New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-31

ANOTHER INSULT TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.
AN AMERICAN SCHOONER BOARDED AND SEARCHED
BY SPANISH WAR vEssEL--THE CAPTAIN ;
AFFIDAVIT
BALTIMORE, July 3O.-The schooner George
WASHINGTON, Captain O2as NJ. Parsons arrived this
port on Tuesday last from Jamaica, and duly en-
tered at the Custom House and the Merchants Ex-
change Captain Parsons made no entry at the Custom
House or Exchange OF his vessel having been oOIrded
and searched Dy spanish cruiser. Yesterday he made
an affidavit before justice OF the peace in this city as
follows:
Ozlas NJ Parsons being duly according 70 law,
sah: an captain OF the schooner George Warrington,
owned by -Ieuuc1 G.. HOdgf0n or Boot hby. Maine and
on Juue %. 1850 cleared from THIS BORT u ballast Tor
Manceni .ir, naica, ior a cargo OF iIn,L On
Cape Mays. at the eastern point OF Cuba ana
about fifteen miles from SHORE l saw, with
lying of tie ClDan Coast aaOat niles distant from
me- In few moments after / first made bra out ne
altered his aud steamed for as though &C. cross
bow. When he bad come ih.n tli'e miles u"
AGAIN changed his course and went &C. wndward " as
across our stern about aud uali niles of When
saw that making Us ordered my cOlors % bee
run Up 10 the -osmast truck. Up g. hrs time the
stranger wlom l mode our 90 De man-of-w8r. mad
shown culOrs AFTER crossing our sirin ne kfpl on
parallel with MS until be GOT anr,os when he sel the
spanish hig and ppnnaut 20 the same time, He WIS
turu villain haiIug distance and could see THAT ms
one art This was about 10 O'CLOCK d the day. III then
steamed ahead about quarter of nAe, stopped, low
On see NJ hs purpose ordered the schooner hove 20,
and went the 20 him. As The boa came
alongside saw That % contained Two officers ld Ten
men, Tho officers carried their swords, and the men
carried their blyoncts Doc sheIihs AMI Iad their musr
piled mp in the bottom OF Oh F D' Wnlrh was an orai
nary launch. The officers came on board accompanied
by the coX-waln. As t"ey came anoud tne command
ID officer uecsoued toward the cabin. and by signs gave
me To- understand mat ne wanted 90 NY papers We
then down iu10 a. ca"iu. aud handed aim my
p+ucrs: ana a. I ind asked him EuElish whether
he could th,m AT first be said ON" and after
ward. 10 EHEisu, yes" then asked INN II lie could
speak English. aud be replied d" very lite"
Mcane iic tnc sic'ud o;icr DIV direction OF MS s'l-
Deror officer had gone tO the huli. aul aler remain
Ing tnrre alb lut ten niuut.s ioued IN the cabin.
ter bee haa dui,Icd reading papers. aud appeared
satisfied a night. b. gave Them back 20
me. ana went on deck again. TIE comm andug fl
Ger he second Oh GER make an thor III
specion of che hold, ch only contain ed few barrels
-four. when We're among ms store lie "as gone on
this Inspection ten minutes more. asked MIN bY What
authority Nas thus boarded aud m Nes'el - ~ thtd
two officers conferred grtlcr for minutes hu
they talked spanish was unable tu under aud what
tiny said Finally they went forward ~ 10 d'iDe rating
turning around, superior officer aid to me- ID Uer
fectiy plain English; w many men have You T.
could satisfy himself about &c. He waved his hand
In Inc direction the coast HIyt when bore about
wuatever or Of courtesy reehtcred me aucn ana pu
back 10 the steamer alter having been board about
tnree-quarters 81 an hour
high, slight mu>tache and did not aupear 10 be
much larger man. wore a heaNY musllchrL anu hp-
peared be about thirty-bye years old. Inc Officers
wer- in undress uniform. The steamer lppeared 10 be
OF 500 500 tons burhen was ABOUT 10 iaet long ana
was "A sIde-whee She T II briRrggcd. ana ear
ned $50 far able 10 make ou). guns sac came
on us such that could not make OUT the entire
name stern; bat was able 10 sec that inc last
four letters were " gary
rived az Mancenillr Jimaca the morning Of july Z.
There being consul IN that paceI was unable 70 report
the affair ~ the United states autIofluts Iet Man
cenc on mv return voyage. July II and. encounter
further interrupt arrived Al tns bort on July
81 cargo OF fruit cons gued 10 Messrs DIX VIII