The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-11-10


SPAIS.-The Insult 10 our MiaiSter.--
! Annerdtion of CuJd.-The correspondent
of the New York Herald writes from Mad
rid, Sept. 30th, as follows:
We had great sensation excited here to.
| day, by an outrage offered to our flag and
( the family of our Minister, Gen. Sanders.
The Generals lady and two daughters
were leaving the door Of the embassy, il
their carriage, at o'clock this afternoon,
to make visit. Suddenly TO thciru,ters u.
psise and alright, they saw body Of gems
d'armes approach the carriage, seize the
horses, and surround them. A police off.
Ger, under whose command this troop was.
presented himself al the door OF the carriage
and demanded whether servcnt named
Fernando was there. The very Fernan.
do was in the act Of closing tie door Of the
carriage at the moment; and conscious that
the demand was not likely to be for any "a.
greeable purpose, made a single bound, ~
which he succeeded in projecting his body
under the porte cochere Of the embassy;
second salta,ion Of the same kind threw him
upon the s,airs-after which he vanished
The ladies decended from the carriage. 4
crowd collected around. and all was soon
confusion aud fright. While thiswas going
on, The General himself came down, aud de-
manded the cause Of the row. The police
officer informed him that he had a warren'
against his servant, whom he came TO ar.
rest, and whom he was determined TO take
away with him. The General replied that
he was not accustomed to receive messages
/ from the Government through the police.
! and asked what offence his servant had
committed. This produced an explanation
TO the effect that, some time before, his SER
want had been drawn for the army, but had
procured a substitute. This substitute had,
! it appeared, been shotin Catalonia, and Fer.
nando was now called upon by the authOri-
l ties to replace him. To this the General re-
piled by peremptorally refusing to surrend-
err his servant; whereupon the police OIL
Ger declared that he should be under the
disagreeable necessity of ordering the gems
d'armes TO enter the embassy by force, aud
extract Fernando from it. The General,
who is tall, dignifed looking person, had
his American blood heated by this Observa.
ton, and replied by declaring that he would
resist such an outrage, and tIefcd the police;
ia fact, he told them that they would pro-
ceed at their peril. After this warning, the
police officer Thought better Of it, and with
dew. The General immediately retiredto
his cabinet, and pcnned note TO NJ. Pidal,
demanding instant apology and rcpara,ion
for the outrage committed against hun, refu-
sing rRremptorily to surrender his servant
and threatened in case of the non-compli-
ence Of the Government, that he would
strike his flag, ,re,irc from Spain, and send
the American squadron in the Medierrane-
all to Barcelona, TO ask an explanation.
(; have nothing further of any importance
on the negotiation for the purchase Of Cuba.t
doubt whether General Saunders has made
much progress in the business. He isno,
well qualified for such task. ] learned
yesterday that one ofthc embassy has writ
ten n, fnll.statenent Of the.maitcr to the
Hon. John M. ,Do,ts. with a view of bring.
ing the. puschafe Of Cuba before Congress,
and'to prnepresthe aid Of popular opinion in
the nesotiaijon. ] apprehcnd a strong
opposition, fspFh the English Government,
aud Spain Jnay be fearful Of acting, with.