The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-02

nation in which he says If the demands for satisfaction
in the specified in the letter of Mr. Fabens United
Safes commercial agent dated 18th inst not forthwith
complied with shall at o o'clock m, of tomorrow,
18th instant, proceed to lombard the town. Another
day was thus given the people to consider the question
presented TO them The proclamation treated with
the same contempt with which all former demands had
been received
In this state of the case Capt Hoins proceeded to
cute his purpose but show that done passion
atey or rashly we quote from his report follows
At O'clock m, the morning of the l3th instant
our batteries opened the with sho, and shells
three quarters of hour followed by nermon of
the same time they opened again for half hour
followed by second ntermssion Of three hours AT the
piraton of this interval the firing recommended and
tnued for twenty minutes when the bombardmen ceased
The object of these several intervals in the bombardment
that opportunity and satisfactorily mat
might be furnished the inhabitants of the town. No ad
vantage was the consideration shown them and at
o'clock p M command under Leotenants Pickering and
Fauntcroy sent shore with orders to complete the
destruction of the town by fire. The property OF Mr. De
Barwe Frenchman, directed to be exempted from de
struction possible had learned he had protested and
held himself aoof far possible against cooperation
with the people, pretended authorities OF San Juan
The thus destroyed for the greater in the short
space hours No lives lost although an attack
made armed party the command Of eutenant
Pickering Fauncroy but the voey being returned
the attacking party fed The shots returned more Tor
the purpose Of frightening than destroying life and had the
desired effect"
In view of all the facts the strong sympathy manifested
for the eebootes and pirates OF Greyown by certain OPP
position journals can only be accounted for by their de-
ternned partisan hostility TO the administration II the
administration had hcsitaed to send armed
demand reparaon upon the representations made as to the
outrages committed upon our citizens and their property,
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abusive of the President and his cabinet for negecng the
rights of American citizens The representations which
the government proceeded were such entitled TO
full credit They made by our own commercial agent
at San Juan and by one of mniserstwo gentlemen
entitled to the fullest confidence of the administration
The commander selected the purposes of the
eminent was known to be officer and gentleman ent-
tied to the highest confidence of the administration for his
prudence bravery GOODNESS, and patriotism. His whole
course shows that if it had possible execute his mis-
sion without resort to force he would gladly have avoided
the extreme measures to which the peculiar circumstances
of the case forced him resort We cannot but
necessity of having to resort such measures
particularly against so weak a body OF men, but Wheh
such outrages perpelrated aest the properly OF our
citizens and the honor of government ana when they
are perpetrated by band of lawess men, who acknow-
edge responsibility tor their crimes, our government
surely cannot expected to overlook the ourages
the offenders are weak The character of the perpetrators
of the offences entities them to no sympathy end we are
sure they will receive sympathy from the just and Or
DERBY citizens Of country, who are not bent on con-
demning the administration for partisan purposes Oppo-
son journals may identify themselves with such Offend
rs hv taking sides against the government but we have
no apprebensons as the final Judgment OF all impartial
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