The New York herald., 1877-12-08
THE ESTELLE.

COUNSEL FOE HRR OWNER APPLY TO THE shc-
RETARx OF STATE ron HER RELEASE OF
DETENTION.
Fowler counsel representing the parties interested In
tho Estclie. detained In port OF Rhode Island
by order OF the government representative OF the
HERALD informed yesterday that they werc about
bringing matters crisis. They had bcen annoyed,
they said. by tho newspaper reports concerning the
vesso and thought they had much right TO repre-
sent the Of the vessel professionally as Mr..
Webster, an American Citizen had TO represent the
Spanish government professionally. They had just
sent letter to Secretary Evarts which they thought
would probably terminate the detention OF soe vessel.
This letter. oil which copy was permitted TO DO takcn
Is rs foilows:-
Nnw YonK. Dec. o. 1877.
SIR-wc have the inform you that u yacht
known a. tho Esss nSw ying Oh Inc port of Bristol IN
lawful to G s
20 tho ownsr and s q law BY the
By an American citissn iroe Of any legal claim
St Been any Sa. to sS:'
f.. Il q & sIs Ss ss s
%nss ss x Wa II Of Ills tho
to inform you that the owner Of said vessel has
ment complaint other than the said informal iniima
made ssa "a due
sS wh's' IN Aforesaid
parc application made in ben. Of amy foreign prince
conssan. the property xasrsan sl.i.sa
II lie that tho statement or complaint
any treaty statute law ob
OF these United States then beg TO inform
inspection OF said vessel by tho officers agents
tho United states must have already resulted In
complete demonstration to the contrary Tor the said
being Of small carrying capacity and OF light
Is incapabl" ot being lifted ont OF armed for
cruising committing hcs!iisies agains.
citizens property Of foreign prince or
colony district pc pe With whom the United
States and We respectfully ,niorn you .hs.
Of tho said vessel which 70 contrary % any treaty
law obligation q the United States
bu tor warke purposes This being the fact,
sir that the OF said vcsscl demands that she
be allowed depart in ordinary that the
said detention Is without process or warrant OF hnt ne
be further damages by 1l0ngcr detention
other where similar complaints have bec made
your 1t has, BY It's duly authorized Officers
OF competent jursdicton In ordcr TO test ana
adjudicate validity of said complaint, statement and
law that in case this subjecs tho said
urthcr detention It shall upon due process OF
law by ITS proper law oncers so that tne owner
tons aud In open court ana In con-
iormity TO law which he desires to submit himscf
1t evident that the detenon of has vessel Is
by IN. has somewhere adequate redress the
being Illegal In this matter the Minister
results from such action and suggestion
OF said Minister submit in behalf Of the said owner
Ing the said vessel demand indem-
nty for their citizen as TO protect him from any loss
aud damage, In case the said proceedings in court
shall bo decided iu his tavor. And We submit
that the said legal proceedings and inquiry should
be- Instituted forthwith, or else that the state
Department should withdraw the objections and obstuc
shps papers the OF said vessel and to her de-
parure her aforesaid W. sir yen, oeed,ons
10 Hon wILLrAx 81 EvARTs Secretary Of State Of tho
United states.