New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-01
His Excellency Baron Won wERTHER,
JAMAICA.

THE SEIZURE OF THE BOSTON SCHOONER LIE
HAyE-ACTION AT LAW AGAINST THE GOV
ERNOR AND OTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF THE BRITISH MINISTER AT WASHINGTON
TO SIR PETER GRANT-NEUTRALITY LAWS
TO BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED.
KINGSTON, Aug. 9-Tbere is at present great deal
of excitement in mercantile circles here the ease
of the schooner lie Have This vessel il will be re-
numbered, was % short time ago captured by the
Spanish war steamer Fernando el CatolicO, while
carrying war material from 1nagua TO st. Marc,
taken to Havana and then sent on to Jamaica where
she delivered over TO the Government and her
cargo seized. The gunpowder and small arms were
landed here, and deposited in the arselSll but the
Customs authorities being unable to take out the
large guns, applied to Commodore Phllimore for
sistance. An officer and a number of men were ac-
cordingly sent up from the guard ship and the lie
Have Davigated TO Port Royal, and there remains
until the naval authorities succeed in relieving her
of her heavy artillery. Meantime actions have been
begun by the owners by the captain of the vessel
and by the cOnsignees, against the Governor Of the
island, the Collector General of Revenues the Col
lectOr OF Customs and two subordinate officers. for
having detained the schooner and seized her cargo;
and the is now before law courts for adndi-
cation, the damages being laid at 10000.
The above facts are only a part Of the history Of
this case the rest may be briefly told. The Le Have
flying British coors, left Boston, u s.. for the West
Indies. her clearance being for Kingston Jamaica.
This was not however, her true destination, which
was St. Marc in the island of IIayti her cargo con-
sisting of war material for the Haytan rebels. Hav-
ing called at lnagua, she was proceeding thence TO
St Marc, when she was seized by the Spanish war
steamer under the impression that she was carrying
war supplies to the Cuban insurgents Upon dis,
covering their mistake the Spaniards handed her
over to the British naval authorities at Havana
by whom she was sent on to Kingston but no sooner
had she arrived there, than, already stated, the
Government seized the vessel. The reason for this
is to be found in dispatch recently received by Sir
John Peter Grant. from Mr.. Thornton, the British
Minister at Washington, calling the attention of the
Governor to the fact that certain persons max.
ing Kingston base of operations whence the means
were being supplied TO the Haytian rebels of carry
ing on the war against President Salnave. Mr.
Thorntons dispatch, i understand, was written on
the strength of representations made to him by Mr.
DE La Roche, the Haytian Minister to the United
States; and the Governor urged TO exercise
the greatest vigilance in preventing any breach
of the neutrality laws III the way indi-
Gated And 1t was certainly high time
for some action at this time to be taken by the
authorities for il is notorious that the civil now RAJ
gng ayti has been prolonged through the aid and
comfort that the Iaytan rebels have received from
this place. Certain individuals here in concert with
parties in tie United States have been doing for