The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-10
N a S S A u.
RECAPTUaE OF THE COMANDITARl0
British Territory Searched by Spanish
Troops for the Crew.
Great Excitement in the
bahamas.

The readers OF the HERALD have been Informed OF
the seizure oy Cuban insurgents OF the Spanish
cOasling steamer Comanditario. and OF her subse
quent arrival NJ Havana, having been recaptured by
Spanish cruisers. The following interesting &C
counts OF her proceedings and recapture we copy
from the Nassau N. p, papers. We learn that the
excitement at that place was very intense against
the Spanards because OF their hgh-handed proceed
ings anu utter dlsreyard OF the usual coureses OF
International intercourse.
The Nassau Guardian, OF March 81, says
The Spanish steamer Yara. John Lopez 0Connor.
MASTER arrived ANA anchored at southwest Bay
on FRIDAY. 2st instant. On the 2'th she reported as
from Havana, entering and clearing the same day
for Charleston. While at Southwest Bay she re-
ceived from tire schooner Violin, which vessel,
on her return 10 Nassau was found To have horse
anu sundry ARTICLES On board which had been tran
shipped from lie steamer, and the schooner and
cargo were accordingly seized by the Custom House
authorities Tor an infringement OF the revenue laws
The Receiver general went down TO southwest
Bay in the lIgh .house yacht Richmond. followed by
Der Majesty'S steamer Phifomel but the lara vas
out OF sgbL
The same journal. OF April 5, has the following
The wrec6ns schooner Elva, Mingo, mas err, has
arrived froa Lerrv islands. The master reports
that four Spanish war vessels were at the Gerry
Islands YESTERDAY anu that the steamer lara was
captured aL Great iiarbor on Thursday last. This
vessel duiHg the chase ran for the land, when her
crew scultcd he. aud went ashore she was then
boar led by "A parry OF Spanish sailors who stopped
yeslerdat. %
The maste, OF the Elya also reports the landing of
ABOUT 900 men ON the war vessels IN search OF the
crew or the laa; and further, that his vessel was
nred al by the ici-o-w and boarded by iye boats,
wheh DIS papcfs were demanded and his vessel
searched.
1he lion. j. y. 4. 1ayior, police magistrate left
to-day III her MaJesty' steamer Chernb to lnvesL-
gale the aGar.
boat ueionSins to the steamer yara was seized
by The CustOn iIouse boarding officer ON Thursday
night
The Nassau Herald Of the same date has the fol-
lowing further particulars OF the affair."
Nv the ARRIVAL OF tue schooner E,a rom the Banks
TO-DAY we nave iecened me ioLowng startling ill.,
private r CoLindisario, alas iara, vas wrecked
on Que OF thOst dangerous. reefs IN he vicinity
shore. Inry had mos long been there, however,
wien SIX spanish nenol- war hove IN sight. and I'm.
medlatey Iiu tcI number OF marines and soldiers
on the lsladd wno proceeded 10 scour the
whole iAnd a. search oi tie Cuban refugees anauot
CUnicnt Wtu d.n2 her Malestys territories, com
meac "a nr.ns at oar banana wrecSers who hap
pened to to IA Iue ueighoornood. Tnis intelligence
may De r~le.. upoa authentic, and Is nothing
short o. a aec.aratou OF war against Great Britain.
SrAlEAs>4 ~ ThE cAr1AlN OF TuE ELvA.
cap,an ol the schooner Eva before the hon. +. b.
a. la,ior. ahd VII be cad VITA INTEREST,"
Waller M.nIo sworn-l am tne master OF the
wrecAing scnJoIer E.va. OF The port OF Nassau: on
Thursday evening" a>. abreast OF stirrup Cav light
house. stand,hs Ia the starb0ar tack about nall
nile Oh Tue iIEhL heaaing IN Tor Great IaC0or,
saw iour sie.uJgs two cOAlIng towards me and one
larger than the ct ysEg 10, with sna aslern;
I
quarter a ME Oh, one Of tile two steamed close
20 me and nred two guns; after she fired hauled
the schoOue ~ sneet 10 windward she ran broad
SIDE 10 me ahd spOA. Ine ia SPANISH ana made Signs
TO the 10 stop, and n did not tney would fire Into
me; they loaieI ne guns, and after see
ward aud she put out boat, manned by
slx men aad one O,ncer aud they Doarued me; the
omoer asSeu l4e where WAS froIn told nim was
from the BaIAs; ne asked Tue 70 show him my pa
pers; showed him nv clearance from Customs at
Nassau; he was no. sal lcl with that, he SAID he
wanted my papers, told MN no; showed him my
wreckmg arIicie.. SIN ne was not satisfied lie told
me the captain Ut the man-ufwar SAID he must brn
my papers. would not give hun tue papers; | sad
II the captan vans tucn lie must cone and take
them Dy iOrce; ne then went to the II Ter 10 take IT
from the man that steering. 10 bring her to;
would not allow nan 10 do II: took the tiiler and
Kept her iuil aud raj lnto Great HirbOr; the man
U war boat " rs san alongside, and the smaller
steamer nyns the spanish nag, chased me and
could not calcn me untii anchored In Great uar-
boz; as soon as | anchored four boats from the
one that Was chasing NE. with aDout 2DJ Ined.
armed, accomplished VITA officers, came alongside
and remained near me resting on tneir oars; AT
tins time the oncer VINO hrst boarded me still
on board vain Lnsuist, VINO interpreted between
me anu the oniCeT; h1lplst I'VE O'Clock they nrst
boar1ed ine, aad quilted aDodi hafpas SIX O'Clock;
the hnguist MS IIot IN unlOrn. he SAID TO me-
tne oiicer acquires THAI your vessel De searched;
did not refuse, and he wenl 10 tue natchway aud
went below with ile lie a.lsted himself that there
Wac nothing Du. Uaiast; came up again; the whole
Oi tue Doats crew weAt ashore; the boat with Eer
crew whu nrst b. aTded went OF and joined the ship
she came irVm; taese men remained ashore Tor two
hours aud uaii, armed with guns and bayonejs;
did not ianl oat reia ile1 az anchor until quarter
past Two -lOck anu weighed anchor and came out,
and sale iyr Nas came IN az Two O'Clock this
morning dead Ucat down: the Elya II sixty. one tons
hcc-ed to .ctA; her license J. marked eiguty I'VE,
cGrres a crew y. sixteen, an told; owned Dy James
tNihier, o. laIpum BAY, Eleuihera, OF the SAID Ba-
COMMENTS OF rng PRESS.
-Froni t.c Nassau herald, Aprfl 81
We putil-s m another part OF our paper this even
Ing ini-iscnce Hhich ias mad thc eject OF aIOusng
jest, ~ the LananGs fncre piOD4b.y never wds "a
more unprOEJAeI nd wdutOn iasult offered 10 the
dignity o. tile FiisA M Ion since tue foundation OF
the MONARCHY t4an tue Que We report thls evening.
Can tuere bc ~ tnIlg conceived Of q more uut
TageOu- character than tue deliberate invasion Of
Tue territories 90 ROVER by another wnen amicable
relations are SUPPOSED O. exist between them TnIs
act oh the rsr a .ac spansards = tie beginning
,he emu " va J''Ond al gue> Ion, seied their
iaie aAd das eurcicd tnc beiauOI Cuba from the
turad0m oi an arrogant aal oHcie Powc.. IL has
becu sad TIA, ,uOse "uOu tue gUJs wish destroy
they nrst dsaNc UI tncir senses. aud IN tn. a.tAnCe
tae yiu- uas Ocen Neunoa; Tor political insanity
could 40 no lartucr. on the part OF tue spanaris
than toe peri,ta O tie reported In our ne W
Columns lnts rvehns. 10 i 20 al intenis aud pur
poses dctttr@ts AT VI Nar on a friendly nation
MibOu tie cast Lvtce OF "a. hest PROV OcaIiOn und
" We 40 not u4urh uiistake rom the datc Of tuIs
unpaTa eleI Insult TO Lrsat ir1taIn the ~panIarls
mas date tae dyNuai OF Their eupIre IN the Antilles.
Jhe Sian "a % itVn D. a. capable OF being educated
u 10 thr y e.c.t modern Standard Of pIOgress a.
labOrei u.iI tse frl.htfll disa a-e OF being
governed ~ laws ~nich are positive ouu-ge
wh Jake az least INV years 10 accomplish
WIS, AID in tle meantime such oemi.
cNhket people must be taught that tney
oaunot vbo.ats tue n-rccosnlze1 laws OF nations
van ihfuuy, uut that tney viii D. forced. whether
they Ike " or hot. D. kecp pace with modern ciyi.
haallOh ana thOac avs walch DOs govern the com.
mnnlts u nations.
We nave saiI tsai this outrage on the part OF the
spanish Euuuvats an oct ul war her Malc-tf OF
England, aud We learn that the Brush gun6oat
tnefuD ma Ell or ~ out 10 leave tor sseue OF
outrage VIA . detachment Ol hes MaCsiy's second
West india regimen On board. 10 affords us tie
highest sstisla tun 90 notice the prompiltude stn
winch his Excciirncy SIR James walker 4. a., has
acted in tue mater inasmuch a. 10 giyesassurance
o. wreCscfs tnai ibey vii be protected M tue
fullest Ol the TERM and that Power on earta
viii lie permitted 90 insult the Bnusn nag Win M
puniy Or 10 Interfere Win am fIIenus who mar
have sought our protection.
GINA