The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-06

Apology for an Insult to OuF Flag
How an English Lord came 20 Grief
The following appears in the Paris Pa
trie of the 18th inst; i-t
We stated some time since that in the
month Of April last the Captain of an
English vessel at Honolulu had torn down
the flag at the American Consulate. This
insult created q great sensation In the
town, and the English officer m command
on the station ordered the flag to be re-
hoisted, and made personal excuse to the
Consul of, the United States. We now
| leaIn that the Washington Government
was not satisfied with this, but demanded
further satisfaction from the English Gov
ernE.ent, which lstter hss just addressed
dispatch to President johnson, expressing
its regret for the occurrence st the Sand
Wich Islands.
"a correspondent of the San Frsncisoo
Bulletin gives the tOllo wing version of the
affair: =
Her Britannia Msjesty's screw Clio ar
rived at Honolulu, April Is, from VslpaT-
also. She comes on special business, viz;
20 convey Queen Emma and suite to Pan
anna. on the way tG Knglsnd, on visit TO
her sister sovereign, Queen Victoria. Since
| the arrival Of this snip, numerous little
midnight depredations have been commit
ted. such as removing sign. boards, poles,
| Sc, which, no doubt we're looked upon by
| the depredators in the light of innocent
| smusements, but which were very annoy
inc 10 those on whom they were inflicted.
RMS was all very well, as long IS the
prsnks we're played on private citizens;
but one night the gay jokers went step
90 far
a Among the midshipmen of the Clio Is
Young fellow named Lord Charles Beres-
ford, said to be nephew of the Marquis
of Waterford, who, it will be remembered,
was notorious when in New YORK some
years ago, for proWling around in the night
smashing windows, wringing on door
knockers &c. II Appesrs that "AaWd
Ohsvles" has spenchADt for the same sty le
Of amusement, and, being "scion OF
noble stock" thinks he has right to take
down anybody else's sign he pleases. On
, the night inquestion, his ludship, with two
, of his chums, took the spread eagle from
the gStevayo the United States Legation,
sewed.i it up in . bag, took it on board the
ship, doubtless intending to take u ONE 81
: bloody trophy. But this time they Wer'
not to get OF with impuni;y. They wer'
. / pointed Out 70 bno OLuCoIb DJ bOAo u sh'
! native boatmen, and the missing monarch
J, Of the air was found slowed away In the
berth of Master BeresGord. The American
: residents were indignant of course, and 81
> was the Minister. ss~ :
y Several documents were exchanged be
tween the latter and Captain Turnour, Q
. the Clio and finally the latter gentleman
:, (who, by the way, is q gentleman, IS hi
: : sesions In this mstter has proved left n
! punishment Of the offender tobe named b,
Mr.. Mcbride himself, who decided that
- Charley was made 70 replace the eagle i
. opan day, and apologize for its removal, b
y would let the matter Crop: This VI
~ agreed to, and at tan O'Clock the next dA
p the ascior" appeared on the ground, az
L ccmpanied By his accomplices and tn
ships carpenter, the latter of whom vi
On proceeding to mount the bird in its plae
he when the Minister stopped him. Thi
" wouldn't do. Il must be replaced b
or him who had removed It. So mis- mob
er anibs,n hammer in hand, was Obliged
.ip mount the ladder snd do the job himsel
Be He then acquitted himself of his ApolOg
I'D than king Mack for his extreme leniene
bjs Sc, and was ordered by his Captain 70 [
tel and apologize. to his commissioner, an
he then ago abroad sass Is