The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-30
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COL Wheeler. III, s. Ministsr q hiesf aena.-asss
adIfesscd the issIIowing letter 70 Mora
I.raaTIpN OF THE UNITED STATkA
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Col Wheeler. u. S. Minated n sNicaFAeras ~hae-
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Of facts Uhleh you are efeadx swsrS o., ~ ~
the I'm mt unarmed and inc1ensse CIV " y =.
the United States were crne,y s,r,,sd,sss com
mand. have also seen your proclamation, snas
Al rorsar an with arms In their hands snail De
shof. and another thatall American citizens snah
be Immediately driven out o. Costa SC. ~. ~
nrnvs the sincerity Of your first proclamation, you
rs,.ra !. ,;st Of persons who were taken prisoners
!, q, Rosa and shot on the 25th of March Among
.hsn, r And the names of Iaaac A. Rose and John
+ Caidin. natives of the United States,
have no right and certainly no aispos,,on %
raging between two entire Republics; bat 1t Is my
rfebt. as well as my duty, to inform you, ~ the
Chief Magistrate Of Costa Rica, that the acts Of
murderin1 in cold blood unarmed American ciii-
gems, wba are in no wise connected with any bel
iiseren, net or party IL an oence against the law
Of God, cfhumanity, and Of nations This offence
is no less aggravated by the fact, that those who
commisted 30 wanton an outrage, were under your
immediate command. That you were on the
ground, and did not prevent Il, a. II was in your
power to do 30.
would remind you of the letter to Mr. Molens,
the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo
Tertiary of our government dated Washington,
18th Dec 1854 to the Secretary of the State Of the
United States, wherein he states that sthe laws of
Costa Rica exceedingly liberal ION the subject
of granting ands) and offered great facilities to
emigrants who would come TO Costa Rica and fix
their residence there" The treaty between the
United States and Costa RIGA, made in 1851, in
the 18th article guarantees to citizens of the Uni
ted States residing in Costa RIGA, in their persons
and property, the protection of your government
Under these inducements and guarantees, cti
zens of the United States have como and settled
What excuse can be offered, or how viii you ap-
pear in the eyes Of the world, when you publish a
proclamation expelling these same persons with.
out being guilty of any crime, and numbering
them without merey9 In the name Of the United
States and of the government thereof protest
against such infamous conduct and be assured, sir,
that the government of the United States aided as
you may be by invidious and powerful allies, will
inquire into such acts of lawlass violence, and if
unexplained and unatoned for, will take decided
measures to protect the lives of our citizens and
vindicate the honor of the nation.
Rumors have also reached me that some four.
teen or eighteen citizens four ladies' Zone with an
infant,) were recently murdered by some troops at
Virgin Bay. am slow to believe so diabolical an
outrage. John B. Sawlen, Esq the bearer of this,
is instructed to inquire, In the name of the United
States. for this legation. into the facts touching
this rumor send him with my flag with this
dispatch, and pray that you give him a conduct
through your lines, and prompt reply to
Your obedient servant,
J. II. WHEELER, Minister OF u. ). A.
To his Excellency J. r. Nora President OF Re-
public of Costa RIGA, In Camp at Rivas, Nieara-
qua. -t et-f
The forces of Costa RIGA have now the posses
sion of the Transit route on the Isthmus, and the
officers have declared that they are determined to
extermnate every American now in the country,
and in this intention they were sustained by the
merchants of England and France, from whence
they could procure and had procured material AID
as to guns and ammunition.