The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-08-08

in III, rescue Of EnaIi>h subjects and p'"rtn.y'
II d + the cream sranccs. and regret rXrre''ng
! l. thi the t,r q uldAr vorr commrlid is n"'
,"u " equal To that Of the Cyane."
The documents comprise other papers. in-
Guiding the proclann'inn of June "a, address
ed to those now lately pretended to-, a'd
rxerci ing authority in San Jnan del Nn.1".
asking for redress. and demanding Pedg" t"r
future good hrhavi'r on the part ol said an!'".
tiles and people lnwadS t',e United Sla.c> an
her puhli. ln.rt,o, aries. Thi having been dc
MED, Holins d'>t!"Neh the t"",r.
Cent. H. Tins H. co"nt of Tie Bomlardme"f
o"d Rnseein!c o Son J"an
U. 5. SHIP CYANE
San Juan Nicaragua, July Is, 1854
SIw: have the hnnnr to report my arrival
at this port ON the ! lih inst. after Il t''dion
passage of twenty.tw" days On the 2S,h MI.
when off the B.rmu,!as. the small pox, in it.
most vrulrnt form made its appearance "n
board in the person of one of the crew, who
is now in prpcari"u< condition. Thu usual
measures have been taken to prevent. if r'>si
Ile, the extension ut the disease, which hope
my prove successful.
Immrdia'elv on nv arrival, | conmur icated
with Mr. W. Joseph Fabe'l>, the representative
of the United States at this place, and deliver
ed into lis hands the despatch f'rwa,Grd
through me from the Hon. w. L. Marcy, Sc
cretary If the Departm ut of Stale, Of which
had been honored with copy. After du"
consultation with Mr.. Fahen>, learned the
demand made hy him by order of the Sirt"
Department upon the Town Of San Jaan had
not only been treated with contempt, but that
| threats of future vrrnce towards American
citizens and property were publicly made. if
az oppnrtuui:y should offer. After due driH
Grafton, it WAS thought expedrllt t" make a
final demand upon the inhabitants for an in
demnity for injuries sn.taned by citizens "t
i<factury character tor the insult recently u\ ven
to Mr. Bnrlamd, our Minister of Central Amer
a. In acenr.la,ce with thi, decision, Mr.. f.
was directed To communicate with the agents
of The Transit Company, to determine upon
the amount of Indemnity commen, urate " h
their losses, and the sum of SIG 600 was agreed
upun as the Sn,a lest sum admissible under the
circumstances, with. with previous demand
already made If $4,000, made the sum total Of
S24 600 From my k,oU ledge of the injuries,
&c., sustained, and the future detriment Of the
company, Ac., this SUM seemed to he no more
than Just. | dirrcl,d Mr. Fahens to make IL
last appeal to the people Of San Juan before
decisive measures were taken. This was done
on the afternoon ol the lst inst. ~ Will he seen
in his communication dated l2lh inst, B, with
its contents in answer to mine, A, OF the day
preceding; as the e>nlt of the demand was en-
tirely Unsatisfactory, in my answer, {, tn Mr.
Fahers to his communication, enclosed him Il
copy Of ii pr" lamal"n, ID, to the rcoi le of the
town, which was posted in the most public
paces. and peru>ed bv all. Shortly after. on
the morning of the Eth, rs an earnest of m,
iu,.utions. as So, forth in the proclamation, at
the reuuc>t of Mr.. Fabens, a guard of nai ines
and sra,ncn, under the command of Lirulen-
ants Pickering and Faunteroy, were ordered
ON shore, to secure the arms aud anmrmitio',,
rs an evident disposition was existing among
In. people to make an improper use of them;
and also to assist and protect Mr.. Falrn> and
others IN the removal of their property. This
dn,v was Iuirklv performed bv the officers o.
the command, AZ d the arms &r. drpo>ited "tI
Point Arenas. in charge of The agent of the
transit compauv, To await future disposition
At the same time, foreigners generally. and
those favorable to the nired Stites, were noti
fled that "A steamer would be III readiness "n
the lH"rring OF the day of the h"n'bardm""t, Ia
convey such rs were disposed to place "l
safety
Commander and Lieutenant jolly, Of her
Britannia Maies,y's Schr. Bermuda, at Anchor
in this hart,"r, was also notified by me, il per.
son, of my intentions on the morrow aud Il
tender of assistance was made to him, for the