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

government which they had and 70 which
they had submitted Aforesaid and let themselves
in opposition to lis authority and refused the juris
oc1ion OF its courts OF Justice ard the La gfu control OF
s executive admin ton otherwise by series Of
scts resisted offered insult to- and rebeed against said
that tbeTeu the said sought
by legal spo just means TO enforce toe law and maintain
TIE au,hoI OF its courts aud executive against the
Accessory Tanft Company and its said agents and ser
wants. right duty to do aud to continue
the Of It's jurisdiction at over unts Arenas
in cpposi the unauthorized acts and unla wful de-
sgps of the said company and its agents and servants
and would succeeded in doing but for unreason
able and violent acts OF interference tho part of
tain pertons claiming to act BY and under authority from
The OF the United States that such acts OF
interference not fully authorized, recognized and
States. but the petitioner alleges upon insufficient
evidence and the elsh and false of de-
Injury the large body of citizens OF the United States
who were at Greytovn, by whore means and through
whose ipueI and txerons, prime psly, the govern
nent OF March, 1882 At Greyown had been organized,
and order and respect for law and property I'd
enforced Ihr ughout its boundaries ai ead and corpo
rate jurisdiction.
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 10y
and under the immediate direction OF Commander
George N. Hons of the navy of the United States, by
virtue Of his instruc from the executive government
Of the United States, AMI who at the time In
maid OF the United States sloop.o.wsr Cyane, from
which said bemhardment and destruction took place.
that raid oombardmen and destruction eect ted
alleged by said Con msnder Hons by his official pro-
csnaon in consequence Of certain gross outrages at
sundIy times perpetrated by the authorities and people
Of San juan Gel Norte (Greytown) upon the persons
and property OF American citizens that place vic
niry and OF serious insult and indgny offered to the
United States in hs conduct of the said authorities and
people towards Mr. Borand, United States minister
Central America, tor which ontrages and insult in.
denniy had been given or satisfactory reply returned to
demands already made therefore, that the said certain
outIsges perperated by the authorities and people
q Greytovp wsr- alleged BY or on behaI Of said
onRr u the Accessory Transit Company, Pdnta Are
mas, il March, 1885, oy the then acting authorities Of
pay the of eight thousand dollars, as remuneYa
ten for the loes sustained by said company in
quence thereof The receiving by the authorities and
peop OF Greytown in May, 1854 of property belonging
to the Accessory Transit Company, stolen eloniousy
taken by and with the oounenance snd consent of said
au'hoies and people from the SAID company and their
in preventing said company from repossessing
themselves of such property and in eusing restore
the make pay therefor and OF damages
sustained by their conduct last stated or suffered b the
agents and employees Of said company American citizens,
while endeavong to repossess tnemselves OF said pro-
perry raid payment or damages amounting, required
or demanded, to sixteen thou.sn dollars.
And this pstititn further showing denies, that insult
ndeLiy want o. respect al any time offered
The United in the Of the norable Mr. Bor
land their minister, otherwise by the authorities
people OF Greyown but en- the contrary thereof the petit
toner alleges that said Borland AZ the termination
after resignation Of his diplomatic functions minister
aforesaid while a. private individual at Greytown
his the Uritsd States without auvnoriy on
the 10th cay May 1854 openly and Violently intsrfs-ed
with the course OF justice by resisting with force
sno arms The service BY officer Of ne government Of
GTeylowD CT for the of charged with
murcer or homicide committed within the boundaries
Of raid government; that thereafter but the
cay saio BoTand entered Greytown and while there b.
bavd in riotous excited manner in consequence Of
which, and of his hAvirg defeated Aforesaid
stances of great cruelty and angravaop, cisorderly
gathering ook place, dur ing which, ii at ALL said Boz
lard, as stated by himself, struck BY missile from
some one in the crowd, not ao however occasion
personal injury but said dsordsry gathering your Pc
uoner alleges took place solely In conseq of the
said OF said Borand and not WITH the con.
Gf anth
this petition further showing Denies that At any
time building belonging to The Accessory TRANSIT
Company at Punta Arenas was destroyed as alleged,
BY the authorities of Greytown, by their order
procurement or INST said authorities refused ~
pay or said company FOR any loss sustained
by ssid company in consequence Of such destruction
an event which never took place or that the authorities
any ether me received property belonging to the Ac
cessoTy Trantit Company that property Of said
pany stolen eloniously taken from said COM
BY with the counerauce and consent of said
thoiities or people, in any manner form what
sDy time, prevented said company from Possessing
themselves by cHe OF law Of property alleged
supposed TO have been stolen or uDjus,ly taken from
them or that ssid authorities, people, refused to
restore, pske payment for property taken said
company BY them, by their order procurement,
OF darag at any tine sustained by tad company,
by its sgtnts and employ but the petitioner and
admits that sad authorities, the 5h and 9th of Nay
1854 resisted Efforts made by agents
OF said company to take the law in to their hanis
in ccsnce Of said authorities, attempting
own authority to arrest at and within Grey proper
and Ike with the from ead town by force and violence
parties charged with stealing and property said TO he
stolen frem Punta Arenas and further alleges that said
authorities provided full and adequate remedy for and IN
resTecs to sad alleged larceny and property taken
corerg to sw and justice, and in the provided
by the laws Of Grey town. And this petition respectfully
the business of conclusions Of the Executive
message 10 the Thirty third Congress its second Ses.
sion, in relation 20 the government and community Of
Gre they we're prior to July 1854 in justihcs
that cate, effected by authority of the Executive
govern ment for the time being of the United States and
submits that sad conclu ions assumed upon INSULT
ciept evd nee herenbeore stated upon the false
representations Of designing and evil disposed persons,
intended to deceive and mislead and to the contrary Of
raid conclusions, the petitioner alleges and respectfully
submits and insists, and is prepared to show this
henorabe court may direct that the citizens the United
town, engaged in commerce otherwise, not 'ad
ventures" except as having engaged themselves in a
new ard aucabe enterprise consistent and in harmony
with our institute and character nation, aud
never at time pretended to act suhjects of the
fictitious sovereign of The Mosquito Indians or "repu-
dated the control of any power whatever except as
bereinrefore stated assumed to adopt distinc. po-
Itical organization" to be independent sovereign
Sae" except herein before stated with the direct con-
sent and under the protection of the of the
United States that the population OF Greytown had be-
come and during The 1852 1858 and 1854 consti
tuted in character "a stable and respectable community
and would have continued but for the aforesaid acts
OF ntey and destruction thereof by violence
asy time prior to JUN 1854 asserted unsounaed claims
TO civil jurisdiction Punta Arenas and said Punta
Arenas was never at any time 'in possession uroer
title wholly indep ndent Off said de government
the Accessory Transit Company, and the possession Of
Pupta Ar.aAs and is not sndispensaby necessary
to ths prosperous operation Of said company Of
the Nicaragua Transit route that said dc focto
government never at any time attempted or pro-
Company, or wrcngfuy to dis POI sess said company
Of the lard occupied BY them, organized any force
for the purpose OF demolishiDg the establishment
aforesaid BY the authorities Of Greytown to arrest for
murder or homicide committed aforesaid within their
jurisdiction, was cot attempted Pun.a Arenas bat
upen the waters Of the port Of Greytown which, as
part Greytown proper the jurisdiction OF said de aco
government for purposes Of preserving the public
peace and isbing wrong doers expressly recog
missed as aforesaid and before june 1853 BY the ad
ministrston OF general government ct present In
ofce that public functonaIes'' of Greytown took no
part in any mob by which intention to Mr..
Boriand was avowed or threatened' was "a boat
oespschtd rom the American steamer Northern Light,
tioD, fired into by the town guard of Greytown nor
was there at that any time reasonable any ground
Inst ahapai that ho