The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-23
Correspondence of the Baltimore American
M Iannaru l2SO

WASHINGTON, January Is, 1850.
News has lust reached this city of personal rem
contre which took place at Lima, the 10th of the
last month between your fellow-citzen Col. Zabdiel
w. Potter, the newly appointed Consul OF the United
States at Valparaiso, and the Hon. Henry Stephen
Sullivan, nephew of Lord Palmerston, and her Bri-
ment of Chill, the particulars of which we'll as
can learn, follows: On the 9th December last
it seems that Col. Potter with his family, being en-
route for Valparaiso stopped at Lima; it being nec
essary that the steamer should lie by several days
Callao in order to take in supply Of coal. Colo1el
French hotel. After having taken his rooms in the
hotel, into which he was shown by the landlady in
person, and as he supposed comfortably lodged his
family during the stay of the steamer at Caao, he
walked out in company with \" compagnon du voy-
age" to take view Of Lima and its novelties and
curiosities.
Col. Potter had not long left his lodgings before the
Hon. Henry Stephen Sullivan with his family stop
ped at the hotel and deliberately walked up to the
rooms which had been assigned. to Col. Potter and
family, and took forcibe possession of them, and
turned Mrs. Potter and her infant child of DOORS
Mrs. Potter besought him with tears in her eyes to
await the return of her husband, who would only be
absent for few minutes, but it wasal in vain. His
British nobility told her that she was only common
American cook, and ordered her out with her child in
her arms, directing servant to find other apartments
for her. Gen. Herrera, who occupied rooms near
those taken by Col. Potter, appealed to by Mrs.
p, and he and his daughter, Mrs. Micke, went with
her to the Charge and besought him to await the
turn Of Col. Potter-but this appeal was also with
out effect. Mrs. Potter was again ordered out of the
room, and as left in tears this accomplished unc-
tonary and chivalric gentleman taunted her with
words of this Sort" Mama, don't whip NELL be
good next time-I WILL
Some time after this brutal occurrence, COL Potter
returned 10 the hotel, when he informed of what
had transpired. and he could hear the
story, he called upon Mr.. Sullivan, who had gone
out. After short time he called again, but was
again told that the gentleman was not in. Like a
true American gentleman, Col. P. declined to disturb
the family of this Royal offender, in the least to
take advantage of his absence, but went Immediately
to hotel in the Plaza and procured other lodgings,
it being then nearly night. Early in the next
ing he again repaired to the Of the Charge and
found him this time sat home" He requested him
very politely to accompany him the apartments of
Gen. Herrera in order to have explanation of the
dsgracefal conduct towards Mrs. Potter the pre-
vious evening" Mr.. Sullivan cooy declined the re-
quest, and told COL p. that it he (Col. P.) who
must make the apology to his Lordship. Upon this,
Col. Potter administered to him we'll merited and
well applied chastisement, Gaming him until they
were both completely exhausted with the effort-the
one in the passive the other in the active sense.
The just retributon was witnessed by large num-
Der of gentlemen, among whom were several English
and every body agreed that Potter was entirely
in the right 1t is needless add that the
| news spread over the city of Lima there uni
versa burst of admiration of Potters conduct the
one hand and of condemnation of Sullivan's on the
other. 1t is hoped that this affair will teach Lord
Palmerston's nephew that an American citizen, at
home abroad, is not disposed to brook any insult
even from one who is of blood kin to his lordship
and high functionary Of her British majesty, and
he may also profit by this lesson and learn how to
resent an injury himself hereafter.