Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-12-30

tys mails Tor England, having on board nn-
hierous passengers
Shortly after noon, on the 9Th OF November,
the United States war steamer San Jacinlo,
Capt. Wilkes, not showing cdlors, was observ'
ca ahead, mat steamer, on beng neared by
me Trent, al one O'CLOCK llteen minutes IN the
afternoon urea rouhd shot from pivot gun
across her BOWS ana showed American colors
WINE me ifehe was approaching slowly to"
waras me oah Jacihto' sDe discharged shell
across Inc trent BOWS, winch exploded at
nan a. caQles ienBin before her. Iire Trent
then stopped, ana an officer with large arm
ed guare OF marines boarded her.
Inc oiilcef saiu he nad orders to arrest
Messrs. Mason, oildtH Mcfarland, ana Eus.
us, anu hau sure Information that they were
passengers III the trent WINE some parey
was gong on upon lhls matter, MIR. Slldel
stepped forward anu sald TO The American Oh
hcer mat the lour persons he had named were
standing before MN. he commander OF the
trent ana Commanded w llllamS protested
against lhe act Oh taxing these our passengers
out OF the Irent, theV then being under the
protection OF lie British nag. But the Gan
Jaclnto was at inns Tune only TWO hundred
yards distant, her SNIP company at quarters,
her ports open and tomplons out, and so resist
auce. was OUT OF the question
Inc tour persons before named were then
lorciDiy taken out Oh the snip a farther de-
mand was maze, tlat the commander OF the
llent shoulu, proceed on board tne san JacIl-
10, ou1 ne salu nc wodiu NOT go unless iorcioiy
eouPelied likewise, ana lliis demand was NOT
insisted upon. upon tins statement, Earl
husseii remarks 'hat II mus appears that GER
tam lndtYlduals nave been iorcIbly taken from
Oh board brltlsli vessel, the ship OF a neutral
power "nlle 'hal Vessei was pursuing a lawful
ana innocent voyage; an act OF violence which
was an ahroht 10 the brush nag, ana VioEl-
tion OF international law.
Earl husseii next says tliat her majesty
government, bearing III mlLd the frlendly res
latlons when nave long suosisted between
GREAT britain anu me United States are will
ing 10 pelleFe tilat the naval olhcer VINO com
miItea TINS aggression was nor acting III conl-
pliance WIN ahy authorlty from nus govern
ment' or that II lie conceived himself to be so
aulhotizeu' ne greatly niSunuerslood the IN
EarI Rn"s" arapas that tho rr,itod State.
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p'esiUen''
Inc Brush government mas rightly conJec
tured, what 1t is my duiy to state, mat captain
W'uteS IN concet0tng dnd erecWing me proceeding
an question, dcted upon ms oea suggestions Of d'Hy
1ctttoM d@y dHecho4, or instruction, or eoen fore
Gnortedge Of II, on me pdft0f ms government. No
directions h0d OeeA gtcen 10 htm1 on any other nd-
Udt oUcef, 10 arrest me Jour persons named, or any
81 Mem on ne REM or on any other BRUSH ceS-
Tha Brrish ,roysrnn,,.,t viii ;,stly ;rfo,.
from III. ga farts ,hat the TTnitea Staies nor
onIv have had M nnrnosa hnt evan M tnn,,,It
of forcing into discussion. The Question which
has arisen, or any other which could affect in
any way the sensibiities of the British nation
Ii is true that round shot was fired by the
San Jacinto from her pivot gun when the
Trent was approaching; but as the facts have
been reported to this government the shot