Washington telegraph., 1854-09-06
Mr.. FABENs TO COMMANDER HoLLINs.
y. S. Commercial Agency,
SAN JUAN DEL NoRTE,
july 18th. 1854.

u. >. commercial Agency,
SAN JUAN DEL NoRTE,
July 18th. 1854.
Sir-I have the honor 20 acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of yesterday. In
reply have to observe that, in accordance
with the instructions from the Department
of State at Washington. bearing date of
June Sd, 1854, notified the people of San
Juan del Norte that the United States Gov.
ernment would demand of them payment
for the property telonioasly taken by and
and with their countenance and consent from
the Accessory Transit Company, and all
damages suffered by said company in conse-
quence thereof further renewed the de-
mand already made by the said company for
outrages committed upon their property in
March, 1853 To this notice and demand
(copy of which herewith annex, marked A)
no official reply has been given ; but have
incidentally learned that the people of the
town have fully decided not to accede to any
demands of the Transit Company or Govern
ment of the United States as reparation for
wrongs by them committed \ second de-
mand for satisfaction was made Yesterday
evening, (copy herewith annexed. marked
b. which is now in the hands of the peo-
pie. | learn from the late acting Mayor
that the demand for redress therein made
will not be complied with.
As regards the insult offered to Mr.. Bor-
land, our Minister to Central America,
have to inform you that, so far from any
apology having been offered by the town or
its authorities. or any steps having been ta-
ken to bring the perpetrators thereof to JUS
tice, the chief actors and instigators are now
in undisputed possession of the town, its
arms and ammunition, aud they (the people
Of the town) are thus virtually countenanc-
ing and approving the indignity to the pre-
sent moment.
l am, Sir, very respectfully, your obe-
dent servant,
JOSEPH w. FABENS.
GEO. n. HoLLINs,
Commander U. S. ship Cyane, in har-
Dor of San Juan
(A)
COMMERCIAL AGENCY OF U. S. OF
AMERICA,
San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua,
June "a, 1854.
TO those noao or lately pretending to
and e:rerciSing authority IN San Juan
del Norte
GENTLEMEN Il am instructed by the
Government of the United States at Wash
ington to notify you that the said Govern
ment will require of the pretended authori-
ties "of the town of San Juan del Norte re-
storation of or payment for the property
brought within the territories over which
they assume TO exercise authority" as set
forth in the protest of Mr. Scott, general
agent of the Accessory Transit Company,
dated May II, 1858, land all damages sus-
tanned by their outrageous conduct in pre-
venting the said company from repossessing
itself of it,
| do therefore hereby demand of you i'm
mediate restoration of the aforesaid proper
ty. | am not prepared to put an estimate
upon 1t at this moment, or to name the
amount of damages suffered bv the Transit
Company IN consequence of your outrageous
conduct towards their agent and employees
while endeavoring to retake possession of
the same, and upon subsequent occasions
connected herewith. 1t is expected that
for this, as well as for their conduct in other
respects towards American citizens, the peo-
pie of the town will be prepared to afford
redress in a satisfactory manner. There is
likewise an outstanding claim of the Access
sorry Transit Company versus the acting au-
thorities of SaE Juan del Norte for the sum
of $4,000, as remuneration for the loss
sustained by the company in consequence of
the destruction of their building on Point
Arenas. in the month of March, duly pre-
sented by Abraham Banker, agent of said
company, on the 25th June, 1858.
l am, gentlemen.
Your obedient servant,
JOS. W. FABENS,
L. S. Com'l AGENT.