Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-29
NUMBER l2e.

'hey had como TO arrest him. aud meant to do \, IT..
'nen warned them OF tho seriou, consequences, To Ih
aud TO all concerned With them IL they proceeded
'ne extremue' they proposed. He replied they Ln.v
,ee consequer ces, and we're prepared to NEE, tS.n
Ant MT bor.nd then said them, they must psoos.J :,
er peru, ana called several gentlemen Who we're in an
Pp roon, 70 come down and be witnesses of tho th,..
eneu assault upon him. Upon this the leader Of ,h. 80
60 iotce' called Martin, (ex .Mayorl A m IA, m. ~
e o, consultation, aud Mr. Martin not answering tb.v
uteH on little from the door in the direction vb.e. i
tner manner they expected to and hin, 49,, ~, ~
Tune, Mr. Borland, sill standing At the ioo. ,h 49, ~
a'enenmaol came up and said these proceedinas hid
e nnout hls or der or authority, and while this con-
versauon was going on some one from IN. cro-d ~
ne fragments OF broken glass bottle which s,rrsl ~
nofsnu and slightly wounded him in the face The mar
person VINO threw this missile was NOT reco,ri,
Gu as ,ne night Vas dark, and a crowd in the porch "a
aoout the door, Soon ater this blow va. i,eir,.s ~ ~
no,anu, the crowd spersed Mr. Fabus .he com
agent procured canoe and crossed The h,,hos,
me Northern Light, to make known to Can't Chnsnhn,
auu tue passengers the state OF affairs on tho o,h. "a;
mesg was held as which !: agreed to send
committee OF three gentlemen consult with M Ro,.
and as to the best steps to be taken These
WIN hr faous, proceeded in of tho steamer, ho.,
,sd d oa. upon approaching the shore they were
naneo oy number Of armed men, who fred on. srn
.er 'he noa and threatened to FIRE into them N tSsx
attempted TO land, and this, although Informed ,h, "
Thu s.;s on BOARD and desired to go to his Consulate
% ce'oy prevented from landing, the boat retn,n.d
70 'he Northern Light During the night tbs ,o.n -
vssup'eu oy armed men, while sentnes were ,t.tionsd
and ,bs h., consulate where Mr. Borland wss
auu 'ne naroor challenging all who attempted 70 n.,s
preventing boats from landing or leaving tbs NO.
thus keeping Mr. Bosland isoner all night tn 49,,
morning he procured boat, and returned m 10, ~
Northern Light where he informed bv N, p.,;n' '
our commercial agent, and Mr. Scott the agent Of ~
transit Company that from the volen. and less dsnoi
oy the people Of San JUAN they did NOT
consider the persons and property of our ct,sns S
rom aggressions aud destruction in the absence or
iorce sufficient TO protect them. Mr. Borlaud concnr
IN tnis opinion called meeting of the passengers nS
proposed to engage the services of fifty men 10 rem.O
anu the necessary protection until our government
informed OF the state of affairs. stoud send proosr f
for the purpose. p'opef 'ofce
The requisite number Of men volunteered and ,-o,.
organized under the command OF Crawford Fletcher ESQ
formerly from Tennessee and now on his rsinrn ~ ~
California. ~ fs'urn from
Mr. Faoius our commercial agent, has taken N, b;s
ABODE under their protection; and Mr. Borland on tha
Notthern Light proceeded forthwith to Wasbing,on ~,
lay this matter before the government ="
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