The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24
The Flores Expedition Against EucadOr.

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Correspondence Between the Charge a. Anaires
or New Granada and the Hon. Edward
Everett, late Secretary W State.
We have files Of Panama papers 10 the llh OF juno In
the Panameno Of the sth we find the publication Of
which took place beta Senior Parsde
Charge here of the Republic Of New Granada, and The
late Secretary Of State relative to the preparations o
General Flores to invade the Ecuadorian territory. We
translate II as follows
LEGATION oy New GRANADA.
NEW YORK Jan. 90 1858.
The undersigned Charge of Affsirs of New Granada,
feels it his duty to call the attention of His Exsseucv
Mr. Everett Secretary of State of the United States to
fact which unfortunately true would His Excel
ler not little moraHeation.
The undersigned has read with much surprise the NEW
York HERALD Of the 14th nst No. 735, the ststem,ut
that the Ex General Juan Jose Flores ucy and rightly
qualified pirate by the governments Of New Granada
and Ecuador, again endesroring ras another OK
petition against the latter republic adding that such ex
pediton would be composed only of Americans enlisted
in California, and that many Of them werc enrolled In
he ranks OF that unquet advensurer and enemy tho
public tranquility and to Americ-who according to tho
anne information had two steamships for the pedtion
But the alarm which the undersigned rst felt from
he news vanished considering the improbabuity
of the fact and 1t Is only todsy that weight has
been given to that publication by the correspondence
which the undersigned has just received the charge
New Granada to the government of Ecuador in which
he referring to Official notes received from
nearly the same more ess published by tho prsss
Notwithstanding all ths the unaersgned refused %
tronized by citizens OF anation which daily receives the
most unequivoca proof Of friendship respect aud sym
pahy, The part of Ecuador and New Gra NADIA And
he msbes this only az compelled bv the
circumstances indicated and by the duty which, in con-
sequence devolves on him. It is true that IL the rash
has scandazed the American contract in 1852 with the
knowledge of many civilized governments and even with
the aid OF some OF them 1t L. ange that he would
VI derake piracy for the third time audaco a,ly violating
the law Of nations, and the respect due to them Ia
suing the pubic morality and American doctrines. Au
this easily conceived but 1t is not easy conceive
that this third enerprlze formed and organized With
men and resources procured fro the United Satss a
ess that the enlightened of this great
tion-the cradle Of American hbertyfais to take-the
most efficient measures to Illustrate the of
the crime.
The undersigned therefore, aatters himself with the
hope that Mr. Everett Will to excuse tie pre
cedipg ssinuaton issue AZ NAV appear to his Rx
ceency reasonable convenient such orders as NAV
coLdnce to tanquze the governments Of New Granada
and Ecuador.
or having no representation in matter within the
line of his charge, and therefore Mr. Kv@s will oxcusS
Certainly it is stated that the expedition alluded
To is directed also against New Granada this might
place in doubt the right or personality Of the undersigned
IN the matter III question. But such doubt will dis
peied on considering that New Granada bsen par-
cnlsry in the last edition. of the principal objects
to which travelled and as 10 which the Of
the undersigned has abundant proof On the other side
New Granada compromised by Of public treaties
TO assist Ecuador with her troops and re.ourcsa
in the event Of an invasion of the kind indicstsG
and the sacrifices not for what she hsc
had to make in the fulflmeut of her ob0.t,ons And
those which she ever making unosr
tainy in which she has remained the recent events
OF Guaysqail The undersigned would to add to
the foregoing reasons other consde which
would not be perhaps out OF pce-such as that OF The
intimate union and existing bstween three
which, for the interests of their better
are mainaiDed IN forming different nationaitiee.
ahoueh IN other respects tue same ties rne
.abe bones which held them united when theic blood
fuwo ard comCingled in the fields Of honor iu dsencs
OF Their liberty aud of rbe mprescrpbls rights ~hich
they proclaimed and knew hos to sustsiu, and which
Dakes it the dpty only the citixens. of South
America but of all Americans oppose without vaciia
ton the most decided exertons against the sbsoIute
propaganda which thIesteos that part of the con.
tDsDt and OF which propaganda cx.Geoeial Jusn
.o,e Flores has been doubtless one Of, tha. asest.
But the undersigned will lot pretend strengthen tho
reflections ~hch might be addaced these and other
pobt as well because they might be foreign to prin
this note as because in seeking to explain aud
prove their exactiiude he might be offending the talents
and penetration OF Mr. Ev, rett.
The undersigned therefore. concludes BY asking his
ExceleDcy to degn to give reception to this
communication and at the same time he avAas himself
Of the opportunity to reerate to his Exceeocy the pro-
,etaons of respect with which has honor TO sub
scribe himself his most ob,eguious servant
VlCrORlAN0 DE ID. PAREDES
To his Exceency Mr. EDWARD EvERE1r Secretary OF state
Of the United States
To this note Mr.. Everett replied as follows
The uudesg ed Secretary OF State of the United States
has bad the to che note of Mr.. Parede
Charge d. Aaires Of Ne~ Granada that he
had seen in n recent Journal OF New York statement
in ~hch 1T was sad tnat Gen. Don Juan jose Flores
engaged III organizing another expedition against the
puhhc OF Ecuador which to be Of persons
enlisted ip California.
Mr. Par edes Is not in error in supposlpg that IL the
statement should prove true, is would much pain
to the undersigned because he has a living desire that
Dot only the republic OF Ecuador bur also its immediate
ptiRhbots, should be- free we from invasions from
abroad as from internal tumut The regret of the
der ned would be much increased If IL occurred that
any citizens of the United Staes, Of
supposed hostile expedition If they had 1t feot in
California any other part of the United States they
would be- according TO law, subject to punishment
The attention of the United States officials that cpax-
ter bas been recently duected TO-
wards the faithful execution Of these laws to be
hoped that any expedition such that which Mr. Pa
redes complains Of should have been undertaken within
their jursdic on II will have been frustrated by their
vgilar ce Notwithstanding this, he has transmitted
copy OF Mr.. Paredes' TO those authorities with
special instructions the subject
The ogies contained in that note the directo
of the un0er gned would have been entirely
If they wers ecessary AZ 1t is the undersigned knows
wei the intimate relations bet~eea New Granada and
Ecuador to which Mr. Paredes refers There also exist
relations OF delicate and important character between
the United states aud the latter republic. The under
sered while he hopes that nothing may capable Of
altering these relations of making them disagreeabe
TO either OF the two countries takes this
Offering TO Senior Paedes the reiterated a
high cons Dsderaton. EDWARD EVERETT
10 Senior Don vICroRIANo PARKDEs, &c.