New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20

rifice. and come here in hope Of lettering Their
condition on the Western lands
INSPECTING FORTS AND GUNS.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND GENERAL SHERMAN
VISITING THE DEFENCEs OF NEw-YoRK
The Notifications of this port were inspected yes
terday by Secretary Ramsey ana Genefa oneIt s
They arrived in jersey City at $50 a. III. IRON
Washington. General Sherman was accompanied
bv his daughter Miss Rachel Sherman. Inc party
taken from eSfy G tho e salute of
guns for the Secretary of War was 1lred from ChSle
William upon the arrival at Governors Island al
2 a. M The visitors were received by MAJOR zen
eral Hancock, commanding the Department OF the
East Generals G. G.. AuguT. Fry, Clark Mckeever,
and CTttenden Captain Ward ana t he% defennes
of the island was made and the soldiers quarleIc9
there were reviewed. The party then bTeaklased
with General Hancock. At o'clock the Secretary
accompanied by Miss Sherman, Generals sherman,
Hancock Augur, McKeever., and Perry Majors
Sanger and Barr. Captain wharton ana Le 9I,
ants Ward and RunCie, went on board the Henry
Smith. She steamed down to the NaTrows, ana the
first landing was made at Fort Wadsworth, upon
and the party was received by General Gibson and
staff and taken in carriages to the fort After the
visitors had climbed to the top of the walls ana
looked about, the two companies of soldiers quar-,
tered there were reviewed. Lunch was taken at
General Gibsons house, and the party proceeded
across the strait to Fort Hamilton, upon Long
sounding, Colonel DE Russey, who was lnlconllnand,
received the Secretary and his companions ana
Third Artillery was on parade. The drill ground
in the rear of the fort was visited and the eyoll-
tGns of the 3r in f Rp%an s me oE
the earthwOrks was looked at Its weight is
1890 pounds, and it fires shot weighing 1850
pounds zoo OF b wSTv CSg the artillery
practice ground at Sandy Hook. A collation. was
served on board. Colonies Crispin and baylor re-
ceved the guests after landing. They then visited
the cannon undergoing tests. From eating gum
two hundred rounds we're fired in a few, seconds.
The Hotchkiss red cannon mountain am n"cns IL
heavy ordnance, q riHcd brcech-lOading gun OF
eight:inch cahbre converted from a ten- men
smooth bore muzzlc loading Holman gun ana
a twelvc-inch rifcd muzzle- loading ROdman, were
also fired. The working of the device Tor testing
velocity was noted. Both Secretary Ramsey and
refreshments wththe officers of the post, the party
returned to Governors Island, where General
Ramsey and General Sherman were taken to the
foot OF West Twenty third-st., and went to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
from Tw enty third-st., East River and visit Fort
Schuyler. Davld's Island and Willct's Point. The
Seer etary and General sherman will he the guests
of the Union League Club this evening ana Will
leave town Friday.
FINING VESSELS ON TRIVIAL PRETEXTS.
Tho brig Mary F ThayeT, Hand m 0,9na i
Long Island were recently fined by the Custom
House officers of the Mexican port of CampeaGhy,
on the nlOSU IIlNIdl pIclCNtS. NdPt''lh 'i''"
Stores BROOKLYN Yesterday told the following story
to a TRIBUNE reporter: LETT Asplnwall Ill Dailast
on March 1 for Campeachy. There was no Next
can consul at Aspinwal, and my manifest had
therefore to be made out and certified by inc
American consul. ION my ARRIVAL at Campeachy'
on March q, handed my papers to the officer VINO
came aboard. A very strict search was made oil
the vessel but no question was raised until next
day when L was Uniformed that had been lined
$40 because my manifest was not clean. en-
blamed exactly how it had been made ont and
asked what was wrong with it. was then shown
parrntly becn traced over. without however. alter
ing theiwOrd For this .was to be fined. asked
the custom house people to look at the rig OF my
vessel and see whether she was or was not brig,
and asked what they had to complain OF. The only
satisfaction could get was the simple statement
that | was fined 500 and that must stay there
until / paid it. There was no American consul at
Campcachv and paid the fine under protest. Tic
naXt day | learned that the schooner j. i. Anger
had been fined i'll a similar way, although her mani
fest was certified by the MeXican consul in New
York 1t is my impression and belief that the trac-
ing was done in the custom house, in order TO
create pretext for imposing the fine, for Tccciv
ing back my manifest before leaving Camncachy,
found that it nearly worn through ut the spot
where the tracing had been done. a close look
showed that tie word brig had been scratched
out the word schooner written i'll and then
scratched out and the original word again plainly
written. / think this was done to make out case
for the custom house people, in the event OF an
investigation, / have written TO tho American
consul at ASpinwall to-day to ask him regarding
the manifest, and until ms reply is received moth
ing will be done about the matter"