New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-26

a. Io,it A"rts no s,CI afef~nu ~ nrA -
foe. ,ae $ sstot s~o IT, eT her M.,ss,ys sk :,
r+o tes re objec Of he vi.it by he sfcYe
81 gued boaS. ,.,-1 .,..~+. n 4. hoA,..i.r.-,
10. u believe By the repeat>d assertions OF her
$3.50 naval ofiiee-s fem tIue 70 time in omnaDd
:, ihe barber, that DO srEed fo-ce would ever under
s.y cueons.aDIes be permitted TO take pos sessIon o.
.i,kfr Punt. Arenas or Greytosn Capt. Tare:on oil
h., British Msss,ys sbip EIydice, id fre9ueety, be-
sve.n The months Of January and June, lSJoi e.
ssye The ageD. Of The Aforesaid steamere a.
Ponta Arenss Mr. Joseph y. Scott, and also his de-
pepeu. hat we iced 10. a. any .Jne fear Inoesa3 Jn
foD any party .hL. lie led Instructions from ms Gov
srrnep; TO prevent sDy POKER from iandng an arme1
ssoe On either aide Of ttis haeor, and N he re?
seas OF Puma Arenas tbcud DO. DC nter1ered with 10
therefore, undsr such assertions and guarantees,
he residents of PuD'a Arenas did not app:ebeBi thai
SleI property could be taktn nom them as herein
Rated never having he'd the slightest notice the: s5cs
trekc. ion had been renewed. Ihc6tJre, ne dep3-
stA: doth s.reIg Lterc hat tse Eag!isk forses he
ho,bor utre ttat Costa Ric0 tEteaiet 10 make
Et "ii%TC Aey do on fa| day he'et4 E2nea
sotseIbtd AID .woo hio'e Squire Co,rth, Comm,'.
s Atstt Of ne U'eo SITE. his eighth dSJ Of jazz one
3 SQUIRE C0rRELL, Z. 6. COnl ACCT.
mr. HAIRLESS PROTEST.
eoHAEEClAL AGENCY, U. s. A. san Juan DEL NoRTs.
by this public instrument OF protest, BE- II Known
psls t men, that on this eeventb day Of January N
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun6rea ana
=.
Grrell Commercial Agent OF he United n,s,S7 oi
America, j. e. Harris N behalf Of the 6rm OF Charles
hsgsn s Sons Of New York, in the United States,
benz self p6rtner 10 the above firm, 10, beng
duly sxorn did solemnly and truly depose and say:
Ths. on the third day ofJsnusry A. d. lS3I eighteen
hundred end fifty stveDl the steamer San Cdos, "Hn
about thee hundred and fifty t1JOJ passengers, MOI
o. lsss ino1oDg this Opponent, tt4red from the wharf
NJ VHen Bay 20 cross the Lske Nicaragua, IN the
prosecution Of her lISfu business OF Transporting pas
stpgers on their way TO the United States thai h9
.tesmer an we'd near Fort San Caios situated at the
ppuer eItraI Of the SaR Juan river abo1t O'CLOCK
a no. Of the same Day, when her engine was stopped,
aud boa. from the fort put of and came ao1ghde
with two white men board, who announced tha. the
steamer Oe6en was waiting down the river TO take OH
cur passengers and carry them 10 CASTILLO; toe1 the
steamer San Carlos then proceeded past t1e iort loto
lie yiyer San juan about half mile, when me
steamoI Ogden, with the American flag flying and none
oiber came abreast o! our steamer armed with large
kree OF Costa RcsDs and two or three pieces OF art-
iery under the command Of one Spencer VINO pro-
claimed that be had, with Costa Rican force, seized
and was in pcsse Of al tie steamers On the rlyer
ss also al the property on Punta Afen6s and that he
Rad under his command 200 or 500 Costa
Rjoanf that he, the said Spencer, then demand
ed q pesceful surrender OF the steamer San Car
bt on which terms he offered free passage TO the
United States all on board the cad steamer, ana
asserted that uness such surrender mtde, he, the
taid Spencer shOu'd proceed TO take possession by
brce OF the said steamer San Caros; that being uu-
AIMED and the safety of the pissengers among who
were many women and children beng guaranteed,
Ans 6epOneDt, one Of the owners of the property
instructed the csptlin Of the sad steamer TO suTender
which was done; wbefeupoD the said steamer y Sden
alongside of the steamer san Carlos TOOK Oh me
passspgeTs and baggage, Spencer meanwhile ordering
he Cost Rcans 10 blow up the steamer and al on
hoard should any resistance be made. Aud this deoe
neat further decsres that resistance or any efforts
we're afteTward made TO regain possession OF the SAID
steamer San Csrlos and that this deponent with the
passengers were conveyed 10 San Juan del Norte or
6reytowD, and there landed; that az, our way yn
Ne river San JUAN Costa ~. troops were seen in
gsnFen ~ 70 oeiensble points, and that they were
Ae.ise in possession Of all our lake and rivef s1ean
s md were foTcibly OBTAINING some OF the employees
Of the Company OF which this deponent is member,
On board OF the said steamers that the sald spencer
publcly announced that be was IN command Oh an ne
Tosts Rcsn troops on the river San juan, and be
,hoyed deponent copy Of a letter addressed 10 inc
Commercial Agent Of the United states a. Dan juan
del NOrte or Greytosn BY capt EIssiIe, ser'o Of
San Juan del Norte, or GTeytown winch reaa as loi-
lows, viz: . --. ,,,.,ro,,v no. ,, 1919
"s,B Ibtve the honor acknowledge your letter Of to,
,sg%sF ne protect 6 thf ISIP sss OF
S.srS sSS o sTsI Se seizure BY force Of can.
ssdcT con- Of Col ]. Fernando,
lnsns parry Of msIilt from Of Her Mss;tyss 70
The 81 o e' Of RhUY d States sSi
which he officer Of he Costa RI force now al Pnnta Arenas
%spptSsS,Cu link it. however right to state that III,
md SsS R,RSI aen the subject Of DISPUTE
two companies the representatives oil winch e on e
H,Df.
es In iaAns any steps which may the Interests OF either
party with respect 10 the participation OF force OF oosa
must observe that these having been for sons monhs
afiss Nth whom Costa Rcs /. carrying active hO.tI
net men munitions Of wal 1t appears TO me mat Is anon
tenseren; prohibited by the Jaw OF nSTRs i[o
s the execution Of such an operation BY oeSfeh' party
JOIN IN fRssSR RH O@ Captain md senior
"B sSuKr CoTRrLL esq United States Comms'cia Agent
GI,yowD'
And this deponent further says: That on HE arrival
n, this port an Engish man of-wars boat came along
side Of the steamer Scott, which himselt and the
passengers were brought with naval officer who gave
netiOe that the officer in command OF the BRUSH heet
would permit no violence in the harbor; whereupon
MT j. c, Mcdonald IAN agent OF the owners o. tne
property, then prisoner in the hands OF the Costa
kCan force made request 10 be taken IN the boat 10
tie commanders ship, for the purpose OF asking proec
SOn for himself and the property OF e. Morgan Sons,
which request was refused and the steamer theh pro-
eeeded 10 the wharf at San Juan del Norte or Grey
town and the passengers including the sad acD9nad
and tAs 6eponent were there landed
Ard this deponent further says: That 90 soon as the
said Mcdonald set at liberty, he was sent by TINS
Seponept to Punt8 Arenas to make demand upon Col.
LOekridge, Of the Nicaraguan army, to Tetake the
steamer Scott and TO deliver her to the said Nc.
Donald az agent which demand the said Mcdonald
made aud the faid Col Lockrtdge Eds preparing 10 re-
take he steamer Aforesaid, but rds prerented from DO
rag so b. b. itiSk Interference as shown in COL Lock
Edses letter copy Of which is here quoted as follows,
via: ~
&C MCDONALD, Eso, Agtat 70, Garrison Morgan Of ne
Guy q Neo- York:
have 20, TO Ss%SHs Sal tss deliver To RS'.
J. " Scott now the hands of the Costa RcSG Govems
spy S have to .i. that h.ys received noo.
hNm the commander Of the British feet At h pss h59ash
tAt iasdiss a,mtd cit4e, .tey. Bsisg
any power sonry Jour demand have written the
President Of Nesrssis the subject and viii Inform you
When receive A' 1 :GsaS tHs soi TockRDGt