The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-10-21
THE STARS AND STRIPES

/ ness ana professional men Of Charleston.
| THE STARS AND STRIPES
| Hauled Down OH an American Vessel by the
Captain OF British Vessel scrlons Compli-
| cations Abroad.
HALIFAX, n. s., October 11.--By far
| the most serious event in international
affairs since the abrogation Of the Wash
lngton treaty occurred at Shclburnc to-
day, when Captain Quigloy hauled down
the United States flag from tlc American
vessel Marion Grimes. At midnight
Thursday the Gloucester schooner ran
into the entrance of Shelburne harbor to
escape the fuly of Il heavy southeast gale
She anchored eight miles from the Gus
tom house. The storm modcrating at
daylight, Captain Landry hove anchor
and was about to proceed on his VOYAGE
when he was boarded by an armed guard
from the cruiser Terror, and, subqucnt-
~, selzed for not reporting Mt customs.
Captain Laudry's protests, that the Gus.
tom house was eight miles distant, that
IL mad been closed eight hours before he
anchored and would not be open for
1our hours after he sailed, and that he
had mad no communication with the
shore, were OF no avail; Il fine of 800
was imposed by the Ottawa authorities.
consul General Phelan wired the Minis
ter OF Customs the trivial nature of the
alleged otfense, and asked for reduction
OF tho fine. This was refused. But
pending the instructions of the Glouccs-
ter owners regarding the payment of the
fine the Marion Grimes was allowed to
ride at anchor under the bow of the
lnStnoI of l
placed III charge Of armed guards, as is
Captain Quigleys habit with captured
American vessels.
This morning Quigley observed the
American flag flying from the mainmast
OF the Grimes, upon which had beer
placed tho Queens broad arrow. Quiglcy
was astonlshcd ut tho Yankee skippcr,
audacity, and Immediately sent to in
qulre If had been released from th" Gus
toms authorities. On receiving n mega.
tive reply he ordered the American skin
per to haul down the United States flag,
as Its display waS Il gross impropricty
when the vessel was III the custody Of
British officials for q breach of British
law.
Captain Landry accordingly hauled
down his flag. The American skinner
went ashore, converSed with his friends,
saw the degradation to which he had
bcon subjected, ana Immediately returned
TO lbs vessel, and was again in the act
OF holstlng the Stars and Stripes when
the Canadian tar once moro hailed him,
and learning that the vessel had not vet
been released by the customs depart
ment, pcremptOrily forbade him hoiStina.
his flag.
Landry replied that he had Il perfect
right to fly his American flag over an
American vessel and that Quiglcy or no
other man could prevent him, and he
therefore hauled the Stars and Stripcs to
the masthead.
This greatly cnragcd Quiglcy, who i'm
medlatoly boarded the Grimes with an
armed guard and vigorously demonstrate
ed with the American skipper upon the
foohshncss Of his proceedings, which
would probably result in the loss Of his
vessel and bring about international un-
Plcasantness. Quigloy then lowered the
Stars and Stripes from the masthead, I'M
rove The flag hal yards Of the schoonor
and came ashore, and the Marion Grimes
was subsequently brought 10 Il wharf and
placed IN charge OF II guard
t"ptaln Landry is rcticcmt about this
action, but Consul General Ph"l.n be-
came very indignant when the tcIegruphic
reports reached him this afternoon, and
regards It rs the most high-handcd out.
rage yet pcrpetrated. He ;ioInediatoly
tclegraphcd the facts TO- Secretary Bayard.
WAsTINGT0N, October 12.--Adviccs
received at the Department Of State this
morning corroborate the published re-
port of the hauling down Of the Amcri-
can flag on the American schooner Ma
rion Crimes, at Sholburne, by Captain
Qulgley, of the Canadian cruiser Terror,
The action of tho captain Of the Marion
Grimes in running up the colors while
the vessel was in the custody of Canadian
officers IS deprecated at the department.
Assistant Secretary of State Porter to-
day said he bed received from Consul
General PEolan dispatch narrating the
facts OF the case, but no action had been
taken and he did not know that there
would be. "It seems 10 me-" said he,
"that it nay DO construed into q rctaIia,
lon against this government for the
placing Of the Stars and Stripes on the
topmast of an English vessel in Behrinp
Straits not long nmO."