The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-12-13

lives uf nunbrFn of trzseilers and =
large ssaoant 81 treasure belonsing %
car citizens passing over this transit
way. should be peremptorgy arrested.
Whatever Il Night be 10 other re-
speets. sbe Community in DIGESTION had
Il in their power TO do ,niseaief which
VAS not despicsble. IL Was yell pro-
rided with ordnance. small arms, and
ammunition. pnd might easily seize On
the unarmed boats. Irrigated with mil
lions Of property, which passed almost
daily within iis reach. II did not pro-
Tess 10 belong 10 any regular governs
Re1t, end bad In fact no recognized
dependence an. or connection with
any one, to which the United States.
OF their iyured.eiiizeps might apply
for redress. or which gould be held re-
spoasible in any way for the uutFsges
committed. Not standing before the
world in an attitude Of organized po-
iitical society. being neither competent
to exercise abe rights. nor discharge
the obligations Of guvernment-it was
in fact marauding establishment too
dangerous to be disregarIed. and too
guilty to pass nnpunished--and yet
incapable Of being treated in any other
way than piraiical resurt Of outlaws,
or . camp Of sassges. depredatiRs en
emigrant trains or caravans, and our
frontier settlement Of civilized States.
Seasansblr aoiies MAS therefore given
to the people Of Grey Town. that this
government required them TO repair
the injuries they have done our citi-
Iens, and make suitable apology. They
were told they had insulied our Minis.
ter. and that . ship of war would be
despatched thither TO enforce a COM
pliance with these demands. But the
notice passed UNDECIDED. Thereupon.
q commander of our Navy, in charge
of the sloop. of-war Cyane. was ORDER
ell to repeat the demands. and insist
upon compliance herewith. Find-
ing that neither the populace. nor those
assuming to have authority over them.
manifested lazy -dispositiun tovmake
the required PREPARATION. or offer an er-
cuse for their conduct. the commander
warned them BY public proclamation.
that il they did not give satisfaction
within the time specified. he sswauld
lombard the tuwn. By this procedure.
he afforded them an opportunity TO
provide fpr their personal safety. To
thqsp also who desired to avoid loss
of property in the punishment about to
be inflicted on the offending town. he
furnished means for removing their
Effects by boats.of his own ship, and
of a steamer which he procured. and
rendered them for that purpose. Al
length. perceiving no disposition on the
part Of the town to comply with his re-
QUESTIONS, he appealed TO the Ccmman,
deroiher Britannia Majesty's schoonsr
Bermudah, who seemed TO have inter
course, and apparently much influence
with the leaders among them, TO take
some course calculated 10 save the ne
cessity Of resorting to the xtrene mea
sure indicated in his proclamation,
But that officer, instead oi arceding
10 the request. did nothing moro than
protest against the contemplated bonn.
bardment. No steps Of any sort were
taken hy the people to give the salts.
faction required. Noindividuals. IL an,
there were, wlia regarded themssl,e,
as not responsible Tor the misconduc,
of ting Community, adopted means "a
separate themselves irom the fate oil
the guilty.
| The several charges M which the
demands for redress were founded
had been publicly known 10 all fnl
some time. and were again ANNOUNCED
70 them. They did not deny any ol
these charges. but offered no explsna'
ltion-nothing in cxtenuatinn Of theiI
conduct-but contumaciously refused
to hold any intercourse with the Com,
lpanler VI tn. Cyane.
| BY their obstinate silence. they seem,
ed rather DESTROYS to provoke chastise
msDt than escape it. There is ampl,
reason TO believe that this conduct o
lwsntun defiance was impptabe chief,
to the .lelusiye idea that the American
government gaali he deferred from
Furnishing them through fear of dis
1pleasing a Formidable foreign power
which they presumed to think lonket
with compIacency upon their ayyfes'
sise and insulting department towards
| the United States.
The Cyane at length fired upon lhe
town; but beIure much injury had beer
dune, the fire Was twice suspended
IN order to afford opportunity for al
arrangement. bul::this was declined.
4 Most Of the buildings of the plac,
we're Of little value. and we're general.
" in the sequel destroyed. but OWN:
to the considerate precaution taker
by our naval commander. there was NJ
destruction of life.
! When the Cyane was ordered t,
Central America, it was confdentl,