New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-12-11
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=. ADAM, WlDGiN

The Spanish people have never h,.l, ,rr,
clear comprehension of international law
rs Il general rule the conduct or thrirul,:,
officers IN all matters that touch th,. I,,hi, rf
other nations upon the high seas has been
arbitrary and oppressive, and sometimes c> -
ccs>NCly stupid. The name ur the vessel
which captured the Nirgiuu. che Tornado,
recalls another hi.h-haudrd rro,rr,ln,. IN
which hrllj,osc John Bull was the injured
party. We think il vrry probable that the
Tornado, which was seized on tho occasion
to which we refer and condemned a. a pri.r,
il the identical steamer which piay- SD prom
lncnt part in oar prr.cnt diAiculi,s with
SPAN. lit Is The same vessel, the Spanish
title to her is not good, unless her owner,
received compensation. after Lord >trnlc,
compelled revision OF the Judgment uI To-.
ptHr court 10y the NIryara Ministry.
The "TOmado" 10 which Ur rrirr WI, g,
screw steamer built on the CLYDE ipg thr Ltt,
confederate Government. The war ended
before she va, ready to 90 to sea, and " hen
finished, there was no "Cunirdrratu" Goy-
crhmcnt 10 come forward aud claim her,
The builders kept her IN their dock, lpl. some.
months, and then sold her 10 u iiru in on
don. spain was then at war with Hill. and
a rIuor went abroad thlt tho Tornado wa,
To 20 into the scTlir. ct the lI.i-ulurI
Government As cruiser. The ~plu..h u-
thorjtics believed the rumuJ AMI Lrpta -harp
eye on her movements. Iu The summer ui
1850 she took on cargo 60 rutt al .rIth aud
cleared for Rio dc Iancirp For som. cause.
or other she atoppcdat Mai,ut. The span
isII iriGatc Corona happcucI 90 hr Illng .u
the harbor, and ~ soon a, the Tornado set
sail, the war vessel followed l.r rut and cap
turcd her. She was brought 70, a prize into
CadH. Her crew was imprisoned ru another
vessel, some Of them were pat ia iron, and
all Oithcm suffered grlcyOus hlrl-hI's. Tho
trial at the case was conducted 20 private
before The Departmental .Igull ai Cadir.
without the OEucrs Of the Tornado. Lciu,
present, OF heard in their defence %, counsel,
or made acquainted with the deposition. pg
the crew, or even with the ,hIr,.- AGAINST
their vessel. Tie crew were lur four month,
subjected 10 imGu,-lt"rill examinations, but
were not permitted 10 have tAr assistance %.
the British Consul, or even 81 au lu.I.-h In.
tcrprctcr. The spanish interpreter employed
by the tribunal spoke Iug'l 30 r.,.t iuurl.
iectly, and often quite Numerically. -, lh.i
the sailors were unable {, uuI,.. i.l.I man,
OF the question: pat t. lL.ul. IuI their an.
s"crs were mi,Iut"rpr,'. J. r. l# Il. .lit
that no .-l"aI % lawyer could hr induced 10
undertake The d,iru.. "l thu prisoners. Ou
December l,th, !-p,. the in,mull G,rrrcd
that the Tomato .h...i ~. ..uI.mn,I a. ID
lawful lr./r and -pI Co.,. DO. rrpat OF t4.
officer and crew Of toe. t,rg.at. auJ that tho
Captain and ih" ,.nw -i.,u'I Doe held 90, priv
""rs, until peace should iced. barred h.t,ryu
Spain and Chill.
Il, ll, time J.lu iau $685.. Ia.i,, we'll
aroused. Tho iDgn.ru DH." obtained .lr,.
that the roIullo Lad h..u .r.s.l 100 lariu.
gucsc water. only niIic ami a. bal. from the
L "a. 81
had nearly knocked down a ,,lrt.. on t4,
beach. \ pcrcmii"fg demand 500. tu.,.l. bY
Lord Stanley ioT tho release pt ile o.. .Ducr.
aud the Spanish Government d.d not dare t.
refuse. Then IL. Osnr.- % lhr IyruaI,
demanded the r'-t.'lt go ,. ii..s .r..r! and
c2U, 900 damage !us No.. .u.- .. t..I.. Tho
crew also dcnand,I Cl.. ,nr Itmtrs.- g.r the
personal wrongs sustained dniiIs iLrir inn
pri-oumcut. We Do not EuY. What became
Og these claims Tor damage.
It viii be seen Tho 10. ta.st.r. that
Of tie Tornado aud 'h" |.r,.a.U. b.. not
identical. have man. r..nf- % cannon. IN.
Tornado "a, an Ifnf.t Ee-.. %. and regularly
dy,umruteI, clrrf.ng a.. E.i-h Els. amt
IruceeIIu, "n Il voyage D-jeH.,.i, Iat.,4.l,,
although 81, ulI} have been hostile. she aa.
CAPTURED near the lpgiGgu. ..lI. z ali taken
10 GIIZ as q p.lz". Tie ALLEGATION AGAINST
her was that -hc really belonged u the Gov
eminent o.! Obi. aui Uts intended O, De-
lit,a! ou, as a .al .. "Jr. The E.r,ua-
was AN manned yes."l. REGULARLY issu-
iEculcd. carrying. lhc American Ia and pro-
ccedin2 GA a NoyJ,r which uas not hostile
until some overt a.. hal been committed.
she intended 70 land ,Irs, 90. arm. ga the
coast Of Cuba Tor The .n.ul..ut.. hrt u, @.
the time 81 her capture shr had not been able
to carry out thu. purpo.e. The T0rnadpr ma,
n al a.
some foreign port, and running up the CHILEAN
color, but she had nu. done %. Attic time
Of their seizure the ,atus Of the twD vessels
was precisely similar. Lord stanley Seems
TO have taken the same view 81 the law a,
wa. taken by Secretary FISH. and the span
!ah Government Welded ia the case 81 the
Tornado, aud mu-t b" made ~ Weld 10 the
case 81 the N.fsiu.ua .-ElH. .iassf,eag,