;
Commander of the "Elbe" declined to
deliver the man, but was to send
him to the Police Court under escort at noon this day (8th instant). On
the 7th instant I received a note
from the Prussian Vice Consul (enclosed #2), by which it appeared that the man could not be brought to Court and, in consequence,
I wrote
to the Vice Consul mentioning what the Summoning Officer had
reported to me
regarding the intention of the Commander of the "Elbe". I further stated
that the steps taken
were, under the provisions of Ordinance 4 of 1880, made especially for Foreign Shipping,
and that as the seaman
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had deserted from the American Ship in this Harbor, it was shown to the Court that the
man had previously deserted the "Arcona", and to this I received
an answer this morning (Enclosed No 3).
The United States' Consul
came to the Police Court this
morning, to ascertain the result of this application, and
I made him acquainted with the refusal of the Commander of the "Elbe" to deliver over the seaman, and
I further told him (the United States' Consul), that I should
report
the matter to His Excellency