Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-11-01

cessfully carried out his plans. and seen
the vessel safely out Of the harbOr, he re-
sumed his avOcation as master Of a first
class vessel, and soon was homeward
bound. When he was within 4S hours
sail of ROctpOrt Light, he was overhaul
ed by an English gunboat, which ordered
him to lay to until an officer could board
bis schooner. OF course the request had
to be complied with, and soon one of her
Majesty's naval officers was on board Of
the Yankee schooner, when the following
conversation took place
Oficer-I say, Captain, where Is all
your crew. You seem to have had good
luck, and here are only three men beside
yourself.
Captain-Well, Sir, had ten men,
but l hired them at Whitehead, and paid
them off when l had finished my catch.
Oficer-Oh, you did, did you? Well,
you are pretty luck and pretty d-d
smart, too.
Captain Anything more, sir?
0fficer--l have no further instructions.
You may bear away.
1t will be remembered that three Of
the men belonging to the gold agents
vessel were transferred to the Horton,
and that accounted for the deficiency in
the other vessel. The number Of fishing
vessels seized within one year has been
FIVE These are the Nickersou, Samuel
Gilbert, A. D. Wouson, Horton, and
Franklin s. Schenke, aggregate value ot
which, including cargo, is about $780,
600. Three Of these vessels have beer
condemned and sold by order Of the Ad
, mirality Court. During thelpast season tn,
schooner Otis d. Dana, while fishing with
in the prescribed limits, was fired into
by a revenue cutter and here fore rigging
| badly damaged. The general sentiment
, among all classes Of the citizens Of Glou
! cester, and, in fact, among all the resi-
dents of the Eastern Shore. is that some
thing must soon be done by our Govern
! ment to prevent these outrages BY the
Dominion cruisers upon our fishermen
II is now the intention of the fishermen t
assist any of their brethren who may b.
; molcsted 10 the future. They say tina
the Horton is only beginning of serie
Of "cutting out"
The latest news in regard to the Dom
iuion cruiser is brought by the revenue
cutter Hamin. She reports that sh
D spoke fisherman, who had been spokcl
t by a gunboat on Tuesday at 8. a. n., ant
t asked if he had seen the Horton. II
, described the gunboat as long, low stea
, mer, of about 900 tuns. There is bu
D very little doubt that this was the steame
J from the Boston Navy-Yar and tha
D her size was exaggerated. The Hamli
reports speaking another fisherman, VIII
] saw bark-rigged steamer on Monda.
9 night, lying eight miles southeast of Eas
< tern Point. Collector Russell thinks tina
t this report is trustworthy. and gives NOR
r credence to the matter. The Hamlin ha
: coaled, and is again ready to start at
G moments notice.
: LONDON, Oct. "a, 1871.
The Times. in this mornings issue, sus
gests the appointment OF an impartl'
y Commission to settle any internationt
=, question which may grow out of the GU
ting out of the schooner Hurton. IN
= Times believes that any complication
could be thus compromised promptly an
on an equitable basis.
! WASHINGTON, Oct. "a, 1871.
" 1t is believed by many here that th
" capture Of the schooner Horton from th
IS the British authorities, by American cit
u zens, will not be matter Of diplomat
+ correspondence between the two natiol
" directly interested. A member Of IL
L Cabinet declared to-day that a prominel
/ member of the Canadian Government,
. few days ago, at the ceremonies attandal
= upon the opening Of the North America
L. European and Railroad, stated that, III
'e officially, he felt grati6ed that the Ho
ID ton had escaped. 1t was also announces
IN on equally high authority, that no brea'
y of international law had been committe
e, and that the action of American citilel
Or in connection with this schooner was u
to question for Cabinet consideration.
d
= Recently two persons travelling
ID the road to Gotham in light wagon we
he smoking cigars, from the fire Of viii
IN solne straw at the bottom ignitcd. II
flames soon drove them from their seat
y and while they were busy in extinguishi
10 the fire countryman, who had be
as for some time following them on hors
~ back, alightcd to assist them.