Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-18

AnMInAk 1okkBf.
Ihe stpoiusneus of Admiral Hornby
Go TIA e<Imznand Of tbs British nset Of
zevvnseen irsnalsd1. ready fof setlss
serviee In ease q o waR between kaG
lzxd nn6 KasaiA. rse4ilB he fast tAAs
tf.Ti esrus oescsr, IL eonnsstton VIE I
goverpnr Dou- La of FsDesovef isian1s
q the mastsr q tbs dHspQted norfox4s
sgosndAfy and the oeeaeaton o. sAn
Jaan Island. caDe very aEnr oriagsnR
sf.,u. 3 uas bstseen EaRlaDd and tie
Uafred ssstus. He U.s. 81 tnAt TINS
1861 a eautain commandina the friRste
frttssne, atssnnsd 20 the British hsss OF
th# pscins. The vessel happsrsd % BE
4 EsQaamait, the naval post Of van
eossvsT Island, when the aess srrEvsc
shas CAptstn Fickstt-afssrwar.f= -.
eaaus as zoe Southern Genersi who lsd
shp charge 1t 0sttysbnre-sish hls csn-
gary o. ne Nsntb unitsd Stztss infantry
had lasded a. San Jaan undef orders
from G4n. Harvey. tho eommandinR ON
eer Of the military dspartmenk IN com
piianes with rtaaes, Of shs Aneriezn
ssatEsrs on the islaud for pFetectian
against the drBAdsd DoFtnern Indiana.
Gggernsr Doazlass issued pFoetsznAr
tsso, dseszring St1 Juan and the ada
cent isiiluda la the afohipzis9n. British
soil, and direstsd Captain Harnby TO
pr,cee1 TO San Jnsn and drive tue
Arreriean troops Of The Island. Gov.
eriasr Douelsss bad previously ngpoint
ed Major John Do C0usey 0 Bfitiss
stipsndf9ry msRisiFaie, who bad been 4
day OF ESQ on the island e the time 81
toe arrival Of Captain PieketL The
settlers gers all AmeFlcans. With tbS en-
eep lon Of the agent Of the PaRet sound
A. ,ultnral Co ppsnvs an adjanst OF the
HUDSON Bay Company, and who wss %
charge Of band OF sheep which bad becD
placed 90 the islssd By Governor
DSaalasE Major De Oourey, on the AZ
rival Of Cspsain Horribly, IN the Tn.
bans, waited on Captsin Pickett and
HorurED HIM TO LzAvE Al
San Joan, claiming il 70 be British soil
| ftls oAetain replied that be was thsrs
~ order Of his conmandiDR otAcef,
6esesai Harnsy, and should rsmsin IN
slI be was direcisd by bis own superior
20 withdraw; that the island was un-
auestionablg American soil, and while
ne remained be should resist by f0roe. II
nesesaafy. any attempt 30 enforce any
other n1thority than that Of the laws OF
Wsshinat0n Territory, 70 which u To-
ealiy belonged. and tooee OF the Uoited
| stlstee. The intarview vas reported 20
Governor Douglass, Who rene we'd bis
order 20 Harpby. and the latter notified
| Captain Piskett. TIE reply vas that
be would be resisted, even tboaeh BY
superior Numbers u cost the entire an
ufi,ilasiun Of toe American trocpe.
| Fortunately on the very day that Cap
tain Harnby had determined % carry
cot his orders, which would have IN
d0ubsedly resulted In a battle, Admiral
| Batne, commanding the hset, arrived IN
niH aagship 0angss, and ordered Cap
tain Hornby 10 stop farther pf0ceed-
inns Va the matter. He said that 80
zsP between Great Britain and the
Uaitsd States vas not TO be bf0ught
skout by = petty Colosiai Governor aud
| a eapeaia In the navy; that the boun-
Diary dispute coald alone properly / Q
ssttlsd By the respective Govsrnments-
Captain HoFnby ct that time vas one
Of she youngest In age OF his rank N
thu British navy. He had been premot.
cd with great rspialty. He vas the sou
Of Admirai Sir Pniyps Horribly, Who
commanded the British Pacific squad
rsn IN lel7-6. ana was with his father
as 4 a lieutenant. He had the adsan-
taGo also of being near relative OF
Earl Derby. He became q commander
before be vas rs years of age and cap
ain before he was 50. As q yoaRg OIL
eef be earned the reputation Of being an
exuellens sailor aud very proacieut IN
gannery. 20 which latter he gave great
attention. He vas in the habit of ex-
eFcisiuQ bis crew at the guns when it
sss slowing almost q gale, - a. 20 teach
them 10 fRht the ship IN heavy weather.
| he has always been deyOsed 20 ms pro-
feasion and exceedingly smbitious Of
disEinanishinG bimself. Mhea promoted
| to Rear Admiral, be vas placed in com
aEBf Of the flying squadron which q
| few yeans ago made
Toua ABOUND THB WORLD,
Waiting she Northwest Coast. After
wsrds ~ Woe Admiral. h0 commanded
the British Mediterranean squadron
shan ID Fnade the passage OF she Darda-
nelles. against the Turkish protest. At
the time var wss expected with kus-
STA. He gave up hls command. after
the usual tour OF service, TO Admiral
Seymour, Who vas made Lord AIcester
for the bombafdment of Alexandria.
This lost Opportunity must have bees .
keen disappointment TO Admiral horB-
By, who ell his iife had sought opporsu.
mites fer distinction. and Who only
missed this chance BY the short period
whieh had interviewed since he was re-
llevsd from the fisef. He is nov full
Admiral, and vas 10 command at Ports
mouth. England, when ordered 70 ths
ironolad iieea. He was born liz 1875,
and N subsequently nov 80 pears Of age.
de ID said, however, 10 be in vigorous
health, ard possessing all Of bis younger
aspirations aud energy. IL 10 the most
formidable command ever given TO an
Enelish Admiral, and be 10 evidently
iouhed uroo ~ the otiicer to vhom can
b nIost pfoperiy entrusted the conduct
Of great naval operaton. Whether
that II to be the destruotion OF the Has
sian ironolad fret IN tne Baltic. 81
dask thfuaeh the Dardacelles and oper- Z
asiots IN The Biack Sen, will onls be de-
veloped In case Of actual hostiiities.
Major De Confey. the british maeis-
traka 90 San Susn fsland. during car
Civil War became Colonel OF the Six
teensh Ohio Volunteers and command
e 9 brigade tn The hrss attack under
Shsfrnen - Vicksbsra. He gained tbs
title Of Msisr IN The Turkish service
during the Crimean var. He had pre-.
viensiy been Lieutenant In the British
army. lie has bean soldier Of for
tuns. he 10 nov Lord kinesdsie. hay-
inz recently snoceeded 70 that siilc. He
inherits the right. granted 10 John De-
Conscy, his ancestor. for services o. the
battle ef Grossly, 10 wear his has In the
presence 81 royalty.--S. p. Ala.
wsIooas Pknrs.-Ths many young