The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-29

orders 70 board every vessel sc Ds up tns Ca
ard that II vW very lucky TO- e that hrvs'o
Itbes told b m Il be hao got through should nS' to
pursue my voyage Hs 'oen St my vessel wsapas ID
h the u bis Whit, asked him n,S, shoa'i
nave eno~n he wss manor sar ds sS' o'nfd o.v-
seep Their pehpapt ! told bin mad oog rns sa1n
very often set He said II no ms 9th zoe BOT hs
Womb ban, V down for me.
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teen miles ALLEN aOgEI
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Noble on Der iAie from M,b 70 Nes YWx; tnst
be bsa beard read the foregoing s,ssmsDt s9d s'sVis
sgDed by AL en- Ho ses, ADD that ths facts snsre0 sst
foI ID are Jus, e1csD that ,nsh OH came
,he ,sii be asked mo depoO-Dt where cspAa sSs,
70 sheh The aepoheht rephso he -. ss n. ,ou,S,
Sworn end subscribed this 18th oay Of DAY, 1898 DO
fore me, JAMES T. 6RIswoID, NytAry Pun.c
AFFIDAVIT OF OAPr.IN PoULKss, MAsrsx Of rHs
raoPiC Bird
PM. psIrnA, Nay rs, 1853.
Tho php Tropic Bird, OF tba port my oAod.
about miles 70 lsewsd Of Ipseua sod bsios snort
bspded, bca iog mp that port N saw
aswo topssu cooeper get uoder wegn rou the osrbr,
and ruD dowo towards the EMP ne0 about fnr nun.
cred ysrds from rs she rounded TO aod 6red gaa
ipWeois civ boosted my oss, aud kept Tue quo
boas 6pcng the sDip passing her, fred snottsd gan
90. ~ our .ern then gt rsady for g'ins sooa
whit the ebio in stays the cruiser nred snotne
eup; but my asteI lion was taken up by sn,p; od
Lot where the bali went l thon how toe sho
10, ana boat came alongside. the Ofcer conm.noioe
Der steJ PEG DECK woen asked bin by soa' right no
stopped sbip the hgo seasY He answered.
thsy ha0 the right TO BE SAID Of Ola
sci the ana demanded - oapers w1ico
told him thar should report bis vessel on my ARRIVAL To
which he said might do 80, and offered IN srs 10 toe
SD ps logbosk tie tact Of Ills having visited toe ship
Af,er the officer bad examined papers, Igsve toe
order I'll awsy when he turoed and told tnst
the ssper would IRE into the sho should keep my
course before be bad lef, my shp which threat dsre
parOS ed AM fire n o. | lost
too much time He got into his boat aud procse Ted 10
Inssus and reported the case 70 Mr. 5srgsapt toe Consul
who TO that they I'd boar hog oil the vessels
that they The Tfopic Bird fa- rom having shs so
pesrapce Of a SLAYER, deeply laden with coffee ana
Iofvood She hsd board eighteen passengers, eleven
Of .hom children, spd almost the whole
were 81 the time on her high poop and c,uld plainly be
seen from the jasper without ssss Toe ohicer soo
boarded the ship apo gsed for OBTAINING ber ana sSa
thai most all the vessels taken had been under hs A%e
flag. FOULkES.
Mr. BLYTHE TO MR. APPLETON
CONSULATE GENERAL me UsrED SrArEs
HAvAsA, Apfil 20, 1865
EN- have received oehoise information That the
schooner Corfes OF New York, Jams Durana, sster.
o.ured by the British gunboat Forward,
about the 10Th inst about ha ~sy netwsen Havana
rom The Cuban coast Before proceeding TO give such
fac in relation TO her have come {, my know
ledge, will premise by stating that for some time past
number Of Erish gunboats and 9TH larger vessels of
OF that alton have been very active 10 cruising for
savers, BIO the north and sides OF thus island
Many mpa,ns have been made to this Off 70 By Ame
ricsn British of exercised
about the under their mnsnd 10 TINS har
sysiem Of espionage exceedingly annoying to tn ,m IN
their busip6ss ato nom the manner In which II has
been done Insulting 70 their patoosl feeling Wailst
two Of these British war ships we're 10 tots port
on freisht,) they were In tho daily habit Of send
ing their poais around the hsfbor, AMI stsiooiog
Them near such vessels a. were osoog that they would
carefully note every article taken board aud 10
Instances pertiDaco 10 tnor surveillance 70
pot themselves The way Of tho lighters BRINGING
The Amer can brig A. A. Chapman, eogased rs regu
lar PACKET between this port and Nev Ofesos was
rnoy ed her last witt here. Her cOmman 1or
planned this Office on eve Of his Departure add
pre-, that he would be folio we'd out
sea and boarded runor WAS In circulation tiat she
was boarded after leaving the por had no mesos OF
sa true, the fact WAS reported 81 the Custom ao 80 In
New Orleans.
Anew Gays after the Chapman left, the Br,xosvle,
Captain simpson, engaged 10 the sane rsde pressuei
simias comp Amt, alleging thst British maa OF var
boat lay constantly by bin, wstchiog everything that
| went on board and interfering vito mis- launches
1pyoeIt iaese facs, they are toe suojoct on much
corversaop IN the shipping, and have caused great 10
apr alton among Amer can cl.izsns here
Tie Cortes arrived here the 20h OF March, from
New York under The command Of her sole owner Adam
A. sDa.y On the 27tn he appostcd his mate, james
DuIsno, master OF the schooner,
oce favor OF said Dursod OF alto ney suthor
zpe bm 70 sell the schooner IL be pud or ,harter ner
Spe aTed a. this office on the i3tn in.taot for Anooboo
with assorted cargo and sailed 90 the pexi morning
rbe parties Interested In the cargo have since furalsocd
me the charter party and tue BID OF ladng, winch hero
18th transmit to the department
Learning tna, several Of the AMI passengers hsf
tce, caused them 10 come before me shat might re
81 the facts oath teaas nit
the department the testimony Of the mate three OF toe
and three OF the passengers. earn thai the
sepRtrs, who say q large amount OF money vas taken
ire ihem purpose pesenune demaod for VS. restisn
ana tor damages through th,s onico. Wneo toey
IIestnl themselves for that purpose viii OF
ceive Their protect and forward Il 70 tue department.
captain Du,snds conduct, as disclosed BY .ne sssu
the xsd opinion OF the mate that he cold the weasel tor
confederation What were the contents Of tho ~ocn
the mate and say sigued by the capita have
been able " ascertain II toe vessel really Douna
slave age, then the captain should certaloy
purpose; she was not, and her commander 80 reere
sented ner fer consideration then he equally gully
and sfould certainly be pcnshed.
Snce the occurrence have converscd with respect
able and intelligent American merchant Of MstAnzxs, Nj
Roger Borner Who met the commander OF the guaoosi
Forward In rsi city, and that tina. cOer nal
stated 70 him that me Cores had D. her pagers nor e.
fhe statement, Of oourse, untrue The mate and 80
eli state that the flag was exaioited, aud sns papers
prodsced, examined, and copies Of them taken. "
these men have pcrjurcd themselves, and NJ papers
or nag exhibited then IL would shoe colos'oo
person seizpg her, The Cores certainly took from
this oce regular papers. learn from the same gentle
an nj Horn.r ,hs. The master o. the C,e. has ssaeo
the conduct of this the pfopriety % ovsssauon
10 manifest have the no&or 70 be, sir, very respest
x. BLYTHE. Consul General
Hen JONI ArF1rro Assistant Secretary OF sa OF The
Crsuaie Gsrrai n s Tas,cd States n A->rioa Ilani
u Csbo Information having reached tns Oioe thai toe
American schooner Oorbs, Of New York, James DdrAnd
msster, which sailed from this port the ith inst
bound 70 AnDoben, captured the 18TH inst by Tue
sores gun boat Forward (Bri,h) of The aod Of Cdbs,
and ksrnrg that her nrst officer AMI portion of her
bad reached Havana, have caused soca OF them
could be found 10 before me, ~no being svoro
he Holy Eysngelss OF Aim gh Cod 70 ,eak the ruth,
the whole truth, and nothing but The ruio, deposc sso
say ~ folovs--
William Arcbbold being first examined, saith u an
citizs OF the United aas haviog Deea nsurslze1 10
Pfisoepha was Chief mate Of sch poner Olrtss o.
New YOrk, on the voyage she undertook irJm Havana
whence she sailed on The l<h OF toe present nont1 ~s
regularly th'ppco Havana, and my UNDERSTANDING, 90
sb ping, vac, that the vessel gong on Ia fu rst
tp voyPge on the coagt Of Africa eft Havaoa 10 tr
OF steam boat The morning OF the tb toe cre~ co,
setsd OF the captain, myse the cook snh four mco De
tore The usst mere were eeht sepsers on o%ro 90
the day loosnF, ct bali pact nine A VI a 8rnb mtn
OF var that had been 10 eight OF that moroos, href
gun, when We mneda'ey hove to, she mai her eosigo
up ana We set our orp ooiors; ad 70 on u the "a,
Of var, which proved 10 be the British sc'ee gaoo,H
Forward came 70 us; we were about hal ~ay from Hs