West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-22
HAULING DOWN THE FLAG.
A British Captain Lowers the
Stars and Stripes at Halifax.
Obedience Compelled on a Detained
American Schooner

Particulars OF another seizure Of am Amer
lean vessel by the British authorities arc
given in the following dispatch of the 18th
from Halifax, Nova Scotia:
10y far the most serious event i'm interim
ii9nai affairs since the nbrogation of tho
Washington Ir.aty occurred at Shelburne to-
qqay wh.n Capt Cuigley hauled down tho
united states iiaG from the American vessel
Marion Grimes. At midnight, Thursday. the
gloucester schooner ran into the entrance
OF Shelburne harhor 20 escape the fury
OF heavy southeast gale. She anchored
eight miles from the Custom-holIse The
storm moderating az daylight, Captain Lam
dry hove anchor and was about to proceed
on his voyage when he was boarded by an
armed guard from the cruiser Terror and.
ing a. Customs. Captain Landry's
protests that the Custom-house yas
eight miles distant that IL had been
9osed eight hours before he anchored and
NVuiu not De open Tor four hours after he
sailed and that he had had no communi, a
ton with the shore, were OF no avail, and a
line OF 500 was imposed by the Ottawa atI.
rites. Consul General Phelan wired the
n niinlsu,r CT customs the trivial nature OF the
alleged oitense, and asked for a reduct on of
the hne. This was refused But pending
tue instructions OF the Gloucester owners re-,
gardlng the payment OF the fine the Marion
Erinies was allowed 10 ride at anchor under
the BOWS OF the cruiser, instead of being
locked aud placed in charge of armed guards
as is Capt Quigeys habit with cantureI
American vessels -
This morning Quigley observed the Ameri-
Can nag nylng from the mainmnst of the
Grlmes, upon which had been placed the
queens broad arrow. Quigley was aston
ished at the Yankee shippers audacity. and
immediately sent TO inquire IL he had been
released from the Customs authorities
On receiving "A negative reply he ordered
the American skipper to haul down tho
american Nag, as its display was gross i'm
prropriety when the vessel was il the custody
OF British officials for o breach of British law
Captain Lahdry accordingly hauled down
ms nag The Amcrie&n skipper went ashore,
cconversed with his friends, saw the degrade.
ton to which he had been subjected, aud inn
mediately returned to his vessel aud vos
again in the act of hosting the stars and
stripes when the Canadian tar once more
halled hlu and learning that the vessel had
not yet Teen released hy the Customs Depart
nent preempo, forbade him hosting his
Landry replied that he had n perlact right
10 ny his American flag over an American
YES el and that Qugloy nor no other man
couid prevent him, and he Hereford hauled
the Stars and Stripes TO the masthead
ms greatly enraged Quigley, who i'm
medately boarded the Grimes with an
armed guard aud vigorously demonstrated
VIII Win tne american skipper upon the foolish
probably result I'M the loss of his :yessal
ana sbrlns abeat irit6inati6naf mn
bieasantness. Quigley then lowered the
stars and Stripes from the masthead unrove
the nag halyards of the schooner and came
ashore, and the Marion Grimes was subse-
quently brought 10 wharf and placed i'm
charge OF guard. 80 t,tia
Captain Landry is reticent about this n,
ton, but Consul General Phelan became very
Indignant when the Geographic rerorfs
reached him this afternoon, and regards il
rs tue most high-handed outrage yet perre-
ated. He immediately tolegraphed the
facts TO Secretary Payard