, 1870-12-07
BRITISH RAIDS UPON AMERI-
CAN FISHERMEN.
I'De Seizurc of a Gloucester Fishing
Vessel al Prince Edward 1sSand.
Churtot<tosen {P. E ~ Correspondence u hA< Boa-
Inn Ttnreftkfs

I'be Seizure of q Gloucester Fishing
Vessel al Prince Edward 1ssand.
Chasot&ttosen [P. E ~ Correspondence " tx Bos-
tan Ttnrefte7.
promised in my preceding 1stter to &c
quAint you with any further Developments Of
that the Clara F. Friend. owned by Charles
Friend, Of Gloucester, T1a lJ1ug hero "a prize
IL Her Btitannic Majesty's steamer Plovef.
The suit has been delayed I long tiuac. and
tho rlover, last Thursday noon, laft for Hall-
faz wi'h howing Northwestern.
The Friend 1aJ 1t both ancho1A about mile
from ehoro and httle above the town. Three
supposed to be doing SO. The mainsal bad
been unbsot and slowed away, but the foro-
sail and job had been dried and refu1led the
eanne afternoon At midnight, ~ nearly "a
can be asca1tainsd, The owner and Part of her
old crow. together with several volunteers
among than relative Of the Hon- Joseph
HoTe}, boarded the vessel md intinlidased the
EuaEd, and the schooner got undar way for
Gloucester Tho guard wete sent back in The
boat borrowed to 6oAtd the schooner, together
with Ill their arms, uaps, DC.
Tho schooner Fotm, also prize, md guard
ed BY ac sged irdiyiduA named TfArerHe, lay
ebout half mile FROM the scene Of action
fully until daylight, when {ike HAm1ette ghozt)
thought st1nck him 4ethtnks smell
this namniug ai1o-and, rubbing his sJes open,
ho went on deck. 1he Friend hRd disap-
pesEed, aud he, diamiasing the odor Of morn
ing sresSss, @ :. enos ,sns sa'slt tSs sa, rai" Hs
Pat ., The Marshnl Of the Admiralty Court,
ard with the aspect Of TINT frightened indi-
1idus1 who - drew P1i2m curtains 1t tho dead
Of night communicated tho awful news.
The intelligence spread like wildfrs. and
| elected "loua and continued letsurer on
} hn+A If,a Ia M a17n .+-J
| In The rtcApturo were generally commended,
and the unfortunate M1rshA mnat look uppn
| November Is ~ ons Of tho most unpleasant
days Of bis insignificant eKietence. a few
| (anopg them The American Consult stisms-
t,zed tho tes =. " PIRACY, and condemned the
eourse Of Mr. Friend as deape1ate and feio-
uious. hut the majority Of the citizens have
wished her crew every SUCCESS ia the uoet
hesIty manner. Bat, alas, the scheme "a
we'll begcn was too daEinglJ pursued, md IN
lull Of wind In canso they were reeaptursd
By the Plover % the eSening Of the 25th,
gong examination. The bost, With the Cap.
tain and Ave or eix othera, escaped, but Mr.
Friend and four Others ire now ii crs.ody.
iw1ite in hAste and mnst e1ose in time fol
The mail. The protection Of the sdshe1ne1
Is being sgitated IN your midst. The nation
uent seems to have lost sight Of this i,npor
taut branch OF our national industry, md th'
manly efforts Of General Butler to obtain jus
tice for his hardy Nes England constituent
src laughed to scorn. because political oppo
nents Of bis asnorg Eou forget the justice o
bis cause ard tznckis TO the nssreets Of Don
I inion foupded in wrong, and. latterly, hostu
to republieanisn and The United States- Il
1isht brzve old uatn must sleep behind Il
CRATES Of ps1sou becAuse the manufacturer
md railroad men arc to busy legislatins 1
: make moreJ to att<nd to the righta and pit,
lection Of Cur shipping iote1essa and tho ho,
.. or Of our flag. More viii bo furniahsd ~ Il
: triA1 progresses.