The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-08

pspers told him they wsre deposited with the Amer,-
can Consul on shore He wanted 70 know wAs
with The Consul; told him mol had the clearAnce no
hen asked me would allow him 70 IoOk ct II;
inousht vss not legal ,s rom snv oss he
had seen; told BIN he mistake that gos from
the Cas'om House New YORK. and asked nm what there
was about that not legal he said thero naval
oncers sgnature took II from him and showed him NE
Initials from the naval officer, and informed supposed
that answered all purposes said name shou be in
full told him kDe nothing ia regard TO that ne turnsd
over and examined II more particularly, and seeing The
consus rule printed the pack be said IL different
rom any he had seen before, and then handed Il back
70 me; he entered all the wers in em0ran-
DUN book which he had; he then inquired waen wsa
Eoo " sea- old him Tuesday morning 70 wing no
asked me II positive Of getting away Tuesday;
told BIN should, provided clear IN tune he then
asked me Tor crDk Of water and offered HIN glass OF
gin, which be sccep,ed; then went deSk, and ho
.sksd lac The direction intended 70 out showed him
by pointing to the passage through which ioto tho
nsroor then asked bin wbeve h vessel he pouted
then n the direction where sbe lay was not In sight,
icing behind the Key Chr'sto-a small hland in the
srbor He said Was a different direction from tho
which vessels usually came into the bar Dor IA
then went tbs port Of the vessel Upon my ordering
bis men 70 be called, he said "Never m,pd; I will call
them myself" He went on the main deck, and "a he
went by the forward house he made hat and looked in
side, (he door being opeD that contained twelve hogs
Come, boys, man the boat" The officer and then
proceeded to into the boat returned 70 the cabin,
ana discovered h.. he had LOT! bis book lying On me
book into the boat, which be did boat showed OF
nothing said on his departure
was subsequently Informed By the mate that The off,
Ger was tho second lieutenant Of the British steamer
syx was subsequently, informed that the men had
eaid the officer the second lieutenant Of tho Bri
came vessel ALBERT AGE.
sworn before me this 10th day OF May, 1858. JAnns r.
GRIswoLD, Notary Public.
THE CASE OF TIE ROBERT WING.
CUSTOM HOUSE, Bos1oN, May 10, 1858.
l, Reuben Bray, master OF the brig Robert Wing, an
American vessel belonging 70 Bost,n Mas. do sols@nly
Ing tho ISLAND Of Insqua, bound from Aux Cayes, ~ Do
mipeo, TO Boston, loaded with coffee, loswood and
honey, gun was fred from vessel some i've
miles distant paid attention TO IL, but tackled sp
and stood in toward thu island. pilot board,
the ns FROM az h he
and stood on oourro. Another gun then Ared-
We then hosed colors and stood for the gunbrig.
When about half mile distant We were met BY . beat
and boarded. The Officer 1ked the bsmo OF vessel,
master, where from, whore bound and what cargo
Was, al civil and polite, and then left u.s. The guns
fired were without balls, q I believe.
Suffolk, S., Nay 10, 1sbs-rhen the above named Reu-
ben Bray appeared before and took oath 70 the state
ment by hum subscribed. ]. @. LovEJoY Justice Of he
Peace.
THE MARTHA GuCHRIr
eCIiKIL
CusoN HOUSE, NEW YORK,
CorIEToRs 0FTIcx, Nay 20, 1853. !
instant, have the honor here With 70 Ssnsum 70 you
An authenticated statement made by Captain Edward
Rawley, OF the brig Martha Gichriss, Of she
ofoer from q British ear steamer 10 the hArbor q
ssguA 10 Grsnde, Cuba. In addition, I also forward
tain Edward Watts, master Of the American brig
c. f. Oaren, relative 70 the boarding OF his vessel IN
the iame barber under similar c,rcumssaoces
Hon. LEWIS CA, Secretary Of STATE wsshingtoa, ID. @.
STATEMENT MADE by EDWARD RAwIxy, MASTER THE BRsQ
MAKruA GncBRrT, on TIE FACTS RELATING
ING ov Bald BRIG nv AN ovrIcER IRON A BRITISH WAR
STEAMER, SUPPOSED sTyx.
I, EDWARD Rawley master Of me brig MAftha Gichrit
March last for sagua h Grande Cuba, with oooperage
cargo, arrived there the 10Th day OF March ast
thai discharged the outward cargo and took In cargo Of
and mossses thai the second day Nay instant,
sssua Ia Grande ssloost came alongside Of the brig
tan twelve men she Vas veil armed and without
Tag that immediately af,sr coming alos gsde Of tho
tom: came oo board Of n the pr snd oqSr.d
for the master; he was directed 70 me. ADD
cane where was; he then asked whore Was
from; answered nom New York; be asked for the
sells pspers; td him they shore, at tho Con-
suls oice; be asked for clearance from New York,
gwen him 10 bis memorandum book. he inquired tho
course Of leewsrd passage oor which In
Enslsh cruiser; when The of,er BOARDED Tho
vessel seven or eight OF his with him wtaout
arms; they assumed the right 10 examine the brig and
EDWARD RA eIEY
Sworn before this 18th day Of Nay, 1858. JAx@ r.
GRsworD, Notary Public.
Tue CASE Vi THE Y. u. O'BRIEN.
STATEMENT or EDWARD WATTS,
v o'BRiES, RELATIVE TO rHE BOARDING.
WHITE LYING AT ANCHOR IN rHs rosr oF AauA IA oaASDE,
ON SUNDAY, sscosD on MAY, 1895 ny AN xSoLRH
oniuR, surroskD TO Balosc To TINS BRI,nn WAR srxA-
90 ths afternoon Of c-.a.v, May 2, wbns lying a
spchor IN the port OF sagoa i. as.nds. between
four and FIVE O'Clock, I sac boat coming ,osssas
lhss she contained one English psvs oiIcsr And tn or
tselve men; In few minutes after FIRST the boat
she got sSnssds Of my vessel and ma ie fss. 70 bsr Nm
m hA In A~Fsk 49,
ascenced The gangway and came on board ny vessel,
without any invitation whatsoever from me, and Without
board was standing near ths gang vsy e soon
~ he had reached the deck, he askef master
b. Of s ~ss .s wass
not set then walked ATT and went down Into my cabin
70 which place was followed BY the orloer, withouf
having given him IN nvisst N: afer reached ths
cabin he asked me where from, how long out, how
many had and whether carried any suns; 70 Which
replied from Havans hac eft there about eighteen
days before, bad nine oil told and no guns
be then wanted 70 know Who we're my ownsrs, vbaf We
loaded With and .here vs bound; told HIN was
owned BY Burgess o. Brien and others, Of momaston,
asipe, vas loaded with sugar ana molasscs, and was
bound for New York that old not spow Who would be
then said you guess Who you WI be coossDsd 70;
and said won't DO any good W guess he then sskcd
I'll presume be meant cis.rsaos,; ssd told HI. IN
my papers vers shore, either 81 The Consuls with
the Custom House onoer who boarded Tho Point;
~ the ofhcer Vas about leaving the cabin asked him
be would take gaas Of GIN. and he Old 20;
on deck and when We got there thai about ave
sir men from his boat were also board my vessel
sson reached The deck the of,cer asked mo ny
hold full OF sugar. and told him yes he then sAd,
can't get down into the bold, and told him he could
rot without great deal Of trouble, my ha1hes
battened down he then said, mind, you need noe
orep the hstcbes he then asked where my flag vas
and Why rot set; and tod him In the cab n and
not set because blowing fesh and ssked
him be wanted set he said no. be then went into his
boat accompanied by his men, and pulled s~ay from
me; there quite large quantity Of arms-psssosn
bis boat the cfncer vas not armed when he boarded
me, but saw his arms lying In the beat
EDWARD WAITS.
Sufhvn D1tyiet Of Neo Pork, n.-Eivsrd wsits,
being duy sworn says he has heard read the foregoing
statement BY him subscribed and tbs. the same y true
In every particular. EDWARD WATTS.
sworn and subscribed this 2oth day OF April (hsy),
1863, before me-SANusL GoDwTs, Notary Public.
CASE or rae wISGoTD.
CUSTOM Houss. Bosros, May n, 1883
l. Erwin n Toripg, do soemnlv depcsc and swear that