The New York herald., 1871-01-03

Gloucester on November 81, bound for the West
ern Banks where alone her crew were
she sailed for Head Har6or, Campo Belo, Tor the
purpose OF OBTAINING bait This bait was delivered
o. on board the White Pawn the next day, November
about nve miles from Lubeo. The OF the vessel
did not catch or attempt to catch any herring or
other fish while lying there, but only went IN to buy
bait, as American vessels had been In the habit OF
doing. There Is no Custom House IN the place at
The master or the vessel went on shore to put
some letters In the post o1ce, and when he returned
found BRUSH o1cer on board OF his schooner, who
represented himself as the second officer 0i the Ca
madam cutter Water Lily. Tie captain OF the Water
LILY ana eight armed men afterwards came on board
anu asked the master what he was doing there. lie
replied tnat he mad bought some bait, which this
cap ain OF the cutter said was contrary to law.
lie said he should nave to take the vessel for buying
balE lie then took the vessel the master protest.
ing, and, taking charge OF her. dropped her down
placed in open boat and sent to Passport. being
allowed to take only some ciothes with them, and
the Fawn was towed into st. John, N. B. As soon
the news arrived In Gloucester OF the seizure George
Friend, Jr,, the chief partner OF the firm, lelt at
called upon Mr.. GOODWIN, the American Consul and
Mr. Goodwin directed HIM 10 consult with Mr..
Tuck, the Queens Consul. IL asked him." Mr..
taken, and he replied for buying bait. He claimed
that vessel buying bait within three miles OF the
on this charge the vessel was tried. A prize crew
was then In Of the vessel and she is now
IN Their hands. Mr. Tuck further told me me
that he was waiting for instructions. The
vessel had been detained twenty days when
! lett vt. John without prosecution. Mr.. Tuck
refused TO bond her, and said lie would DO n0thilg
without Instructions from Ottawa. have learned
since arriving home tnat he has been directed to
prosecute her. This vessel was bound Tor the
western Banks, and had no intention or idea OF fish,
Ing In snore.o
"wnat 90 you think viii be the result of the pro.
'.Really. can't tell. have, however. through
General Butler, our Representative TO Congress,
asked the President to demand this vessel from tho
dominion government, rs by Interpretation or the
law and the treaty ON this OASIS no American vessel
told me positively that no American vessel can buy
provisions or supplies, other than wood and water,
and that the purchasing OF anything else Is viola
ton Of law and the fishing treaty."
AN OUTRAGE AT PIRATE COVE.
have also learned the unpublished particulars OF
N. s., which took place as long ago as July Having
put into the Cove harbor from necessity, the fleet
was yssa oy the oear ~ % Daon & Ui
vessels, Wildfre and Sargent ). Day, both OF this
town, were aground and could not move. The OIL.
cal was very much exasperated az this, and with
force OF twenty-five men boarded the Wlldnre and
informed her master that he should nne him
$500. Upon reflection, however, he concluded
that he had no authority to assess and collect ne,
and gave the vessel permission to remain In port
until TWO O'Clock In the afternoon. He afterwards
boarded the other vessel and proceeded III a sum-
mary manner to unbend her sails. but was led to de-
sst by representations from leading cltizens or the
place, and nnally took his men OIL mutterlng curses
loud and deep upon American fishermen, aud de-
clarlng that he would 'make some OF them sweat"
Neither Of these vessels was accused of violating
any law or regulation OF the Dominion.
COUPLE OF VESSELS DRIVEN FROM HALIFAX
the feeling it would seem. MS Is so bitter against
these unOffendlng fishermen that the Dominion off,
cias would wfuly hurry them all to watery graves.
and Mary E. Daniels, OF this town. while coming
home from the Bay OF St. Lawrence, encountered
safety They succeeded in getting into the HALIFAX
narbor; but at daylight the following morn.
ing ing 9otn @ vessels wr were boarded BY an ocer Of
was there. When informed that they had
put in on account OF stress Of weather
ordered them TO proceed to sea, with which order
they were obliged to comply to avoid SEIZURE to the
fnd shelter from the rough weather. the master Of
the Ruth Groves being unacqualnted with the coast
SteM o. e in
getting into small harOOr, dinicult or ngress and
egressl called Catch Harbor, distant about twelve
miles from Halifax, and where, with considerable
exertion, they rode out the gale In safety.
GLOUCESTER FLEET DRIVEN FROM PRINCE Ed
WARD ISLAND BY AN ARMED CREW OF NAVAL MA
RINEs.
"They are q damned set OF reprobates and ought
to be exterminatedn ~ was the answer got from
fisherman down on the wharf when asked him
what he thought of the interference with his busl.
ness by the Dominion officials Eyer a cores
pondent OF the NEW YORK HERALD, are yert' he
continued, taking fresh chew OF pigta "Wal now,
yer jest come long with AMI Iii put yer onto d
Teller who'll tell yer all bout the I'D Id
wneIps." l thanked him and followed. he took
me to an intelligent young tar who said he was ono
OF the crew OF the Charles 7. Ihompssn, ana In
answer 10 inquiries ne proceeded TO give me an
account OF an adventure that vessel had at Prince
Edward Island last september. His narrative, in
"The schooner entered the harbor OF Charlotte
town, ana the English sloop-ol-war Vaiorous, In
same time. The officers OF the valorous boarded the
schooner as soon AZ her anchor was oown and
inquired what business she had In there. Edward
Cash, the master, replied that he wanted wood,
water and provisions. lie was told that he could
take them and to clear out within tw euty -four hours
then placed an armed barge alongside the schooner
and kept her there all night. One OF the crew, who
boat and was hailed. Afterwards ihe barge's crew
| boarded the schooner and tried to take the
men out Of the iorecastle. The next morn
Below the nsrbo to
heavily that the master did not think 1t proper to
threatening them with prosecution Before leaving
however, the captain made protest to the Ameri-
can Consul against such treatment but that oIicer
did notiilng about IT,"
"Now, yer come with me to another feller know
and he'll tell yer about what time they had with
lottetown."
went with my enthusiastic and indignant friend.
and very soon heard the following story about the
1--WE put into Charlottetown in August and cast
schooner and asked what we In there for. The
captain replied that he came in to get water, also to
Boston by steamer. the officer replied, You are
not allowed TO purchase any provisions here, and
you shant have your bait. order you to leave this
port in twenty-fOur hours.' Two OF the sChOOner's
crew were on shore and could not be found readily
and the Va0rous sent armed boats crew to drive
tine vessel TO sea- and she was Obliged leave the
two men on Shore Captain Allen made application
to the American Consul to aid him in getting his bait
but ne replied that he would do nothing for him.
Mr.. J. G. Hall, 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 Polnt In four days from the
time they were left and they reoined tnelr vesselu
My friend, who had accompanied me, here broke
in:-
"You must remember, mister, that mono OF these
fellers tried to catch buy damned bit Of bait.
what they wanted was to take on board some that
paid and no duties. There amt no duty on halt
down at Charlottetown, anyh how, and SO they
couldn't defraud their revenue 1t was great dam.
aye TO the Lants VOYAGE as well as the Thom nsnns