The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-25
THE ITALIAN BRIG G.UsEPplNA.
Letter from The Consul General OF Italy
Denial Of The Statements Made by the Nor
folk rilOt-The Crew Of the Brig Discharged
by the United States Commissioner.

CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY
IN THE UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, June %, 1870.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-
notice with regret leading article in your paper
OF the Goth insr, the writer OF which seizes upon
vague telegraphc advices TO cast with undue haste
the hardest imputatOns on The officers and crew OF
the Italian brig Giuseppina, now at Norfolk and on
the whole mercantile marine OF Southern Europe in
general Before qualifying as infamous the conduct
OF these men and calling them ruiians leading and
sagacious newspaper such rs the HERALD is Justly
reputed to be ought to have been at least in posses-
sion OF adylces justifying such language. by q
telegram published by the press yesterday, including
and the men Of the Giuseppina were all released by
the court, as the charges brought against them by
add that the seamen Of the South OF Europe do not
deserve IN the least your accusations, ana that those
especially who belong 10 the country which have
the honor 10 represent are everywhere known az
sober, honest and inOffcnsive.
Since have been Of the direction Of this Consulate
General 10 period Of four years. but one single in
stance has been brought under my jurisdiction Of
COMMON crimes committed on board Italian vessels,
whether In port or on The high sedE and my author.
spssih he eGS SR sssA Y SSt S %srs ~ h Al
zoo Italian vessels annually enter DO not think
that as much may be said Of tho mercantile marine
Official reports On hs ater from oI my sns snn
officers IN Marylandan Virginia and il any man or
guilty Of the least offence You may rely THAI ne will
be severely punished in spite OF the verdict OF the
court OF Norfolk Please In the meantime to make
room for the foregoing which | md necessary to
say III justice TO the mariners OF my country.
nave The honor 10 DC, your obedient servant
FERD. DE LUCIA,
Consul General or Italy in the United states
OFFICIAL IHFoRMATloN OF THE DISCHARGE OF THE
CREW.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE1
NORFOLK, Va. June "a, 1870.
To FERDINAND DE LUCA Consul General OF Iray in
the United States, New York.
SIR-On Monday elected from the complainant
that no robbery had been committed upon him that
no demand was made On him for money by the crew
or any OF them, but that II was given to them by
him voluntarily, because he supposed il would se-
cure cessation OF their threats and meuaces. From
the compliments own statement and that Of the
captain, l saw no reason 10 suspect that his fears
white on board the brig had any other foundation
than his own fancy. Ills appearance ON Monday
was unlike his excited manner OF Saturday, when IL
was so marked that required guarantee Of his
character for sobriety and good from the gen.
ilemen accompanying him, before I consented to
grant the warrant. suspect that the sailors, see
Ing his peculiarly OF manners, may have amused
themselves with II. regret that the captain OF the
brig was delayed and brought out Of his course.
have The honor to be, yonr opedent servant,
BENZ. b. FOSTER,
United States Commissioner.
This Is 10 certify that the foregoing Is an authentic
extract from letter under the date OF Norfolk Va,
22d inst, addressed to the undersigned by the Hon
j. Is. Foster, United States Commissioner at Nor
folk. FERDINAND DE LUCA,
The consul General Of Italy in the United states
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