New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-03
TUE RyRNryG OF SAN JUAN.

and burning OF San Juan. and "hol IL rare IN surp
cases these cficai Tapers ma'ntain Their curious
interest 70 tbe co.e. Mcst important among tnen is
the report of Mr. Borand TO Mr. Marcy and aeSt tle
nr.te.t OF Nj scott the agent OF toe Transit Com
pspy. touching the alleged thclt and conceameuE %,
merchandise belonging ~ the Company. with regard
to Bolsuds siatemepl, il il remafe .ble chiefly as
having Afforded grounds o,the terrible Tered
b. the Fresden, Gud executed by Commander Rollins.
In itself II is characterized oy passion eyaggeTson
bCubast and whatever other qualities seoseless aud
clustering bui,y wOuid De- likely 10 exhibit on sueh ~
occasion Itsvery oitHcult TO believe that bl7 Arcy
could be Wiling to take statements psp4by lneAs';
fox tie basis 0i extreme an operation ~ thar ne
las con,erted and ordered IN truth It IS almost
impossible To avoid the conclusion, which, indeed mas
been broadly put forth by one Of our stah Of cor
respondents al Washington, That there was SOME
powerful agency at work behind all these othciAi
forms and apparfLt ca,ses 10 up tbe Secretary
Z, the ar, sd alternative he at lost decided on. Bu-
how ever rh.s nsy be- 1t il not he Transit Company
any more tbun tbe brai8less Hoihns, Or the plant
Faben.. that the country will hold responsible. We
know oDly the Administration il the ou-iness; and
with Mr Pierce and Mr.. Marcy public opinion a1d
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OfeDse.
The Protest Of Mr. Scott is funded on the facts 30
y kich beure we had received the document wa
yestJ,rday supposed it had reference. man employed
at Fuuta Arenas had been required to account for GER
tain srticts of clothing taken TO wash which ho SAID
ne mad not got, and accordingly at night be tooA
boat and helped by his companions, made MS way
over 20 the town. He pursued, and AZ soon ~
he landed, employt of the Company named Siomln
fell upon him and began 70 break his head He'rtne
police lnteriered protected the maa from hrs aas1i
ant TOOK possession of the property and prevented
further outr0Cos on the part OF tho Campany men
The boat the latter tO0k back with them but IT. con
tents were retained to await the result Of The eyaDini
ticDDtx H morning. When the Dyestig alton TOOK ptre
tie -four corn meal &c. alleged to nave been scOlcn.
did net appear AID Scott declined - scrutnizr tao
articles which we're there aud which cOnse-
Quenty given up to the runaway servants wife
How much Of this -four. corn meal Sc, had been
stolen 10 the toa the night before, or how much they
supposed 20 have been stolen, VIII -ther the thieycs
finding themselves pursued, had not thrown It over
board in the darkness before a'hing the shore OF
I San Juan, points ca sil of when ~ iisht
is youchsafed, and which Mr.. Marcy evidently
thought required none. lie seems to be nudge
Who prefers to have the evidence only on one side N
order 10 make up HE Judgment, and command .s
cution on the innocent rs well e the euiry injiS-
crmiDately, by means OF bombs AMI torches. But
this II not the whole of this boat load. Even admit
ting the statements Of Scott 70 be- rue and that iu
boats cargo of -four AMI meal Has stOeu We are
astounded at the amouut Of damages eAocted as o
conpt nsaton for this stolen property. That amoulr
was no iefs than syt.cr Hrlsaad doiqrs; and 70 en-
force 30 preposterous so absurd piece ofettOrtion
American ships Of war employed, ani deienseIesS
towns are given TO the flames. Our readers will fad
that this astonishing statement is literally truc 90
the S24.GtO demanded Of san Juan as indemnity TO
the Transit Company .lAfeoa oesGRd was exclusively
Tor this apocryphn boat load OF fOur snd meal apd
the other cigbt hopsQad was loc two wooden build
ngs worth Fay S25D, removed under due process Of
law. And this sort of swindting claims our gs'cOn-
aiding Executive can urge at the commons mouth
against an undefendcd and friendless commercial
town Il it not infamous. IS il moi disgusting. this
national hiShwaymanlsm, which employs bom5-shes
and iuet ndiaries to compel the payment Of s'rcea
houSaHd dOiiars as the price Of yswl load Of Hour
and corn meal, whose whole existence il 4 after Of
uncertainty
wrongs committed and threatened by the authorities
and people OF the town against American citizens in
general One who should not carefully examine the
matter, might be deluded into the belief that such
eases had occurred. But tho closest investigation Of
these official papers reveals the truth tina: the only
affairs OF the Kind that il is pretended have
really occurred there were: J. the election Of Capt.
McCerren's buildings from Point Arenas >. The sr-
rest Oh q charge OF assault and battery OF Somen VINO
without warrant broke the head oi the that Ia
caught with the boat above reierre to- . The arrest
Of Scott the COmpauys agent fox interfering w'th the
officers sent to arrest SloDsu; 4. The attempt 30
rest the alleged murderer Snrh aud finally the insult
to Boraud. This ID tn whole story. as IL appears in
these Documents prepared by parties who would moi
have omitted the slightest fact that could strcng thcn
their case or do discredit to the town. The public
may Judge from this simple comparison between the
acual facts and the inflated Language Of these Official
bombardeIs and burners, how much confidence msy
generally be placed in their statements on this
subject.
We have disposition to Pursae into s details the
prolonged controversy between the Company and the
town, any further than MAJ be necessary to render
ineligible the monstrous couiuct of our Government
There is no pleasure in exposing the foliies aud
wrongs of or cOUntrymen, even when they axe IN
corporated under foreign charter, aud We accord
ngly leave untouched many singular points in thcsl
documents. But the question Of jurisdiction Is one
which canpot BE- overlooked. Il IS notorious as the
sovereignty othst country b., hong been and stills "a
I dispute. The Mosquito King supported b. CTe,-
Britain, claims the right totbo entire coast down 70
/ The mouth Of me Colorado, Nicaragua claius 5o.h
shores OF the san Juan to the sea. including rae sr
nj The town: while Costa Plca sl., claims th0 scf-f