The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-26
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The Supposed Chilean Prlvateer Meteor
sem Dstained-No Search OF the Steamer
Vet BGsde-DIarshsI Murray Awaiting
Orders from WashinGten, 60. ,.,.-
Affairs board of tho steamer Meteor tho supposed
Chilean pnvatcer, remain changed. The vessel Is
still in charge Of two deputy marshsls and Is very
uncertain whom further proceedings will be instituted
against her II may be much two wccks and per
haps not more than day two before The whole
ter will probably, be settled No additional evidence
tending show that the proposed voyage OF tho vessel
was for any other than strictly lawful purposes has been
produced and Marshal Murray contempatcs taking no
further action in the until hc hears from Washing
ton n the authorities thcrc order Judge Belts will
tissue the necessary papers, and tho steamer will then
be subjected to q Wig liant and thorough search No
onds for tho vessel have been offer d. and until the
decree arrives from washinyton ordering the United
States ono ais In this city the proce In the matter the
whole affair must remain in stasW quo
Everything about the vessel yesterday gloom
and silence withthe exception OF the Deputy Marshal,
who walked the deck in the drcnchng rain faith
fully looking after his charge, not . man visible
Tho skylghts and companion ways tightly closed
10 keep the the cabins and tho matches
ropes wsre cocd in true sailor fashion and tho pcryad
Ing air about the cntrc ship plainly indicated thai those
on board anticipating long siege OF H. had mndc the
comfortably and had quietly settled down fuller
developments The and nremcn have all been paid
on and discharged and no Is now attached 10 the vessel
The Of tho Meteor say that thsy arr peectiy
willing 70 submit their vessel TO any search that NAY be
ordered but add that tho expenses thus incurred
be paid either by the Spanish Consul the gcncfa gov
crnment They doom II sufficiently disserccabic 10 DO
compelled 10 have their lying idly the wharf n
q very grcat sacrifice OF timo and money, without
being Obliged 70 pay again for the taking out Of
all her coal and provisions, after having paid
To place those articles board and this too upon tho
moro suspicion Of her being intended for illegal voy
ase The officers Of the Meteor claim that their vessel
cleared from this port and destined for peaceful
a voya'e any ship that sailed from New York
and they express themselves having apprchcn.
SONS whatever Of the ultimate release Of their vesse
Every merchant ship that sails from New York
more or less small Or, 70 Of efnergen-
cy arising such - q mutny among tho crew, or
an attempt by robbers and pirates to board the vessel
and the Meteor not an cxcep ion TO the general rule
The officers do not deny having board Of their vessel
for use In case OF such emergency arising TO call them
into rcqusition fourteen carbincs and many pistols
but with this exception they say there Is not gun
board The lumber that Was found upon the vessel Il
said to have ben all soft pine and intended for
various purposes such extra coal bunkers and floors
70 place the coal upon, &C. and not reported for
Che purpose OF building platforms for three hundred
pounder SOFT pine certainly very poor material 10
be paccd under such heavy guns and IL the established
rule on all vessels have the gun platforms con-
srucsed Of the bes, and hardest kind Of oak plsnks