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who, in the Usher remonstrating, said that I had given permission to the defendant to go home and dine with Mr. Keenan. (Of course I gave no such permission.) The Usher, however, seized the defendant by the collar, and the Convent pushed him away.

The Usher then, not using further violence, followed the two on board the "Proletarian", and then applied to the Superintendent of Police for assistance, and the Superintendent came to me. I furnished him with a warrant, directing him to take it on board the "Proletarian", show it to Capt. McCluney, and make the arrest under which it was issued, and that Officer, I believed, could at once direct the payment of the fine or surrender the defendant. But I am told that Captain McCluney, after hearing the explanation, pronounced the whole proceedings illegal and irregular, and stated that he would have no hesitation, on recurrence of them, to send an armed force on board any ship whose flag should be in a similar manner invaded, and to resist to the utmost such aggression.

He alluded, I believe, to the visit of the police to the "Reindeer" for the purpose of removing a man whom they found there in irons. The defendant was not found. If discovered, he will be dealt with under the warrant. I have directed Mr. May to furnish you with a full report of these proceedings tomorrow, and to avoid misapprehension the least...

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who, in the Usher remonstrating, said that I had given permission to the defendant to go home and dine with Mr. Keenan. (Of course I gave no such permission.) The Usher, however, seized the defendant by the collar, and the Convent pushed him away. The Usher then, not using further violence, followed the two on board the "Proletarian", and then applied to the Superintendent of Police for assistance, and the Superintendent came to me. I furnished him with a warrant, directing him to take it on board the "Proletarian", show it to Capt. McCluney, and make the arrest under which it was issued, and that Officer, I believed, could at once direct the payment of the fine or surrender the defendant. But I am told that Captain McCluney, after hearing the explanation, pronounced the whole proceedings illegal and irregular, and stated that he would have no hesitation, on recurrence of them, to send an armed force on board any ship whose flag should be in a similar manner invaded, and to resist to the utmost such aggression. He alluded, I believe, to the visit of the police to the "Reindeer" for the purpose of removing a man whom they found there in irons. The defendant was not found. If discovered, he will be dealt with under the warrant. I have directed Mr. May to furnish you with a full report of these proceedings tomorrow, and to avoid misapprehension the least... Page 178
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who, in the Usher remonstrating, sorid that I had given permission to the defendant to go home and dive with Mr. Keenan. Of

(of enire I gave no Such permission.) The Woher, however, Seized the defendant by the collor, am the Convent pushed him away.

The Usher them, not using further violence, followed the two on board the "Proliatan, and then applied to the Superintendent of Police for assistance, and the Superintendent came to me. Sfurnished bin with a wanaut, directing lin to take it on brand the "Prolicitan", show it to Capt. McCluney, and Mate

the evnenostomess under which it

ioaned, and that Officer, I

trad ett

believed, could at nice direct the

#

pongment of the fine or Surender the defendant. But I am told that Captain

178

M. Climaey, after bearing the explanation, pronounced the soliole proceedings, illegal ._ and irregular, and stated that he would have no hesitation, on

Recurrence

of them, to send an armed

American Merchant

force me board may Tip the sanctity of wliove flag thould

be in a similar manner

r-invaded, and to resist to the utmost fuck

ression _ He alluded, I believe, to the visit of the police to the "Reinde;" for the pinpove of removing to the

whom thay found

most

Shere the man

there in irmos . The defendant cament was be found. If discovered he with of enroe be meated under

will

the warrant. I have directed Mr.

Mary to furnish you with a full report of this for recedings tomos,

tomorrow,

and to avoid micamobile the least

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