Mr. CHANDLER. The facts in this case are set forth in the petition. It was under Mr. Wilsons advisement that the Wacliusett did cut out the Florida and bring her into a U.S. port, and he came home on board the Wachusett and has never returned. If the Government of the U.S. had not repudiated his action he would have had through this Government a just claim upon the Government of Brazil which would have been paid, but this Government having repudiated his action it bars him from any claim against the Government of Brazil. Through his action the Florida was seized; a large number of our ship sofwar were released from their pursuit of the florida, a great saving was made to the Government of many millions, as well as to the mmmerce of the U.S. Although the Government repudiated his action, it never returned the Florida; nor would that return have been permitted even had any agent of this Government undertaken to return the Florida to the pirate in command of her. The Florida was not returned, thus barring the claim of Mr. Wilson against the Government of Brazil. The question now is, will this Government pay this claim when by its own act it has prevented him from collecting it where it ought to have been collected? I think that it is due to Mr. Wilson and it is due to the Government that the claim should be promptly paid. I wish that during the late rebellion we had had more Mr. Wilsons, and I wish that we had had more naval officers such as the captain of the Wachusett. I believe the civilized world would have sanctioned the cutting out of anyone of the rebel iratical vessels from any port on earth. I wish it had been done. I wish our Officers had sunk the crafts wherever they found them; but they did not. How is a case now where we may do a little justice. I hope this bill will be passed, and passed promptly, and passed unanimously. It is not a precec cut for any other case, for no other case of the kind ever has occurred or probably ever will occur on earth. I ask for the action of the Senate on the bill.