The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-06
seIzare OF Spanish GunbOAts at New
York,

York.
From hS Eew York Tribune.
The Spanish goose was yesterday
treated 10 little OF the neutrality sauce
which has lately been 30 literally dis.
pensed TO the Cuban gander, Mr. Del.
amater, the shipbuilder, took contract
about three months ago to build thirty
Eunboats for the Spanish Government.
OF these fifteen are being built at Mys-
Ito, Connecticut, eight ut Dalamater's
North River, four at PoIllon's Ship
Yard, Brooklyn, and three at Stacks
Ship Yard, Greenpolnt. Marshal Bar
low has lately received information, the
source OF which he is unwilling to dis.
close, TO the effect that these vessels
were intended TO be used against the
friendly Government OF Peru. Having
satisfied himself pretty we'll on this
point, he sent two deputy marshals TO
Mystic yesterday, by the 3 o'clock ex.
press train, 10 seize the vessels, having
previously telegraphed to the Connect.
cut Marshal to prevent any OF the vessels
from leaving. Marshal Barlow has
been authorized by the commission he
has received from the President TO pre-
vent violations OF the neutrality laws
In the State OF Connecticut. Marshal
Blrlow also dispatched four deputies,
including the we'll known Gregg, to
Delamater's ship yard TO seIzs the
vessels there. Gregg and his comrades
evidently felt that they were perform.
ing an uncongeniRl task, aud As they
turned the dusty corner OF Thirteenth
and West streets, they hung down
their heads, as II they expected some
OF their Spanish friends to meet them
with the reproachful words: 'Et tu
Brute" They were not Interrupted,
however, by any such appaIllion, and
valiRntly boarded the Runboats In the
teeth OF the workmsn employed on
them, who, however, took no notice OF
the presence OF these notables. They
were accosted by Mr.. Reynolds, the
person In charge, to whom they pre-,
ssnted the following document:
UElTED STATES MARsuAL's CFFIcE, /
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF y. Y, Aug. 1859. !
c. ~. DELAMATER. Esq, PreSents, &c
SIR: by direction OF the President, and nm.
der the Instructions which have 10 prevent
violations Of the neutrality laws, | hereby
seize 10 war vessels. building now for the
spanish Government, and now at or near
your yard aud works. They are BelZsd on
the ground OF intended use against the Gov
WARREN A. BARLOW.
Mr.. Reynolds states that the deputies
were very polite and disposed to make
themselves agreeable. They took d
walk over the vessels, and after inform.
Ing Mr.. Reynolds that the work could
be proceeded with and that the vessels
were simply In charge Of the United
States Marshal, they shook hands very
peacefully and left. The four vessels
on the stocks In Poillon's yard were
also seized, and those at Greenpolnt.
The vessels are In charge OF the night
watchman as usual. Three OF the yes.
sells are on stocks at GrRenpoInt, four
are getting In their machinery at Della
matters, the other four not being so far
advanced, and four are on stocks
at Polllon's. Those at Mystic are
In various stages Of progress, two
or three being nearly ready to sail. The
boats average los feet keel by 25 feet
beam. They are about eight feet deep,
and draw about Ave feet OF Water.-
They will be about 1888 tuus burden,
and are intended to carry one 100
FOUNDER. The propellers are very
small, and the vessels are evidently
not intended for deep water. They
would do very well TO ply up and down
the rivers and lakes OF Peru, or any
other South American coutry. The
Peruvian Consul has received iniorma-
ton concerning these vessels, which he
does not think 1t proper TO make public
atthe present time, and the Spanish
Consul is ignorant OF the whole affair.
Marshal Barlow states that these yes.
sells are not seized under any writ, but
under the general commission which
he holds TO prevent any violation OF
the neutrality laws. It Is suspected by
some that the leaders OF the Cuban
cause 10 the United States exerted some
influence In the affair.