The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-05
Hnteresslnr from Linn.

A UssAa6 4haias Cpmsai FIeggiag Rdtlsk cAHge Amsfi1sn, NriiinE oa ths Isih JanaAIy says:
 Eh8 Wazbfnesen esfress.eadsnt of the Baltimore News h4e nst ssaebsd this city ef personal rss- eease whis tcok place ., Lsns, an the leth q the ssnt uo1afA, between your fellow citizen. Colonel xabfies " Potter, the newly appointed Casisai os he Uniisa Sistse ai Valparaiso, sbd the haa HsaFy Mgaphen galiivan nephew of Losd Paim~fston, and nsr nsitanae E rssy $ Chsrgs d'A A5siges nenr the nepamment af EhlG ihe parsieGlars Of which. as sesil d ean tearn, are f1itow: ca the 9th De- espber last t seens that Col Potter with bis family h<sng a s0uts tot valparaiso. stopped ai Lisnsit hetnR nseessaEy that the st~ameF shrud lie by sev esai dsya al CalIso. tn osd@r 10 take in supply of coal. Caioaei Potter cok Iodgings for himself and fssuilv at he FFeneh hoieL Alter having taken Ais rnosna tn the hntei ints which he shown by ihe saadlsdy in person. and. as he supposed, con- esstahly lodged his family during the stay oG the steamer sfCsllae, he walked out in company wish . comepxaen dn seysgs to take view Of Lima aRd its noveili~s and cuFiosities.
 Colonel Petps hal not long le his lodgings before ths HsmsFzti4 Henfy Stephen Su'lisaa, with hts fsmiiy. peppsA nt the hoie and deliberately walked up to the rooms which had been assigned t0 Colonel Potter and family, sud took foselbie possession af them and tusnsa Mrs. Potter and her issfsni child out qfAoess. Ms. Potter besought him. with tears in her eyes. 10 aWaii the return o her husband who woald only be absent fof few ,niauess, but il was al in vain. His British nobility teli hes that she wng only . common American cook, aud osdesed her cat with her child a her srms, directing servant 10 G.d other apartments tos her. General Herrera, who occupied Fooms near those taken by Colonel PsifeF, was appealed 10 5y Mrs. F., and ha and his daughter. Ms. Miekie, went with her tV the Charge. esd hrpoaght him to await the return Of Cot Potief bas this appeal was also without elect. Mrs. D.. was again ordered ous oetbe room, and as sIe lelt. ia teasss ihis accomplished faneoRssy and ehvairc Ksntleman taanted her with words of ,his sort:
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 Some time sfisf tiis brutal occur renee. Col Pot ter returned is the hotel, when he inio,nsi Of what had sfanspired. and soon as he souid hear the story he eaited upon MI. Sullivan. hO had gone out. Aiisr . short tins he called gain. but was again told that the genilsnan wxs not m Like true Aaeriean gcaiiessan. Col r. dseilhed to dss- turb the family oT tbs royal osndeF or m he least to take aayantage oi his absence, but we nm medl atsiy te hotel the Plaza and procured other iodg iags, Il heink theH nearly night. Early the next nsosning he agsiH repaired 10 the ot the Charge and Eoand bim this time sGt ASms." He requested him sesy politely to accompany him 10 the apart snsnis of Gen. 5rera. in order to have an exPlana ton of tie dtsgI acefu conduct to Safds Ms. F. on ths previous evening. Mr. Sullivan cvolly d+esined the reques', and told Col P. ina, it was he (ColP) wAo nius, make the apology to his iosdship. Upon this Col. Potter administered to him well mefI~d snd well applied ehassement, eaning him until they were both completely exhausted with the efoEt-l the one in the passive, the other in the active sense.
 This just TeiIibu.ion was witnessed by large number of gentleman. anoag whom were SC evefai EnRlishBen, and every body agreed that Potter wAs entirely in the right: II IS needless 10 add that as a the spread ihe city of Iims, there was universal burst of admiration of Poster's eoa duet on the one hand, and c. condemnation of SaI- ivan's on the oiaer. 1t Is hoped that an American eitizeHs at home abroad, not disposed 10 brook nnS insult esen from ~ho is of b.ood kin to his loriship. and high fuhciionaTy oi her British naj- esty, and he may also pro by this lesson and lea how 10 resent an-injury himself hereafter.