Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-18
Correspondence of the Baltimore American

WAsHiSoroN, JAN Is, 1850.
News has just reached this city of personal
which took place Lima tho 10th of the last month be-
your fellow citizen, Col Zabdiel w Potter the newly
appointed Consul of tho United States Valparaiso and the
Hon. Horny Stephen Sullivan, nephew OF Lord Pameston,
andhe Britannia Majesty Charge daaes the Govern
ment of Chill, the particulars of which, as well as can
learn follow: On tho 9th December Inst il
that Col Potter with his family, being route for Vaparai
stopped at Linn il being necessary that the steamer
should Lie by several days Calao in order To take in sup
ply Of coal Col Potter took lodgings for himself and ai
Fly the French hotel After having taken his in tn.
hotel into which he shown by the landady in person
and supposed comfortably lodged his family during the
stay of the Calao, he walked in company
with "compngnon du voyage 10 take view OF Lima and
| its novelties and curioses
Col Potter had long left his lodgings before the Hon
Henry Stenen Sullivan with his family stopped al the hotel
and deliberately walked up the which had been
hem and turned Mrs Potter and her infant child out Of
doors Mrs Potter bosoaght him with tears in her eyes TO
await the of her husband who would only be absent
for uw minutes but il a in vain. His British no
blity told her that she only American cook
and ordered her with her child in her arms directing
servant 10 find other apartments for her Gen Herrera, VINO
occupied those taken by Col Potter was ap
pealed by Mrs p and be and his daughter Mrs Mcke
with her the Charge and beRough him To await h
return of Col Potterbu this appeal nso was without e
fleet Mrs p again ordered OUT OF the room and as
she left in this accomplished funconary and chyalric
gentleman TAINTED her with words of This sor-"Slnna
don't whip me--Ilt he good next time-l will"
Some after this brutal occurrence Col Potter return
ed the hotel WHOM he informed Of what had transpred
and as he could hear the story he called upon Mr
\
su,n but was again told that the gentleman was not in
Like American gentleman Col p declined to disturb
the family of this Royal offender Or IN e least to take ad
vantage of his ABSENCE but went Immediately 10 hotel IN
the Plaza and procured other lodgings being then nearly
night Early the morning he again repaired to the
OF the Charge and found him this time "at home He re-
oucsted him very politely to accompany him the apart
mems Of Gen. Herrera, in order TO have explanation OF
he dsgace conduct towards Mrs Potter the previous
evening Mr. Sullivan cooy declined the request and told
Col p that was he Co. p) who must make the apology
TO his Iorshfp Upon this Col Potter administered him
well merited and we'll applied chassement Gaming him
until they weo both completely exhausted with the effort
the one in the passive the other in the active sense
The Just rerbulon witnessed by large number o
gentlemen, among whom several Engishncn, and
ry body agreed that Potter entirely in the right II i
needless add that the spread the city
of Lima hereswas universal burst Of admiration OF Pot
tes conduct the hand and of condemnation OF Sui
vans the other 1t is hoped that this affair will teach
Lord Pancrsons nephew that American CITIZEN al hor
abroad is not disposed to brook any insult even from OF
who is of blood kin his lordshp and high nrtionay
her British majesty and he may also profit by this lesson
learn how to resent IN injury himself hereafter.