The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-17
IsI fvDS ~ DTSPT TIE
Capt. Jena-ir- Alleged D,.-osery w here the
American Flag was Hauled Down.

BALTIMORE. Feb. Ii. Capt. j. ". Jennett.
who say = he discovered and took possession Of
the Morant Kry- ia the Caribbean sea. has Just
arrived her, from Kingston. Jnmaira. with u
cargo Of euauo. His story Is tina; in 1857 he
discovered the Keys. tour Islands. in latitude
IL 30 north longitude ~ - wr~t. He found
three Of these islands covered with valuable
deposits - guano. A. they were unoccupicd
he took pos secession IL them In the name Of the
Guiicd Stuto-. aud ON one formally hoistcd the
Ann rrGn nas L'AIp.nS aiiGrward that in
1886 Congress had passed AZ at afordug pro-
lection to the direoverrrs II eunno islands. h.
He'd tho necessary papers az The state Depart
nl"nt. and Ht once formed n company to work
the boys. In December. ~. h. made "A second
ynyaSo, and IA third from Baltimore IN August.
ON the last trp he clrriel with him all his
lapcr-. When hc reached the koyS he found
lint thrv were in possession of one rter II ne
sr,. who .aid lint he had Il liy" year. i-a-s
from IT." BRUSH Government. authorizing him
Ia work the islands Tor turtle and birds eggs.
him. IN an uimos' dcsiitli. r"nd.tiou. and sui
icring realty from want Of wutcr. Capt. bennett
supplied them with food. dug vel Tor ihen.
GA tiers refusal - withdraw Can't. J,nnett
SAILED 1, Kingston. who're i" showed his pupers
ioii' Americas n~ui. who .'av' ham n1lhori,
~ 90 rriuru 70 the kc'-. and preuii-r' t. All ri
him All due protection. Meantime the
h'!m"tr S.'I, l"n pa madG Iot aiFAnHsr,
British Colonial Srcrrtary NJ Kingston
sen. - ur Amerin Consul a protest
against this. iuformine him OIL 'ially that. IN
l,il. the MorIut k"v- nMi reen taken possess
SION ~ ~ her Majesty gnnhoat sDN-th,' yes-
.rl - which Ml- ln Il Slllc.l We're tr.u~fcrrrd
from the Ir' nj iiurlg.. IN" rebellion. Capt jon
nrii wa- ordered 10 leave the Islands IN" SNN
W-'"N.ry having b"en GO! -nia. as ani.iatng
his. The Captain r'iusod - oN'y. and ~wlrr
That h. would Sep The American llag dying an
I'll II should joe haulrd down lay force The
British WIZ y"ss"i blanche was mon ordered t6
coal up int ai,nr some time the VuniHl Score
further, and advising HIN 10 seitl" his sriev-
nnc,s IA the court.
v nile this Wa going on Messls. MursdindO
4 Co., Of Ealtimoro. had ittnd out the brig Iva
bc used ln wurklnA the Island, anu -hr atIyel
~ the k'Ns IN u "rlnhDr. Ihr 900 u. iffon
IN number. wore put ashprN. AMI the work ~
uutin. up thr necessary uu,ldlngS n-,un.
nett mad len h"h mi ON his second trip, Went
ovrr to the Captain oi th' IVA. d"rlnrin: that
Capt. Jtnnrt hnd ~ riLll "a tin K'N~. and
that they belonged - Alillrr A Mur,:ui1dr.
M"nnW hi'' the tnrta p ui trr Blnn .i' hld h",n
Ordered Ia 60 - tn" l,'\s, "~ V!itlu what rlInt
the Americans had tu them. gud. II th'y could
not snow ~HilsfN tory tt4". r"nln." them. The
Captain Of The Eva Wus ordered ol board the
n-oi-War. nni Miller W.- Co. munndci 10
haul down the American hng within nm hour.
1hls WIS dom" ana tne BRUSH ila. WAS soon
raised over the krNs. Two or three days alter
ward the l'lAu ohr steamed AWAY. Immediately
ulrrher departure Nlr. NurEu Indo urrlv'd and
began loading the Eva and RnpiA"r c-@el. no
tion 81 the kryS hy American~
In addition 10 the Morant KEYS CAPT. Jcnnott
claims the Arenas l-ianus in tampcachy bay.
which he says are still more valuable than the
Of which in' United States Government has al
ready recognized lo,DWL