The daily union., 1854-08-01

Washington d. G.
A.
COMMERCIAL AGENoY u. s. A.,
San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua
Nv This pubc instrument Of protest. be it known unto all
men that on this 18th day Of May d. 1854 personally
appeared Joseph n Scott agent o. the a
soepny depose and say That the evening of Friday
5th instant at about the hour OF IL P m,, " llah
Creighton mate Of the steamer n L. a. tna
the said companys station at Point Arenas ou ouse
four men in the act of loading yawl boat belonging 70
the said company with merchandise and snsPectng some
thing wrong In of the ateness CT the hou
did thereupon notify the deponent OF the act INC aa
Creighton recognized the aforesaid men as M M
J. Mapraw and two Others unknown put al at .e
time or previously employees OF the said company ihe
deponen immediately proceeded to the spo put ne Doa
distance from the beach at the time OF ms ar
rival He hailed the boat calling upon the said Reed, by
name back The parties in the boat mace no
although they were within easy hang distance ana their
voices heard from the shore a one
enton was paid by the in the boat TO MS
at once despatched second boat manned py mnlh ~, ian
Creighton Robert Bulls, and William Slomnn all en-
ployees Of the said Transit Company, in pursuit
The boat that first left the aforesaid Point Arenas shaped
her for the city OF San Juan dei Nore anu
ing there before the second boat portion OF the men sue
ceeded leaving before the pu5uers reached the spot
One man. the aforesaid Reed found in the boat ana
while resisting the attempts OF the aforesaid nlo 70 Sc
cure him. he was upon the head by the said Soman
The said Sloman after knocking the man ced lnto Tue
water attempted shove the boat of shore, and while IN
fhe of doing the soldiers from the station mouse
threatened to fire on him. Thus compelled the said Slo-
man returned to the shore with the boat In the mean
time the who had escaped from the hrst ooat look
He the deponent doth further soemnly depose and say
yawboat above described together with the mer
chandse therein consisting Of -four corn meal &C. was
the property of the aforesaid Transit Company ana was
stolen from the said company above described ana that
it the attempt said property and secure
the persons of the offenders that the abovespeched dmcu
ty occurred :,
Hutchinson clerk of the aforesaid Transit Company acting
under the orders of the depOnen accompanied by three
men, arrived the spot and finding the stolen boat on
the beach, jumped into her. with his the said fuchnsons
The said Hutchinson then attempted to shove on
the boat, and ordered by policeman with musket
stop but attention being paid to this order the man
dropped his muske and called the crowd to assist him
in taking possession of the boat which, being the strongest
party they succeeded in doing The said Hutchinson then
observing Diezman Captain OF the port OF san Juan de
Norte called upon the said Diezman to deliver over TO
him. the said Hutchinson, the aforesaid boat agreeing at
time, to leave in his, the said Dezmans charge
the merchandise therein until the following morning that
mght then be identified with the express understanding
this property to be in other way disposed
of until such examination made. The said Huchn-
son. together with the aforesaid Sloman Bulls and Cregh
having the three boats charge then left the port OF
san Juan aforesaid on their return to Point Arenas
On tie following morning. 9th Instant the said HucHn-
returned to San Juan with the said Creighton to den
y the aforesaid property in accordance with the agree
ment made with the said Diezman above described
He the said Dezman had the property in charge but
said had handed to the "marSnal me
Crimson then accompanied the said marshal to house IN
the open yard of which some articles which he the
said marshal asserted were the goods in question Inc
said Hutchinson finding the made between him.
self and the said Dezman above described had been thus
violated seeing that the flour and other articles taken
by the aforesaid Reed Magraw and associates were miss
ing that the wife of the said Magraw apparently
in charge Of the goods declined making any examination
of the same and left his return to the point aforesaid
On the morning, 9Th instant A. Sguad, Mayer OF
San Juan del Norte issued for the arrest Of the
aforesaid William Sloman, charged with assault and bat
terry upon the person of the aforesaid Robert Reed which
was received by the said Soman from the hands OF the said
"marshan The said Sloman being in the employ OF the
aforesaid Transit Company requested to communea with
the deponent agent as aforesaid unaer whose oruer
had acted The said marshal then accompanied the said
Soman the office of the deponen and the deponent re-
piled the demand of the said marshall that according to
the views of the company which he represented the
thoes of San Juan del Norten held no authority us-
dction over the territory known Point Arenas, and
that he should not permit the arrest of the said Soman by
them except it effected by force and under protest.
upon which the said marshal departed
On the afternoon of the day the said marshal re-
turned accompanied by armed orce when the depo-
permitted the taking of the said Sloman protesting
verbally against the act the tme and notify the said
marshal of his determination to send in likewise his writ
protest the authorities OF San Juan del Norte at MS
earliest conveyance.
Now therefore, the deponent for and in behalf of the
aforesaid Transit Company Of Nicaragua doth hereby pub
licly and soemny protest against the authorities OF San
Norte and their proceedings above described
in the rendered by them in harborng the afore-
said Reed Magaw and associates and receiving the goods
the great detment of the Transit Company aforesaid and
in sending armed force the territory known as Point
Arenas in Nicaragua occupied by the said Transit
Company by virtue Of their charter from Nicaragua as
gross and unustabe outrage upon the property as well
the rights and privileges of the said Transit Company
and will hold then the authorities aforesaid responsible
for all losses damages costs charges and interests which
'''' . ''''' = '>''''| = JOSEPH N SCOTT,
Agent
Sworn and subscribed before the day and year
first above written JOSEPH w. FABENS,
United States Commercial Agent
hereby certify that the foregoing protest is true copy
from the record book Of this agency
In testimony whereof hereuno my hand and seal Of
JOSEPH w. FABENS,
United States Commercial gent
UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL AGENCY,
San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua.
CoMMKRcAL AGENCY, u. s. A.,
San Juan del Norte Nicaragua
BY this public instrument fproe be it known unto all
men.
That this twelfth day of May A. D. 1854, personally
appeared Joseph n Scott agent of the Accessory Transit
Company Of Nicaragua wno being duly sworn, did SOL
emily depose and say
That the 9th instant William Sloman an employee
Of the aforesaid Transit Company taken by force and
under protest Of the deponent from Point Arenas in Mica
ragua and carried to the city Of San Juan del Nore by
persons claiming to Ae in authority there under the pro-
lection of the Mosquito flag
On the evening Of the day he the deponent did