The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-04
IMPORTANT 70 SHIP CAPTAINS.

4 SERIOUS QUARREL IN PANAMA REGARDING
OBNOXIOUS MARITIME LAws-HEAvY PINES
IMPOSED UPON VESSELS FOR pIsoBEDIENcE
OF INSTRUCTIONS.
PANAMA, April "a 1878.
A government official ia Aspinwall has succeeded
IN making an Interesting row The Congress oil Co.
iombia Of 1875 passed tho following rule
The captain OF ship which res port shall
deliver the ships register 70 the Captain 81 TIE roi. or
visit who when she ship is read, lor sea ard na
the asu. permit tor slip depart ner voyage
When tho measure became law efforts were made
by port officials In Aspinwaii and Panama 70
put 1t into effect, bat II raised mucn opposition
from tho foreign consuls ship captains were in-
strncsed by lhe consuls to comply strictly Win
the maritime laws OF the country 20 which they (ths
captns) belonged the delivery OF the registers Was
oblinately refused and strong ana spirited remon-
STRANGE was addressed TO tho general government
TIE diplomatic body in Bogota joined In representing
third article OF the law ~ absurd ana contrary 70
the usage winch had been recognized for all modern
times and succeeded finally in inducing the Secretary
OF STATE 10 consent The clause question should
remain in abeyancc until the Congress could be
broupht 10 reform the subject. rho
Secretary state then issued circular letters 10 TIC
various port officials, instr ucting them " observe the
following rules;-
deliver TO his Consul register and other 18th
,ns ssesp he Custom or Of the
the Zip Is az y. :. a Shall fl nSs q 10 Inc
Consul written that the sh has complied with The
criminal Or cvi charge which may prevent from
sailing Nth this notice ana only Then. Tue vohsu. wiz
ass Tie notice adverse the register must retained
winch viii sufficient 10 render impossible the sailing
ship until the local authorities are properly arranged
with
These rules continued iuu force and were gener-
ally recognized until short time ago. In December
last the Captain the Port OF Aspnwal, then new
on,c,a ana endowed with greater zeal than knowled
informed Secretary OF the treasury that article
OF law was beins disresarded, SHIPS registers
were not devere port oiiicals and tho authority
OF the country was consequently insuited 80 badly
do the heads OF lac departments work together IN
Bopoln that 1t Is positive the Secretary VI the
Treasury had no knowledge OF the action taken upon
The matter by Secretary OF state ana he accord
ingy issued order 10 Tue Inspector OF the ror. a.
Aspinwan TO enforce the law. This he proceeded 10
do aud the American schooner Lorine, loaded Win
coal consigned 10 the PaIama Railroad company
was tho first object oil his oihsial attention.
THk LokINk.
He demanded tne register OF the captain; u was
refused He then placed guard over tie snip, ana
The following day wncn the work oil discnargng be-
gan pv order OF The superintendent, II was stopped
by an armed The coal was Tor The use OF the
tiuns,t and the Captain Of the Port ~ his foolish
atten pt 10 enforce absurd Law, violated the con-
tract between The Panama Railroad Company ano The
Colombian Government, and Tue treaty o. 1870 oy
wnich tho freedom OF tho transit IS expressly
guaranteed
BAD TO WORSE
Tho Lorinc was lined 5000 and u rev days alter
ward the steamship California was laed $500 Tor re-
fusal 10 gye up the ships register Inc Crescent
CITY I'm, d. although no attempt WAS inaus 70
ons,ruct the work oi discharging vessels The
President OF the state once advised OF tie pro-
ceedin,s going on in Aspinwa and took measures 10
mi siup 10 Them He teegraphcd To tho Captain OF
The Porl TO supend action. The Captain OF the
port rcped that he acting under d.
rect orders IRON Bogota aud must 70 on.
rhe secretary OF State was then sent
over: but his persuasions arguments and orders
were entirely disrcgarded The President himself
tncn went 10 A.pinwaIl and by dnt OF arguments,
threats &c. succeeded in putting stop TO the cxecu-
ton OF The law until the matter could DO referred TO
the general government
DAMAGES WILL BE CLAIxkn.
Tho Lorine was detained Tor three days alter pons
ready 10 discharge, and NO doubt claim VIII DC
made TOR damages No attempt made TO enforce
The law IN Panama, here the Captain OF the Fori
taxes his orders from tho State Executive