The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-21

money Of course he was the richset nsrchsot "a
suenos Ayrss he told me, many eodasiasa, THAI :
quza should succeed he Was uniyersaIiv considsee1
the financial agent Of the in The trsnsassa
eminent would hardly have trusted any other ma. -
nected with Coe with so much money r would &C.,
further IN EXPLANATION that do not mean % i'm ~ .
opinion that Mr. Hale has any connection with Admc
Coe except TO pay him the money, for Coe had renst
ton before the sale ohe squadron very s better n
the city of Buenos Ayres than it was aikrwards N
Governor 10 his annual message to the Pre-
vncal Legislature, shortly after and in that part q Il
which referred to the finances, claimed credit for
$4,000 as having been paid in hard money for the
squadron; Captain Garfield told that he was one q
the agents engaged In making the bargain With Coe al
though It took him six weeks to strike the bargain and
that the sum paid was not less than half million ds-
isrs was aIsc informed By various brokers bat
about that amount; Snally va. informed By Dr. Fei
s * sns nss = :
him what understood to b the ssunt raid 70 CO.
. sas he sn replied that was said 70
stood it to be great deal more, and that Il was a
board vessel in The hsrbor, the name Of which ~
In my letter 4 the oath June 1853 informed cs.ts
Downing that charges implcatins him in the mxSasr
in the city informed him that derived this IA
formation fsom members Of the diplomats body frea
the consuls from foreigners and from natvss fre -
inside party and the outside party ard his reply waA =
far as concerned the imputaons that he should tsef
them with silent contempt. After such an Aaswee q
make any further communication to Capt Downing h
sides there was nothing in the language beAeine az
Sir Charles hotham that did not indicate the most ps
feet respect to the of the United States 81
any intention Of giving any offence and declared that
permit It to be cause Of any unpleasant feeling Tha
he had tried TO write note, and had torn up two q
three because he could hit upon nothing sasseto .
himself and that be had determined to have frank ank
free conversation with having for IL
previous six months (havng been living together al
to dine with MI schsncka nd that as % psss
tain In the navy, gentleman and Anglo Saxon must
beg to be excused from fulfilling his promise to
could possibly disarm it Of any oensveness was vsry
well acquainted with one armed man. said to be the
flag captain OF Commodore Coe; had known him e.
second In command Of the Correo when ascepdcd IL
Parana in 1852 afterwards knew him captain Of -
ashore Mr. Cerrut tho Sandman Minister at Bussss
Ayres had to house about the time the trc-
Of Co and told me that he understood that Of
all the foreigners in Goes squadron the only ons whs
had turned out to act like gentleman his county
man. this one armed man that when he thsnksd =
e E
not come over voluntarily and would accept Of
compliment or pay for having done 80. I mse
conversation with him. He told me thak
when he found out what Coe at he had engage
him and send him in chains to Gen. UrquizA, but that
Coe conrved to corrupt these as he had all the rest an
he stood alone or he would have done II he stated to
that It took Coe long time to induce his command 70 60
over, but as to a mutipy, such a thing was never
thought Of nor spoken OF, so far a. he knew had
heard,
The witness continued, in reply to q ousrv BIZ tss
Court, and sah-As to the amount Of money carriol
away by Coe board the jamestown, only know whAk
The examination OF the witness BY the accused
then commenced when the following Adduced:-Nv
~ to ss amount # in
ofacers-I do not know how many-were paid arreers
alleged to be due to them while in the service q ts
bockading party after their arrival in the city, bat fer
the most part they were paid nothing Many persons
came to me repre- senting themselves to be Amesi-
cans, who had been in the squadron alleging thse
they had received nothing, and beecine NJ
intsrcession in their behalf sent them the American
Consul and understood he never got anything for eng
OF them during the government Of Rosas there W. &
long correspondence between Captain Downing and ny
self in relation to facilitating the escape Of some gsn-
emen. who did not understand to be political clal
criminal offenders but who some reason or other
had fallen into disavor with Rosas who told that II
they remained where they they would be murdersd
one of these gentlemen the OF the Argentins
Minister in the United States at the time. who latsx
dedin New York, and the others highly respscts
BILE persons Captain Downing did assist them and they
did escape and would got of others could have
done Rasas had during the fifteen years he was In
power privately not less than Eve thousand
PERSONS, and shout the time alluded TO- more than Q
dozen persons had been arrested In the streets aud
dered 10 be shot, without the moekery Of trial
the public executions during the reign Of Rosaa were
The Court here took recess after which three letters
fen0letOn
Rosas for their assassination which were ACKNOWLEDGES
by Mr. Pendleton as genuine He stated that the
had been transmitted to the govern
ment but the facts Of the escape were and he had
ceved the thanks and appreciation Of the President ana
witness stated that there was nothing discoureous Or
offensive in Capt Downings letters the captain di6
seem to be very careful about ncurrng responsibility,
to be sudden determination DR.. Heresgo one 81 thoeo
who escaped, was lawyer by profession he came WITH
years Of age, and was the most distinguished man
know Of in the confederation for his age; he not
military man by profession; when left he was ms.-
Der Of the Argentle Congress- and suppose he ID now
member of the cabinet; Alvarez, OF those who e.
capped, was subsequently elected member Of the Con-
have accounted for two Of the refugees the third was
Major Vega, military man of standing and he did
u with Gen Urquiza; Rosas declared urquiza traitor.
savage Unitarian mailman and rascal in every pubus
document that printed in the State In order that II
might be legal at the head Of every advertisement which
ton to every ticket Of invitation 70 bali or dinns
that was allowed to be given by native IL was also
bat or at the buttonhoe Of every native citizen 10 ths
State and 1t boosted by the friends Of Nicholas
Anchorena that he was the only man in Buenos Ayres
that dased TO disregard the regulation Gen. Urqniss
previous TO this declaration Of hostility TO Rosas was Of
course under the command OF Rosas from 1880 to 1851
when the revolution commenced: he was Governor and
Captain General OF Entire Rios FOR twenty years ana
during the whole of that time had been BrigAdiec
General 10 the army Of Rosas; number %
the fall Of Rosas, were in the habit OF breAkf4stiag
together In the suburbs Of the city and of making day
Of It, pretty much after the fashion Of the barbacuos Ia
this country when Il about 10 to my turn "
give bre akfas II proposed that should give ie
aboard the American vessel in the harbor not supposnG
that any person the jamestown from this CaptAn
down could have possible objection TO my doing 500
said would, and intended asking Capt Downng'e
perssi,n 70 do but before having the opporunity
heard that be had made objection to II, and M
formed the gentlemen that they must take my breakfast
ashore and accordingly gave ashore Urquza under
stand, was very stern man, and think have keasA
In the city of Ruenos crime that Is deuounoo1
in the decalogne imputed to him; my individual opnaea
is that ha not only the greatest general but tho
most honest and patriotic man l met with In thD
Argentine Confederation have information a. 70
what was paid 10 Urauza by the Emperor Of Brasil -
upset the government Of Rosas, but an alliance
existed, and ! have understood that The Enpesoc
TO furnish money for the expenses OF the 10 lieu
Of bis full quota o. troops do not know who received
It, but suppose Gen Urqpza he the commAnder OF
the troops; never board the Jamestown during
the two years she In the river at Buenos Ayres
had occasionally the OF her boats and believe wen-
asked for them up 10 the time OF the diRcutise
ahrut nd (lasr afto xds 4 a