The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01


to the New Orleans Delta, from which it
appears that Col. Weller has his eye on
an election to the United States Sch.
ate:
THE Boundary Commissldh remains
in stdta quo. Col. Fremont has not yet ar,
rived, being busly engaged in the more
densely populated districts in election
eering for the U. S. Senate. Col. Wei.
ler leaves on the steamer now hodrly ex.
pected, for San Francisco, probably on a
similar mission. He will be accompa.
MED by some ten or twelve members of
the Commission, who have obtained leave
OF absehce. .,...a,. ... ....
II am happy to inform you that Col.
Weller has almost entirely tecotered
from his wound"
PUNISHMENT OF ENGusH ARRoGANtE.-
News has reached Washington of a per.
sonal rencontre which took place at Lima,
on the 10th of the last month, between
our fellow citizen, Col. Zabdiel w. Pot.
ter, the newly appointed Consul of the
United States at Valparaiso, aud The Hon.
Henry Stephen Sullivan, nephew of Lord
P Palmerston, and Her Britannia Maiesty's
Charge d'affaires near the Government
of Chill. A correspondent of the Amer
ican gives the particulars of the affair."
from which it appears that the steamer
on which he was aboard stopped a tew
days at Lima to take in coal, and Col.
Potter proceeded with his family aud
took lodgings at the French Hotel, and
having secured comfortable quarters, left
Mrs. Potter aud her child to take stroll
through the city. The letter continues
as Follows: r,.f,-# #}.....r...- .... ..-
.w"Col. Pottef had not long left his lodg.
ings before the Honorable Henry Stephen
SGIlitaH Will Ills family stopped at the
hoteI.and deliberately walked up to the
rooms which had betii assigned to Col
Potter and family, abd took forcible pos.
session of lheH. and turned Mrs, Potter
and berinfant child out of dojrs. Mrs.
Potter besought him with tears IN her
eyes to await the return IF her husband,
who would only be absent fe@ minutes,
but it was all in vain, His British nobii.
ty told her she was only common Amer.
can cook, and ordered her out with her
child in her arms, directing d servant Ia
find other apartments for her, Getiera'
Herrera, who occupied rooms near those
taken by Col. Potter, was applied to by
Mrs. Potter, and he and his daughter
Mrs. Mickle, went with her to the Charge
and besought him to await the return o
Col. Potter-but this appeal was also
without effect. Mrs. Potter was again
ordered out of the room. and as she left
in tears this accomplished gentleman
tainted 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 to The hotel, wher
t he was informed Of what had tialispired
} and as soon as he could hear the story he
called upon Mr.. Sullivan, who had gone
l out. After short time he called again
but was again told the gentleman wa
not in. Like a true American gentle
man Col P. declined to disturb the fam
lily of his Royal offender or in the leas
to take advantage of his absence, bu
went Immediately to hotel in the PIazi
and procured other lodgings. it being
then nearly night. Early the next morn
ing he again repaired to the room of tb'
Charge and found him this time at home.
He requested him very politely to ac
company him to the apartment of Gen
Herrera, in order to have an explanation
of the disgraceful conduct towards Mrs
Potter on the previous evening. MI
= Sullivan cody deCliHed the REQUEST, and
! told Col. P. that it was he (Col P,) VIII
mast make the apology to His Lordshir
. Upon this Col. Potter administered l.
:, him we'll uierited and we'll applied chas
tisement, Gaming him until they wer
both completely exhausted with the eI
fort--the one in the passive, the other i
the active sense. r H,rM
: This Just retribuiion was witnesse
st by large number of gentlemen, anon
't whom were several Englishmen, and e'
l. cry body agreed that Potter was entirel
5. in the right. 1t is needless to add ,h
'f as soon as the news spread over the eli
" of Lima there was universal burst
D. admiration Of Potter's conduct on Ii
m one hand and Of condemnation of Su
g livan's on the other. IL is hoped III
this affair will teach Lord Palmerston
mel phew that an American citizen,
~ lrome or abroadI is not disposed to brot
3 any insult even from the one who is
;" blood kin to his Lordship and hig
10 functfoHary of her British majesty, al
he may also profit by this lesson an
r learn how To resent an injury hin1Se
n hereafter" sf' f Gg
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