Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-31
od in tho h,ouyipo nm of one Spanish

ed in the blowing up of one SPANS
ship and the capture of the resi- IN
English fleet lost two men killed al
half dozen wounded The Spanlarc
lost nearly the whole OF one snip
company, besides about 100 killed an
wounded on the other vessels. Ihe
| Spain declared war.
But King, knowing nothing OF I'M
and feeling very wroth with MIR. camp
bell, called upon him to furnish salts
factory replies to the following queries
First Whether he had any know
edge of war with Spain at the time Q
capture?
Second. Where were the two prize
he had taken?
Third. What letters of marque di'
he possess?
To the questions Campbell replied
that he had been informed by an Amer
lean whaler that England and Spair
were at war that he had sent hi
prizes off on heir way to India after
refreshing at Norfolk island, and that
his authority 70 privateer was his com
mission in the East India company as a
captain of marines.
Governor Ling said he did not con-
slider this satisfactory, and after taking
counsel with)ther, officers of the settle
ment decidedto detain the Harrington
until the hone government could be
communicate with. So Campbell was
ordered to upend his sails, strike hi
topmasts andlower yards and unsllp
his rudder.
Campbell rotested, saying that MS
case had beef considered without call
ing upon hito be present. This, as
matter of ia, was correct for While
some of his s'ors gave evidence at the
inquiry he w not allowed to meet
them in open,urt. His protest is very
properly word, and he undoubtedly
has the best othe argument: 81 was
not appraised the intention OF the
governor to Id an inquiry. Such
method is irralar and calculated 10
prejudice myase. No adverse evil
dence should taken without giving
me an opportuty to refute it. Fur
Their, the detemn of my ship is serl'
GUS loss to my ners, who will have no
redress if eventer on my innocence IS
proved, and mcommission in the East
India compan, service makes me an
swerable to TIN for any improper CON
duct. Anyho according to British
jurisprudencSou ought to hold me
innocent unit you can prove the con-
trary. Yet II seize my ship"
King cur answered that an East
India compy's commission did not
authorize pple to seize the vessels OF
friendly poers; that there was no evil
denco of W existing between England
and Spain.nd even if war did exist.
since the Hrington had no proper let
ter of name, the prizes must become
droit of miralty.
Poor CaDbell had to submit, though
he manfullreserted King. action, but
the latter as acting conscientiously.
So when dnpbel offered substantial
security al some leading Sydney mer-
chants bated hin with money Cover.
nor King msenteeto the Harrington's
cargo bein dischfged and to her cap
tain proceeding O. his voyage to Mad
ras. But, aus foCampbell, just as the
affair was O. theoint of being settled
in this waythe'an Francisco y San
Paulo and Estreina were discovered
lowering about . coast of New South
Wales, appareny waiting for Camp
bell. The twships We're at once cap
brought into TT jackson.
Naturally KIN lost his temper, and
again placed CabbeI under detention.
Meanwhile dispaNS had gone home,
and all parties refed themselves for
the long, weary w$that was to follow
before an answerindispatch came from
the home governing
At last, howev,s it came, in the
early months of 1Db, when Viscount
Castlereagh wrote, Hing King to in
stantly release Capbell, the ship and
crew and the priz crews of the two
Spanish vessels. with could be sold as
lawful prizes. TIL snub for the good
hearted and conscitious governor was
softened by the f,foundly wise OBJ
that "tl,4Hrit and principle
(sic) on which yopdted is approved
the which, consiring the affair of
the Spanish treasp Ships off Cape St.
Vincent, is very rhtty.-Pall Mall
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