The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-06-03

cassian hove in sight, ran down towards
her, and, rounding too under her stern
hailed and requested her to heave to un
til boat could be sent alongside. Tc
this request no audible reply was receiv
ed, the Circassian putting on all speed
and standing on her course. Captain
English then ordered blank cartridge
to be fired towards her, but no notice
was taken of it. A shot was then fired
broad on her quarter still no notice. A
nine inch shell was then thrown over her,
which burst ahead of the ship; still she
would not heave 10. Captain English
then ordered the captain of the gun tc
fire at her masts, which was done, and
the shot cut away the sings of her fore
yard. Then, and not until then, did Mr.
John Bull see fit to round to and state
who and what he was. As soon as she
was found TO be the Circassian, which
vessel was known to have loaded in Eu.
rope with cargo for Dixie, Capt. Eng
lish informed her Captain that he must
be taken into United States port to have
his case adiudicated To this the Eng
lishman objected, and made formal pro-
test in writing, but all to no avail. 1t
was the intention of Capt. English to
send her to Boston, as ordered by the
Flag Officer, but as he could not do SO
without disabling his own vessel, he de
termined to bring her here, and did so,
towing her all the distance, as the Eng
lishman, as soon as taken, disabled the
machinery SO that it could not be used.
The Circassian is an iron steamer. of
about fifteen hundred tons, bark rigred,
and very handsom vessel By her
manifest she is loaded with tea, coffee,
salt-petre, clothing, blankets, DC. but
we are led to suppose that there are other
articles on board of a different character,
for the vessel is very deep, drawing now
twenty-one feet OF water. The vessel
since her arrival here has been leaking
badly, and it is the general impression
that her crew have in some way injured
the vessel for the purpose of damaging
the cargo as much as possible Her
crew are still on board One of them,
however, more communicative than the
tSSt, otahCd tliae Nucu Tue true character
Of the Somerset was discovered, large
number o. papers were thrown overheard
which gives her case very suspicious
character. The capture Of the Circassi-
an is very important affair, and Capt
English is entitled to all praise for effect
ing ii. The case will undergo here
most thorough examination, and, if there
is ground for it, the Circassian be con
demned. giving her owners the oppoltu-
nifty, of course, of appealing to the Su-
preme Court if they see fit to do SO.
The capture of the Bermuda and Cir.
cassian will enable the United States
courts to ascertain now far England can
violate her Majesty's proclamation Of
strict neutrality. We have suffered
enough through the connivance of Eng
lsh officials with the rebels, ard the ia
cilities with which rebel vessels are
placed under the protection Of the Brit.
lsh flag. 1t is time it was effectualy
stopped, and the cases Of the Bermuda
and Circassian will afford our Govern.
ment the opportunity of laying before
her Majesty's Ministers all the particu.
lars, and demanding that England shall
act up 10 her professions of strict neu.
tralilY in every particular.