After little Tommy left, the Captain deposited a sum of money with
the jailer to supply Manuel's wants. The jailer performed his duty
faithfully, but the fund was soon exhausted, and Manuel was forced
to appeal to his consul. With the care for its citizens that marks
the course of that government, and the characteristic kindness of
its representative in Charleston, the appeal was promptly
responded to. The consul attended him in person, and even provided
from his own purse things necessary to make him comfortable. We
could not but admire the nobleness of many acts bestowed upon this
humble citizen through the consul, showing the attachment and faith
of a government to its humblest subject. The question now was, would
the Executive release him? Mr. Grimshaw had interposed strong
objections, and made unwarrantable statements in regard to his
having been abandoned by his captain, the heavy expenses incurred to
maintain the man, and questioning the validity of the British
consul's right to protect him. Under the effect of these
representations, the prospect began to darken, and Manuel became
more discontented, and anxiously awaited the result.
In this position, a petition was despatched to the Executive, asking
that the man might be released, on the faith of the British
Government that all expenses be paid, and he immediately sent beyond
the limits of the State.
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