The Archive · 1899

The Captain of the Paris

10th Any. vel sentence on Captain Wat-sponsion from the command 1 stesinships for two years sup again the much-discisel jon of the penalties inflicted ex-if of the mercantile ake a mistake the justice of the infliction, in Watkins is one of the oldest and nous of the Atlantic captain as crossed that s aman to be regarded with the high by shipowners, under gets, and shippers: but notbein ible he makes one missal us ashore, and he ined for the rest of his he is calling a conference of all the Powers to bring about a general disarmament, his Ministers are increasing his Army and sary: Political disappointments must fall thickly on the head of an enlightened, thoroughly well-intentioned young Prince whose tastes are rather domestic, when he sees against what a solid wall of iron his aspirations have to beat in vain; and he may even have instructed M. de Blowitz, by those underground channels which men in high positions can always find, to announce his desire to abdicate in ain moment his brain e has not been wilfully guilty of thought or anxiety toty of his vessel; it a mistake, such as in ions men must make 1 time to time and be excused for, but he is the master of a merchant ship and has put her and accordingly he is most ally adjudged incapable of commanding a steamer for two years,

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