The Washington union., 1857-05-02
From the Journal of Commerce
THE NEW GRANADIAN DIFFICULTIES.


If all the facts to light in regard to the con-
trovorsy between the United States and New Granada
they will present the Central American character to the
world in very favorable light.
In his reply to Messrs Morse and Bowlin, Mr.. Pombo
the New Ganadian Secretary Of State, quoted from
affidavit furnished to that government by Mr. Perry, tho
British consul at Panama, furnishing testimony against
the validity and justice of the claims prented by the
United States commissioners These statements of Mr.
Perry took every by surprise and staggered the faith
of who had believed that the authorities of the
public responsible for the outrage Of the 18th of
April The publication of the correspondence, however
has given the affair another turn. Mr.. Perry has felt
called upon honest man. to out, his
signature and show that the Secretary guilty of sup
pressing part of his testimony and giving by garbled
tracts false meaning to the remainder He supplies
sentence omitted by Mr. Pombo which directly contra
diets the coorng given to the affair by that gentleman
The following is a translation of his letter:
Trranslaton.l
BRITISH CONSULATE,
Panama, April 49, 1857.
SIR thank you for the collection of the Official Ga
zcttes you were so good to send me. ...
In that of the 18th of March is published the
pondence between Messrs. Pombo and Gonzalez and
Messrs Morse and Bowlin in which observe allusion
is made to the report which, at the instance of Mr. Pom
bo furnished regarding the lamentable contest and
deaths winch TOOK place on inc lou vi 1IH
As Mr. Pombo has limited himself to quoting isolated
parts of my said report it has been believed that have
endeavored to excuse justify the bloody attack (mas
sacre p committed that fatal night the passengers who
were in the railroad station house, and this compels
reproduce the whole of the paragraph from which said
parts have been taken.
In reply to the ntcrrogatory of Mr. Pombo respecting
responsibility, expressed myself as follows
q Respecting responsibility, my opinion is that the
want of sufficient military police force in Panama. in
view of the peculiar situation of this isthmus renders the
responsible for any losses which may have
been sustained by foreigners who naturally expect from
the OF the country where they reside the pro-
lection due to their lives and properties AT the
time due allowance ought to be made for the state of
cement of the mob and for the continued acts of bru
tality committed by the lowest class of the California
passengers.
From the above il may be that my opinion was
that while, when making compensation, (ndcmnying)
due allowance ought to be made for the excitement of the
natives but that the idea entered into my mind
that any indulgence ought to be shown to the wretches
who committed SO many outrages on the occasion.
Therefore, to prevent any conclusion offensive to the
uprightncss OF my character permit to request you
will be pleased to direct that this letter be published in
the next number Of the Official Gazette.
have the honor to be your obedient servant,
W. PERRY.
b. CALvo, Esq, Governor of Panama
What can be expected from government whose Secre
tary of State thus mutilacs public document to evado
lust caimP We understand that the English government
are determined to wait longer for the tary offers of
the New Granadan authorities in settlement of their
dispute and that the English officers in that vicinity have
orders in case their demand is refused to land force
at once and take possession of the custom-houses