Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-02-21
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abuse Of ladies, justly rebuked BY an finer
ican.-We find in the Washington Union
Of Wednesday, a series of official docu-
ment, called for BY the Senate, and by them
ordered to be printed, touching the rencon-
tire at Callao between E. w. Potter, Uni
ted States Consul at Valparaiso, and the
British Charge for Chill, Henry Stephen
Sullivan. The simple fact, Of the case
have heretofore been given but there are
many additional incidents in the subioined
extract Of a letter from Mr. Provost to the
Secretary of State, dated December 18th,
lS49, that will be read with interest.
LIMA, Dec. l3, lS49.
A recent unpleasant difficulty having
occurred in this city on Monday last, 10Th
instant, between Henry Stephen Sullivan,
the British Charge D'Affaires TO the court
of Santiago de Chill, and myself, it be-
comes my duty at once, and BY the earli-
est conveyance, to give you correct ac-
count Of it, before an incorrect statement
finds lis way into the public press.
On the arrival of the steamer at Callao
on Sunday last, repaired 10 this city, and
procured rooms at the French hotel for
myself and family. After seeing them
ffs;teby fs lsdrfa na wicked u out to
the hotel, l met with gentleman who ad-
vised me to hurry myself, informing me
at the same time that great indignity had
been offered my wife, in my absence, by
no less parsonage than Henry Stephen
Sullivan, the English charge to the govern
ment of Chill. On reaching the hotel, |
was informed by General Herrera, of Chi
Ii, Mrs Mickie, his daughter, and James
Whitehead, Esq, an English merchant Of
Valparaiso, that, shortly after had left
the hotel, the official in question arrived
with his family, and went TO my apart
ments, and, in the most rude and insolent
manner, ordered my wife to leave the
rooms which had been assigned to us in
person by the landlady, claiming them as
his by previous engagement.
Mrs p. appealed to him in the most
earnest manner to wait until my return,to
which he paid no earthly attention but
continued to inform her, in the most inso-
lent and supercilious manner, that the SER
want ofthe hotel would find other lodgings
for her. Alone with her child in her arms,
she fled to the room of General Herrera
for protection. Mrs Mickle (his daugh-
ter) discovering the distressed condition
of Mrs p, accompanied her to the rooms
which Sullivan had forcibly entered, and
besonght him to let Mrs Porter remain
until my return; but she found her appeals
also were equally unavailing. Mrs. Mic
kle then Immediately went ont and sought
the assistance of Mr. Whitehead, who
came at once to Mrs Potter's aid and re-
monstrated in the most energetic manner,
relative to the ungentlemanly course he
was pursuing, imploring him to desist un-
til my return, and then the right Of the
rooms could be satisfactorily ascertained,
His remonstrance was treated with equal
contempt. In addition to the unparcona-
be and unheard-o of brutality which marked
his course, he capped the climax Of his ar
rogance by calling the landlord to the door,
and remarked in French, "You must take
this woman out of here; she is nothing but
a common cook"
This remark was heard by General
Herrera, which he Immediately communi.
Gated to his daughter. By this time the
news Of the extraordinary conduct OF this
func,ionary had fired every one who heare
it with tho utmost indignation. / hasten
ed to his rooms, and was informed that he
was not in A short time after, ! called
again, and he was still not in. 1t being
now late in the evening" ! removed my
lodgings to hotel in the "Plaza." Th'
next morning l repaired at an early hou'
to hi. apartments, and called upon thi
man to accompany me to General HERE
ra's room, for the purpose Of explaining
his extraordinary conduct in the presence
ofthe general. He refused to do so, and
with the most deliberate assurance yo'
can imagine, he observed to me, sit is you
sir, who must apologize to me-" Findin,
that he was not disposed to make amend
for his base conduct, | resolved to SHOW
him that at home or abroad, an American
gentleman knows how to chastise the IN
science of blackguard, by giving him
Gaming in the presence Of about twent
persons, who had gathered around in tn
meantime, many Of them too, his ow1
coun,rymep, who, 10 a man, remarked
"you have given him what he richly dc
served"
John w. Bickel, Loco, Of Schny kill, ha