Year: 1859

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which of US went first over the Falls.


Just at this moment we saw dra-
goon on her side hailing US, and holding
upa despatch from head quarters. A
gig was sent, and the document was
brought on board. 1t was from Col
Hughes, and was short, and to the
point -


Under no circumstances will Captain
Graham interfere with any vessel bearing
the American flag


Il am no, now afraid to wn that vas
delighted at this new order. though l
would not then have acknowledged it for
the world.


Graham swore like trooper, but had
no other alternative than to give orders
to the commanders of the other vessels
to let the Barcelona pass.


They swore too, and seemed vastly
grieved that they had lost such capital
chance of going to the bottom.


Meanwhile the BARGE Iona puffed lazi
ly up, and as she passed between our
vessel we were saluted with cheer from
her decks, which in nowise tended to
soothe our rntflcd feelings.


Hardly was the steamer out of $ ght
when boat was seen approaching us
from Chippewa. 1t bore an officer
charged to arrest Capt. Graham for dis
obedience of orders AMI neglect Of duty
in suffering the Barcelona to pass. He
was sent to head quarters to give an
account of himself.


He produced the despatch forbidding
him to interfere with any vessel under
American colors.
Its purpose was unmistakable, and
there was no doubt of the enuineness Of
the signature of Colonel Hughes; but it
was neither dated or numbered.


The whole matter was socn explained
1t seems that Captain Lockwood was in
command of company of dragons who
were on patrol duty along the river
Happening early in the morning to en-
ter small grog shop midway between
Chippewa and the station of the hotilla,
! he espicd Il draSoon stretched out on the
floor, as drunk as lord.


Upon searching him an order was
found on his person, directed to Captain
Graham in command of the fotilla.


Lockwood at once despatched this by
his orlerly> the original bearer being
too drunk to explain how long it had
been In hispossesson.


1t turned out to be the first order of
Colonel Hugos, sent before dinner on
the preceding day; and to which he had
fortunately forgotten to affix any date or
number.


Graham received it the day after.ve
naturally concluded that it was subseq-
uent to the one ordering him to stop the
Barcelona; and SO sorely against his grain
that he allowed her to pass.


Had the dragoon KEEP, sober, he would
have delivered his dispatch the day be-
fore y suggested we.


And Graham would have stopped the
Barcelona and


Scott would have fred upon your
hotilla, and


'Ishould not have had the pleasure Of
narrating this incident to you
| War would nave been inevitable, think
you =


How could it have been avoided with
Sir Francis Head to give his version Of
the story to our Government, and the
red hot sympathizcrs on your side::'
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said 1 confidently.


Perhaps so, and perhaps not.


At all events not before our fleet had
bombarded New York and Boston replied
the Colonel


If you had gone to war with us seven
teen years ago, you would hardly have
been in condition to have fought l. Issia,
just now


Nor would you have cared to fight
Mexico, and the gold of California would
not have been discovered


Quite possible, assented we.


so, moralized the Colonel, that bot
tie of bad brandy has changed the course
of the worlds history for century.


Our Brown, whose vocation requires
him to travel all over this great country,