Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-25
Token OF Respect.

Resolved That tender thanks to Capt. Thomas H
ers for his polite attention and hospitality
curson to Charleston.
Resolved, That small token of our esteem and regard
we'present him with Superfne Coat
The Chairman having conveyed to Capt. Marshall
the views of the meeting it forthwith adjourned and
escorted him to Messrs. Hull & Knevals Merchant
Tailors who Immediately took his for of
their best F. j. PRENTISS, Chm.
VIM. G. HUNTER Secy.
From the Baltimore Sun.
NIarylander Observation-Disclosures of English Ar
rOgancc.
News has reached Washington of personal rem
contre which took place at Lima on the 10Th OF the
last month between our fellowcitizen, Col ZABDIEI
w. POTTER, the newly appointed Consul of the Uni
ted States at Valparaiso, and the Hon. HENRY STE
PHEN SULLIVAN, nephew of Lord PALMERsToN, and
Her Britannia MaieSty'S Charge d. AffareS the
the Government Of Chill A correspondent of the
American gives the particulars of the affair." from
which it appears that the steamer on which he was
aboard stopped few days at Lima to take in coal,
and Col POTTER proceeded with his family and took
lodgings at the French Hotel, and having secured
comfortable quarters left Mrs POTTER and her child
to take stroll through the city The letter contln-
.ues as follows:
tCol Potter had not long left his lodgings before
the Honorable HENRY STEPHEN SULLIVAN, with his
family, stopped at the hotel, and deliberately walked
up to the rooms which had been assigned to Colonel
POTTER and family, and took forcibe 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 ordered her
out with her child in her arms, directing a servant
to find other apartments for her. Gen. HERRERA,
who occupied rooms near those taken by Col POTTER,
was appealed to by Mrs. P, and he and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. MICKLE, went with her to the Charge and
besought him to await the return of Col. Porter
but this appeal also without effect. Mrs. F. was
again ordered out of the room and as she left in tears
this accomplished functionary and chivalrlc gentle
man tainted her with words of this sort Mama,
don't whip.me-rll be good next time-I will
:. Some time after this brutal occurrence, Col POT
TER returned to the hotel when he was informed of
what had transpired, and as soon as he could hear
the story he called upon Mr.. SULLIVAN who had gone
out After short time he called again, but was
again told that the gentleman not in. Like a
true American gentleman Col P declined to disturb
the family of this Royal offender, in the least to
take advantage of his absence, but went Immediate
lY to hotel in the Plaza and procured other lodg
1n6rnng oIrUit 10 Iv- IL rsl--e,n
and found him this time { at home He requested
him very politely to accompany him to the apart
ments of Gen. HERRERA, in order to have an expla-
nation of the disgraceful conduct towards Mrs PoT
on the previous evening. MIR. SULLIVAN coolly
declined the request and told Col p that 1t was he
(Col. P.) who must make the apology to His Lord
ship Upon this, Col. POTTER administered to hin
a well merited and we'll applied chastsement Gaming
him until they were both completely exhausted will
the effort one in the passive the other in tn
active sense.
g This just retribution was witnessed by a larg
number of gentlemen, among whom were severa
Englishmen land every body agreed that POTTER wa
entirely the right. 1t is needless to add that
soon the news spread over the city of Lima Their
was universal burst of admiration of PoTTER's cor
duct on the one hand and of condemnation of SUI
LIvAN's the other. 1t is hoped that this affai
will teach Lord PALMERsToNs nephew that an Anne
rican citizen, at home abroad, is not disposed
brook any insult even from one who is of blood XII
to his lordship and hig fnetionary of her BIRTHS
majesty, and he may also profit by this lesson an
learn how to resent an injury himself hereafter"