The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-14
GREAT nxorTRitnNr IN pANAMA-

Different CoRsuis Residing in PanGma-
Protess Of he British. FreRcA, Ckihaa and
United States CORsHis.
We take the following interesting in.
telligenc from the Panama Star:
A robbery having been committed in
the printing office Of the Panama Echo:
on Sunday, the 18th May, aud trunk.
Belonging TO Mr.. VIM. Need, the editor
of that paper; containing some six or
eight hundred dollars in money Salua1
5les. taken therefroh. suspicion, froifi
variety Of circumstances, fastened upod
colofbd boy. named AiteltiO Garden:
mas, of st, Johns, NcatagHd; Who had
been employed about the of6cs:
Alter being chatged with theft, hs Ia:
city admitted II, and promised to returI
the trunk 10 the office; but fGiiiRg to do
so, he was confined in room with Mr.!
Morel. the propfetot Of the Echo. for
near day, when towards evening he
said if any person would 60 with him, he
would show them where the trunk was,
protesting this time, however; that no did
mol take it, but that boy who Was with
him did
Mr.. Need and Mr.. o. NJ. Vintof ac-
companied the BOY outside the walls Of
the place where he said the trunk was
hid. The natives of the suburbs NerS
informed by the boy that the Americans
were taking him out to hang him, and
forthwith they rushed to the rescue with
rocks, clubs and knives, and seizing the
boy soon put his keepers to fight.
On the subsequent day these facts
we're made known to the Governor, by
the Natives on the one side, and Mr..
Need and friend on the other. Short
: ly after wards the boy was arrested by
Mr.. g. w. Morris and few others, to
whom he again confessed that he took
the trunk, and would show them where
it might be found.
=. He was taken to the printing office,
= crowd of his suburban allies following
> closely after, who, on their arrival there;
commenced furious assault Oh the win
u dows and inmates, with rocks, clubs,
knives, etc.
The fracas lasted some fifteen or twen-
ty minutes. during which a quiet and
. peaceable citizen; rom New York Mr..
VIM A. Sempler, was pierced by knife,
;, ), aud stabbed in several places, causing
i his almost instant death.
= :, I he bleeding corpse, carried through
, the streets, excited the sympathy aud an
. ger of every American who beheld it.
: Upon learning that Mr.. Sempler had
been killed. Mr.. Corwin, United States
. Consul, Immediately sought out the Gov.
ernof, and demanded that The native who
u had cnmmitted the murder be arrested.
The Governor promised to use his ut.
- most endeavors TO have him brought to
" justice.
. Knots and crowds Of each nation con-
y eregated, few of whom armed them
= selves for the conflict. The scene in The
. streets beggared desert ption. All was
70 excitement, CONSERVATION aud alarm.
;" The Americans, most of whom were
: unarmed, saw from 500 to 900 demi-
. savages rushing on for slaughter, while
The one drove back the other; but the
10 greater the disturbance, the q eater the
N native force assembled.
y At dusk or twilight the American Con-
S, sui. who had been busy and active from
b. the first to the end, in company with the
re- Vice Governor, addressed the multitude
y from the Cathe dra steps on the Plaza.
'e He was loudly applauted and well
Df received. and the Governor respon-
n. ded through an interpreter, giving his
n assurance of hearty cooperation in pre-
e. serving order.
Id We have no: ascertained the number
I'd woundedj report says some six or sever
- were killed, but as the emigrants shot at
c. long distances. and, under much excite
ly ment, the effect was uncertain,
$, The funeral obsequies of Mr.. Sempler
lie were performed on Sunday morning.
ne His remains were escorted by large
le concourse Of his countrymen.
ID At an early hour on Sunday morning,
p the body of Mr. John Everelte, of Cay
I'd uga county, N. Y, was discovered near
ne the city walls horribly murilated, and
,e his pockets completely rAed Of their
ly contents.
,e In the afternoon, the remains of Mr..
,h Everett were conducted TO the tomb,
IF the procession being headed by his Ex-
- celency the Acting Governor, and Col,
lie R. w. James, of New Orleans, acting
in behalf of the American Consul.
The first evening of the excitement, a
10 volunteer patrol, Of 40 men was organ
ut lied by j, Med. Ross. Of Mobile, which
e. in 80 minutes drill were ready for any
no emergency.
'r. The Governor. being sent for to OBJ
ay tain his concurrence, advised them to
OF disperse, as more conducive to safety,
re which was adopted.
%, The boy. we learn, has been arrested
,g by the authorities of the place, and is
n, now confined in Jail, and everything is
Id quiet, and peace restored.
#. Subsequently the foreign consuls IN
II Panama. for England, France, Chill. and
d, the United States, met and forwarded a
ny protest to the Governor, and called upon
I'd all the citizens of their respective ma
as tons, to enrol and arm and be present at
their consulates whenever peace is me.
naced.
W The United States Consul advises ali
S. Americans to cross the Isthmus armed.
u Tue CUBAN ExPEDITIoN-.St Steamer
- Creolc.-The New York Tribune learns
=. from Mr.. Bonner, a passenger from Key