Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-15
EXIT ETATA.
The Seized Gillian Steamer Boldly
Stoams Away.
PRIZE CREW OF OyE CARRIED OFF.
The Captain of the Vessel Determined to
Tax Any Risks in the Accomplish
meat % uis ai.sion-A frohahis
Pursuit.

S.v nfrao. Cal. May S-The steam
hi, Plata which was seized yesterday
a., the United States marshal getaway
last evening. taking a United states
depu,y shall who was on board
9Th her She left the harbor at a lit
,te after s o'clock Her departure was
not wholly unexpected. but II was not
believed that She would leave ~ soon
=. IA. did About 3 o'clock the capt
ain. gig containing himself and i've oil
the crew pulled out from the loot OF II
street and as soon a. the captain got on
l-,ard the anchor was weighed and the
vcss.l steamed out Of the harbor.
The United States marshal was not
aware evidently that his authority was
% be- disrcgarded by the captain OF inc
E,ata for nj the time Of her sailing he
.y,s In quest Of the schooner Robert
and Minnie. which craft he had been
ordered to take At any port outside the
,yri.diction of Mexico. The vessel was
:. bc seized as a piratical craft The
marshal and party left AT o'clock iof
Point Leoma on a mail steam lauhch'
The marty was heavily armed and win
them were four soldiers from the bar
ricls armed with rifles. The marshal
lad been authorized by the Washing
ton authorities 10 take the chooher
even on the high seas under the pro
~g,sions Of neutrality and piracy law
Yesterday the marshal and party
started for Coronado islands, where
Ms. Robert and Minnie was last seen
with the intention of taking her into
custody. She was sighted just outside
hut when the craft containing the mar
shal made In her direction the schooner
.hapcd her course southwark as II de-
sir1us Of reaching Mexican waters he
f,rc being o~yerhauled. The boat con
tanning the marshal and party passed
The schooner about two and one-hal
miles south OF the international line
6n.,n miles southwest OF Point Iona
trh, tug got close enough To make GU
the name. Robert and Minnie, Sal
Francisco. which was painted on he
stern.
The schooner had nearly all sails sci
lint wa 50 heavily laden that She mad
hut little Roadway. The movements
the tug containing the marshal an
marty were narrowly watched by III
crew of the schooner. The latter su,
crcded in reaching the Mexican waite
before the tug overhauled her and u
marshal returned for further orders.
There is no doubt but the rifles an
ammunition on board OF the Robert an
Minnie was intended for the Gillian /
surrents and that the calling oil u
Etata at this port was for the object
procuring these arms. 1t - dehhlte
known that communication passed D
tween the steamship captain and u
~,nntain of the schooner. The Unit
states marshal arrived at This pc
about midnight last night with I
news that the schooner had eluded hi
There Is no doubt now but that I
dbiliaus were determined to leave !
g,arbor at any cost. One OF the depu
marshals who was stationed AT l
mouth of the harbor in a small boat
keep a lookout says tina. when !
Etata passed out the pilot was stahdi
Aetyeen two armed Chilians while 10
cannon guarded bow, boat and ste'
lie also says that at least eighty arm
Chiliaus were drawn up or the dc
ready for action. h fact shows u
w lille the vessel was In port she nae
plcntiful supply of men, arms and a
munition. During her stay In port
only arms displayed was one small c
non while no more than sixty sail
were at any time seen on her deck J
vessel on leaving the harbor shaped
course north and steamed IN the OIL
Atom 81 San Clemcntp.
TuF MATTER Al WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May s.=Attorney'G
oral Miller has made public the $
stance Of the correspondence bctw
the officials here and the authorities
Wilmington and SAN Diego, CAL re
inr TO the insurgcnt vessel Etatn
the schooner Robert and Minnie.
The Etata Is a CHILEAN insurgent
sell OF iron build. She carries four
non and about 100 men. The teleg
mentioned a probability hat the
rrt and Minnie would probably 8
San Clcmentc island and there tran
her arms and ammunition to the Fl
Can you take the vessel on the
seas without violation Of law
asked Of Secretary Tracy.
Yes. sir" replied the secretary
phatically.
''Wnl you do it?'
Il have no answer to make to u
replied the secretary. You cant
a hare before you catch him
The Etata will he captured If 7
Tblr. But she has n large start OF
5pursncr. Probably the new or
charleston is the only navy vcss'
those waters that would be all
.upe with the audacious and
armed Etata. But the Charleston
- I.nniri.nn A day Mnnld II