Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-18
WORCESTER
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER ~, issa.



qtr,- il. f,l,...f It'd. hlt excitement n Gloucester
resfrs 10 ,ra e between some OF The pee
nice ftr. ccsn3 Zoe Canadian authorities,
iog possession OF Che ishlig schooner Edward
A HORIZON This vessel Baa 1eptuFed, about the
arst OF Sepen1er 5s aH arsued vessel ot the
Canadian government, Ior alleged violation Of
ibe lishng Treaty. Sh, Was taken 30 Guys0oye,
Noa Sg0,a, 3HJ held or condemnation tBy
crea being driveu reW hes to 4et hone as ihey
coald. The sptuted schooner had ,ujl cargo
OF maoSsisl ai'd was on tbe point.o starting
iOf home AS Inc ployHeiai authoHJ,es have
ppfsae5 course of systematic 5uuoyeHe, 9-
wards oag dsbeiaseas aad n several cases APP
tuged oal dsalls vessels 'y4aIuat cause paa'lc
opaiou4n Gloucester became yege ioEd asaiust
tbis ospa,Tc, aud measures were ,akpn 20 recap
sure tlt vessel, 81. 5nys1o.o, aa1 bring hef
home Accordingly, COMPANY 81 r,s0iute
men was organized hi>a Wcnt 10 GEyshoro,
seized thc ,aOoUel, aud pfoasb ler away. The
performance ol .besl men SOS 1uid and success
lpi; 1ot, us soon Us ,ue matter could be arr
ranged, -uuJost aua d revenue cutter Nere
seHi Ia pursuit OF hem.
Ofcoulse the excitement ia Gloucester, and
elsewhere among he fishermen, grew 10 bt very
intense when thcy began TO look for the result
oil this ai4hi and chase, and s10n rhers were re-
porls OF an English gun-boal seen of Cape Ann,
which however could not be verified. But, an
appeal ior help was made, ami the guu-boat
Fortune from the Charlgsrovu navy ward. and
The revenue cutter Mahoning, were sent to pro-
tect the Edward \. Horton in American waters.
The armed tug Lsyden has also been sent from
the navy yard, and the revenue cutter Hugh
McCauocb, from Portland, has Joined the other
cruisers al ethe scat Of war" Nothing had
been heard Of the recaptured schooner, up to
last evening, excepting that she was seized at
Guysboro, while aground aud without sails, re-
furnished with her sails which were found in 4
s1orehoUse, put ahoat by means Of hedging and
brought out Of the harbor. Ii hard pressed she
could run into some harbor in Maine provided
she could get with reach of the coast of Maine
before being overtaken by the pursuers. She
escaped from Guysboro on the night of the sth
instant week ago last Sunday night; and, as
GuysboIo is in The extreme eastern part Of
Nova Scotia, there was along chase of 500 miles
or more. before the friendly coast could be
reached, even in the neighborhood Of Machias
Il the recaptured schooner can get within
reach Of either the American armed vessels, she
vii be safe; for she viii then be seized as a YES
SCI without papers, and placed in charge of an
American naval officer. The enterprise of the
men who cut her out deserves success; and, as
1,auy Of our fishing vessels have been treated
ouIrage3uslg by the Canadian authorities, or
1heir agents, se may assume in this case that
The Indignation expressed against the seizure Of
Ihe Edward a. Horton, is not without sufficient
reason. The vessel had not been condemned
and was not under bonds. Doubtless, the intent
Of the seizure was annoyance, not justice;
therefore, we should like TO participate in the
jubilee which will be held in Gloucester, if she
shall arrive there in safety. 1t is very natural
that this affair causes excitement among the
fishermen. 1t is high time that something effec-
tual was done TO put an end 10 such occurrences
and, if the Canadian authorities can not be per.
suaded to hear reason, we hope they will be
fOrped tn do so