New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-29

Moreover, she Is in even worse position than that
Of on ordinary insurgent because the Gillian Gov
eminent has expressly declared that all vessels OF the
insurgents are outlaws, and that 1t will not be re-
sponsible for their acts. This dsavowal the part
Of the Gillian Government gives the vessels OF the
insurgents irresponsible, unlicensed character, APP
preaching the pratica
The officers 10 the South Pacific have been sd-
vised that they seize the Itata in Gillian waters.
These waters are either IN possession Of the insur-
gents Of the Government. II the Itata enters the
waters OF the insurgents, then II becomes simple
matter Of taking hor out of the possession OF the
insurgents, act which the Secretary has instructor
Admiral McCann to accomplish. should the Itata
enter the waters occupied by the Government, uie
appropriation Of the Iata by the United States would
1t Is likely, be transfer Of that vessel nom tne
Gillian Government than direct seizure BY the United
States The circumstances viii govern the proceeding
b such an event. The Government VIII be expected
TO cooperate with the United States IN the cspture
OF the Itaa. discussion Of the right OF the Unitea
States under this condition Of affairs involves con-
sideratlon Of the antecedent position OF the Cian
Government, a question not yet taken up ny WIG
United states authorities.
An analogy of the Itata Is found IN prize law.
When vessel is seized as prize by a Foreign
nation, and placed in charge Of prize crew, ana
when the latter Is defeated and disposed OF by tne
regular crew, the act Is known as rescue" II tle
rescued vessels is retaken by the nation making Ing
the original seizure, and brought into court, tne
trial is upon the rescue, and not upon tne onehoe
for which the first seizure made. 1t Is not o.
serted that this fact Of prize law apples 10 the
ltata, which was seized at san Diego as prize,
and which is not pursued into the high seas iof s
rescue from prize custody but the inference Is drawn
that II In the one and less important case tine con-
demnatlon depends upon the fact OF rescue similar
application Is possible In the other and more
momentous circumstance. =,
The brief cable dispatch received at the Navy De
partment last evening from Captain Remey Simply
Announced the arrival Of the Charleston at Callao,
without having of the Iata- 1t Is expected at
the Navy Department that she will spend two or
three days at Callao taking coal aboard she mas
been Just days since having Acapulco ana
her coal must be nearly exhausted. she snould
make the run from Caao to africa, chill. wnere sne
Is expected TO touch, in two days; or u she Keeps
straight on, she should arrive at her DESTINATION ana
Join the Baltimore and San Francisco at lqnlque IN
three days from the time OF her departure from Caao
So the longest chase record Is nearly over, aho
unless the Itata blunders into port while the Charles
ton there appears that the chances OF her capture
by that vessel now small
DR.. A. VI. soteldo, long the Venezuelan minister
here informs the Associated Press that dispatches re-
ceved to-day from trustworthy sources in Mexico state
that the Mexican Government ordered the bnsurgent
CHILEAN cruiser Esmerada to leave the harbor OF AGA
pulcO. The commander of the vessel said he was
willing 20 go, but his ship had no sails and could not
depart without steam power. The Government then
allowed the ESnerada to take enough coal to carry
the order into effect, and she received $50 TONS her
ordinary consumption being fifty tons per day; The
Esmeralda sailed on May 90, Immediately after re-
ceving her coal allowance.