The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-24

THURSDAY MORNING,:::::::AUG. 2


contains long "stdtemcu' VI VIZ
thorities of the town." addressed to Lieut..
A. D. Jolly, commander Of II. b. M. schoo-
ner Bermuda, including the correspondence
reorgauizine the authorities" the statement
in relation to the $4,000 boat load Of the
Transit Company, the inquest on the body Of
Antonio Paladino, and thd statement of the |
officers sent to arrest Smith. The authori |
ties have set forth their grievances very
elaborately and Indignantly, charging the
agent of the Accessory Transi, Company,
and Mr.. Fabens and Mr.. Borland scaling
himself an American Minister" with having
set at defiance the local government, formed
by natives of the United States, England,
France, Spain and Germany.
We are sorry that there is not room in
our columns for the whole article, as con-
densation or abridgement must necessarily
omit much that would interest, and must fail
to convey an adequate idea Of the spirit
which characterizes the whole piece.
The authorities aver that before the local
government was formed, in 1850, Sigaud,
the agent of the Atlantic and Pacific Com
pany, applied to the then authorities Of Mos
quito (the British protectorate) for Permis-
sion to land coal at Point Arenas, which was
refused and the coal was landed at Greytown.
That after the formation of the local govern
ment, in June 1851, the same company and
Mr.. Martin at the request Of c. Vanderbilt,
and Isaac C. Lea, the President and Secre'
tary of the company, obtained written per
mission from the chief magistrate OF the
city, then acting consul for the British gov
eminent, to land coal and lumber upon Point
Arenas, q copy Of which permission is at
tached to the statement. And thus the COM
pany became possessed of their present loca-
ton.
That in the month Of August of the same
wear, Mr.. Vanderbilt and White visited
Greytown in the steamer Prometheus, and
obtained permission from the said chief mag.
istrate to navigate the river San Juan, which
lies within the Mosquito territory.
That in November 1851, the steamer Pro-
metheus, Capt. Vanderbilt, and subsequently
the same vessel with the steamer Daniel
Webster, were compelled to pay port charges
which they had refused.
Thatin the fall of the same year the gov
eminent notified the company, that Point
Arenas would be required for government
use, and that the company refused to relin'
quish their post, but continued to hold more
territory than they ever had been authorized
to use; that in February 1853, summon
was served upon the Accessory Trahst Com
pany, a company which had by recen
charter from the government absorbed an
supplied the place Of the A. a. r. Compan
Ito show cause why they should not vacat
remove from said land. That upon trial, tn
Mayor gave judgment against the company
and ordered them to vecate, and remove Iron
Point Arenas in the said month Of February
That the company refused to obey the orde'
and they were notified that if they did not re
move a part of their buildings in ten days
and the balance in thirty days, they woul
be removed by force. That the comPan
still refused and threatened the authorize
with resistance.
The statement then proceeds to recapitr
late the difficulties which have since exste
between the company and the authorize
which finally resulted in the bombardment {
San Juan; making specific charges relerrin
to the recent conduct of the company ar
its agents. 1t denies almost wholly Ii
charge upon the inhabitants, of stealing
large amount of property from the comPan
and reduces it to avery insignificant affai
It then enters into a minute history of Il
Murder of Antonio and the protection offe
ed the murderer by Minister Borland; and
the seizure of, and establishment Of gar
son upon Point Arenas by Mr. Borland, Al
winds I'D with an expression of indignati
and intimates the intention oil the authoritl
to resign their Offices, as it would be
tirely useless to attempt to exercise Pow'
so long as they were to be held in dehan
by such men as Scott, Smith and Boriand.
And they are fully satisfied that when
the facts and circumstances shall becoI
known, that Greytown and its authorltl
will be found to be the injured parties and
such will be entitled to prompt and lie:
redress.
Signed by the "late Mayor" three Of
"late" members of the "late City Council
"late Treasurer" and slate Marshal"
We will, tomorrow, publish the corr
pondence recognizing the authorities;
Statement as to the $4,000 boat load
the Transit Co.." the "inquest on the be
Of Antonio Paladino," and statement Of
officers sent to arrest Smith.