The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-26

ney, a former Congressman from Pennsyl-
yanie' 10 applied through the State pePart.
boon any gold, on the Hussar when she sank.
ard about the request, but got no answer, Then
Mr.. Gresham sent q sharp note TO the Ambas-
wanted to Know. Mr.. BsySrd's reply : was char.
ter 70 approach tho British Government about
The Ambassador aid not ask the London author.
tiles 10 look Into the matter. but hired two OK.
other offices. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
Ambassador In Washington, was requested by
sfS s M. sa SSSSTf hsd sh sS ED' cola ons M antST% on tSe
4 Which he sussssssd dat the fights Of III;
A deep interest in Mr.. EppIey's efforts was
taken by the Treasury Department, Secretary
treasure was about to be recovered. He wrote
to whether the gold could be claimed BY, the
hulk belonged TO this Government. Mr.. Gar.
General Of the state Of New YYsHfe that TIE
State had no title TO the treasure. Other
opinions from Law on,corS of the Government
The experts employed BY Mr.. Bayard delvcd
deeply, into musty records. Expert searchers
records examined were the logs Of the Hussar
and the Mercury, numerous reports from their
British Museum, the report OF the Hussar's Cap
tain about tho d~isssteE public rsSords In The
e dst ! h eoiiecIi ona al fnf pn SsE f rSocrd hli r%slntins 80 70
the matter In the ofice Of the Master Of Rolls
In London, and sleo The record q the court held
yember. 1850. to inquire into the loss Of tho
to i .h bad se s1g sslG 3 sss ss1 ss 'gsss ID t tss h in sSs Whsa
ehe sank. she also had on board $3.50. 900 sent
So: . fES% E e &c falS on a t9s t MsGSnTyib S SSlsh t Ss' a. to
RIoyeSSl Sy, ~. 8ayaTd found tho Iss' 3. sho
but no mention was made in either Of the trans.
for Of money. An examination OF the reports OF
friRste. showed that she had csptuPed two
American prizes near New York and had taken
pfI:cnsFs I Rs1;GaH S%n w RsDo IT. had 1e i ihr but sh e:
Zip p Nv: i, ,issO.. two days after the Aa'sai
was based on. q record found in tho Admiralty
Of the HusSar. II contained proof positive thai
no treasure was on the frigate when abe Went
f SSSn, A Ts' T. soG 1857 ra I. dated .sid t S:i'l ne ai hd nns
Of Nov. %, 1850, but did not sink "tin Sht
swnpS So Ssnef in q % SSS o al snf Ts soq Broith wne az : III e
the evening In seven fathoms of water. and Al
rate Of nine Knots an hour. accomplished
the loss, as nearly as could be ascertained, o.
lUI un0, brave teloWe, paIt OIL ner. crow WnoI
the accident happened" Tho record added that
the Hussar was on her way TO Gardiner's Bay
with dispatches to Admiral Arbethnot. As fol
the treasure. Betts said there was 20.O00 IL
gold on board two days before the Hussar wa
lost, but on Nov. 81 the money was safely landet
and delivered into the custody Of ~Commissar.
General Delaney. Belts wrote that he assisted
in the transfer Of the gold.
Mr.. Eppley Examined tho mase Of records SO
cured in the United States and England. and
after giving confederation TO all tho Information
obtained, wrote the letter dated July 8 asking
Secretary Gage to annul bis contract with tn
Government. The letter is in part as follows:
After the execution and delivery Of the con
tract in question I expended largo sums Q
money in prosecuting a search among the record
contained in tho British archives at the city o
London. ] also had q search made in the Asto
Library, in the city of New York, for record
and data bearing upon the matter In question
After most exhaustive search. I have come +
the conclusion that there was no treasure In tn
wreck when she sank. It Is also quite eviden
that there has been mono put there since, as sh
lies in about seventy feet Of water. All tn
original researches procured BY me as aforesaid
and the correspondence with Ambassador Bal
ard relative to these matters, are on file in you
Having expended all my efforts in q vain a
tempt to secure respecting tn
existence of the treasure, and having becom
satisfied that further search would be useless,
now ask that the contract In question be ar
nullod, and that the bond filed pursuant to sal
contract DO cancelled. and that i be relieve
from further care or liability in the matter"