The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-03
Outrage on the American Minister at San

NEW 1Ork Oh lile SoIu, we lCdin Iuc lOllOW
ing extraordinary facts in relation to the
rascally treatment sustained by our Minister
to Central America, at the hands of the
ruffianly off cials at San Juan. The follow
ing is communicated to the New York press
Borland is now at Washington LAYING the
matter before the Government, and we ex-
pect in few days to lay its action before
our readers. The Purser says:
On the evening of the 10th inst. the river
steamer Routh, Captain T. I. Smith, arrived
at Punta Arenas, and was lying alongside
About dusk, while the passengers were pass
ing from one steamer to the other, bungo
having on board some 25 or 80 armed men,
mostly Jamaica negroes, headed by a mulatto
man calling himself the Marshal came over
from San Juan or Greytown, and ranged up
alongside the steamer Routh. The so.caled
Marshal accompanied by several of his
armed men, jumped on board the steamer and
announced their purpose to arrest Captain
Smith by virtue of a warrant from the Mayor
of Grcytown, upon the charge of murder
Capt Smith refused to be arrested and armed
himself for resistance. At this stage of the
proceedings, Mr.. Borland, the American
Northern Light, was informed of what was
going on. He Immediately went on board
of the Routh, where he found a crowd of
persons-among them number of the arm
ed men from the bungo, in high state Of
excitement The Marshal with his men
was attempting to arrest Capt. Smith, and
the latter standing at his cabin door, was
keeping them at bay Mr.. Borland at once
iuterposed, telling the Marshal that no au-
thoritv recognized by the United States ex-
listed at Greytown, to arrest or in any way
to interfere with any American citizen, and
ordering him to withdraw his men from the
steamer. and go away. The Marshal pro-
posed to exhibit the Mayors warrant. under
which he was acting. This Mr.. Borland
declined to examine. After some hesitation,
the Marshal announced his purpose to with
draw. as advised BY Mr.. Borand. While
this was going on, and before the Marshal
aud his men had left the steamer, much ex-
element was manifested among the men
who had remained on board the bungo
loud threatening language was used by them,
aud brandishing their weapons, several at
once rushed on board the steamer. At this
moment Mr. Borland taking rifle from
the hands of bystander, stepped over the
railing upon the guards, warned the men in
the buugo to keep off, and at their peril not
To- put foot on the steamer. Upon this
the movement towards boarding the steamer
ceased, aud in few minutes, the Marshal
and his men returned to the bungo, and she
returned to the opposite side of the harbor
About dark Mr. Borland, accompanied
Nv Mr.. Scott, son of the agent of the
Transit Company, on board of one of the
boats of the Northern Light, went across the
harbor to San Juan or Grey ytown, to visit
Mr. Fabns, our commercial agent. Soon
after arriving there, Mr. Borland heard thai
at meeting of the people of the town
held at the Station House, presided over by
the Mayor, it had been proposed and seem
ingly agreed to, that he (Mr. Borland
should be arrested. In few minutes the
execution of this proposition was attempted
A loud knocking was heard at the lowe,
doors of Mr. Fabinss house, and upon his
going to ascertain the cause, a body of mer
armed with muskets, consisting in part o
the regular police of the town, and headed
by Jamaica negro, inquired for Mr.. Bor
land, and declared their purpose to arres
him. Mr.. Borland hearing this went dowr
stairs, confronted these men, and demanded
their business with him. Their leader in
formed him they came by order of the Mayo
to arrest him, because of his preventing th
arrest of Captain Smith. Mr. Borland ther
xanootod 20 tbon, 1.,hat no said tn the Mar