Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-29


a. sSs ss. sa.a sa.a .isss aaasrs iEs5 sks Ssss
| halted by 49, in9atSf, who, sssSyins re answer
called all hGneA" to quarters Before tas oinoeIs
ard Grew were all on deck, the Wacoaaett strusk tns
FIrida Cd her sArbosrd quarter cutting her ra oo"n
|. to the deck aud carrying away her m'zsnmsst att
| sama time mourning Voley OF muskeuy aud charge
of cAuister from her forecsstle pivot gun upon our
deeke. The Wachusstt then backed OF, and de-
msuded orr surrender, 10 which demand Lieut. roi'
tar declined to eccede. The enemy then hfed sgain
and again into us which Was returned oy the omeers
and oraW of the Fioridl. Another dan and Was then
made for our surrender and Lieut.. Porter answered,
81 viii fuFrender conditionaJ." The enemy ihon
atoppsd htirg aud the commander called icr Vaptsin
Norris 60 cone on board Lieut. Porter answered. tna'
| Captain Norris Was shore and that ne, Is eon'
| handing officer would cone on board as toon - 70
could get bJat ready. The epeny then sent nuns
ber of armed boats 10 take possession oil the Fohaa
A, aocn "a Lieut.. Porter heard 10 turrender NE
teen OF our crew jumped overheard 10 esoOpo capture
of whom only sx iucoef dsd, the remsinng nne nav
ing been shos in the water BY tho men on the iore-
e,s,le and Ia the boats Of tie Wachusett. Mr.. Hun
| ter was wounded and number OF men killed. The
enemy made fast haWsr TO the foremost OF the FLO
ridA, and, sf.sr slipping her cable, to"ed ner OUT 10
| BsA. =. =,
hls hut could get no furth information from him
On the s;b sent prOtsstio The Preadens oil Tmon
send you = copy, marked Va tue ~ o, OUT Sesu.
saa informed by the Interpreter thas the uu
not intend 10 GnsHsr ny protest. a. the OonieeeHH
GovsTnUent had not been rScos nissd by Brz and
that could fad all the fisa correspondence IN the
nevsnspsre / then wrote isttsr marked s, In Which
reference IL made TO letter marEed T. 1ast before
leaving B ,hia having received no answer sent QUE
agent Mr. ,mss DWyeF, TO the Presidents The result
o1 mia vis,t Ia CONTAINED in bis letter, marked Tne
Mia uApeIs contain Lumber OF reports As 70 the
died and wour I'd on board the FLORIDA all OF which
havs thoEouahy stsd and and No foundation for tee
same. .t...-.. .-,- .. 80 .u..,,,
Ave tons Of coal on board, most Of when NSs eus
The list Of officers eapored 10 contained IL 'ns HPO''
OF PaymAster Taylor marked ~.
4ho enclosed newspaper 10 IA tte'al txfact con
tanning al the Brigham tissl eorrapSndstfe 10 rei.
e. co 70 the Fcrids. ..
am very respectfully, your oesdient servant
Lieutenant CormSadins 5 Navy.
The london Tines, Of slh last, Gays;
IRA e.p,u,e Of The Florida by the WSchuSett In Bra
zlj.n waters, vas reported by Telegraph from Lseen
coma dsys ego tut was until yesetd9y that the
a,,antiy laIolsss nature OF this proceeding could be
mr., e,ated TIE stcry ~ Ii has nov reached u9from
.p,hsnt seuroee beas those related OF Paul JOnea
and carries us bach 10 The time when she Sanish ASin
vas made niamIn rs BY tho pifSeAl deeds OF cIulzSd
nations.
Tia Times then FeospltulAes the particulars Of tho
sszare corresponding 10 the main with the statements
mads by Captain Norris and states that whilst there II
sIl0ht dhcrtp sDcy between the sccount5 with respect
., ,ha mart taken by tbs Rz ian naval authorities,
aht ran exls, that the act entirely unforeseen
-, ,bsm "a il has bssa VehementlY resOntsd BY the
-soIa oomuuoiiy at B aha. TIE Times says;
~. ndirua,Ion OF tie Brsz ABs at this grois insult
,hor neutral hospitality is described as Intense. Tna
',ty of the UaIIed aiss Consul who had Cppoi-
- 49, onne to sea in the Wachusett, was at once With.
- by the Governor, and me 6rms OF tho CjnsIa'e
;tssI Gas torn down by the people, Tho gtsat body
&C narohahts al Bahia at once signed document, 10
rb;cb thew emphsuCallJ denounos the conduct ct the
,ntan commanding the Wachusett "a an Oren defiance
- intsrn,t,ousl law sud charge ho Consul with J..
90, hrsqoh CT faith. Toe rsmonsrsEee was forward,
| N the New York Chamber OF Oommeos, With al ear
NEAT reoust that they would sppon oonmitseato Ia
~ssro,te the matter before acldgng 10 the captors
she s.ard of i've hundred tEuuand dollsre, for the
is.ka Of which the outrage IL heVed to have been
W. re bnund to presume not oai that this rcquest
will meet With attention, tut that the sovtFnmsni and
oz,us of the ted Sstss Will hasten 10 rspu1ste Tue
naa,i0us act done 10 their name Most segressons on
neutral rights, such the pursuit OF fling enemy
/ vithin the jurisdiction of neutral Stste, have some
kind OF excuse whether in authority or uoage but H6
cannot even lecture What defence cln be set up Tor
this TIE Uuitud ates hays Invariably Claimed the
absolute insylibihty OF neutral territory, and the
American text books OF International law are full OF
tina most doRmAic assertions OF this primo Pile. One OF
tha mot rseant OF thss' VII oh belrs tho name OF Ha
lack the title rage recapitL ts the Law on tbs sn
leo, 9TH great force and tlesrnesa " The armed
ulcers OF bolgeenis. While within The Ju'isjehol OF
,eurai Stale, are bhnhd 10 abstain from any act5 Of
ho-t, toWstds tie cub els, vesee, OF Other property
Of the snemisB; Thsi cannot in asa q IT auns or
military stoIes augment ter crews, not even BY
the enrolment OF their oWh countrymfni ties ca MT
employ neither Oice nor aiTaiageGi to recover piiEe
or 10 rescue prisoners III thu possession OF the enemy
nor c,n they uRo neural port OF waters within ntusl
ur sition, either for the purpose Of hnderng thsap-
urosoh OF vsesel5 any nation NhaIeSer, or for the
purposs of attacking thOss which depart from the
pors or shr res Of neutral POWf p No proImate Acie
OF war such as a ship stationing hsrself WithiQ the
neutral liae and sending out her boats on
b q lie enterprises, can la any manner he allowed to
originate on neutral territory, nor can any measure
be taken thai will lead to immediate viz lence.'
We owe our readers aome apOosy ior re-
cut ring upon gf0und already tamil ar To mo
In connec ion wish the Alexandra case; BIT this SON.
mary may at leas. servo TO remind them how FAR DO
yopd the extreme pale OF inter ,ational law the Wa
chusett placed hersei by cutting an enemys ship cut
OF a neutral port Had the Finrida, for instance, &C.
tual saad from .hia the WaNhu-stt GOULD not hSVe
follow ed her til alter the lapse OF "a hours without
infringing the la. Of nations To stack her by night
ILL the barbOr and that after soleon dge had been
given that neutral rights should DO respected, war
neither more nor eas Illegal than il would have been
to lidnap Mr.. Macon in the streets Of London. The
plea thai vas urged by Lord Ashbnrton and admitted
hy NJ. Webster in the very dssim'ar case OF thu
Oarons--that of "a necessity OF self-deience, III
slant, OVerRbe ming leaving no choice OF means ard
no moment for deberaiiop," was here couspicuouly
wanting, AID Ne cannot believe that the Federal Gov
srnment will condescsnd 10 make u'e Of it, /. NAV
possibly be alleged that the Consul was carried Il
gainst HIS will BY the captain of this Wachueett, VII"
Il iii civ enough 10 claim The whole credit snd respon
sbiity of The exploit and it ia to be feared that ZONE
OF Mr. BaFnum's caun rymen may chueks over lie
shameless auJscity. But the New York Chamber Of
Commerce hss character 10 lose, auG, unless va srs
greatly deceived will seuple 10 forfeit by reWard-
ing or u if yng crime utterly subVersiTs OF con-
Adenee between neu'ral8 and belHgeTens.