The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-22
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THIS COLUMN Is orrN To ALI.
"OLD lR0N>iDES."
IN. H"NoKEp OLD SUR.

John Bull " having failed during the
Wal Of iNl2 ~ car'urr the United States
irILal" f"Hs'Ha'toH O.d lr"usid.> though
pursued hy = large aud superior manned
British >qu IdTnu. consisting of the ifrird.
81 guns. ~iIHHDH. rs Gusrris~,. ~ B.lrt.
derc SO .F,'H>. -, aud snutily afterwards
cIusIug i"Ir IF Great Britain crack fsig.
atc> to s'rlkr taer. r"yai flags h hei e blt
al striped bunting hsIrg f.om the mast
head Of 4 pine huIit ship" Thereby muItI.
fyiug The pride Of he nation. VINO ;i.cn
claimed to- !ulr jh,- oceans of the world.
au attempt WAS made vcsy lately 20 cap
;ule thIs ODD iav"ri'. ship lay some IF Her
h.i-siy'S loyal suhl 60 under TIE plea uf
salvage Tor assisting 10 get her aii,4, after
grounding off the coast of England during
dcmss fog aud while III charge ui ! Freuch
p'lor Tor the English channel The claim
1T Il 900 made 10y the English steam tug
idmirH} WAS only - test question. as four
other tugs that gave some assrsiaucr
claimed The same amount each. amounting
IN all to $50. 000 !or about four hours ser
vice. The acc"mpauyiu article from the
London Standard will show how the cap
ture of Uucle sam : favorItc shin was AT
tempted, and perhaps prove interesting tu
some of ,"uI readers Yours, l..
The ACrIoN ACAIxsr THE UNITED
STATES GuyEKNHENT In the Adrn..alt,
Division ri the HIcn CONT 81 JG>'-ct.. be
. II
I took place uIuu the motion made on Mon
day III an acIipu brought by the owners al
. the steam ting Admiral. ~ Cnwrs. IN the
! Isle ni " IGht, against the Uuitcd states
/ tIicars Con>iItu' Inu. winch srpnni.d near
~waua-e. t" recover the sam uf 1901 for
salvage remuneration. \ sum ~ 2DOl had
been rendered hy the defendants, but IT.
irctcd 10y the Plaintiff,
Nj. Mhwaru. q e.. and D. Phiiimnro
/ appralcd i"T tir "wnrrs 81 th. steam tn ,
Admiral: Mr. +. &. C.aI k>nn FOR the Amen
( can Minister II London: AID ID y ..,n...
q { . tor the ATTORNEY General. a. re,rc.
/ >.ur!ug the Crnwu.
/ Mr. Milward sand the application which
I hr had IL make 10 his ls.dshlp WIS that ne,
/ should ORDER two warrants u B.. issued --
| one Tor the arrest If The vessel Cou>gltu.
I iInE, ard the "ihrr for the arrest of her
4 ctrg" The steam tug Admiral was tcl,..
/ .raphed icr from Swauarr when the Con-
>rHu;i"n had got ashore ns.r that place.
, The Admiral. III answer 10 the l,uurst.
! went from tuwe> and >ucC .rdrd IN letting
( me Constitution IL III safety Some ours
/ non ai">e - Ia tue amount uf salvage re.
| ward which should br ,aid To the >aIvnrS,
aud air-a an uhrr uf 200 had been made
! sna I-i'is'd. IA. present proceedings were
IhkcA ia the tom. "t The motion uuw made
. - .tTTsst tho Constitution aud her cargo
slr Ruh"iI PnIliImuIe, IA giving iud.
+ mrn;, SAID THAI there cpu.d To-. r.n ,iouug A.
I" til. general proposition that ships of Wal
Ds.OugluE 10 another nation with whnm wr
/ wcIr st pace were exempt from the eIvll
jurisdiction "i the puts which they mIgh
enter IL tiIs county: and he had listened
. ~ VAIN ion any PECULIAR circumstances
which won Il irai him Z" take inI> CAS-. uui
. 81 that general pIorssiI9uu. l. had hap
prn, 10 Tim more inIu once Ia nave been
s'Hue>trd hN foreign states Ia Ill a. a. butter.
ind /" make awards IN C..>"~ which had
arisen between them. Had such au applI
cation been made III The present instance
nr should have gladly undertaken the duTy
sought &" sc imposed upon INN: hut that
F Wis not iLr >ts.r ii matters he had now T..
consider. He hal merely t. consider the
question: ni luI lS'lc Inu; dun ne was clear y
-: opinion ., Mould 70" very wrong aud
improper :" h>s"n' =" the itqucsl made g.
. uIui ui he pair ut the owner ui the. steam
tug. IL might add tia; he saw M ,Istiuc
ton between refusing the ISSUE al III. war.
rant pray 90 ipI ~ tie cas-. ut tue sup aud
the !s>uc ul wGIIiut IN the case al Tia,
rslg": a'n ;.e lr'I>'G the request made To
l.m equally ia beth u.t>,.S. f. iurrht b.
alleged that This drci>I"u might br attended
III future cases Wllh CuIl,Idr: Die ha,,i>hI;,
nd VIA danger - inr property al Tia,
United states on subsequent &C .asl"ri~
whrn salvage services might To- required
lie could not, h""ry.I, alter the iA~: lua
tie had L." reason 10 supp"s, that the / nircu
>tat's 1T any uiEc. GuvcI;.mru;, would
mo- take steps r"Na,ds gTautru. - pruj,-,
amount "i remuneration To stIyura. II,
must dismiss tHr morton.