The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-20
THE STARS AND sTRiPES
Ma.:.::!3 Eown OH IN American Vessel by the
Captain of British Nessc!-Serlous Conpii-
cations Abroad.

CaptaIn OF British hessci-Serlons to!HP'I
cations Abroad.
HALIFAX, n. S., October 11.-Bv fal
the most serious event in international
affairs since the abrogation of the Wash,
ington treaty occurred at Shelburne to-
day, when Captain Quigley hauled down
the United States flag from the American
vessel Marion Grimes. At midnight
Thursday the Gloucester schooner ran
into the entrance of Shelburne harbor to
escape the fun of heavy southeast gale.
She anchored eight miles from the Gus
tom house The storm moderating 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, subquent-
II, seized for not reporting at customs.
Captain Landry's protests, that the Gus
tom house was eight miles distant, that
it had been closed eight hours before he
anchored and would not be open for
four hours after he sailed, and that he
had had no communication with the
shore, were OF no avail; fine of S+00
was imposed by the Ottawa authorities.
Consul General Phelan wired the Minis
ter OF Customs the trivial nature Of the
alleged offense, and asked for a reduction
of the fine. This was refused. But
pending the instructions OF the Giouces-
ter owners regarding the payment OF the
fine the Marion Grimes was allowed to
ride at anchor under the bow of the
cruiser, instead Of being docked and
placed il charge Of armed guards, as IS
Captain Quigley's habit with captured
American vessels.
This morning Quiglcy observed the
American flag flying from the mainmast
Of the Grimes, upon which had been
placed the Queen broad arrow. Quigley
was astonished at the Yankee slipper's
audacity, and immediately sent to in
quire if had been released from the Gus
toms authorities. On receiving Z mega
tive reply he ordered the american skip
per to haul down the United States flag,
as its display was a gross lmproprlety
when the vessel was in the custody OF
British officials for a breach OF British
law.
Captain Landry accordingly hauled
down his flag. The American skipper
went ashore, conversed with his friends,
saw the degradation to which he had
been subjected, AMI Immediately returned
to lis vessel, and Was again in the act
of hoisting the Stars and Stripes when
the Canadian tar once more hailed him,
and learning that the vessel had not yet
been released by the customs depart
ment, peremptorily forbade him hosting
his flag.
Landry replied that he had o perfect
right to fly his American flag over an
American vessel and that Quigley or no
other man could prevent him, and he
therefore hauled the Stars and Stripes to
the masthead.
This greatly enraged Quigley, who i'm
mediately boarded the Grimes with an
armed guard and vigorously remonstrat-
ed with the American skipper upon the
fooishness of his proceedings, which
would probably result in the loss of bis
vessel and bring about international un-
pleasantness. Quigley then lowered the
Stars and Stripes from the masthead, un-
rove the flag halyards of the schooner
and came ashore, and the Marion Grimes
was subsequently brought to wharf and
placed in charge of guard.
Captain Landry is retlcent about this
action, but Consul General Phelan be-
came very indignant when the telegraphic
reports reached him this afternoon, and
regards it as the most high-handed out
rage yet perpetrated. He Immediately
telegraphed the facts to Secretary Bayard.
WASHINGTON, October l2.-Advices
received at the Department OF State this
morning corroborate the published re-
port of the hauling down of the Ameri-
can flag on the American schooner Ma
rion Grimes, at Shelburne, by Captain
Quigley, of the Canadian cruiser Terror.
The action Of the 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 had received from Consul
General Phelan dispatch narating the
facts of the case, but no action had been
taken and he did not krow that there
would be. "It seems to me, said he,
'sthat it may be construed into retala-
ton against this government for the
placing of the Stars and Stripes on tie
topmast Of an English vessel i'll BchrlnG
Straits not long ago.
Al Found in ChcuGo's Directory.