The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-01

ony an exhibition Of force win prevent outrage or
ob,an redress; thousand miles In the interior Pre-
ndem Lopez regards his power a. ample 70 main
ties, and only force win bring him to just regard
Of the rights Of foreigners. At Montevideo. among
the intelligent merchants, great hopes we're enter.
tanned ths. the tommsnderin chief would send q
force to Paraguay; indeed, It was supposed by all
that the destination Of this vessel was 70 that
point; but the hopes Of our countrymen have beea
disappointed, and the citizens Il the Banda Oriental
ton, and sneer OF our apparent imbecility
II may be presumed that the instru tons which
the Honorable the Secretary of the Navy gave me
upon the 18th October, 1885, were general and such
ss were given TO the commander-in chief Of the
Brazil squadron, paragraph Of whic take the
liberty Of quoting You will, at all times, bear in
mind yeur duties a. the commander of vessel OF
war of the United States TO pro.ec. the citizens,
extent in your power"
Even without these irstr uctions from the Depart.
ment need not have been neglectsnl OF these du-
ties but with Instructions so expir lily given NOT
to be waschfu in the highest degree involves amost
onerOus culpabi'ity.
With commander In. chief 30 neglected. Of the in
terests and honor OF his flag my exer.ions to that
end as commander of vessel Of war have been
wholly neutfalized, and with the information al.
ready, hope, In the bands of the Hou the Sc IRE
tsry of the Navy, would in all sincerity ask to
what purpose, useful and honorable to my country
could tie cambridge remain upon the coast Of
Brazil
n, however, in the good Judgment of the Hon. the
81 cretsry OF tpe Navy with such fa,ts in his
itis does not fully meet his approval, shall beg
that, at the earliest moment, court OF Inquiry be
instituted for rigid investigation.
The commander in.chief OF the Brazil squadron
rs either wholly and uDequivocslly culp 10 Q, or
am, and now charge him with culpabe neglect of
the protection OF the citizens, commerce aud in
te,ests of his country to the falsss extent in his
power" for which no special order Of the depart
TIE Hon. the Secretary Of the Navy may regard
my vie ws, already expressed in relation to tbe neg
le OF the commeDder-in-chief to the Interests Of
hii country, as arising from my personal relation to
the occurrences detailed.
On that account solely have TO state to the
Hen. the Secretary of the Navy that, although the
U. s. frigate Savannah bad been U son the station
whole year, the commander int chief neglected to
place himself in personal communication with the
high authorities both ia Brazil and the repnblc Of
Uruguay.
During the whole five months tina. tie Savannah
had been at Montevide0, the comnandsr-in-cbief
visited the city for few hours only neylecting to
cultivate proper relations with the President of the
republic, 30 necessary as we have no Charge at that
point
The abser ce Of these courtesies among polite
people 10 ususly considered offensive, aud yet
greater injury, which the com nandern chef also,
in all probability, ignoranty commits Is, that Nth.
ont intercourse with the authorities and intelligent
il habitants, g cannot understand ana inform his
govern ment Of the actual political condition of
republican government lsboring uoder The danger
GUS prote ctoiate of q neigbboring empire. This
course Of the CONNER derin chief involves tangi
bic culpsbility; but the Hon. the Sc relay OF the
Navy will zee that it must be in high deg zee in
jnrious 10 the general Interests Of flag, and ad
versc 10 the spirit which sends abroad vessels of
wsr, as ia supposed. with agents alive to prose
cutting such course ~ will effectually protect
commerce, and establish, as far as may be, by per-
stDal inter Curse relations Of smty and friendship.
have the honor :, be, very respectfully,
G.. q, HUNTER Iieut Commando.
To the Hon. JAMES G. DoBBIN, Sc. retafy of the
Navy, Washington.