Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-04
M. FHb,aS m w. Nrcg.

On san Juan lJiI Nuft', july H., I''''
Sir: Nv Ia. dispatch of 10Th utmr. advised y"m
"f the detention "i III" rach in.c l'; hy Mr. Bog
land at Point ArcnnS Tor an additional hninnnin.
This w.l- done with the unacrS!u1dns wh Mr. S"p::.
agent at the Transit Company, that II The United
states government did n" recognise The sry oI
this measure the expenses Thereof would hr paid Ls
the Irnnsit Company. The hali-m"nh cAprr'I om
the Ind inst. but n the New York steamship td NOT
arrive in hnrh"r Um,l III" :rl, the mrn wrs" Hot
,bamdcd until that dry. and r'criN IA ,,itl'Iu"m
pny i,,r one day extra. Lav,. !hr honor T."
know ledge the receipt Oi your '!r>lGi!I oi M uIiGm"
per CnnrInani'r limilinS. al III" ln:icd States ship
Cya". VIII" arrived III our harh"r q" iA' iIiti 'H';.
Ia reply, have to say tlIa in accordance " iii my
instructions, contained III y"ur dc,i'aioh"i ;li' "l ri
| notified the late ''ac:lH. authorities and ia" lt"g'"
Of the TOWN." HAT the tmlcd Stai'S government
would require oi them r'lara,on Tor III" wrong. hey
had committed towards "lIr rrIH,nS. Herewith L.
Transmitted II copy ot my letter marked ~ :"-
ccivru 10 official rrplY-ihr town beng without pa.
liticul organization. The information w!ch reached
INC through private sources, !o In" ci!rC: that the
pculr q. ti. town were .u!Y determined io I!ahc uu
pccuuiarv redress either t" the Transit Company
o .hr government al til" nit"d State. tor any "h
noNiou, uctst they might lav" committed. lm:ur mat
ter ul The personal assault upon 1r minister, Mr. Boz
land, thcy especially insulting in i:"r 'marhs
and regretted, To lls" their own lam.ua.,. that they
had no, kept him prisoner Il, San .lWam aud mad.
him rI>wcrai,c for IN" act alleged 10 lav" been com
mlttrdby Captain Smith, "f'IramSit Company steam
"Ruath.'
arms and ammunition aud this ,x:rlor,lr.rrv -in Of
things continued until the people w'r" driven from ti,r
uIu,, by lc decisive mrnsrlrr, of Commander lInl
lins.
Immediately upon the arriv; at Commander liul.
lins received from him Il letter, Il copy of which |
herewith transmit, marked "B,' asking for imiornh
ton the existing state oi affair II; san Juan.
In the personal interview which followed It va, dc
..d rs yur,irut In r,ury the demand already made
and in such manner rs 10 impress the pcoulr "f the
,,vn ith IN. idcu th, sa;istncou for their pa: IN,
;s ,,, nyue ,nvur,. Arrriro,, ,i, ;,,, ,,,,.i ami
I'LL Ln h,J Thrr.urn, I nrnrc.IrL =, ,,r. f.,
pnmt ,rnos :, ,,r,.c wi,L Mr. scott. on.ul uf ,I,.
r.a.;, Cn,m,,rv -. f., ,I su,,, ~ r,,., rrn,,r +,
M I,m,uJ. t,,: Tho I.,,.,.s n,L ,iom,,,s Suffered l
m w. "cliinn,nu "' tn' az" I,.
AZ ij H.. S,,t du.rrJ u,,. ,I,,; L,. ,,,,Ib ,u,,
s ., '.,nt , loss ,r,nurt tl,nu .i>,..r ,hnII.,,,
i,Ii,r" and tnir,Lrr viii Mr. lIut.hc,.uu ,irrl al
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llips n. nrnner and iu., in The Iuittcr a., the .u,
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I I''.n " 10 W. Wv II Iii I., ,,,.;,' ,L,, 80 .i, pri,iL
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war war Sch",'' w., ~; ;' t'' G, ii t'''i
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Nv. i ,in. ,m If .urL was no: afforded a; l.
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nus,;run,,. uort, Of ihr l,yy wrr,. tL,y ~, re I,i.
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o ,L. ,tirronn ot ,l,. nh in, C,,pmDu,l,r IIl.
lin. I,mI,I II ,,r:y al marine. and s.:,Iu.r und,.,
,,,,,r,I az ;,.r, p.lcriu, far ,irc r,,rn, n r..
,,in,, ,I, urms md ammunition from tl ,aii,,i.-
h,., ,l,;cI, ,,us duly rfrr.d
r,,,r.i tn have ,o -ay that tie proclamation or
,n,nnuud- IInllins produced mo effect upon ic p.r.
nj. ,f ,Lr ,rw, Nj, one .; lis inhabitants pnih ip
h;, ,I ,.ur,,.v ,f - v,j, md no word Of rlplan,.
;n, NJ the I'ui;rJ STATES Government: wa, oi wagdi
,;fLcrtn Commander Inns or .nvs"i. except 4 brio
nr,,rst from jams Grld,s E,i. acting yIrc.cou.ui
If her Brinnnir Majesty nj Gr,.y Town, "Mos,i,p.
will here mention. however, tia: the rcca7ipn 90!
the Outrage committed by the town presented IN ny
despatch ui the 18th -" May, protest from the h"
oi \. de- Barwr u ~. French merchants. ng&m
tl,, ,uthnitics wGN duly deposited III the arch'"r
uucni Outrage upon the person Of Mr. Bor!Hmd, pr".
test of the tenor received from the l"ic "i
r. :. Wood " S"m American merchant at An'
Juan.