New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-24

from Hayre at the age Of twenty-threc with cspi.
"a, q, 40 GOO and he came homo ct thirty Win
what was then the large fortune OF $7o'VVV'
suhseouent voyages were crowded with misiorF.
unes. On q voyage 70 Havana with iefkeu oo0i
he was stopped by the British Adm'rai oocnia"0'
and vessel and cargo were condemned - ooni"
hand In The port of Naples he lost ano'her se''o'
and cargo bv an arbitrary Rencia, w.
of Murat. His most painful experiences. no"e,o''
were at Talcahuana. in Chill. IN iei. 10, VIZ"
be was in command Of the valuable ship Beaver
hs,ong,np to John Jacob Aston. Immediately on
bis arrival he was put unuer arres'
bv the Spanish Governor ostensibly on tne suSpi'
ION that he intended to aid the patriot forces IN 'ne
neiphborhood; his sails were unDent anu caii,0u
owav and twenty of his crew were dlstrioute"
among other ships. Observing that the uisc'Pii'o
and the watch on the Spanish men-oi-w" "e'c
very lax. he conceived the extraordinary design OF
sezinr fast Spanish frgate with the remnant
of his crew, carrying her over
the patriots, capturing the 'owh'
getting possess,on of all the shipping. and revou-
tIonizings the government Then ne proPoSod "
take the Beaver and what remained OF her cargo
a,d 90 ahout his business The time was fixed for
the attempt. and the guard on board tie Beaver
was mt TO sleep by a can of greg mixed with
landanum. But wind was of the first condl-
t,ops of success and the wind, contrary to daily
custom did not rlse The next day Cleveland was
dellrlous with typhus fever, and when he reco'-
cred the ship and cargo had been condemned.
Most men would have succcmbed under this crush
ing blow, but Captain Cleveiands elast'c'ty anu
;,genuitv were never more sgnally displayed than
in this apparently hopeless situation. he appeaieo
TO the yceroy of Peru, and succeeded in obtaining
a reversal of the Tacahuana Decree In considera~
ton (as he hints of his undertaking secret his
II. al q
had been held by the Spaniards over year;
largo part Of her cargo was gone beyond recovery
and the ship herself was in shocking condition.
COLLECTING a new crew. Captain Cleveland set to
,or,s Immediately to earn money by freightlng'
and in the course of year he had not only PAID all
oxnenses. but WAS able to load the ship with
cargo worth in Europe not less that @loo,oVo'
When he brought the Beaver oacK 10 new
York in 1920 Mr.. Aston had long abandoned her 10
,h ,,darwrters This was his last voyage. lie
FELT that he was uDjustly used I'D the settlement Oh
his accounts with the insurance COMPANY ana
considerable sum of money which he had cleared
bv private speculatlons IN Chm was lost through
tho fa,lure or dishonesty of a South American hrm
90 vhich he entrusted IT, For several years lie was
,,;ce.consul at Havana under his old friend
sbaler and after Shaler's death the American mer-
chants AZ that port unanimously petltioned 1or
his nromotion to the vacant post. Memorials OF a
similar nurport were signed by the merchants OF
Nav York Boston, Salem and Port and engaged IN
the Havana trade. but the ADMINISTRATOR 'JacN-
son,s REGARDED him rs an offensive partisan and the
Mace was given to Jackson's secretary. Mr. lrst.
For politicaI reasons also ne afterward turned
| ont of the Boston Custom House. NO doubt DC
passed among those who did not know him Tor a
ruined and disappointed man. but his friends I'M
derstood him better admlrng his serene and cheer
Untold age. and learning from him, LET us hope, the
lesson which his son points ont IN this narrative,
that better object in life than the attainment oil
| fortune is the development o character