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