Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-08-17
Col. Fremonts Account of the Greytown
Outrage.


A Washington correspondent oi the New
York Daily Times, writing under the date
OF Thursday last, makes the following inter
esting statement.
"Col. j. c. Fremont was one Of the
American citizens present at Greytown, at
the occurrence Of the ''outrage" upon Mr..
BorIand for which such fearful retribution
has been visited by Capt. Hollins upon the
town. As he Is well known the world over
as a cool cear-headed, and truthful gentle
man, his statement Of that transaction, end
the facts connected with it, cannot be other
wise than highly interesting at the present
time. Upon questioning him on the subject
this morning, he very cheerlully commune
Gated to me his understanding Of the affair
which is substantially as follows:
at was quite evident that, for some rea.
son or other, o very strong prejudice existed
at Greytown against all Americans; preju-
dice amounting almost 10 positive hostility.
and TO conceal which no pains whatever
were taken. The immediate origin Of the
difficulty in which Borland participated, was
the homicide OF the negro captain Of bun
60, or river boat committed by Capt. Smith,
of steamer plying on the river. Notwith-
standing published statements directly the
reverse this homicide was considered by the
Americans, almost without exception, de-
! liberate, cold-blocded murder. without q
shadow of palliation. There had been some
previous difficulty between Smith and the
negro.
On the day of the homicide, Smiths
steamer ran into the negro's bungo, when
/ the latter threatened 10 shoot Smith if he
broke his broat. The bungo, however, was
uninjured. Subsequently the steamer start
ed down the river, and after it had proceed
ed some distance, put back again, apparent
| ly for TO other purpose than to run into the
burgo, which it did, crushing it like an
egg.shell. At this time the negro was sit
ting in his boat with his gun across his knees.
The weight OF testimony is, that he made no
hostile demonstration against Smith, having
neither risen from his seat nor raised his
gun, when Smith deliberately shot him.
Immediately upon being shot, the poor fell
low got us, and while attempting to step
from tie wreck Of his bungo, into the boat
alongside of it, his strength failed him, and
he fell into the river. And yet, presses
who esteem it their duty to defend the Hol-
lihs victory, wright or wrong, tell us it was
universally admitted that the negro was shot
by Smith in self-defence.
A warrant was issued by the Mayor OF
Greytown for Smiths arrest, and an officer
went on board the steamer as everybody
knows, but was prevented from getting his
prisoner by the forciblc resistance of the
passengers, headed by Borlond. In aiding
the minister thus to resist the officers, the
passengers did not intend to endorse the
murder O! the negro, or absove the murder
er. On the contrary, it would have been q
very easy matter TO have had him hung on
briei notice by COMMITTEE Of Vigilance ,
had either Of the acknowledged leaders pro.
posed it. But Mr.. Borland, in a speech he
made TO the crowd, as well as in private
conversation, told them he was instructed
not in any way 10 recognize The authority
Of GreytOwn (dcriving its authority from
the Mosquito King) as separate and distinct
from Nicaragua.
To permit the Greytown officers TO ar.
rest all American citizen and try him fol
crime, would be 10 recognize the authority
OF the Town governmental the fullest sense
and so Mr.. Borland urged them TO aid hin
in "crushing OUT this section of the Mos
quitos. lfthe government Of Greytown wa.
illegal, deriving its powers from incompe
tent authority, the act of the officers who at
tempted 10 arrest Smith could only be looked
upon as the act OF a mob. proper to be re
sisted hy mob force. In this opinion tn,
whole steamers party concurrcd, And, O
course, the arrest and imprisonment of Mr.
Borland that night was also lool ed upon a
the act of an irresponsible mob, without law
or authority Of any kind
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