The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-25
VOLUME II.-NUMBER $50.

A MARYLANDER ABROAD Punishment Of
English Arroga,sce--Rews has reached Wash
ington Of personal Teneontre which took place at
Lima, on the 10th of last month, between our fellow
citizen, Col ZabdIel w. Peter, the newly appoint
ed Consul Of the United States at Valparaiso, and
Henry Stephen Sullivan, nephew of Lord Pal
merston, and Her Britannie Msiestys Charge
d'Affaires near the Government Of ChiH.- A cor
respondent Of the Baltimore American gives the
particulars of the affair." from which 1t appears that
the steamer on which he was aboard stopped few
days at Lima to take in coal, and Col Potter pro-
ceeded with his family and took lodgings at the
French Hotel and having secured comfortable
quarters, left Mrs. Potter with her child 10 take
stroll through the city. The letter continues as
follows:
Col Potter had not long left his lodgings before
the Honorobte Henry Stephen Sullivan with his
family stopped at the hotel and deliberately walked
up to the rooms which had been assigned to Col.
Potter and family and took forcible possession OF
them, and turned Mrs. Potter and her infant child
out 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
was all in vain. His British nobility told her that
| she was only common American cook, and or
dered her out, with her child in her arms directing
| servant to find other apartments for her. Gen.
| Herrera, WHO occupied roOiIS near bhOse tdken Dy
| Col. Potter, was appealed to by Mrs. F., and he
| and his daughter, Mrs. Mickle. went with her to
| the Charge and besought him to await the return
Of Col. Poter--but this appeal also without ef-
| feet. Mrs. Z. again ordered out Of the room,
and she left in tears, this accomplished func-
tionary and chivalric gentleman taunted her with
words of this sort" Mama, don't whip me-F I'll be
| good next time-l will"
Some time after this brutal occurrence, Col. Pot
| ter returned to the hote when he was informed o
| what had transpired and as soon he could heal
the story he called on Mr.. Sullivan, who had gone
| out. After short time he called again, but wa,
| again told that the gentleman not in. Like
true American gentleman, Col. p. declined TO dis
turb the family Of this Royal offender in the leas
i to take advantage OF his absence but went Imme
diately to a hotel in the Plaza and procured othe
lodgings, it being then nearly night. Early th'
next morning he again repaired to the room oil th
Charge and found him this time " al home" HI
requested him very politely to accompany him t
the apartments of Gen. Herrera, in order to hay
an explanation OF the disgFaeeful conduct toward
Mrs. Potter on the previous evening. Mr.. Sull
| van coolly declined the request, and told Col.
that it was he Col P) who must make the apo
ogy to His Lordship. Upon this Col Potter az
! mnstered to him well merited and well apple
chastisement, Gaming him until they were both con
petely exhausted with the eiiort-the one in til
passive, the other in the active sense.
This just retribution witnessed by a larg
number OF gentlemen, among whom were sever
Englishmen, and every body agreed that Potter wa
entirely in the right. 1t is needless to add that
soon as the news spread over the city of Lin
there was universal burst of admiration of Po
ters conduct on the one hand, and OF condemnatle
OF Sulliyans on the other. IL is hoped that III
: affair will teach Lord Palmerstons nephew tn
American citizen, at home abroad, is not dI
2 posed TO brook any Insult even from one who is
h blood kin to his lordship and a high functionary
her British majesty, and he may also profit BY tn
y lesson and learn how TO resent an injury himst
| hereafter.