The New York herald., 1871-01-03

anu Mr. Friend and his crew, having keen idea OF
the injustice OF the authorities towards them, under
took a&@
A WAR AGAINST THE DOMINION NAVY
on ther own hook, or, In other words set out to
rescue their vessel by force. Mr.. Friend and his
sixteen men did the business one dark night and
the manner In which they accomplished it is best
told by one OF the vanqnlshed marnes who was.
guarding the vessel His story when the case came
up IN The Wee Admiralty Court, was as foows:-
About halfpasr eleven O'Clock on Thursday night
a boat with fifteen or sixteen men came alongside,
asked how far they were to leeward OF Southport.
ana said they would come on board for drink OF
water. The witness replied that they could not b6
allowed 10 come on deck. Then they rushed on
ride, which he dropped on being coLared. one man,
whom he did net know, threatened 10 blow out his
brains u ne use se gave no 10" k was w,S
there, who told the witness not 70 be airaid-he
would be all right; Mr.. Friend also said ne would
treat Lho guard wel witness recognized all the
traversers but Moar In cross-exainlnauon he adj
united that he was not very badly used; heard some
one In the boat cry oasoor oas u,vn
but Mr.. Friend said not to do so; the guard was
Whenever VIM s they they Thought proper; Captain Grady
told US we, should have 10 show them things.
ana nd,o- we did helped them TO u get up '1e
do 1t; witness won't say he was sorry that
Mr. Friend was getting hts vessel--told him it
was pity for any poor man to lose his property
can't swear seeing any firearms; saw with one OF
the men what he !lnomas) Thought was pistol or
when they were nshng the anchor; they wanted the
vessel and did not do US any harm
THE GREW Indicted FOX RESULTING THEIh OWN
The trial lasted for two days and resulted IN Mr..
Friend and ne crew being MD on the the charge Of
Of the Others at fl0O each and all obtained suretes
among the citizens Of Iharottetown who were
generally In sympathy with them. The Queens
counsel also endeavored TO have them severaiy IN.
dcted for assault upon the guards, for larceny and
tain the charges. The vessel will soon be sold by
tae government and Mr.. Friend VIII probably bid
her IN. J~
ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT PORT MULGRAvE.
"Hello there cap'n.n was the salulation heard
towards evening, while walking Irisxy up Front
knew 1t was the jolly old fellow had been In
deoted to during the AFTERNOON.
IAN, how do you do agalny' observed. Is
"Now, here. Mr.. HERALD man, L want yer TO go
long with , me agin and see Ned C Gorman hen tell
seized by those damned fools down at Canso strait
ence Of genuine salt who. was informed, was
.My friend. Mr. whatdoyoucalhlm, informs me.
Mr.. German, that you know something about the
seizure OF the schooner Franklin down at Port Mu.
.Yes; know ali aoont it, for was one OF the
crew. have already told the particulars to Col-
ector Babson and he's going to send them along tg
Ben Butler. / tell you old Ben Is a brick, and
ia Just like to 60 down there privatesring with
ayes; old Ben is a brickn said approvingiy.
"Now, how was about this affair OF the Franklin ~
"Wcll, will tell you Just the same as tola Mr..
Babson. The schooner was on her passage from tha
Bay or st. Lawrence TO Gloucester. Having nnlShed
our fishing voyage we went III Port Muigraye.
anchored In the harbor and then went ashore
Tor some wood We did not fish or attempt to fish
In the harbor or within three miles OF lhe shore.
The next morning Captain Torrey. OF the Dominion
been on board previously and examined her 70 ind
evidence for violation or the fishery laws, but ne
ond time when he came he said ne had been IN.
formed that had been fishing inside the limits the
he aer The ae
take the vessel when he boarded her the other morn
ing. He said tnat he had no proof tnen but he mad
got some since. He went on shore tnen and con.
suited with Mr.. Wildes. q merchant OF the place.
He seemed to be quite undecided what to DO, He
was NOT himself personally aware sl any violation
OF law, but acted on hearsay evidence"
"What did he do fnallyf
'Oh, he took the vessel ana sent her to HALIFAX
where she s now bonded for 2,SOO."
"Wnat became OF the crew ~ 41 g.
'The crew were put ashore at Port Mulgrave des-
titue. The American Consul said he could not help
us because we were 1shermen.n
ANOTHER sPLvRaE BY CAPTAIN ToRREY AT PORT
HOOD
Captain Nicholas Murphy, OF the schooner Hia-
waha also or Gloucester furnishes Interesting
same energetic Captain Torrey but the affair took
place at Port Hood instead OF Port Mulgrave. Captain
Murphy said that the Grenada had BEEN seized the
same day he went into port. Alter he had anchored
Captain TOrrey came on BOARD ana asked To see tho
papers, Wncm sooweu SMSa nl asked MN co1id
catch you buying any you are liable to seiZure.n
He also told me II was allowed to buy provisions
to last me home and attempted to fish either inside
or outside the limits would violate the law and he
would seize my vessel. lie alluded W the seizure Of
the Fr nkn and SAID tnat he had seiz cd that YES.
sci on evidence given BY Nova Scotia fisherman,
WHO complained of her Tor having meddled with
that was violating the law by being in the harbot
as long as had wood and water on board. went
Captain Torrey denied 1t ana said had no business
there II l had wood and water on board; that the
treaty made no mention Of any rht to stay twenty
violating the law by being there anyway. A.
fN9at La 4td y4 yo4 doI,
to sea- II had remained, according to his inter-
probation of the law, he would have seized my YES.
IN INTERVIEW WITH ruE COLLECTOR OF THE PORT
OF GLOUCESTER. 4 e#-a1.
Among others whom called upon In the pursuit
Of Information was Mr. Babson, the Collector the
port. Aside from the outraged fishermen them.
selves there Is PROBABLY no other man in town who
manests lively interest IN protecting their in.
terests he has examined personally into ali the
outrages committed upon the Gloucester fishermen.
ana macn oitne Information which ne has gathered ls
understood Will Immediately bring the matter uu
upon the reassemblng Of Congress after the holt
days Alr. BaosOn was very glad, he said, Oi the
opportunity to lay before the country, through the
HERALD, some or the facts connected with the OUT
RACES which the Canadian government had perpe-
trated upon our unoflendtng and industrious Amerl
II think, Mr.. Babson,n observed, In the way OF.
approval OF hts views 'that when the unparalleled
wrongs are made known that the people OF this
Hne ena 70 sne w nss upon
American people Of the Dnpardonaols conanct or os
their Dominion neighbors that have visited Glou.
cester In search OF inf0rmatioiln
And am heartily glad that the HERALD takes
such an interest In the NATTER" he again assured
me; 'for the spoiation Of our nshermen and the
des ructon OF their business is as you say, sub
ject that Will ever awaken just resentment in the
minds Of our people The Canadian interpretation
OF the Treaty Of 1873 IS SIMPLY an excuse piracy
and their acts will be denied, repudiated and
avenged. Under the pressure OF the war debt the
United states mas been obliged to tax its industries
heavily, AID we cannot afford to give to Canada eur
free markets TO compete with our taxed labor and
because we do not do this we have war made upon
our 1iShermenn
~ suppose, then, am to understand that you at
tribute this annoyance on the part Of the Dominion
government to a desire TO bring about a reciprocity
treaty similar to the one formerly exstings"
"iesj that is 1t exactly. The concessions made
by the Treaty OF 1918 were those applying to the fish
Ing business as prosecuted at that time Not until
1875 di American vessels 60 into the Bay Of ST. Law
renee for mackerel. The cod fishery had been CAR