New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-28
Neppork DAILY G.ibm,te
CAPT. GRAHAM AND THE SEIZURE OF
THE OCEAN BIRD.
To he Tdi,O, Of TA.N. Y. Tribune.

To he Idito, Of The n Y Tribune.
SIR: communication appeared in the last Sunday
Herald over the signature Of Isaiah Rynders, in re
lation to my steamship Ocean Bird and the manner in
which was deprived of her. Your readers would not
give me credit for much local learning if were Il
presume that any at all familiar with the history OF
the writer Of that communication would be likely to
take any of his statements fair exposition of the
truth. But, notwithstanding their source, l think
there are two points touched upon in the article
upon which neither of my former communications
have been sufficiently explicit
il is minated, though rot distinctly said, that the
present claimants Of that ship bons tide owners
that they purchased her Mt her fair value, without
notice of the defective title. Nothing be further
from the TRUTH This ship and my other two tue
ST. Lawrence and The United States are still claimed
ay the same party or company OF persons in
Cuba, to whom, in the Winter OF 1890,
/ barpaned 10 sell the Ocean Bird for the slm
of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. and
who this Captain Vsdemonte with others to New
OIk With take possession OF her under tbi rhass
chase perfectly acquainted with relations to Meyer stuck
and with their relation steamships Had those
Suckcn would have been compelled surrender ell clsu
the ships paving the sum loaned them together with
the bonus of G25o al Of which desirou. pay an
Inv SnSinV lar MrTeI stseLs1 had 5ils of s. Of ali ina
steamships which absolute upon their faces o such
the form in which them for their proposed loan 10 e,
they induced TO join with Meyer suceG 70 deffani
They purchased from Meyer stucken, r stso GA the
three steamships which had cost end worth hal mir
lion Of dollars While this NEGOTIATION was goog OF be~esn
the OF these Spanish gentlemen snd Meyer suckep
became thar scheme prejudci to Ugh "as on
foot and therefore, through attorney served wrttsn notices
upon all them OF the facts they existed and warning hem
Nthey inteiferrd with these Steamship sho-
hold and their principals responsioe Tor al da4se
that might sustain in the premises iii
IN the face OF all ths they completed their eTanz
Meyer stucken and prves II not partie, TO tns
and stesby possession then taken of tho Ocean Bird ana
settiIz her out OF the pale of our laws II .a.fv
The other two stea nshps already at Cuba ana e'
fell into the hands ofnese Cuban eoniedeates , led Capt
doubt knowledge Of these facts t~s at de-
Vademonte surrender the Ocean bife 70 me he
mant Indeed there some reason 70 e.sd nu. have
der or the demand aad replssn sui rreveut rrpevin
I'D, .rpa,,rs hrough the mock suits BY wndi5 - ,s,.d
er, smueged board that Ne nd which in the
end got withoa been nscassay her
event Of NY in keeping with al tho proceeding.
~ these Cuban gentlemen In relation h.h M b caps =,
perhaps entirely contrary ,s such the result and l. il
which they belong & party chafsesble with ineniEs
a. what be actually performs ma. N,.la L. A.
The ,,ss aud particularly of CapAt RyHdsrs
conduct % Wy the hazard Of ina ing h gnds
ans 81 accounting 70 o.sve ~, wo5set u' LOOK io no
.tsle e ~, conduct a. narrated by himself
sa.a.y evening he tells US at hsf past MAE ten
10 was requested 70 board ths ship and rsnsse
o. Sn.ash captain and crew." II from h sIent,
~ IN. do this act The Captain goes harshL.
not ths United States authorities" for had
he went lssiah yndeD simply not captain Of the
Empire Club He went a, midnight, for be had been
By moh Of pratesH lie 6nds " the ship In possession
OF Capt OrAham and hy sixty Of bis ne endeavercd
put the spanh board that they might have place
sleep they had not slept board since they arrived IL
kewYoIk lie resisted and finally advises the shiverns
retire. lie finally dsoats fon the seenc Of action,
leaving wo 81 his oeers On board " Keep os o'ah@rs