New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-19

Capt Gaze :. . rot key .ia; n ". make ssy cHn-
plant 20 his Government n me mait.I.
Then tleie ia the csse OF tie big Msios ca b. :;
about which much angry feeling has beer ekprsssei-
Capt. Rauley statement dep-ives tbs, shAI OF rs
offensive character. He ssys:
IT wss sunset when the boa. from The British
steamer alongside. On reaching the deck OF tie
brig he addressed TO Capt. RSwley the asus quss.
tious a. to the mare destination, and ownership AID
consignees the vessel, 10 which the eSptsn oIyly
replied He aso ssked TO see her papers but he was
tod they were ashore ST the COnsuls Office. lie did
not s.tenpt to enter the cabn Che captain had hs
wife AID family on bosrd) 70 search hr reSss. The
men from the boat lighted their pipes at the galley.
srd we've very soclsble with the oigs crew. lac
lsrsrsge of the officer was civil, and his manner
iesI eciul ne answered several questions from Capt.
Rawey On leaving. he asked tue course 10 stesr 20
10 cut Of the lee ward passsge. The capts- gave hm
the required drec ions and the officer departed bid
drg him good night.
In exc OF two cases, however the masters Of YES
ses report having been brought 20 by Ecgish guns,
saotSi. But in these cases we have "a yet only the
statements Oh one side and even IN them Va have an
admission that they mad dsregaTded the unsolicited
sun. The case of the TEoPc Bud 4. one OF taese
The csptain statement contains the toIowlrg:
The jasper 81 nearing the Tropic Bird fred
gun, wien ran up my colOrs and KEEP on my course
She ther finding that passing hey nred shot
scross cur stem. and while was "a stays tired ar
other. then hove TO- and officer from the Jasper
can on board asked him by what right ne stopped
an American ship on the high tie said that they
with laSes, ara that they took Is FOR one. lie then
asked 70 see my papers to which demand, after re-
NOR :;ratug, submittei He then tuned toward his
boat and ordered the ship - fiji away
Cspt. FCu'kes of the TrOpic Bird. seems 10 have
10 dt of the ecessiy If police on the nIgn seas
While Cap. Gage openly avows that he recognizes
The sht of any man If wa 80 board aid Examine
.suspeCted vessels so far a. Il necessary 10 asceI
- tain their true character; and wien tho act -
" performed in such manner as 10 give assurance
+ the good Intentions Of the patty making tive
" exsmaat;on.' Capt. Rlwey also recognizes me
same right. ard re,ther Of them considers that his
vessel WAS ssdrctef IN the offensive seDse OF tie
word. And II theirs not, certainly tie Irop'c
Bird was not. $500
Our Government and peope viii never subLit that
Az cen yessts shall De searched by meuotwag Of
sny ratior bu, with the notorious tact that almost
eyefy slave ship HOSTS TIE American flag do not
see how .!ave-traders 10 be detected unless those
engaged in their detection have AZ least permission 10
ascertain that vessels what they represent them
selves 10 be- Our national honor s interested IN hav-
Ing this abuse Of the national hag put stop to. ii,
after aceltairrg that the weasel carrying tue Amer.
can flag iona tdc American vessel, the 0il1er G.
CIV foe gn vessel Of War Proceeded 10 semen her,
then indeed there would I've cause of comp ANT aad
reclamation. We CO not as ye. any evidence mat
this has beer attempted, and DO not tnink that
Ciea Britain Of late has given the United States any
reason To believe that she would Intentionally co any
thing likely TO give u serious Otiense. Gag Goyern-
melt logeyer has the matter in hand aud we shall
have official Information the subject prooaoy N
a few days.