, 1869-05-22

Htht0Fy OF an Offset ~ inc AAR0mn
0usrngea-Thc Seizure Of thu NM
Keppza MT Detroit la 1S54-Fn nal kk&H-
tory OF the Affa1r.
From the D1roit R,At, L1y1l
Tie nerves OF our peace loving readers wrzc
snocted, yesterday morning: By tne peruss1 Of the
is1ios.nS ws,sa .ssI. sppeaFed anors the FesulF
S3 sB14a1A rssx % ", iI@ia the House II Commons
last night Mr. Harrison moved AZ address for pc
zeppa- IL Detrolt, 10 1874, the owner Of which bad
never becu compensated By the Amc1lcao Gov
crnnent The motion VA carried"
rat.onal "outgaxcs" in &ne present siatd Of our
relations with onr neaRhhoEA VIC have procured
seizure Of tAo Na1eppa, upon which tho uaost IN
pIictt reliance rpoJ BE- pfEed, the facts nartg boen
derived nom those nho werr familiar With Al tha
Our old c4ttzeuB will distinctly remember MI q.
G. Lester, who 1t the period Frfe5Eesi to In tho
slew telcsam ras IN mGen1 uoanS =, ton on
eeonssd 70 Y: ilua.on. MT: Lester. vao 81
anaf saaE i.o FIX a4.ssa z e Of .Rose
r. nssty .as ss saR p. n0w r. n r. E
tera o0ace, and proposed to charter. small
schooner belonging 70 vi. 1.-ttfe3ulla smiln-fcr
he1 = upon her rrsuin, ths pT.cs named IN the evea.
Of sale, being saeoo- a charter Waa conclude
"a The terms proposed, aad TIE setoones ntoeeed-
Turned to ncsrolt but Nj. LeaseF happened to b.
absent from the CITY. hls baEness being 5eMpoEs-
iaied the circumstances attending the charter 70
Isd concluded to s7kl himself Of his op-
,sa ssss md IL sqsS Counted oRs 'Ss Ss
nnrehsse money. Rayta4 that he you'll sec
Ar. Leater. At some other time and E1ocuEo oil
Of sale and give u mortgage for the balance due.
e. e. @oney none, f1e!asy r. ids. Of 7tssa
"a % Of .se.iins vessel M we're saacieutt1 obi ona
to isatu suspicion Nj. Lester, on hts re- Urn,
.s fof sa sns
Dai. =, TIC sequel proved. he might haFe wa!ted
ths St. lawrence, y here ano WAS tranIo Emed Into
| is1tlan bottom, and her maine chan gct TO the
Mazcppa shs was 81 sasn s.eusns fos 1' tae seeoo aa
wnie1s .nesvther: tie made i Is hone IN cna.-
la' Wns & aa,issI I Of Of Inc cospge ii name
and conversion into Nrst.sA bottom, movements
which vtrJ naturally opened hta ctea Is % tho
| tpechs<Scaer Of his customer. lie proceeded 70
Chatham, whern he found Mt: Reeve, who en-
| poeucLsy refused either to make payment CT ~.
IL, e ~ = nc onnesp i1I 81
hoEse, and sought legal counsel o! Hon U. '. n
Iotxrpp. who advised him y watch hts oppoEtun.
ity and secure Possession Of hiS veB1et Wh,n n
ArHrtcsn watetA In orlrr to become still nttte1
fortified Ia pursuing the course recommended o5
aa1s. e. Tassa Iesel soushs Out eoioa eai
prominent Canadian. and u that timc
va believe, member Of the Provncta
Parliament to whom be detailed the ctsc1Ks
stanees- and who recommended Inc SAM
.sa ae ry,ed p na a Is.sD tse Se.ea ss1 f.
taken In ca1go Of ssArea and tooaEeo 10!
! Montreal, and would aoon be down. knoE1ni
|. that In following the channel. she Hoc2i b
, obliged 10 enter American water1 naar tne ben
Of Pcche IsianA- he aat the necessary paper mad
out md Chartered a stcam ferry-troat to p<oeee'
to the nhose point and there lie tn WHIT toF nel
: Notwithstanding her neW-!angaed coEno1en %
prugrrss Of the Ms.eppa *as mos' an
.fe %f. sea- + save see o:.seTs 70 cs Tsa1u 70 il
Z; spot and wit a week Il necessary. Tpoa = auss
c SUNDAY afternoon tss schooner Love IL fa2at. To
. | master Of the stea McG. talnkin shc m.G1s he
= Il she ws1 IN want Of TOW, TO which qaey
negative rcHpousa wAs returned. Sha Hsa the
g promptly boar1e9 md = lne attached 70 der, A.
Q 1t WAS not long Before she WIS moosed SlonKsst
!, the dock OF her aRuer. where shc wxa unloade
. nc csrcp by ,hosc concerned. NJ. l. Has lIoer
IS cnouch 70 pay ID the crew Of the Il dfr1nt &a=t
Il .a together xHA some other elatris, aMoon3i
| In all to about $50, his enttfn expenses Dali
n ncariy sl.ooe. and he lost the nse e ~ ss.a
'c Obtain legal redress, nor I'D be csose any col
I'd rAntnf to Re Instituted TO our government ~
er The vc*sa1 again resumed her honest nant- y
"A + still III sssItce. and IN lsG7.WAs rated VIE
~ valuation ct abcTt $acM sac ~ paNa l u !, 81:
ut urrtnent. We ought certainly 70 be pasncul
&c WIN rrS.sd 10 vessel Which ta ukslI @ Be
~ vowed ia the way OF ~ Offset 10 the AlAoal
claims Our Canucl frtsnda are not content y
taking shc unsusnertnx 39itA ~ sne tenass asS
,ot | xcrp4 hut A1e peektuR 70 Inv the outrage
nd | our as,orA "l0u cA-anr, you 1noN