The New York herald., 1871-01-03


You shan have Sa order soa to esS. s
port In twenty-fOur hours TWO Of the schOoner'S
crew were on shore and could not be found readily.
and the valorous sent armed boats crew to drive
the vessel to sea, and she was Obliged to leave the
two men on shore. Captain Allen made application
to the American Consul to aid him in getting his bait
but he replied that he would do nothing for him.
Mr.. J. c. Hail. an American merchant at Charlotte.
town, took care OF the men LETT behind when the
vessel put ont to sea- and forwarded them by steam
to Point Kildare North Point, in four days from the
time they were left and they rejoined tnelr vessel -
My friend, who had accompanied me, here broke
m:-
fellers tried to catch or buy damned bit Of bait
What they wanted was to take on board some that
had been sent down from Boston, with freight all
down at Charottetown, how, and so they
couldn't defraud their revenue 1t was great dam.
aye 70 the tass ant voyage as wen as the Thompsons
AN AMERICAN FLEET HUSTLED OUT OF PORT Null
GRAVE, STRAIT OF CANso.
captain OF another fishing vessel told me har.
rowing story OF an outrage inflicted upon feet at
Port Mulgrave, in the Strait OF Canso In July The
vessels, ne said. had scarcely time to procure
wood and water before Commander Scott OF the
Dominion Navy, was after them and some OF the ves-
sells were not allowed even time to get their supplies
armed cutter. The crew OF the cutter Kept a sharp
lookout to prevent any Of the fishermen from pur.
chasing anything IN the shops In the neighbornood.
heretofore, he said, these shops had supplied the
men with mittens socks and the like.
=, Don't the storekeepers object 10 such proceed.
"Yes, OF course they do, aid SO 90 the people
generally or They depend largely upon the trade OF
American 1snermen while In port. Some Of these
vessels mad men on board belonging in Port Null
grave, anu these men very naturally wished to pur-
chase some provisions for their families to use DUR
Ing their Absences but the vessels were cleared out
without giving them any time to settle their bills
arrange l0r the comforts OF their homes while
absent. l tell You what IL Is, such things were
deuced hard. Darn 1t, they wouldn't let US buy an
inch OF rigging or anything else we needed.v
what 40 you think ought to be donef'' asked,
"Wlat ought to be dOnel II could have my way
would start ntro-glycerine factory In every
damned city and town In tne Dominion, and blow II
to Kingdom come at once. wish Uncle sam would
consider our rights. II he knew how things were
going on I'll bet he would send force enough down
there to keep the Dominion navy It's proper place.
II this Is done we shall have an opportunity to get
square with some OF the bloaters.'i
VESSEL SEIZED AND AFTERWARDS RECAPTuREp
BY PLUCKY GLOUCESTER CREW AND THEN COB
BLED UP AGAIN BY THE DOMINION NAVY.
The HERALDs kilograms have already furnished
the 1act that the schooner Clara +. Friend, of this
town, was seized by Dominion cutter; also that
she was recaptured by her own crew, but again
0verhauled by the same cutter which took her
originally. Mr.. Friend, who has just arrived IN
GlOuccster from Charlettet0wn, where the vessel
now is. furnishes an interesting account Of the
whole affair." The vessel was seized for the chronic
offence Of violating the fishery laws and was placed