The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-04


them that measures had been taken to guard against
that calamity (auding to the decree removing the du-
ties on the importation of grain.)
DON Facundi Goni had bsen ofacialy recognized as
Charge d'A6aires Of Spain.
The Kinney Expedition.
sEBAsTOPOL NOT YET -TAKnN.
The dock foot Of Eighth street. visited by crowds OF
curious yesterday to wtnes tho n,vel blockade
Of which that portion OF the East River the thea
e There much anxiety manifested to ses the eet
and groups stoed the end Of ths dock gazing out on
the river discussing the oabIs fate Of the expedition
and expressing their astonsnment 1t the splendid gene
ralihip displayed by tho Administration In sending
feet Of three vessels brstling with cannon with two
hundred gallant fellows boaro, beside Of pow
der monkeys, to keep watch vessel with but two
hands aboard. armed with mariingspks and rusty
fowlng piece when three policemen would have done the
whole busnsss.
There Is most distressing ruuor afoat in reference
to the allied forces he feet) Investing SevAs
topol (ths United States II is said the supply OF
grog has out, leaving the bockadsrs thirsty and
spiress and the most fghtful consequences are pre-
dicted therefrom.
Officers, marines and lounge about their vessels
discussing the gloomy weather with all the particularly
OF 30 many Raglans and gazing stlessly the myste
rous ship they investing II 1t and they
cbanted, and they knew not bov to break the SPELL
Altogether the position Of the besiegers is mslan
choly, and If fresh supply OF Aonongahela Ia not
forthcoming there is no telling what disastrous
quences may Meanwhile the beseged force is 10
the best Of spirits The total force no on BOARD is two
men, unite in themselves the diversified functions
Of saptan master boatswaiu coxswain marines sailors
far the Allies Ike their prototypes in the Crsa have
been unable to cut off communication in the rear, and
sortes msee daily rom the camp Of the bssAgei 10
parties Of and two, the liquor and
In the neghborhood In search OF ae segar crackers
sa n
kept going to late hour last night and
steady ERE lin the stoves) kept up until morning.
MIR. PHILLIPS AND THE KINNEY EXPEDITION.
m THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
Permit me to correct through your papsr statement
publshd in the HxRALD and by ali the Associated Press
which was furnished by the agent at Washington city
In your issue Of Friday under the telegraphic head and
dated Washington, the correspondent says :-"Mr.
Philips Col Knnsy's secretary, is here, and says the
expedition is entirely abandoned" called upon the
agent tho ociaed Press at his Office In Washington
city yestersy evening, and told him that he had been
mis,nformed, and that his statement placed me in
false position and calculated to injure told
him ditinctly that not COL Kinney's secretary
that had not said, "The expedition abandoned
requested h,m to pubsh my denial through the
channels Of his publication Of that morning. he pro
missed to do so and see BY the papers OF to- day,
that insteed Of the positive denial there e an
attempt at making correction by further mirepressn
tahon
trust then that you and the press whish have pub.
listsd these despatched will make the correction re-
auested Of the agent / may tay here a. said to the
SCENT that far from having any knowledge of the
pedtien being abandoned Col Kinney had told me- In
friendly convsrsat On late last Monday that the
of in mis- enterprise was very aterng
have stated frequently and PROBABLY did so in Wash
inpton that understood the expedition OF last winter
in connection with the Central American Company, to
have be In Abandoned. believe Col Kinney IN 40 i'm
pressed with the growing commercial Importance and
value Of that partof the world and or the
OF the enterprise that he viii never abandon II unless It
anandons him. W. B. PHILLIPS
New York, June 2, 1885,
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