The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-11-10
spAlN-GEN. SAUNDERS.

last. contains letter from Madrid, ~ opai"'
dated September 30th ls4s, giving an nc.
count Of an insult which had been oiieIeu
10 the American Minister, aud oil the
prompt aud manly manner IN which ne de-
manded an apology from the Spanish WOW
eminent. The Correspondent oil HE iier' /
aid says: Il
ave have had great sense ton excited
here 10. day, by an outrage offered TO our
fl,c and the family Of our Minister, Gen.
Saunders; the consequence OF which has
been. that he has sen, a spirited note to
the government, demanding instant apo'o'
Nv and reparatlon. The circumstances
wefe these.
The Generals lady and tao daughters
were leaving the dnor of the embassy III
their carnage, at = o'clock this afternoon
10 make visit. Suddenly, 10 their utter
surprise and alright, they saw body oil
Veus d'armes approach The caIfiase'lse,zs
the HOSES, aud surround them. ponce
officer under " hose command this troop
was. nresentcd Himself at the door OF the
carriage, and demanded whether servant
named Fernando were there. THIS very
/ Fernando was 10 the act Of closing the door
of the carriage at the moment; ana con-
:, ions that the demand was no, likely 10
be for any agreeable purpose. made sih-
ole bound, by which he succeeded IN pro-
irc,ing his body under the port cochere OF
The embassy second saltalion o' ibe
same kind threw him upon the siairs-at'
Ter which he vanished. The ladies descen.
ded from the carriage. 4 crowd collected
around, and all was soon cuulusIon hn1
fright. While this was going on, The Cen
. eial himself came down, and demanded Tue
cause of the row. The police oiiicef M
formed him tina, he had warrant against
his servant, whom he came 10 arrest, and
whom he was determined 10 take away
wi'h him.
the General replied that he was moi
accustomed TO receive messages iton the
government through the p1hce, and asked
what ullsnce his scrvau, had committed
This produced an explanation 10 the eiive
, .Aal, some time before, hts servant ha'
/ been drawn fui the army, but had piochie'
substitute TINS substitute had, /, ap
/ pelred, been shot ~ CATALONIA, and Fer
, nando was now called on by The autburluc
A TO replace hun. To this the General re
e Piled by pefemp,otily refusing 10 surreu
, der his servant; ~hereupon, tho poIIc
4 officer declared that he should be unle
a the dlsagreeable necessity Of ofdefn. 70
!. geus darnes 10 eater the the embassy b
= firce, aud extract Fernando 'FRONT.'. Tia
a General, who Is tall, dign'fIsd loohn
. person, had hts American blood heated b
n this observation. and replied that he woul
!. resist such an outrage aud dehed the PolIc'
# In fact, ne told them tina, they would pre-
n coed q, their peril. After this warn,u.
h the p,llce officer thought better Of 1t, All
- withdrew. The General Immediately n
!, tired TO his cabinet. aud penned a noie
In VI. P,dal. demanding instant apology at
To repara,lun lur the outrage committed
n. .ainst hin, refusing pctcap,of'ly to 81
10 render his servant, AMI threatening ia ca
q OF The nor. compliance Of the goyefumer
m thai he would strike his llIg, retire lro
u. Sp ia, and send the American sq1adt'
r. 10 The Mediterranean 10 BitcelOna, to a
e. an explanation.
u We shall no douh, hear more 10 rega
~ 10 this matter, by the next arrival.
N The New York Herald repeats and !
IN si.ts upon It's statement, that Gen. Sau
be ders had been instructed to open negn,'
m lions with SPAN for the pufchare of Cub
I'd and that he has actually sounded that Go
d. ernmeBt on the subject.