The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-20

government which they had wsagsd and which
they had submitted aforesaid and ret themselves
in opposition is authority and refused the juris
ecion OF Its courts OF justice ard the La gfu control OF
s executive admin iss lion and otherwise by series Of
acts Je.ised offered insult to- and rebeed against said
that beseur the SAID government sought
by legal spd just 10 enforce law and maintain
the au,holi of iss courts ADD executive against the
Accessory Tans Company and its said agents and
wants 1t is right duty to do continue
the exercise Of Us jurisdiction at and Arenas
in oppof ton the unauthorized acts and unA su de-
sigps of the said company and it's SCENTS and servants
would succeeded In doing but for unreason
able and violent of interference the part OF
tain perons claiming TO act BY and under authority from
the OF the United States that such acts OF
interference ii not fully authorized, recognized and
approved By the executive government Of the United
States. but the petitioner alleges upon insufficient
evidence and the elsh and false of de-
sigpipg 81 evcpposed persons 70 the prejudice and
Who were ut Greytown, by Whose means ana through
whose ipiueIce and txsrons, principally the govern
nent OF March, 1852, At Greytown had been organized
and order and respect for law and property
enforced rhrtughout It's boundaries ao ead and eorpo
And this petition further shoveth that on the 18Th
cay Of July 1854 took place the bombardment and total
destruction OF GIeytown aforesaid, effected solely by
and under the immediate direction OF Commander
George N Hoins, of the navy of the United States BY
virtue Of his nsructt from the executive
OF the United States, AMI who at the time In
maid OF the United States sloop. Cyane from
which said bcMbardment and destruction took place,
that lAd ocmbardment and were effected as
alleged by said Com sDder Holins by his official pro-
clamstop in consequence Of certain gross ourages at
sundly times perperaed by the authorities and people
and property Of American citizens ct that place and vici
ny and OF q reIous insult and indigniy offered the
United States in tbs conduct Of the said authorities and
people towards Mr.. Borland, United States minister to
Central America Tor which ontragss and insult ia.
demny had been given OF satisfactory reply returned 10
demands already made therefor; that the satd certain
outrsges perpetra,ed by The authorities and people
Of Greytowp wsr~ as alleged by or behalf OF said
Commander Holps-1. The destruction OF building be-
D I, I'm 1pfn Are.
ia NaIcb 1885, oy the then acting authorities of
Grey,own ana refusal by the said acting authorities
pay the sum of eight thousand dollars remuneya.
ncD for the oss sustained by said company in couse.
quence thereof o The receiving by the authorities and
to the Accessory Tianst. Company, stolen eonousy
taken by and with the and consent Of said
conouet in preventing said company from repnssessng
themselves of such property, and in ung restore
the fame or make therefor and also OF damages
sustained by their conduct last stated suffered b
agents and employ OF said company American citizens
while endeavoring to repossess Themselves OF SAID pro-
perty, raid payment ordamsges anountug as REQUIRED
or demanded, TO sixteen thousand dollars.
And this pstn further showing Denies that insult
indeLiy or want o. respect was at any time offered 10
land, their minister otherwise. by the autbontis or
people OF Greylcwn but the contrary thereof petit
toner alleges that said Borland At The termination
after resignation Of his diplomatic fun tio1s minister
aforesaid, while as private individual Gteytlwn ou
his return to the United States With nolity,
the 10th cay OF May, 1854 openly and nerfs-ed
with the cue course OF justice, by ting with force
sno arms the service by officer of she Of
Gseyowp CT process for the arrest Of Charged With
murder homicide committed within the
Of raid government, that thereafter, but on the same
cay saio BoraDd entered Greytown and while there BE-
which, and of his havrg defeated aforesaid
Tor the VI der OF citizen OF GIeytown under circum
stance; Of great cruelty and :ag,avatoD lsordsrly
)ard rs stated by himself struck by missile from
some one in the crowd, not so however occasion
personal injury but said disordsrly gathering your Pc
ttioner alleges took place aoiey in of the
conduct Aforesaid of said Borisnd and WITH con-
sent participation, or cennivanoe OF the authorities
citizens OF Grey town.
And this petition further showing Denies that at any
time huidirg belonging to The Accessory Transit
BY the authorities of Greytown, by their order or
procurement Inst said authorities ever refused to
by ssid company in consequence Of such destruction
event which took place; that the ulhores
and people Of GIeytown alleged, in May 1854 or q.
any ether 'ime received property belonging the Ac
cessory 1ranit Company that property Of said com
pany stolen feonously taken from said COM
psny BY with the Of said au.
thoiities or people in sny manner form what
s0ever: or that ssd authorities people ever, at
aDy tine, prevented said company from possessing
themselves by due process Of law Of property alleged
supposed 10 have been stolen or unjusly taken from
them that said authorities, people, refused to
company BY them or by their drdsr or procurement or
OF damages at any tine sustained by fad company
BY Its SCENTS and employees; but the petitioner and
admits that sad authorities the 9Th and 9th of May
1854 resisted Efforts made by certsn agents servants
OF said company, to take the law their own hands
in open defiance Of said authorities by attempting their
and take with them from ead by force and violence
parties charged with stealing and property said to he
stolen tem Ppnta Arenas, and further alleges that said
suhores provided full and adequats remsdy for and in
resTec. to said alleged larceny and property taken
by the Of Grey And this petition respectfully
controytrt the business of conclusions Of the Executive
message to the lhrtyhird Congress its second SEES.
sion, in relation 10 the government and community Of
as they we're prior to July 1854 in justifca
tion OF fad act Of violence and destruction of
govern the time being Of the United states and
submits that sad conclusions assumed upon INSULT
lent evd. nee, herenbeore stated upon the false
intended to deceive and misiead and to the contrary OF
raid conclusions, the petitioner alleges and respectfully
no1sss and and is to hT this
states Others resident at Norte Grey
town, engaged in commerce otherwise, not lad.
venturers" except as having engaged themselves in
ard audabe enterprise consistent and In harmony
with our institute ms and character as nation, aud
at any time pretended to act "subjects Of the
fictitious sovereign Of The Mosquito Indans, "repu.
oiated the control Of any power whatever except
berenrefore stated or assuned to adopt distnc: pc.
tea organization" or to be an Independent sovereign
Sae except hereipbefore stated with the direct con-
sent and under tie protection Of the the
United states that the population OF Greytown had be-
come and during The years 1852 1858 and 1854 consti-
tuted in character "a stable and respectable community
and would have 80 continued but for the aforesaid acts
OF enct and destruction thereof by violence
1854 that the de dco Grey town never at
any tim. prior July 1854 assered unfounded claims
to civil jurisdiction over Punta Arenas and said Puna
Arenas was never at any time 'in possession a
title wholly indep ndent OFF said de taco government of
the Accessory Transit Company, and the possession Of
Punta Areas and is not sndispensaby necessary
to the prosperous operation Of said company or Of
the Nicaragua Transit route that said dc fanto
government never at any time attempted or pro-
eeeded to destroy any buildings" and said Transit
Company, wrcpgfuly Ito dispos sess said company
Of the lard occupied BY them, organized any force
for the purpose OF demolishiDg the establishment at
Punta AYenaso of said company that the lawful effort
aforesaid BY the authorities Of Greytown to arrest for
murder or homicide, committed Aforesaid within their
jurisdiction, was Eot attempted Punsa Arenas bat
upen the waters Of the port Of Greytown which, a.
part Ct proper the jurisdiction OF sand de dco
government for purposes OF preserving the public
peace and Furnishing wrong doers expressly recog
missed a. aforesaid and before June, 1853 BY the ad
ministraton OF general government ct present in
office that public fnnctonafes" of Greytown took no
part in any mob by which intention To arrest Mr..
Borland was avowed threatened nor was "a boat
despatched from the American Northern Light
to release him. said Borand from periious situa.
tioD, fired into by the town guard" of reytown nor
was there Mt that or time reasonable any ground