The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-31
INSULTS TO THE FLAG
rERpErnArED DorrIuEcunAN COAST
By Spanish Mnn.ocwar-The Details of
the AFFAIR Related by the Com-
mander OF tho Schooner.

BALTIMORE, July SO-rhe schooner
George Washington, Capt. ozias NJ.
Parsons, arrived at this port Tuesday from
Jamaica and was duly entered at the
Custom House and Merchants Exchange.
Capt. Parsons made no entry at the Gus.
tom House or Exchange of his vessel
having been boarded aud. searched by a
Spanish cruiser. Yesterday the Captain
made affidavit stating that on July 9Th,
about II O'Clock, when olT Of Cape Moy
at the eastern point OF Cnba aud about
fifteen miles from shore, saw, with the
aid of glasses, The smoke OF steamer, ap-
parently lying of the Cuban coast about
ten miles distant from me. In = few mo-
ments aitor first made him out he altered
his couts anil steamed from US rs though
to cross our bow. Whsn he came within
five miles he again changed .hls snlrse
and went 10 tho windwarj Of MS, across
our stern, about eighteen aud hall miles
off, When | saw he was making for ns
l ordered uly CulbIs " w ~
up to thetop mast track. Up to this time
the stranger, whom made out to be a
man.oi.war, had shown no colors. After
crossing our stern be kept oil parallel
with uG until lie got abreast, when he set
Spanish flag and pennant at the ssme
time. He was thon within haiing dis
lance, and could see that bis ports were
open and guns manned-one forward and
one aft. This was about o'clock in the
day. He then steamed ahead about
one.half mile, stopped, lowered boat and
nut of for us. Seeing his purpose, or
dered the schooner hove to, and went TO
the rail TO receive h!m. As the boat came
along side saw II contained two officers
and len men. The officers carried their
swords and the men their bayonets in
sheaths, and had their muskets piled up IN
the bottom OF the boat. The officers came
on board accompanied by the Coxswin
As they came aboard the commanding OIL,
Ger beckoned me towards the cabin, and
| by signs gave me to understand that be
wanted to see my papers. We then went
down into tho cabin and l handed him
nv papers, and as l did so, l ask
ed him in English whether nc
could reAQ tueu. AZ ptob AV S+'H
"Oui," and afterwards in English, yes, !
then asked him II he could speak English
and he replied: "Very little" Meanwhile
The second officer, by direction OF his su..
perior officer, had gone into the hold, aud
after remaining there about ten minutes
ioined us in the cabin. Alter he had
finished reading the papers and appeared
satisfied that they were all right he gave
them back TO me and went on deck again.
The commanding officer then directed the
second officer to make another inspection
Of the hold which only contained a few
barrels OF flour, which were among my
stores. He was gone on this inspection
ten minutes or more. asked him by
what authority ! was thus boarded
and my vessel searched, but he made no
answer that could understand. The two
officers conferred together for some min
utes, but as they talked Spanish was un'
alb Q to understand what they said. Finally
they went forward, as Il deliberatinG
whether to 20 down to the forecastle. ol
not, and then turning around the superior
officer said to me in perfectly plain En-
i glish: "How many men have yonW
replied that I had five, and called then
up so he could satisfy himself about 1t
He then waved his hand in the direction
OF the coast Of Hayti, which bore abou
i southeast from US, and without word o
explanation whatever. or OF courtesy, ht
re.entered the launch and put back to tn,
steamer, after having been on board shou
three. quarters Of an hour The captati
says the steamer carried four guns.