New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-15
THE CASE OF THE hermann

Cspt. Cavendy sends Us letter. in explanation ~
Bis Withdrawal from the command of the s,..,.M.
Herman, from which we learn that Capt. C. does r.t
know Joi n +. Body, the American Atlantic .rJ
Pacific Ship-Csna Company, never lad any busiueso
with, received orders from, them. and thai ali CON.
trary statements false. In or,eripg the s,eam,hn
Hermann TO proceed direct TO San Frsnn,s,. and IN
voluntarily retiring from the command Of the sh;, A.
Pansna, he not influenced in the sghte., is',rs.,
by regard for the interests Of the Pacific Ma, Steam.
ship Company, the Pansma Railroad Company. Corue.
lius Vanderbilt, any other corporation or pers,cs
whatever.
Capt. Cavendy proceeds to detail his voyage from
New.Yoik to Napariso where he received Instructions
from bis agent in New.York to 90 TO Panama. and
await the passengers by the Washington, sho were 70
or, rs the Isthmus. Capt. c. says:
- accordingly proceeded TO Panama where Ar.
rived November o. and there was informed both hv
the merchants of Panama and by passengers en- roas
fo, California well as by private advoes from nv
friends IN New-lork that the Washington coll not
come out: that her advertisement had been withdrawn
from the New-iork papers by order Of Der real
owuers that my agent IN NeSl York had advertised
the Atlantic snd Baltic. Ii kets ha1 been sold for the
two former ships and the interposton Of the Nsyor
had been invoked to compel the return Of the money
pad. the owners of the said ships distinctly denied
having sold or chartered them, all of which cor.
roborated by the New-lork newspapers, to which
nov refer the public. met at Panama Young man
who represented himself the agent of the New York.
California and European Steamship Company who
hsrded ne an open note-viz; "Y You will precesd 10
San Juan del Sur, and there wait the WashiDgton's
passengers when the following dalogus took
p8ce asked, Where are your credentials :" lie
replied, ~ have none, Sir | then asked, Have
you nothing from the Company p lie said, "Noth.
lug but this note" asked him il he had brought any
funds tor the ships disbursements. sTo which he
, .l. ...s.- .l..s
siderpg the circumstances under which was placed,
[ could not regard him as the agent OF the ship.
He went up with the Hermann without my knosledge
leaving his hotel bill l$c3 5O) unpaid. There wnG
Panama S2 tuns of Goals held for freight and charges
out from New-lork, for which had no money TO pay
and therefore could reach it. had coal and pro.
visions enough board to take the ship TO San Fran.
cisco, provided had good weather, no detention and
used every economy. The ship had no money nor
credit nor had sufficient for my personal expenses;
ard that which had realized from the wine ROOM
IN which the ship had no interest, and therefore was
unable to purchase pound 0f coal or an ounce Of
provisions for tie ships All could get was 90
nnunds of butter which s still unpsid for and that
ras indispensable FOR the use OF the passengers al.
r. ady on board. Here received aivices of the sen
illness of my family, likewise that note, which
had unfortunately indorsed, and which had been dis
counted and the proceeds used in the original purchase
of the ship and which had not been paid, notwith-
standing the repeated of my associates up
to the hour Of my departure process being at that
moment served on mel that the rote wonld positively
be paid the next day, and without whicl positive
promise would rot have sailed. Taey allowed iuig
Mt to be recovered against me for this note and my
family was only saved from being turned into the
street by the nterpOsition of friend. My passengers,
who had already been on the sup for ~ days were
camorous for the ulfllment Of their contract made IN
New York, and insisted on being conveyed direct 70
San Francisco having already stopped at three ports
Mr.. W. l.. Hobson, Of Valparaiso, large creditor
of the ship, also demanded that she should pro-
coed at once direct to a port under American
jurisdiction. | rad no reason 10 believe the
Washington would arrive ont at all and all these fore
going circumstances made up my Judgment, which was
confirmed by the merchants of PaDama AID by Amos
Ii Coiwine, esq, United States Consul, and the me-
cesstes of the stp all required that should order
her direct to San Francisco Tbs course pursued,
and the Hermann sailed from Panama on the llth No
yember under the command of my chief officer, Capt
Patterson gentleman well known in this city aud Vi
upqus stIonable qualifications.
Upon the arrival at Aspnwall OF the Illinois, Nov.
Ii, five days after the departure Of the Hermann,
first learned that the Washington had sailed rom
Newiork on the 9Th November with passengers for
San Juan del Norte, TO meet the Hermann at San
Juan del Sur. by the Illinois DR.. Pierson, de
rector OF the California, New York and European
Steamship Company, whom met at Panama, on his
wsy 70 San Francisco the accredited agent OF the
said Company, 10 whom suggested the propretyo Of
remaining at Panama 70 provide for the Washngtons
passo Dgers and asked hun why he did not come out "a
the Washington, she having sailed the same day 10
which he replied that he had nothing TO do with the
passengers of the Washington, thus evncng that he
had no fdence himself in the Washingtons passen.
gers getting through"
Capt Csvendy sppends in corroboraion Of biz
statements, note from the principal merchants a
Par ANA with the Ultsd States Consups certicstsj
also all article from The Panama Herald Of Nov. IL