New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-16
THE SAN JUAN AFFAIR.
STATEMENT OF THE LATE AUTHORITIES OF
THE TOWN

To Lieut. L. D. Joay Commando, Of H. b. W. .h, Bermuda.
SIR: The undersigned late the authorities of tie City
of reyown San Juan del Norte being DESTROYS that
full and complete statement of our grievances, and of
the resistance offered to authorities while in office by
sundry agents of the Accessory Transit Company OF Mic
aragua and of Mr. Fabons the United States Commercial
Agent and of Mr.. Borand, calling himself an American
Minister should be fully known and exhibited do hereby
set forth That you well aware of political po
son and of the and form by which the citizens
became auth orized to form local municipal government
and as we believe her Britannia Majesys Government,
well a. the Government of the United states have
been duly informed OF the sane do not deem necessary
set il FORTH but they would represent that the two sew
era Constitutions of 1851 and 1882 hereuno annexed
and to which, that subject, they beg leave to refer
They would, however, represent that the opening of
the Nicaragua route to California sundry persons natives
ofEngland the United States France Spain and Germany
became settlers and owners of property real and personal
within this city and by them the local government
formed. Thai before the local government formed
in the ear $780, Sgaud the agent of the Atlantic and
Pacific Company and such applied to the then author
tiles of Mosquito for permission to land Goals upon Point
Arenas but refused and he landed the coal at
GTeytown That during the existence of the said local
government in the month Of June, lsjl there arrived
brig from NewYork, with coal and lumber for the At
lantc and Pacific Canal Company and Mr. Martin at the
request Of c. Vanderbilt and Isasc C. Lea the President
and Secretary Of seid Company applied to the authorities
for permission 10 land said coal and lumber upon Point
Arenas opposite the city, and did obtain from Henry
Grant Fooe chief magistrate OF the city and then acting
consul and agent of her Britannia Majesty written per-
mission, of viii h copy shereunto anneYed-markedC-
and which beg particularly to reier and thus the
said Company became possessed Of the present location
That in the month of August ls5l Mr.. Vanderbilt and
Joseph L. White to Greytown in the steamer Prone
theus with the intent of proceeding up the San JUAN IN
the river steamer Bulwer and of thus opening the route.
That upon the arrival of Mr. Vanderbilt Mr. Fooe, the
chief magistrate of the city, went board said steamer
Prometheus, and Mr. Vanderbilt then and there made
request of the authorities of this place for permission to
navigate the river San Juan being within the Mosquito
jurisdiction which Immediately granted That in the
month of November 1851 the steamer Prometheus being
in heIbo and refusing to pay her port charges Mr. VAN
derbt being on board abe compelled pay the
by Her Britannia Msestys brig Express and aiterward
the said steamer Promotions and the steamer Daniel Web
ser also compelled to pay the port charges by Capt
Pratt of the United States sloop-ofwsr Albany,
and by Capt. Green OF the United States corvette De-
catur. They would further represe ut that became OBJ
yiouf, TO the city authorities that a quarantine;
lighthouse. powder magazine and hospital would
be required for the of the citizens and for the
protection of lives and property. The then Government,
in the fall Of 1851 notified said Company that the said
Point Arenas would be required for Government services
and the said Company required 10 remove and give
up possession of the but said Company refused
10 do and continued in possession of the land and
in oGoition thereto began in the year 1852 TO occupy
much larger space of land than they had any authority or
permission 10 do that in the month of February 1883 the
said Company were duly summoned by the city auhorl
ties to show any they had why they should not
yacate and remove from said land that copy OF said
summons duly served upon Capt Baldwin, the then
resident agent of said Company upon Point Arenas, or
rather the agent of the Accessory Transit Company-a
Company which had by recent charter from the Govern
nen of Nicaragua occupied and filled the place of the
Audnc ana Gacnc anal company, Wnlc1 sa1 last
mentioned Company had been submerged into said Ac
cessory Transit Company that upon the day of trial
Mr.. Baldwin appeared in Court before his ii Dnor
the Mayor, and after due hearing of the judg
ment was duly entered against said Company, and
they were ordered by the Court in the said month of
February 10 vacate and from Point Arenas The
Company refused to obey the order of the Court The
Mayor represented the same to the City Council, who
thereupon instructed the Mayor give notice that ii the
Company did not in ten DAYS part of their build
Dgs and the balance within thirty days the Mayor was
instructed 10 the necessary force TO carry the Judy
meni Of the Court into eecthst the said Company re-
iused to do So and threatened the city authorities with
resisiance-that upon the being known Mr. Bald
win the agent arrested and placed under bonds to
Keep the peace and the authorities proceeded 10 take
down and remove the buildings of said Company as de-
creed by the Court. That before the expiration OF the
th days given to the balance Of said property
the nied States sloopof-war Cyane came into port
and with her superior force resisted and by force of arms
compelled the city authorities TO reinquish their inst
rights-that upon such act being committed the
then authorities resigned all authority and Can,
Hollirs the commander Of the Cyape assumed and
took virtual possession Of the said Government and
authority by the procamations which he tben issuad-
that after few days had expired the citizens in conven
ton at the request Of James Green ESQ., H. b. Agent
and Consul reformed the City Government with the con.
sent and approval Of said Commander Hcllns with the
express understanding will fully appear by Commander
Holns letter the Mayor of Greytowu that the urs
dction Of Greyt town. or San Juan del Noe, far
gaids the preery Of peace AMI order, aud ID pun
ishmen. Of sggrcssors wa- fuy acknowledged Wy the
Governments OF Great Britain and the Uai.t States, IN
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