New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-06
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The Palmetto Flag in New York Harhor,
Quite an excititd md interesting scene and coll
loquy took place a. Wednesday last IN the harbor,
says the New Up Herald Of the goth, growing
out Of the ifias ding erisie,r which affords 4
small illusration to what lengths the Heperites Of
this city would go, provided they had only enough
Of one Of the essential virtues that make brsvs
men-pluck.
The incident we refer to Is related by our nfesm-
ant as follows:
The brig II. Jones, Capt. T. AiIIs-a rsgnlsr
trader between this port and Charleston, B. c.,
lying at pier No. 2s East river, displayed Al .
O'Clock last Wednesday morning, her usual private
signal, Palmetto flag, with the addition on this
occasion, Of q star. After the Gag had been flying
In the breeze for some little while, party Of
came on board the brig and inquired for the Cap
tain. The Captain promptly MAGE his appearance
and inquired the business Of hs eoufronters.
The committee, for such they appeared TO be, in
a very dietatorial manner pointed % whAt they
supposed, no doubt, suspiciens looking Dag, and
requested captain Mills to haul it down.
In the Of the coIloquy the Captain inferred
that his eonfronters were Eepnbhcans-they said
az much to him.
Capt Mills replied 10 their demands, and said the
flag was his vessels private signal, and insisted
his right to keep it flying at the brigs masthead as
long as he chose, and would do so irregardIess of
| their threats or their attempts to intimidation.
The committee ~ replied through their spohes-
man, that the Nag was obnoxious In its design and
| purpose, and they peremptorisy demanded Capt.
Mills to strike it before night on they would They
then left the briggs deck without psusing for re-
ply from the Captain, between Indignation and
anxiety.
the coolness and mpudenee Of his eonfronters, and
| was sdivided between tw0 opinions, whether to
treat the affair as good joke or in earnest be
wrote a communication to United Stases Marshal
Rynders i'm which he gave detailed statement Of
the facts as they had tEanspred on the deck Of his
/ vessel.
| Rynders, was promptly received He said the
| committee had no law nor right to make such an
| impudent demand, and If they attempt to haaI
down his signal, advised Capt. Mills to shoot down
tempts it. In his Judgment, the captain would be
sustained by law, and also by public sentiment
| The flag in the meantime waved in the breeze,
/ and Capt. Mills friends-wh0 by this time were
| apprised Of the affair-counseled him TO keep It
aoft, and await the return Of the quasi committee
| to execute their threats.
Capt. Rynders, after pondering over the contents
OF Capt. Mills note, got his enthusiasm aroused,
and subsequently proceeded to the vicinity of the
dock where the brig lies to see the termination Of
i the afa T. He took eligible position, and stood
induiged in by the redoubtable Captain and
scanned the passers by with keen eye.
| 4 considerable number Of people-some of them,
| no Doubt hearing of the affair in the morning
were AIlracleu 10 ui plef 1Hflf at
tention appeared to be divided between the vessel,
the mysterious flag and Capt. Rynders.
i A short time elapsed from the time Marshal
4 Rynders reached the pier when q stranger APP
4 preached him, evidently not knowing the person
age he was addressing, when the following conver-
sation took place:
Stranger-What is the trouble sirs
Rynders-Trouble, sir! am not aware as there
! is any trouble.
A The stranger, then looking at the brig and the
mysterious flag at its masthead, continued:
StraDger-I think that flag ought to be taken
down; Il has no right to hang there.
Marshal Rynders-Itis is good looking flag ! zee
nothing Objectionable to it.
Stranger Suppose should save the Captain the
trouble and take it down for him, what do you sup
pose would be the result, chi
Rynders-Why, Isuppose the result would be
that the Captain Of the vessel would shoot You in
your attempt; that is all. The Captain Of tina.
vessel has good and valid right to that flag as
that, or that that vessel illustrating his remarks
by pointing to several Austrian, British and French
vessels, with their ensigns flying at their peaks.
This ended the dialogue between The stranger and
, Marshal Rynders.
B The committee, however, did not essay to visi
the brig or confront Captain Mills the second time
Whether their courage failed them by the decided
manner Of Captain Mills. the august presence of the
United States Marshal, or the boys of the Fourth
, Ward, Q large number Of them being present, we
are not able to say The flag still waves.