The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-05-04

large proportion of the gold seekers, regret
TO say, will never have their anticipations re-
allied, but POGO tempo will be in the sad predi-
cament oi certain philosopher and gram
marian, "Splinters," who returned from the
mines, the day previous to the sailing OF the
late steamers. He came with vsage az
long and gloomy as the shadow of tomb.
stone at sunset. He had seen the enormous
lions rugged with tail fore and aft, common.
ly called the Elephant" After purchasing
steerege ticket, he was overheard exercis-
ing his grammar, thus: "Positive Mine;
Comparative Miner; Superlatve MINIS"
But "Splinters," like many others upon this
terrestrial mound, was too lazy to dig, too
proud to leg, and to honest too steal, and has
probably gone home to keep "school."
FRIDAY, March 3lst.
As circumstances of no ordinary chnrac.
ter has transpred in this city to-day, which
has created quite an excitemen Mt among all
classes, | hasten to give you the substance
of the matter in as condensed form as pos
sible:
AT half past one o'clock the U. S. Marshal
proceeded to Tie consular residence of Mr..
Louis Del Vale, consul for the republic oil
Mexico at this port, and arrested that gentle
man for violation of the laws of the United
States, by enlisiing men within the territory
Of the United States, into the service of a
foreign government. The offence with
which the Mexican consul is charged, is pun.
ishable under the second section of the &C,
of Congress OF the goth April, 1918, which
reads:
"If any person shall, within the territory
or jurisdiction OF the United States, enlist OF
enter himself, or hire or retain another per.
son to enlist or enter himself, or TO 90 be.
You'd TIE limits or jurisdiction of the United
States with intent TO be enlisted or entered
in the service of any foreign prince, State
colony, district or people rs a soldier, or as
marine or seaman on board Of any vessel oil
war, letter of marque or privateer, every per.
son so offending shall be deemed guilty of a
high misdemeanOr, and shall be fined not ex.
ceeding 81 900. and imprisoned no, exceed.
ing three years."
1t is charged against the consul that in ODE.
dience to certain instructions, purporting to
have come from the government of Mexico
he has engaged in enlisiing in this port a
baLd of 5000 men, who were to proceed TO
Guaymas, there to be enrolled into the Mex
lean army. The advance of this force was
TO have sailed on board the British ship Chal.
lenge. The ship, however, was detained by
order Of the Collector of the port, for a vio-
lation of the revenue laws Of the United
States. 1t is said there is abundant proof OF
the enlistment Of these men as soldiers, and
of the issuing of commissions to officers.
A rather questionably shaped ADVERTISE
mont appeared in our morning papers some
two weeks since, with the apton "Free pas
sage to Guaymos." Ii stated that the Mex
lean consul was author zed to ship 1000 able
bodied French, Germans, BE gians, &C., free
Of pa,sage money, and that donations OF land
would be given to all who would settle in
that department. Americans were exempt
cd. The matter now appears in its true light.
Catch Uncle Samive asleep, and you "catch
weasel" Adios! CT. G.