Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07
LAFAYETTE RELEASED
J., If Courtesy to France Vessel HAD
M =" Permission 10 Land
,,,css HAD NOT BttN DELIVERED
,.,.,v Upon Ascertnining tho Fact
I'. y. French ship Was Ordered Set
~ :, Liberty to Go to Havana

$50. Fla. May 6.-Commodore
KEY Wess afternoon received ORDERS
watson 'hIngton to instantly reiease
,rOn War; mil steamer Laiayette,
the Frehend her to Havana under an
and 10 se"
tstort. .rre of the Frenchman py
The capt CAPT Annapolis turns out 10
the gun an unfortunate inciuen.,
have pe, I'm mistakes. but no PrV,.
sillinns made by the repres .hn ttni,'
has .,o French government al declare
o ' s,a,es. The oinelalsS a ,i.i
"a, his will close the ua no I.afayette
1t apIea' Havana, the French lega-
sailea io' washington was instructed
ton 10 ,r,cate with the state depart
to coh'' This was done and permission
reni. " the steamer to enter ana
ran'eu nor messengers ana cargo,
jlsehaise understanding that she would
Win 'ns nothlng there. Instructions
taf ~ fulfllment OF TINS nsreehieh,
tol ~" sent from Washington TO Aunirni
gsosnns squadron, ana II was oniy
;sAa.rned today. after the cap.ur ,,, maS
made, stsrnoon United States Com
TINS otto. United States District
nlsslUu strlpling and number OF
Mtofnnrs W. dsroi officials went out to the
other ,a examined her papers and
laia!e he state department for In
ea oleu, These came without delay,
su us''y, nrn of an order to Commodore
watson =, tho LAFAYETTE constl-
,.,s. The first official act oil Commo-
W. w watson In his new command OF
, g division Of Admiral sampson
li Ne arrived on the Olivette today
HEY ,r,mediately went on board the
any ~. cincInnati. where he hoisted
q. eag The ships in the harbor
n ~. nae n oommodofe's salute of eleven
runs this afternoon. A.
commanding officer had a dis
,Vae.,nr effect on the Lafayette's pas
SINGERS The Federal officers were
,ininr with Captain Chapleta at the
lime and suddenly found themselves
II Inc midst of panic. the Spaniarus
ysIied that the enemy had opened hre.
"a ,hev scarnpered about the decks to
ind places OF shelter. Some of them
Snrst frantlcally into the captain 5
c,hn and begged the Americans to
ave their lives. One Mexican woman,
wife Of a Spaniar1. who was seized
Win A spasm when the Annapolis held
M The Lafayette yesterday, duplicated
hat performance when the salute was
ated, and for some time 1t was feared
her life was in danger.
Commodore Remey arrived on the
Nsseotte this afternoon. While moth
ipg official can be learned as to
V6s,her he will take command of the
second division of the fleet, IL Is said
on good authority that his assignment
/ to assume control Of the naval sta
ton here
STATE DEPARTMENTS ACTION.
Warrington, May 6.-An internation-
al dlheulty connected with the seizure
d the French steamer Lafayette has
besn removed by the prompt release oil
the vessel Immediately upon notice oil
hei capture reaching the state depart
nest The explanation for this action
co the part of the administration IL
given In the statement which follows
and which was issued from the White
House tonight:
The Lafayette was released In pur
sance of orders which were issued b!
Tie navy department previous to he
slzure, but which had not been re
celyed by the commanding officers o
The vessels that made the capture. Tn,
facts are that on April 29th,the French
embassy made an informal inquiry al
10 whether the Lafayette, which lief
Saint Nazaire, France for Vera Cruz
BY way OF Havana, before war was de
CARED or information OF the blockad,
was received. would be allowed to Lane
In Havana her passengers, her mai
bags and the dispatch bag of the con
sulate- general of France and tax,
some French passengers on board Al
assurance was given that,if this priv
lege should be granted the steamer
would be forbidden by the French con
sui to land goods.
THE matter was duly considered
and 1t was decided that, without regar,
to the strict law OF blockade, and as al
act OF courtesy, the request OF tn
French government should be accede,
10. orders were accordingly sent OIL
the second day of May.
When Information was received o
the capture of the steamer and of he
having been brought to Key West
these orders were communicated to he
eaptors with instructions to releas
The steamer and to see that the order
were duly delivered. SO that they nigh
be carried into effect. No demand wa
made either by or on behalf of tn
french government. directly or indi
tsctly, for the steamers release. Tn
wilmington will escort the Lafayett
10 Havana tonight.