Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-31
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.

and Searched by q spanish
Cruiser-HOw Long In this Sort
OF Thing to be Allowed to Con-
tinue?
BALTIMORE, July 30.-The steamer
George Washington, under Capt. Ozias
NJ. Parsons. arrived at this point on
Tuesday from Jamaca and was duly en-.
tered ut the Custom-house and Mer.
chants Exchange. Capt. Parsons made
no entry ut the Custom house or Ex.
change of his vessel, having been board.
ed and searched by a Spanish cruiser.
Yesterday the captain made affidavit
stating that July 9Th, about eleven
o'clock, when off Cape May, at
the eastern point Of Cuba and
about fifteen miles from the shore,
saw with the aid OF glasses the smoke
of a steamer apparently lying of the
Cuban coast. about ten miles distant
from me. In a few moments after |
first made him out, he altered his course
and steamed for us, as though to cross
our bow. When he came within three
miles he again changed his course, and
went to windward of us across our stern
about one and hall miles of. When l
saw he was making for us, I ordered
my colors to be run up to the top.mast
truck. Up to this time the stranger.
whom l made out to be a man-of.
war. had shown no colors. Alter
crossing our stern he kept off parallel
with us until he got abreast, when he
set the Spanish flag and pennant at the
came time. He was then within hailing
distance, and could see that his ports
were open and his guns manned-one
forward and one aft. This was about |
o'clock in the day. He then steamed
ahead about u half mile, stopped, low
cred boat and put off for Us. Seeing
his purpose ordered the schooner hove
to, and went to the rail to receive him.
As the boat came alongside saw it con.
tained two officers and ten men. The
officers carried their swords and the men
their bayenets in sheaths, and had their
muskets piled up in the bottom OF the
boat. The officers came on board, &C.
companird by the cOxswain. As they
came aboard the commanding officer
beckoned me towards the cabin, and by
signs gave me to understand that he
wanted to see my papers. We then
went down into the cabin and l handed
him my papers. and as did 20 ! asked
him in English whether he could read
them. At tirst he said, "Oui." and A.
terwards, in English, "Yes" l then
asked him il he could speak English,
and he replied. Every little" Mean.
while the second officer, by direction of
his superior, had gone into the hold and
after remaining there about ten minutes
Joined us in the cabin. After he had
finished reading the papers and appeared
Satisfied that they were all right he gave
ttpm back 10 me and went on deck
again. The commanding Utiic then
directed the .cond officer to make an.
other inspection of the hold, which only
contained a few barrels OF -four which
were among nv stoves. tie Was gone
on this inspection ten minutes more. l
asked him by what authority | wss thus
boarded and my vessel searched, but he
m ,de no answer that I could understand.
The officers conferred together for some
minutes, hut as they talked spanish !
was unable 20 understand what they
said. Finally thev went forward, a. II
d-liberating whether to 10 down 10 the
forecastle or not, and then turning
around the superior officer said TO me
in perfectly plain English. "How many
men have yOu?" | replied / had five
men and calIe.l them up 80 he could salts.
~ himself about it. lie then waved his
hand in the direction OF the coa.t of
Hayti. which bore about southeast from
us, and without word OF explanation
whatever, or Of courtesy, re ented the
launch and put bSck to the steamer,
after having been on bosr,l about three
quarters of an hour. The Captain says
the steamer carried four guns.