New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-28
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tnswer:
"ExICCTIyE HANsIOS Dec. &c.
"Hor. joins McKEos, UVia, s.s'es Attorney:
Your dispatch of this afternoon is rec@is I'd. tx
erce oIs"reion as to permitting The departlre OF
tie No;tber Light. FRANALIN fiiRcE.
Mr. MeKeon thereupon gave the folio wing or.or:
lOficia "Drc %, 1855.
"SlR: In the exercise of my discrot on, bg the or
d,rs Of TIE Piesiden, of the United S'ae', hsve to
request u ct YOU II DOT further do'aa the steamship
Northern Light, but accompany her to sea as agreed
upon ard verbally oommuBcs ed TO you.
Very res i iaaN nS SS aos'f T. 'i D.Aon,y
Cen, FlUscE, L. g. Re,tnu- Gutter Warrington
Tie ste,mer was ready for sailing, and as soon as
the crier was received fred gun and started en- her
yoysge. BE ore leaving, hoSeyer, the editor CT e.
Ncarogpcnse was Ieareted and conveyed back TO
the royet ne cutter Washington The Norther1 Light
was aocompaI TO Sandy Hook by two arnsd
steamer The Vixen and the City o. Boston, in oder
TO prevent body Of men from being pat on board
frcm ssilI vessel supposed 70 have been In waiting
in the lower bay Tor that purpose. When the order
cane fr ne Northern Light to sail, the passengers
gsve thee cheers for Frsnk. Pierce, three FOR John
McKeon ard three more for hs officers OF the cutter
Washington.
No sclion wss had yesterday in regard 10 the par
ties previously arrested, bat Mr.. Mae " 8 tiSedto
the office Of the Dsuict-At.ornoy, AID Mr. Dillin5-
ham, the PIivse Secretary Of Col. French was ar
fsted In the al emoon Co. French, s,comoanled
by Gov West bis counsel, repaired to the office Of
tie District Attorney, for the purpose OF biiliog NJ.
Dillingham;. In the fret place the Colorel wished to
know ii a member If his household was not exemPt
from enest?
Mr. Joschimsou replied that the President hsl not
yet recognized Mr.. French az tic reproeLtals OF
Nicaragua nor the parties who seat him "a the Gov
eminent of that STATE; and further, Mr. DIIipgham,
On berg arrested, did rot protest against the proceed
ing as citizen OF Nicaragua or member of Col
FreIchs suite. but simply as an American citizen.
Col. French rjoiIed thai be lad not ye. presented
bis credentials to the Pr, ridnt when he had doneso
il would be tine enough for the President to r7e't
bom He then ssked if he could release his Secretary
on bail, he COL F. reserving the right to test by wit
of habeas corpus the right Of t'e Unied States Gov
eminent TO arrest ember Of bis suite
Mr. Joechimson replied by assig him :, Val,
few mon ents, until the District Attorney came in.
When Mr.. McKson came in he was Informed By
Col. French that he had retained Mesers. West and
Cutting es council for Eicerauge.
Mr. Wet then put the proposition for bal ing Mr..
Dillingham; which Dir. MoKeon acquescsd in, and
stated thet the amount Of bonds required would be
as coo.
lowed to 20 OIL sma bail, ss he was very sick.
Dir. McKeon said that in consideration of his con
dition he would release him, if he could find bail IN
81 zoo. which Mr. Ms'e tben lea with a Marshal 30
procure.
A conycrsa tion Il en- eDsued, in which Mr.. Mokc)n
recouned the number of fibustsring expeditions he
had totn called upon to break up soce hs oam' into
ofice Thee was the Venezuelan expedition, which
was bob en- up by the arrest Of the Ben FrsSkin tie
Cuban affair which was put an eud to by the e-rest
of The ttesmer Massachusetts, the Kisney scheme,
which ill through in consequence OF the detention OF
the United States; and now tte Nicsraguan expedi'
ton broken up by The seizure Of the Northern Lshh
But said he this last has n 3 been abandoned
We have Information to TIE eec: that the cannon and
9th er ard ammunition which were to nave gone
Oh board the Nor hem Light Monday moraing,
put into brig and last evening the FL ibusters
met in certain place up town to form their plans FOX
another attempt to &c! eff
Col French sad-Sir assure you, upon the honor Of
aman and gentlaman that know no:hng VIII ateycr
Of this last movement, of anything pertaining to
the alleged expedition; and Furthermore, give you
my word that on tie horror CT gentleman, should /
Gene into possession of sny information in regard to
1t, will place II at your service speedily posi-
bic. II eDy of my household have been guilty of any
ndiscreon in this way l DO not kno it; but shouli
discover that they have been or sIe implicated in
tie getting up Of armed expedition against Near
seus, | -halI Top them OF at once
Mr. Ncheon-Do YOU know anything ebout The
parties engaged in getting up an expedition in New
0rlear-l
Col. Ffench-When | was there | knew nothirg
about it, and ali that / know now is through the
epcrts in the newspapers. Roller OF the persons
who IL sad to lead the movement, is Gen. Walkers
Master Of Ordnance.
The conversation here ended By Col. French hop
rg tina. at another time he should have the pleasure Of
RECEIVING he acquaintance with Mr. McKeon, &c which
the latter replied by polite bow.
We have been iuloImed hat the mee.1g spoken
Of above t. ok place in alysd in Fifteenth sreet,
rear he Sixth avenue. The DistnctAt omey Ia close
upon the heels Of the paties and tho cutter
Washington has been stat ned of he ittery to utter
cept any sttempt Of the filibustes to pu. to ssa.
Yesterday Mr.. French sgnifed that it was his in
tertOn to proceed ts Washington To- day for the pur
rose Of Jay irg hi; credeI als before the President.
Dir. VIM II. Allen states that the following persons
were to be lie officers Of the Regiment that was to
have BEEN sent to Nicaragua; Colonel, g. B. Hall;
Lieut. Colore', A. Farsworth; Major, " H. Allen;
Captains, j. Creighton, f. Z. o Xeefe, A. j Aorrison,
sHd Mace; Adutsnt, l.. Scbesinger; Lisuten.
ants VIM. Lyster, ard c. Walters.
In the cou.se Of a conversation with Dir. Allen, yes
ierdsy he s'd tba. he kreE that Mr. Joseph L. White
lad ieoeveda check Of 81 o0 toward the purchase Of
tEo hunGfed Snaps rifles for Gen. Walkers party
and further, that that number Of Iaes were packed,
together with other arms, by certain house in this
city, just before the Northern Light wa. to haze
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