New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
RIGHT OF SEARCH USURPED.
AN AMERICAN SHIP BOARDED.
SPANISH GUNBOAT OvERHAULS THE
NAvARINO OFF CUBA FOR DESERTERS.

SWIVEL GUN KEPT TRAINED ON THE MER-
CHANTMAA FOR HALF AN HOUR. WHILE
LIEUTENANT AND TWO MARINES SEARCH
THE vEsSEr,-THE AMERICANS WOULD
HAVE RESISTED THE INSULT IF THEY
HAD ONLY HAD AN OLD BRASS
CANNON AND A FEW RIFLES"
Boston Feb. 2S-Chef Mate j. II. Pritchard,
OF the Boston three-mas sted schooner Navarlno,
Captain Warner, which arrived at Constitution
Wharf early this morning, with a cargo OF sugar
from Manzanilla. Cuba. which vessel was re-
ported to have been stopped and searched by
Spanish gunboat. said that the report was en-
tirely correct and gave the following particu-
lars Of the incident.
I'VE left ManzaniIla, Cuba. Saturday morning.
January 25 and had proceeded In charge OF a
Spanish pilot until 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
when about half-wa between Manzanilla ana
Cape Cruz small Spanish war vessel came
down on u.s. and our native pilot, seeming 10
understand the situation. ordered us 10 SET our
colors. as the approaching vessel had trai'eu
a swivel gun on us We accordingly set the o'ais
and Stripes and dropped our anchors ooa'
in the mean time being lowered from tht gun
boat occupied by second lieutenant p''o''
two armed Spanish marines anu o"'' ''N" '
rowed 70 our vessel the first four persons com
ine on board and going to Captain Warner
AS none Of us could understand Spanish tne
ra,ive pilot on the Navarino acted as inter-
prater and said that the party was IN scarf"
q, two Spanish marines who had deserted iro'ii
tho runboat and were thought 10 be on ooalu
our schooner They proceeded to search 'ne
vessel and remained about half an hour "nen
,bo,, dc,arted We we're afterward ahchoreu io'
,vfour hours as we were going through
r,ou channel not much wider than our crai''
,or vhile the Spaniards were ABOARD tne ~. =.
had turned against US, ana we were u' ~
make headway against IL ,. ~. Noyor,no
yvh.n the Spanish Lieutenant leit .l'e w hiJ
Ia ,c,k With him our pilot ana the men nr' nv
ne -, c",versatlor on board the gunooat'
g., ,hn rllo, would vouchsafe no inior'ha',o"
ast, tho Conversation which had takeh PI"ess -
,yeer hem We could not get the name -. VI t -
ver vessel or the lieutenant cohslur' :. u,aiad o.
suit 70 the American nag 70 oe ''0'
upon. .,A ros the only one on
,,ord vas trained down on US "h''e We w.
snchored and had We an old brass cannon ata H,os a
fev rifles we felt as II we s"o"'r 80. &c. a
,,,,, ., he c,wards no matter at what c.s. hs
% ~,,-eDa, was small crast-about o 'ohs
-cg,e,nr-aud was the only war N'sse' 49,
a, Nanzanilla while we were III -. 49,, ina. .,
vessel did not suffer any dainAt', .ri go
- .,fil our Government should thhe sV'l'e
~ IN, =, ,-,rect American shipping IN Cupa'i
a,o-x ne no vessel Is safe from the Spanh'us.
II, would be well - warn all captains ol al n'" ~
.o- vcesals leaving cuban port 10 cohpel ~, u,
s"-tsh authorities at whatever port they siouiu
Sp1.'. - no loading 10 search their vessel the
sr. ,,re,.,ous TO departure. 80 az 10 pfo'eV. lne
80. a. hoard the vessel and also the latter I'o'
49, -, a,nnned searched and detained by Span
,.h var vessel IN search Of deserters'