Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-01
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1t Is atniodm the newspaper, t'nt according
tom act o Congress, pno-rd in l-,lO an officer
leaving "A squadron without tn" cNpress orders Of
his Commodore, Il liable To- the pt,nishm, mt OF
death. lhe. unexpected return II IT. Hunter
with the Banhrldge has created much specula.
ton, and court martial, II IL said, will be mmr.
dintcly convened. iicatennll; Ii. lns published
mn address to The American public" in defence
of his course. 1t appears that he was ANXIOUS 10
take part IN the quarrel between the President
of Paraguay mud Consul Hopkins and brother
To this his commanding officer objected, where
upon the lieutenant hoisted snil and came homo.
We quote the mntcral portion of his address, rs
follows:
circumstances in n high degree involving
the honor Of our flag, hav" occurred near the
station IL which | have been attached. No
helping hand hns been given to our unfortunate
counirymon. Exposed to thH wrath Of Il tYran
they no,e heeQ driven FROM Purag lay, their
property has been con6scOtcd, md our flag, -
proud because it waves as II banner for the op-
pressed of every lerd who chod>e Is Como III
Ter its i"lds, has been, Ivy orders Of II petty ".
rant, hauled down aud trampled under foot
IL could not help our countrymcn, because |
| was not permitted Ia go there with my command.
! WAS sent away tchere difficulties had not occttr-
red, although the American Consul mt Buenus
! Ayres expressed his wonder at my absence from
! the difficulty, NJ though my mnction had been
voluntary one.
"Nesscs Of wa, arc abroad for the sole pur-
! pose Of protecting the lives, property aud rights
| of our citizens. When found that my requests
| To 60 To Paraguay were refused hv the colnman-
der in-chief OF the Brazil squadron, when one
month later he had direct and authentic iniorma
| ton from Lieut.. Moore, at the Navy, of the nc
| tunl condition of ntimrs in Paraguay and the
means 10 send inr orders again at hand when
saw that the fear of responsibility ma de tn,
commander in chief vet decline sending wher,
1pl | -
he.tated but brought back my command 10 tn,
| United Stntes, rather 10 inGlorously rot IN III,
mud than ingorionsly sail upon the ocean.
A COME SerNE.--Thc New Orleans Delu,
narrates "A comic scene which occurred in the
! ST. Charles Theatre, in that city lately. \ party
! of sea captains. genuine sons of Neptune. went
to see the play. and in order to observe all its
attractions carried their telescopes along with
! them This introduction of single burrcled ope-
ia glasses created quite sensation, and the
captains were ordered to put them cut of the
way. This they resolutely refused 10 de-, dr.
clar;ng that if others had right to squint
! through a machine with two eve holes, they had
| n right to use theirs which had only one. The
dispute waxed warm. but tho captains finally
conquered; and might be supposed were
highl, indignant at the attempt to interfere with
the right of American citizens.
| 4 COSTLY CARRIAGE FOR CALIFORNIA.-Au
elegant Carriage lsaysa New York paper) has
Just been made 10y James Brewster x Sons for
Meckin X Davis, of san Francisco, mt cost OF
- 800 henterior j. lined with rich, canary
colored silk, and spring cushions; and the iron
work which is very elaborate, is heavily plae ed
with silver. The aNlcs Ceilings patent) cost
so; the lamps about $50; and the harness, which
corresponds with the rest of the establishment
800. The latter is curlously wrought with por-
eupine quilts, by an exed Hungarian. The cost
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