Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-24
rFIRIT GF THE acAEIss FaEss

'zlSIi GF THE A1SkIse FREES
Ane IhtsH'genosT replies to the Union
last Article on the Spanish outraxe., ur in,
That the firing Of the Spanish cruiser soros
ice 6ows Of the American steamer Ell Dorado
YES merely the exercise of the usual DUTY G
ne sellnei That 1t was but equivalent to
cry of 'Nhogoes thsrs?" With theolder 10 half
winch is The sentinels duty to ute. on the Al
t1oaeo CT suspicious visitor Accord;nu !,
ne LRtelIIRsHcer. the Spanish crpiss, va,
o'Ng ssntinel's duty, and The Ell Dorado Wa;
approaching the coast Of Cubs In the pisb,
dLes and Was simply obliged to "comc To-,
unnI tie ePanisa commander could zstisf,
himseIt a. TO her character. We sl,o find IN
ne IHfsLtgeneer evidence thai ths thoussnd
ard one iaisehOods being Published with refer.
e1ee 10 NJ. Souis, have q. length soadsd that
sehusnsn into appearing IN vropris ys,.oua
- Tie newspapers. He writes 20 the sd,to,,
ihe falicElrg letter, viz:
NV YoRK, METROPOLITAN Ho-y,
March q 1855
Ga,tcTs o[ the NafiSncI lat,Xipsn.,,
Mes-Is kaitors: My attention has lust bsen
called 10 republication which appeared in
your Lun Der Of the 18th instant of an s,t;cIs
ir' u TIE New York Times Of the l7ib. ,llnd.
ins 10 certain subreptitious correspondence
leid, II would seem, between IA r PsTrr
L Q, my Secretary Of Legation az MAJ "a
a. 'he Department Of state al Wasbinoton
ana enclosing letters which had psssed h.
tHseh nat gentleman and myself subssopsnt
u Ey departure from Spain in August last
hsd not the article Of the Times, vons h.
.o-l ioa paper should have avoided notioiny
> contents cut when the grave Intleli. enes7
Hes.'a'es lot 10 transfer j, TO its column, T
thrus,lng myself on the a,tenticn 80 r.
nc. "a DC permitted 70 hazard a word az an.
aver. "oiu Vi Al
ice aIucIe OF The Times intimates that. INV
reserve and discretion since nv retnrn =,
q him ton could only be induced bv The an
PiehenSion that the shove corresuondsnca
-hCuid be sent to the public; and Won. air. NOT
Oily seem to endorse that intimstion, but
s'Il,e o 10 sse IL more significant by the re
mark that The story narrated Ia il ia oS TO-
much interest to be withheld from your read.
sI' ilE, although IL be calculated to mystifv
10 Hgn1 may soon be thrown on the su bisot s.
la u agined that your keen sight. Messr,.
A'''ers could hardly be Obscured 6y the mist,
.,.- sle. d Larrative, Is have some reason 10
~ very early, and long before the
-. me publication In the Times, you had
81 = w $40 70 the very papers alluded TO
- J. LCa ought from their peru.aI 10 h.vs
aed 1i.ea INC conviction that 1 could in no
Halbef ooJect to their being exnoseJ 20 ,b
Puo'4c gaze You certainIy ,ni.S. W ue
iue have obtained my Far for Twin ,h Any
.iLTs 70 your readers SWING tnem
II !. DC true that, IN my Secretary of Leo.
t.'n' lr tns very man had taken 70 NV h ngs
10 belonged nos TO my political orsaJ
: Z Al spy and traitor, Il will nsv.s ~,
10 % iet the world know how he carried AZ
lie Infamous trade VI
Fiea-e; sirs, irsert this letter IN YOUR psr,l
-cH oss and tslisvs me yo0r very humble
AID 0bedisnt servant, PIERRs SouLE
he sdl;'Es sly that they did see the CORES
poaeenos IN question, es Mr.. sosls asserts:
Ia j. was NOS shown them with Mr.. Peny's
2lO"iedss OF consent, and that they hse re-
iainsd 70 this Tune from abiding to II, bsosuss
ASd o9sn shown them Ii conscience The
s's tA.' it he'd etAsgwhs 90. ias, the new.