into vessels u tue
Gulf, a. reported by our merchs,. captains.
Lieutenant Pyn assured the ofcer that nstruc
a n'd sssa sr n sy n sussr sS a s
1912 The activity Of the feet manifested By t1er
boarding and ariug into come ay derert yesels during
"a few weeks ago, fsid Lieutenant Ppm, when cruising
on the Yoro boarded American vessel that bad lst len
port and 10 70 inqvres for news, told that
splendid clipper ship fitting out for the slave trade,
And would he ready 10 sal the following day. &C
ing ysiuase prize she had soompis,e outfit Bag
tarinr 1900 dcubloors given up. There provi
ons and accumulation FOR 500 slaves The vessel was
legally condemned and sod vita her cargo, FOR $780,,
oo Inc steamer syn being in sigh, was entitled 70 one
half Of the prize money, my share would have been
hours work We should have said hat seventeen enc,
we're fred .. the shlp before che save up, AZ Of whh
fred BY Lieutenant fy who, Tor fear that tie yes
eel might net be SLAYER would DO Blamed bCt
himself 70 Is reasonable 70 suppose that this success has
prompted The British feet % increased zeal IN s<ng our
ships show their coors. TIE seizure and condemnation
OF this cp,cr ship would prove ihss responsibility, szs
and beauty Of model In vessel pfssngs crulssr =.
proof that her mission was a commercial oos
Lieutenant Ppm ssserts that the Amsrcs, Newspaper
muoh exaggerated, ami IA great v.asure
false rhe seizure Of the Cre'osr sc.run OF Which has
gone all snd-is ,s.sscc Of the srossesi en-
sggsrstion. The captain Of that vessel. vbfn
hauled by the gunboai, threw hs nag anf his
papers into the sea- and declared himself 70 be
and he wfs clearly proved 70 be Saver and
that rsHy % our vessels have habit Of runnrg their
coiors Up and Instantly hauling them down, not allowing
TIE wind 70 uniurl srs. He thinks an asi Of o,ur.
tesy the coors shouli 20 sly shown an allowed %
rem Din q, the peak srtas5psoe tms 10 Is not aware
Of having exceeded any instructions which the laws OF
1870 Authorized BE ready ami anxious 70 explain tee
boarding Of any and OF all vessels during hs crus AID
ocbdsnt the. be has erred In the discharge OF what
be has considered % Se bis duty. Lieut. Ppm is ueal
descer dsnt Of Admiral pym who fourshsd With the "cr
ped easD during he reign Of tne arst Charles Ins
Jasper Ia search OF The Styx, Lieut. Vessy. She has
sealed orders from tHe Admiral Of the sIuairoD, Of TIE
nature OF which Lieut. rym ls ignorant They are sup
poesd relate u the righ, or search. When Leu NsssY
receives n en- We shall know whether hls government
susiains him In biz extraordinary course The jaeger
isf hsrbor tho IA ust hssflng towards HAVANA
The water witch, Ie1' Rodgers, aeon after followed in
her sake, bound Cor Cuba.