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American Vessel. The fine, however, was subsequently paid by an Agent on behalf of the defendant. The payment was effected after a correspondence had commenced between the Consul on the one hand and the American Authorities on the other; their correspondence with the local Authorities, but the fact of this having been done prevented the repetition, or indeed the possibility of any further proceedings to enforce the law against the defendant Nichols. In the meantime the American Consul complained that the administration of justice had been violated, but that the sanctity of the American Flag had been violated.
In a letter dated 6th October to M. Mercer, Colonial Secretary, Mr. Connolly wrote "protests against the right