Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-30
ARREST OF THE FRENCH CONSUL.
From The Alta Cnlil0rnin. |

HhhEHl Of HE FRENCH CONSUL.
From The Alta California
In execution OF the orlrr Of the District Court. Gr
Richardson. L. s. Marshal for this district follow ed
hya number "l polir" officers. wen; 10 a,r,s, tho
French Consul. under attachment When near
n mouse the officers stopped. and Gen. Rchn-0r,
WIN tw "nh"r'ilnars, entered ih" consulate and a'b
'd i''r the Consul ii France.
Mr. Dillon WIS M tlI, lime in conversation VIII:
Mr.. Santc- Marie, French Consul a; Acapulco. anG
the clerk VIII" opened the 'nr. not knowing who :h
visitors wrrc requested them Ia wait moment. Al
ter waiting about tw" minutes, Gen. Richardson. FOL
lowed by his two nncr officers rs"lulrv oprne, tho
| d o nf the rrivar" rn"m oi Mr.. Dillon wen; in
The Marshal said: II believe have hal the honor ~
being Introduced 1" ."u before. Mr. Dillon ssd:
81 ,lo NOT rrinrmImr What ,n won wishr 10 .sk:.
you before In" /. s. District Court. SHOW Ilc VOW
authority Gen. Richardson put His hand m tho
French trnsu!s shoulder and said: Il arrest you IN
the mlInc ol The United States. "lt~ all right, aad
Mr.. Dillon; ':hrr.. number "f groups Scs!.":'t
,rnlg gh Jackson street, and ;"r fear "i ditcui
~ would suggest thar You w"ud pass around
through! Mason and Pacific streets, and will follow
;uu, ana be- in tho C"I:t >n"n a y"nrr"!f. 80
Gen. Richardson answered: No. sir: ! will TAX.
Your body IN the Court dead or alive
Mr.. Dillon. in the lrc1,I.rr oi Mr. Ba,aari. his
sr'r''tnry nii Mr.. Drrbc', editor "i Eel" Ill" Pace
EY"r, said:
"t;rn,rmcn. rnl Won M witnesses tha, protect
snrlnny aenin. this hn,inrions violation III The laws
ni nations and The treaties which bind Franc" io tho
United State. an in my own name. and in The name
OF his Aln>v the Emperor al Oh" French. whom
represent here; and render your Marshal rrslansl
br, and the Government "i rlr n.rd State, SId
n!l tl!n-" who have nkrn part III tlls unjust act, AM
this Insult to the flag OF France
The party then started ~ The Court. fnl!Jwcb by tho
policemen. More than II ,honsand Frclrhmrn w"r'
rOc.rr! in great vriicni'n and they rushed forward
to prevent their Consul Ia bc thus taken OH.
Mr.. Dillon begged til" crowd {" stand hnrk, and 10
disprr--. IL" thanked them iur their -y:nnaly AMI
promised IA 10 his dntv I" The last. i" rnrtv than
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lated in the Law Report.
.lilcr the ease oi Consul Dillon had been d'-po,"d
of in the Court he returned {" his dwelling.
When Mr. Dillon started i,r the court h" had de-
tcrnincd to haul down his fag but fearful oi SOME
difficulty he directed that hIs lin. should br left flying
until he had got OF sight. However it still NJ,
when he returned. y @r"a mnny French wcrr in tf-
nrighborhood The Consul took down his !ac and
addressed the multitude. lr requested them Ia
main guui. lie assured them thai he had dome
thing except what he considered 10 be- his dur, aud
he needed M nid Such incident could r"' destroy
tho good understanding rAisting 10: ~ vpg between
the twu Governments. The .tGnrrraEs urr II mng
unanimous people, and will finally support the party
which has the right. Frhnr" has both the power and
the will to exact Justice Ia her diplomatic agents AZ
.hr alwnv, lla- done. The best thing, them inr tbs.
French, would BE- /" return homo a. though nothing:
had happened. and Il" rlur utmost Ia preserve good
feelings with their lIc'gtIb"rr the Ani,irnl!s.
Gen. Richnr'nn has furnished with differ
cnt version "i tn. manner "i the arrest which In
follows:
ION going up. he found the Consulate surrounded
by about 2LOD Frenchmcn who were evidently much
sSrte1 Asr SON" " % nf Gfp DOWN Ii ri tG S5kFWHfe' 5tk
cnunut hr responsible for the uct. Oimv colll;ryncn.
Gen. X. then said: 'l arrest You, Sir IN tnc name ct
the United States, aud YOU will 20 down with mc 'hH
front way, the WA entered
The French, coming uut. were lIr'larch lpf u
rescue, and made rush, hut were r'>iiaired by
the Consul.
Tho position Of Mr.. Dillon, il understand it
rightly. ir now aS follows
lie struck his flag the !lh for what lI' alleged
TO lie insults to France Those alleged insults were
No |. Command ina subp'nna TO appear ne wiincs-;
No. =. Command 10 bring piper forming portion
Of hs official archivc- No. s. Violation {" !'!- DOM
Gil bv the Marshal going in To arrest him under the a'-
tuciinent without AM express implied pcrnlssi"l
to enter Nu.l. The arrest under the attachment. Ai
of which he declares to br insults 10 s niI"i'' he
cause direct violation of the treaty lie declares 1T
NOT for him to decide wla satisfaction il proper, the
in. MIR having been rendered 10 s Government, which,
according TO nil diplomatic rule must settle the anir
The striking Of tho iag wns the declaration il"t an
insult had been given which could not be- passed wf
ont notice and thn he cannot hoist Ills f1ng uiiti! w
tLr opin;on of his Government, circumstances admt
of his doing ~. Strikin. the ug is not mrignn:inH
of the office, but suspension "f it, duties. Mr. l-
lo, n. Consul of Sardinia, authorized I" act Tor
France, attends the business o the French acii%
uulrr his commission from Sir!n!n ana us!l5 iHi;
seal Of ihr Sartlinian Consulate Whether u" P".'
t,ls O., Mr. Dillon be well taken, according n IN:
ton be due for mn Dilrncr given wnu. any ,h;en 10
Offend We doubt not the Government will Civ" Il.
since Judge Hoffman has decided the arr'.st 10 Eav;
been M improper one.
BREAKlNG Up Of WALKER'S rAkIi-CuN-
DlTlON OF SONORA.
DR. Thoma. Foster returned tn this rltv from Trip
10 lhe Colorado this week. From his "bservail"ir
we gather the following:
About the Ii i!s party of ten Dr twelve oi VA
kcr's men cnmc up the Sonora si'" "i the C"Io'ai'
l.l,, a lie, ma LsI mi .fu =
condition. The party gave no satisfactory 'HpaEa.
lion why they -cparaic'l from Nnik"r. il"y stated
that ubni,. Ten Ia prrv"r Walker crossed ;ltc riy'
some forty miles below the mouth "i The ''iia h.
means ni ralis and swimming. They d'srrib" ii"'
whole of the command IL being in most lna"lahi'.
anl destitute condition, wearing the -a'ir r!"ihin5
with which they went I" the country AMI tiir i ia Ia
tnrs and rags Walker himself IL no better "li fh"h
,hc resi- nnI Ius but boot and pee" 81 Il boot
4, ,Irir crossing they luri ~ az ~ stand "i arm.
The tu,lpa Ilinn- were here detected -""iHg SOM
of their si"rn rGtIl" AMI III ihr n!tH'i' upon i"'m
seven or eish, al ia" Indians w"f" kili"l.
,f,r ,hi, Walker rr-cru--rd :hr river q; the riI;''
rn;nt with only twenty five AMI -tailrd ac 100
Sun.o Tomas. with nothing I" -b-r; upon bm, Lr'i.
unon which they hal tor Il long time been living
They represent Walker having turned bach. ~
sheer drs cr.l:ion without III object "r il hc had o''
il wn. rnliccnc,l uni hcca- IL the only Thin i:
could do The party arrived at thr Fort IN "Ar'l.'
d,.stitutinm and ""r" kindly inr:I> he'd "h c"iiiE%
nud provi-ionf by Aln "r lirlnt%rlnnn nni D:. NJ
IA ins
sorrv l,,r having i'jI.',l the expedition. AMI arc "n
,bc;r vny Z, the settlements obtain employment.
They say if tcY gain nn h"n"si living they VII
uoi 90 soldering any more.
The Star Of the 18th, gvcs long account "i ',c
dcprc,a,ons committed upon the people hH Na'''cr
nud his band The annexed is from Mcs-rr. HON hs-i
Dc In Bnrra, who have snllrrcI imprisonment ah'
outrage at the han'lr Of the Expedi!lonsir
The latest intelligence" tr"m Walker, -Ial"= thS, !,
il It'll in the rallcy of In Trinidad, about .s''"
l,urucs from the mouth 0i The Colorado y Spns
inrl who arrived III San Diego a- week. 5th':i tis
walker had prizcd upon about .C' -hco, Gd rh"' ra
owner Mr.. Dcnni- because he refused {" '" '''''
up voluntarily. Mr. Dennis had partner ID -" l.
ahci anil one in Sn,'lttnn. ,r.
Don Lose E.,,inn.u "a wealthy o.nti"mnm I" !-a.''o
Domingo was luicn prisoner, and ihr't i'"'i7 w.
given him Ia decide Lciwecn death ai me "'''''
Of ransom ~ Sl2,GlO.
There orr nov; in Sun Diego ard vr!nity s"ihc one
hundred aou!l who have He'd from Their MONIES 10 e'
cn,e tlc itra.rs OF the hIndlt-. Many OF 'hcnl ~!
rived ON foot aud destitute, nmt the czc'n o pan
Dirrn have. ra;-ed hv subscriptions, funds Tor ;ies'
relief Mnry more oi The n!I'tIIthnl" ""u'i i'a'
al tu, lhc distance and loss OF their property pre-
| vented them.
Dan l.naciu Arcc, nn old sol,linr I'll Spn, and h!-
brother Don Santiago .,ce, wealthy nlen robbed
of nil their property. Don gnacio, - years old Wa
forced after orns his property TO ac: ~ raqnero i
Walker. over his own cattle. He hn family Of n
teen children, which ID left in very destitute con,!i
,ion Don Santiago was placed shepherd over t'''
sheep stolen from the murdered Drnnis.
In the Church of Sunto Tomas were Deposited Sc
vcral trunRa containing the plate, cuncicS'!'ks p'n!
necklaces, and yahualrs of several OF ti't ia ny!
sions Of the Northern portion Of lower California.
amounting TO many thousand ,lollars These yhleS
bles were stolen an,i carried away by Walker. ne
ure some of the ourages which the people OF tha:
country hnve suffered at the hands Of M GSsa,"Gr =,
Tho property destroyed by Walker IA estimated 4!
more ,han million OF dollars. Aud by h:a Licences
and and example, @ the Indians, who before were peaceful
have become nggrcssors, and their dep:ed!'i2ns wa;
cleaning out what little WIS left By HIM. y IL no,
supposed that Walker hns Appropriated 10 ms %"