Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

cent ou.rsge Of the Peruvian government or
its acknowledged officers at the Chincha IS
lands, has aroused feeling Of resen,men,
wherever it has been made known, and our
government will promptly demand the most
ample repsralion for this insult TO our flag
and abuse Of our citizens. This serious
difficulty grew out Of the accidental killing
Of pelican with an oar, while four men be-
longing to the S. ship Defiance were
rowing from the shore to their ship. They
were put in irons on board the guard ship.
The mate wen, and offered 10 pay the fine
Of one dollar for the offence. hu, could not
procure their release. The Captain Of the
Defiance, who followed on the same errand,
was pushed back into his boat with a boy
onet, and escorted back to his ship. The
next morning twenty-five American captains
wen, to the guard ship to demend the release
Of the men. They were politely received, bu,
The commandan. arriving soon after, order
ed the sixty marines 10 charge, and the A.
merican shpmas,ers were pushed overheard
at the point Of the baynnet; some were
beaten with the butts Of muske.s and some
wounded with cu.lssses one boy John D.
Foster, of Sandwich, was sho, IN the thigh.
Afterwards when the Defiance got ready to
sail, Csp.. McCerren fred . parting salute
with his cannon, whereupon some of the
| anihor,ies boarded him. and made him paw
! S25 fine. McCerren told them they had
bel,er wait, as they would soon have the
opportunity 10 collec, another. This gave
~, noS,
boarded by two boats from the Peruvian
war steamer Rimic. One Of The PeruvIans
accidentally discharged his mu~ket. and WAS
Immediately shot by his lieutenant. For
this Capt. McCerren was arrested as the
murderer. wounded with sn axe, pitched To-
to The guard boat, beaten with muskets, and
pn, in irons on board The war steamer. The
Defiance was taken to Calico by one Of the
Peruvian naval officers. The commiiee OF
American shipmss,ers who wen, 10 Lima TO
represent the outrage In our minister, return
ed 10 Chncha on the 4lh Of September, win
new commandan,, and orders for the old
one TO be repair to Lima and be tried by cour,
martial. Meanwhile McCerren remains in
prison.-.4rgus.
Referring to the remarks that have been
made in papers upon the treatment Of Capt
McCerren, the National Imezigencer, of
Tuesday, says:
As the comments referred to appear TO be
based upon information Of an ex par,e char
ac.er, they may unduly prejudice public o.
pinion against the Peruvian Government
From information which we have ourselves
received, however, we are inclined to believe
lhs. it will ultimately appear ,hs. some oi
The crew Of the Defiance violated a regula-
ton at the Islands which has been long es.
.ablished, and ough, to have been known to
every person visiting them }; and tina, Cap,
Ce11sn. hqpsallf4 liner. ttI}se u1at obs rs
Our Information, however leads Us 10 enter.
tain no doubt that the commander Of The
Peruvian guard-ship at the Islands was arb
I'rary and harsh in his proceedings. Fo,
This he was justly removed from office by
The Peruvian Government, which will mr.
doubt make as ample repars,ion to the in,
Ijured parties and to the United States Gov.
eminent rs the latter would, had ci,lzens %
Peru been treated in a simllar manner By
one of our own officers.