No. 336.
Mr. Daggett to Mr. Frelinghuysen.
[Extract.]
Legation of
the United States,
Honolulu, May 18, 1883.
(Received June 4.)
No. 73.]
Sir: Referring to your dispatch of April 25, 1883
(No. 22), covering the copy of a letter from Mr. Mosby, United States consul
at Hong-Kong, to the collector of customs at San Francisco, stating that
large
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shipments of sugar are being
made from Chinese ports to Honolulu for the purpose, as the consul
apprehends, of smuggling such sugars into the United States duty free, and
especially naming the English steamers Glenelg, Madras, and C. T. Hook as
vessels likely to be employed in these shipments; and also referring to your
instructions to this legation to give the subject full, attentive and prompt
investigation, I have the honor to report as follows:
The English steamer Glenelg arrived at Honolulu from Hong-Kong on the 29th
day of March last, and cleared hence for Victoria, British Columbia, on
April 24. She brought 470 Chinese passengers, and freights for Honolulu, San
Francisco, and Victoria, British Columbia. She was placed in quarantine for
fourteen days, after which she was permitted to enter the harbor and
discharge such freights as were consigned to this port. Her manifest shows
that no sugar was embraced in her freights for these islands, and I am
thoroughly satisfied that no-sugar was illicitly landed from the
Glenelg.
In substantiation of this opinion I inclose herewith a sworn statement from
Mr. P. C. Jones, jr., of the house of C. Brewer & Co., the consignees of
the Glenelg, giving a brief account of the arrival and departure of the
vessel, with the averment that “she had no sugar on her Honolulu manifest,
and none was landed at this port.”
I also inclose a statement from Mr. Allen, collector-general of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, affirming that no sugars were landed here from the Glenelg.* *
*
I also inclose sworn statements of Mr. Morrill, port surveyor, and of Mr.
Collins, one of the customs guards of the port of Honolulu, who remained on
board continuously from the day of the arrival until the clay of the
departure of the Glenelg, and both certify under oath that nothing was
landed from the vessel without a permit.
The English steamer Madras arrived on the 10th of April last from Hong-Kong
with 750 Chinese passengers and a small quantity of freight for Honolulu,
and Victoria, British Columbia. As small pox was among the passengers, the
Madras was quarantined, and still remains in quarantine outside the harbor,
under the strictest regulations. She has no sugar as freight. I inclose the
sworn statement of Mr. Davies, of the house to which the vessel was
consigned, in verification of this statement.
The C. T. Hook has not yet arrived.
Very respectfully, &c.,
[Inclosure 1 in No. 73.]
Statement of Mr. Jones.
I, P. C. Jones, jr., president and manager of the house of C. Brewer
& Co., of Honolulu, Oahu, H. I., do hereby certify under oath that
on or about the 29th day of March, 1883, the English steamship Glenelg,
Captain Speechly, arrived at this port from Hong-Kong, China, consigned
to our house, having on board about 470 Chinese passengers; also a lot
of assorted Chinese merchandise for this port, besides other cargo for
Victoria, British Columbia, and San Francisco, Cal., to which ports she
was also bound. Captain Speechly presented three manifests, one for the
Honolulu freight, one for Victoria, and one for San Francisco.
On her arrival at this port she was placed under quarantine, which was
strictly observed night and day for a period of fourteen days, during
all which time she was anchored in the harbor, having on board a
custom-house guard.
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After the expiration of the quarantine the vessel was hauled into the
wharf, where she discharged her cargo for this port, only occupying
three days, during which time, in addition to the custom-house guard,
our own clerk was constantly on the wharf to receive and deliver the
goods to the various consignees. As soon as the Hawaiian freight was
discharged she again hauled into the stream, where she remained until
she sailed for Victoria, which was on or about the 26th day of April,
1883.
She had no sugar on her Honolulu manifest, and none was landed at this
port: hut she had a quantity of China sugar on one of the other
manifests, and it was all taker away in the vessel to Victoria, B.
C.
United States
Consulate,
Honolulu, May 16,
1883.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of May, 1883, and I,
the undersigned consul, do hereby certify that P. C. Jones, jr., is
well and personally known to me as an American merchant at this
port, of high standing, and that the foregoing-statements made and
subscribed to by him are worthy of full faith and credence.
D. A. MCKINLEY,
United States
Consul.
[Inclosure 2 in No 73.]
Statement of Mr. Allen.
Collector-General’s Office, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, May 17, 1883.
I, William F. Allen, collector-general of customs for the Hawaiian
Kingdom, do hereby certify that the British steamer Glenelg, John
Speechly master, from Houg-Kong via. Nagasaki, entered at this port on
the 29th of March last, and cleared for Victoria, British Columbia, on
the 24 th of April last; that the accompanying is a correct copy of the
manifest*
of said steamer now on file in this office; that these goods and none
others were duly entered and landed at this port; that the steamer had
goods on hoard for the ports of Victoria, British Columbia, and San
Francisco, none of which were landed at, this port; that the value of
the goods landed was $4,792.78. Witness my haud and official seal this
17th day of May, 1883.
[
seal.]
W. F. ALLEN,
Collector-General
[Inclosure 3 in No. 73.]
Statement of Mr. Morrill.
Collector-General’s Office,
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, May 17, 1883.
I, Joseph R. Morrill, port surveyor and guard of the port of Honolulu,
island of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, do hereby certify that the British
steamer Glenelg, John Speechly, master, from Hong-Kong via Nagasaki,
discharged cargo at this port between March 29, the date of her entry,
and April 24, 1883, the date of her clearance; that I examined a large
portion of the goods discharged and was satisfied that nothing but the
goods permitted was landed; that as long as the steamer was in port I
had one officer of the customs guard on board, and two others watching
the steamer each night.
JAS. R. MORRILL,
Port
Surveyor.
United States
Consulate,
Honolulu, May 17,
1883.
Sworn to and subscribed hefore me this 17th day of May, 1883, and I,
the undersigned consul, do hereby certify that J. R. Morrill, port
surveyor, is well and personally known to me; that he is a credible
person, and that the statements made in the foregoing certificate
are worthy of full faith and credence.
D. A. MCKINLEY,
United States
Consul.
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[Inclosure 4 in No. 73.]
Statement of Mr. Collins.
Collector-General’s Office,
Honolulu, H. I., May 17, 1883.
I, Douglas Collins, one of the customs guard of the port of Honolulu,
island of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, do hereby certify that I was placed on
board the British steamer Glenelg, John Speechly, master, from Hong-Kong
via Nagasaki, by the port surveyor on the 29th day of March last, and
remained on board until the day the steamer sailed from this port; that
I received all permits to discharge cargo issued by the
collector-general, and checked the goods by the permits as they were
landed; that nothing was landed other than what was covered by the
permits now on file in the port surveyor’s office.
DOUGLAS COLLINS,
Custom-House
Guard.
United States
Consulate,
Honolulu, May 17,
1883.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of May, 1883, and I,
the undersigned consul, do hereby certify that the said Douglas
Collins is personally known to me; that he is a credible person, and
that the statement hereinbefore made is worthy of full faith and
credence.
D. A. McKINLEY,
United States
Consul.
[Inclosure 5 in No. 73.]
Statemtnt of Mr. Daxivs.
Know all men by these presents:
That I, Theo. H. Davies, of the firm of Theo. H. Davies & Co., of
Honolulu, do declare that the British steamer Madras arrived at this
port of Honolulu from Hong-Kong, on the 10th day of April, 1883, with
about 750 Chinese passengers, and a small quantity of freight bound for
the ports of Honolulu and Victoria, British Columbia.
That the said firm of Theo. H. Davies & Co. are agents at this port
for said steamship.
That there is no sugar whatever reported on either manifest.
That the master positively declared to me that he had no sugar in his
cargo for Victoria or any other port.
That no sugar or other cargo has been landed from the Madras at Honolulu;
and
That I am satisfied that the Madras brought no sugar from Hong-Kong,
except what was included in ordinary stores for ship’s use.
United States
Consulate, Honolulu, H.
I., May 17,
1883.
Sworn to and subscribed this 17th day of May, 1883, before me, and I,
the undersigned consul, do hereby certify that Theo. H. Davies,
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing statement, is a merchant
of high standing at this port; that he is the British vice-consul at
this port, and well and personally known to me; and that the
foregoing statement is worthy of full faith and credence.
D. A. McKINLEY,
United States
Consul.
