The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-30
THE PALMETTO FLAG IN NEW YORK HAIR
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o,a an awaiting and interesting scene ana couoquy
aok p,ue ON Wednesday In toe haroor growing oa'
of the 4 Inn ending orsis," which Affords small mus
trsttou 10 has the HelDefses OF sn Guy ~"aa
% proy,ded lhey had ooy enough Of ose OF the essenS
virtues that make brave men-plack
rns incident NC refer 70 IL reaed oy or informant -
follow
rta or,s n Jones, Capt E Mills regular trader DO.
tween this port and CHARLESTON, C-lying ss pier No
20 Es,, river displayed s nine O'Clock last Wednesday
manning her usual private signal, Pal neto dag with
,ne ADDITION this occasion OF star Alter the dag had
hs.u e,ins IN tie little WHILE party Of
men came % brig ard inquired for the captain
The captain promptly made his appearance, and inquired
the business Of MIR cQDfsuotes
Toe cnmtee for socn they appeared 70 be, 10 very
dctstori, manner pointed 10 what they supposed,
DOUBT suspicious ooEing flag, and requested captain
NH. 10 haul 10 Gown.
ID me course u The cooqny the caPia,a inferred nss
be copfroateIs repusicans-they said a. nucn 70
ospt sis replied 10 their demands, and said the nag
vss bis yess1 private signal, and insisled his right
"a keep Il ayag al tne briggs masthead ss ous as no
chose sad would do lrresaraless Of their snresu
their attends TO Intimidation.
The oonmi.tse o. replied, through their Spokesman,
that IN, nag vas obnoxious 10 its tesgu aud purpose
And they perem p,oy oemsuteo Capt Mills to strike IL
before uth, or ,ety soah raes shea LETT the bfS's
deck without paasre for are2y from the Captain, be-
tween ndigusa aod anxet!
Cant yls 49, for the momeat nonplussed Al tno cool
moss sua impu6ease al ogpf onters aud WAS DIVIDED
between .o enoas, sber W treat the ir az good
tse OK In earaest naaly med 90 tao attcr aat im
meoiately wrote a communication - United States MAJ
snAi h udors Ia whion ne gave ds.aied staemant ~
The sd TRANSFERRED o. tus DECK u hr Ve $50
The reply ~ Capt Mills letter froA AafsuA Rynaers
wa pronpSy received he SAD the committee naa no
Law rignl 90 nike sncn al irpaden demaai and ~
they attempt ~ maui down HE SIGMA advised usps
NILS 70 fho0 back republican abolition Easca,
tina, atEmpS H. In ms Judgment the captain would De
susta n,d by iAs anc 80 by public sentiment
The 1.s ne meantime waved Ia tde breezs. Aad Caps.
Mills frsnos-abo b. time spp,lzed OF tpe AZ
farsounseisd nm ~ keep u aloft, Aai asAt the re'
Of IN quasi com mite TO execnis ihelr tnre,s
Capt RsLdels. AFTER ponoerisg over the oootann o.
Capt Mile rote gut his enthusiasm Arvisoa All saose
qu,Uty psocsedsd 70 tne Vicinity u the dex woere tn'
brig lies the t.rmiesoa o. the affair Ne isok -
eigbe position, STOOD vito his hands IA his Ptox
ets-s bsufy not oflen tdu'g ID by tee REDO 1oiao'
Captsu-s d sCAnnso the psssers ~ with seen 81
4 co, scoraoe hummer II peopie-sSme Of them, n
doust bearing Il the srssr in tne moruns-wore strA,t
ca 70 the onisf o. pee ~ n.ir sten.oa app afea
< soo,, ime elapsed from inc time Marshal Ryaaes
he'd the pier ~neu stranger approached MIN, eSi
aeu,y tot kpox az tne persopase ne SM addressing
when the feho~os eooversaton took place
sIRAsGss-wrst Is me trouble, sirf
RSspK0s-Iroaole, stI su no, ware as there Is al
trouble
the str Ser then looking al the brig and the myster
our dag a. tts masthead, optiLued;-
STRAsosn-l snak tna, aAS ought 70 be taken do wn;
has II ygnt ~ hang there.
hAksBaL RySDsKs-ll Ne q good looking flag; see NJ
tb pR OH, ctlou An.. "a Il.
SrsAsGkR-suppOse ,bonld save tho alta the tros
bile AL do for hi n what do pose woul
be the result oos
RYspus-wny, suppss the result would be that ~
captain q int vessel would shoot you Ia your ate nj
thai all. IN. captain II that vessel hss good
vau sht 10 hsi dag that or that, thai ve.so
Hstrstos bic remarks b. pon ing TO several Austr An
Brit Oh aDa French vessels, with their enssns lying
their peass.
This ended ,ne dialogue between the stranger and Mar
shAl RI ndets
fbs committee, however, did not 10 visit th
brig capt. n Mile the Whethe
their failed by the decided manner OF Cap
tain NILS the August presence OF the United States Mar
anal, the boys VI the Fourth ward large number
them being present, ~e are no. able W say the nag 81