New-York tribune., 1891-05-08
THE ITATA SAILS AWAY.
SHE CARRIES OFF A DEPUTY UNITED
STATES MARSHAL WITH HER.

WILL PURSUE THE AUDACIoUS
GILLIAN vEssEL-wHAT THE
ApTuoRITIEs ARE DOING.
San Diego. Cal. May About 5 80 p. m.
last evening the Chilian steamer Itata lifted her
anchors ard quietly stea,Sed down the bay and
put into the ocean, carrying with her Deputy
United States Marshal Spencer. The departure of
the Itata was not unexpected. though it was not
supposed she would leave the bay as soon as she
did II was rumored late in Me afternoon that
She was preparing to leave they harbor and the
absence Of any of her cicw from the Streets added
weight to the story. At ocloeK tne captain
gig, which had been lying at thetoot Oh h-so'
pulled off for the vessel with sX men aooaru
and as soon as the boat was roistcd to the deck
the Itata weighed her anchor and steamed down
the stream
Deputy-Narshal Spencer was put on at Ballast
Point and returned to the city last night conceal
ing his identity until to-day.
Marshal Gard was not aware that the captain
had any intention of disregarding his authority,
for he left here for Point Iona in the launch
TIA Juana Just one hour ahead of the big steamer,
and had passed the point and proceeded some
distance out to sea before he could have been
aware that the Itata was following him. Marshal
Cards errand on his second trip out of the harDor
was to take the schooner Robert and Minnie any
where she might be found in the open seas outside
of the Mexican jurisdiction piratical cra1t.
The Marshal's launch left the wharf at O'CLOCK
Besides Major Gard, there were aboard n. y.
Spaulding of San Francisco; A. M. Conoughy,
Captain Crawford, and four soldiers from the
barracks, armed with rifles and ammunition oeIts,
who had been detailed TO go on the expedition
at the request of Marshal Gard. 1t is known
that the Marshal received instructions from wash
ington that he had authority TO take the ROBERT
and Minnie on the high seas, under neutrality ana
piracy laws, but who these orders were issued py
could not be ascertained. Marshal Gard was
reticent when questioned on this point simply
saving that he meant business, and he intended
"a hiring the schooner back if he came up to
her. At 4 o'clock Wednesday morning Marshal
Gard and party left here for Coronado
Islands, where the Robert and Minnie was last
seen on Tuesday Just outside a sail appeared
which the tug made for AS soon as her master
saw the Tia Juana he put about and ran south, IN
order it was supposed. to get into Mexican waters
before he was overhauled. The meetlngplace OF
the schooner and tug was two and hall miles
south of the international line, about fifteen miles
southwest of Point Iona The tug passed to
windward of the Robert and Minnie, and those
aboard had good chance TO observe her closely.
On her stern were the words Robert and MINNIE
San Francisco" The schooner was sailing under
fore and mainsail with no jib topsails, ana was
so heavily laden that she made slow progress
There were but four of her crew visible and these
watched the movements of the tug anXlousiy
through glass from their position on the poop.
The schooner being in Mexican waters, Marshai
Gard returned to port to telegraph for lnstruc-
tions.
There has at no time been any real doubt in
haet info
,nunition which the Robert and Minnie carr1ed
,ras intended for the Chilian transport, and that
G. ,youId he transferred to the hold OF the ltata
Cor use bv the insurgents soon as the Dig
steamer obtained what supplies she needed IN por1
II is definitely known that communications nave
nassed between Captain Ferrall OF the schooner
and CAPTAIN Alauzeum of the nata, Doth wihe
,bo Robert and Minnie was at Catalina and since
her arrival off this harbOr. The Chlllans lalu
their plans well, and they were carried ouo 10
fbe letter regardless of the interference oi ulle
United States authorities. just after mldnlgh'
This fTbursday) morning, Marshal Gard and party
returned from outside and reported 'hat Uhe
Ind Minnie had completely disappeared. The
deputv marshal who had been placed on small
boat at the entrance to the harbor to watch 1or
dovolonments reported that when the Itata started
out Pilot Dill was sandwched between two armed
Cbilians. while four cannon guarded both bow ana
.tern He reports that at least eighty Chllans
,vere drawn ND in line on the decks, showing that
while the vessel was in port she was plentlfully
supplied with men, arms and ammunition. WINE
here she displayed only one small cannon ana a
crew of about sixty men. The deputy reports
no4tb 1nss winen apd steamed ear to.ard San Clemente
San Francisco, May -" The Chronicle States
that il has information that gives gr0unu loI
the statement that the steamer seen hoverlh3
around the entrance to San Diego is the armed
transport Imperiae, now in possession OF ba1lna-
ceda's party She left Valparaiso TO lntercSpt
the Itata on her return voyage TO Iqulque: me
imneriale is a vessel of $500 tons and is bald
TO be capable of steamng sixteen mics pee houI
Senior Casanova, former Chillan Iohsul, SUI -
Yesterday 1t will be found that British money Is
the mainStay of the insurgents against our GOV
ernment The British want to obtain eontrol Sd 9i
the nitrate deposits and Presdent aactia nf tba
wishes them 70 he worked 1Or the pehehV VI ''io
The United States cruiser Charleston came
down from Mare Island Navy Yard to-day ana is
now anchored in the bay off this city.
Tacoma. Wash, May THE action of the
United States Marshal at San Diego, Cal, in seiz,
ing the Chilian steamer itata is une Fes45r pros o.
dent Secretary Blaine and Attorney-Genera Mil
Ter The lhtter has been authorized by the fresl-
dent 10 take whatever steps he deems necessary to
enforce strict compliance with the laws of nell
fraty in the case OF Chilli and TO seize all vessels
found offending in that respect within the Jursdlc-
ton Of the United States
Washington, May 7.-Attorney-General Miller
this afternoon made public the substance OF the
correspondence that has passed between the oti-
cials here and the authorities at Wilmington and
at San Diego. Cal. relating TO the Itata and the
schooner Robert and Minnie. He refused to give
out for publication the full text Of the CORE
spondence The information given by the Attor-
ney-General agrees substantially with that re-
ceved in the press dispatches from those TWO
points The representations upon which orders
were originally given to the Collector OF customs
ut Wilmington and subsequently to the United