Litchfield enquirer., 1858-05-27
CASE OF THE BARK WINGOLD,
STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN

and indigat;on in the cammnntv ssnocaI IN i,,.r
camille circles at tbe extraordinarv course and COW
duct of the British Naval .utbor;t;os in tho Cnlf
Of Moyico in reaard t sa;a, assoI III III.
not only hoard and search Int fro ;ntn .h,s arda,
geriny the lives of ali on brd wa n, a oh.a;aad
from Gant Torino.of hrin w;m,,oId nf 49, ~
vessel arrived here nm Snn,las fr'n s;sr'a uon,na
Cuba Anrl 20 the fol,owina occnnnt Of h;s ha;n.,
boarded INV a boats cray fron, Rrit;sh NOV rnsi
but short distance from the harhnr of ss%r. Mor
ena on the 15rh nf 1axt nonth 1-o'
Can't. Loring states That on the 18th he was run.
ming before two or twoand-a.baf hreeze fr sierra
Moreno. where he intended to load for Boston. He
was in ballast and was about a mia distant f,,,
the anchorage of the harhor The Mace was nav ~
Cant. IorinS and his attention was nr;nc;n.IIv on
gagged in looking after his vessel hit as he swnno
his glass around he n,ticod a hoat conong in H. AZ
rectinn of tha hr;r III. h o, =. ~ ~ VI
fishing boat and he did MT n,H ,,,'"h - " !"
Thought thew MIGHT he COMING ~ otfar thai .aa.
MS n;sots a I;ttle Liter unon ioo;m - ~ 49, Tvs
saw that it was full or nearly 90 IF ,sn nerh.nS
some twelve or fifteen who hal rather l., ri lo"
and the tboneht snngested ;tseif that +hsv ,n;Sht
possibly he deserters ont Of food and wio msrs
about IN lew rn,n him for smnnI, y, n.rhaas
even worse that tbev were n;rates T. ,., pnt ~
til thew had cot within half a cables length ri The
vessel that he noticed the Enol;sb aao 10 sn.m na+
ternl fvno in the stern IF The .cn,osch;ns~ ri
was then little forward of tha lao, nf 9ha W.;
gold and within e.sv tlEn. dstomna 49, " Wv.
no hail from them INIT thew ragged aIo,o h., ond
when thew were caIl.,s Length os+rn ~ esai
three muskets from the boat to the Wingod Ono
of these m,skets was annarentlv aimed at him b,t
he snpnoses tbat n was ltmded With hl.nI r.;Jero
onlv The third mnsket Ard cont.;nsd a ha,i %.
Can't Ioring distincty heard IL viii Nv .b;s had
and strike the mast II was aft.rva,a Mich al ~
from the deck. and found to be Mimic ball. rrbe
ball is now in the possession of M.ssrs RIane,.rI
Sherman Co. of this CITY. who chartered The vcs'
cell At this Cant Jar;np ba;lsi th. loot aod in
quirsA what thew wanted what they were rina at
him for at the same time he noticed that thew yere
at work monnf;ne s-s,;,sl on s1a srard ~. s
the boat The rsnlv was 1--WE have p s,;v II
here and If Won do mt heave tn veIi 9. s;nL Won
He then hove Tn and tI,.v c.ma ALONGSIDE 'C.n+
Io,inq asked tb.m who and What thu Woo ap5
they replied "We'll let YOU know when we Get on
heard Tie British officer then came IN bo.Td ,t
tended bv ten or twelve If his men all fnl,v arnsd
with revolvers and cntl.sscs which thav h.d ,aL.n
from an arm chest on hoard the noat as fhav near,l
the vessel Nh. officer asked Cant Ioring ,xhv be
did not beave tn inoni,ing II he did not Know ;bo :
it was an English war vessel Can't :or;ng reni;sJ
that he did MT know the fact or sea tha asr IN
abont H.. time the must ets ,xern ;red and ;no;rad
of the officers to what vessel thew belonged this
ouesion Can't Ior;no asked three times yy;fbont nh.
raining a satisfactory answer at ono t;ma be sa;,
he belonged to the Steamer ont tbers nn;nt;na to
vessel in the distance The second time he renlied
that It was none of can't Ioriny's business and tb
third time .neyer mind. With the nolitest Ian.
guage that had been used the officer then asked the
caut1iD tn, tss,Ieu Lot a
dozen armed men around him Can't to,;no If course
at once assented and led the way 10 his calm The
officer followed. accomnanied bv one of his m. n
with loaded revolver. THE other men fnn the
boat were ranged about the deck. Having .xamin.
ed tho papers Of the brig and found them ali right.
h mnstered b;s men and soon after ift tba v.s,ei
Caot. Ioring describes them as a cnr;ous look inc
set The officer had on pair of rantaloons annar
emily made ont of an old bIanket his can howeyer
had faint insignia of the English coat of a, ms -
Guernsey frtcks. and some in Other materials can't
Loring could hardly believe thai thew were attache
to an Englisl, were it not tor their fiag
arm-clest. &c. He learned on shore that thew he
longed to the English sloop. Buzzard engaged
iG connection with the Styx in Searching all vess,
on the coast in accordance with orders .eca;vsd a,
! At Sierra Morena the American Consul upon ems
informed of what had occurred took down the state
! ment of Capt. Loring which was sent to Havana