The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-25
s.adrons Islands Corrospondsnos.
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LADResn ISLANDS, April %, lsS6.

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LApRsHn ISLANDS, April 26, 1855
Closing the United .Stoes Co,,sslote
-"' 1870 s' %.os. vhect-Spasiss Iasolence.
1900 $1,000 cS1s'1sss 'sblshed here in November,
1874 :, seou. 70 be broken no the retirement OF sAs
n,..sr, Conan, W. Samuel I sssto' Heleaves tonor
row for Hong Kong With his sscsssary, "' poyHo'Aa
the United States HosI1sA, and evsry ethsf A.
the slaud-afteen In all This is nrsch to be regre.
there Ia splendid port hers, much fseqaensec Ny Ame
aud whalers In the Pacific feet Of S0o oep
pers ride in safety in this harbor ard 1T NOT uns
queDty THAI sixty whalszs hero 81 one Hae
agent here and now ths. tho Uni.a states Ceosu is sbs
to retire. am afraid that much inoonvene.oe will e.
island varousy ca,ed-is the argos< Of the Ledrono o.
Mariana islands discovered by haseao 1871 md nsv
long la6 deg E. and some 100 miles to
This Is the capital aud the resdezse Of tho Cover
General Of the Philippine islands contains popuaass
Of soeut 6ooohe population Of tho whcie island beag
ns are ANA ana p o s%
cannon In the arrenal The two forts In the ~
put The fort that commands the hsrbor at Ara,
The cause Of Mr. Matters retirement. the OLE story Of
spanish Official insoence and mpudsncs Tho present
no opportunity Of annoying the United States ,nsu and
provoking him By petty slight. and insults he had more
than once forbidden him 10 address hnhe Governofoa
any subject and has called him usag the
seal formula Of the United Sses Consulate nasmuchss
he M Matters bad we'd h.. sxequatur from Mad
rd ard only tolerated here the capacity Of oom
mercisl agent Toe Governor also refused the aPphoa-
uon OF Mr. Masters permit American citizen 70 re
main on the island q etary and Interpreter 70 tie
Consul and ordered this TO leave the island Be-
yers other sights and indigrtes were offered to NJ
than to demand his passports and close the Consulate
understand that he addressed communication to hts 60
Of npant against the Governor that he also
sent copies OF his correspondence with tho Governor
request that he would submit them the American
ter 10 Chin Mr. McIAne and to Commodore Alb bot, a
the proprieiy Of sending ship Of war to hts relief NJ
Masters, however, having now o suitable opportunity 10
leave the and for Hong Kong departs to morrow, with
The chief object of dispute between and the
governor was IN reterepce to sailor named Martin who
had belonged 10 the American whale ship Jiroh Perry
captain La ~rcnce, which arrived here in August last with
her crew III state of muny Mr. Masters applied 10 the
leaders, two Portuguese-arresed The Governor COM
piled with the request and dozen ns,tinees in ali
VIM R. Martin, American. THIS person was aGected
with dangerous disease which rendered medical treat
s services IL .as 3,
captain with due formales, and by the interfs-
Tilted State. hospital so%s time after Yards he va
discovered at large In the town. and was resrrested
and sent to prison. The Consul demanded to know b.
what right amt rican citizen thus deprived OF hi
liberty. The Governor answered that It because hs
MAIun) had violated the conditions which he had
the prison portion Of It, Martin deny tbas
there any such condition. Martini xever, subss-
quenty, royal anniversary, applied for pardon, and
received II. He says he induced to do so, because
confinement was pjurng his health
There is doubt that there . strong disposition the
part Of Spanish officials IN this other parts the world
to show an lnsolen! and domneering spirit with all Win
whom they come In contact and particularly N
the Of citizens and officials Of the United States Ths
only existing remedy the tedious one OF plomAaio
correspondence with the government OF Madrid, and th.t
usually proves 10 be remedy at ALL Oar With
Spain shoald stipuate for prompt OF sse-
Ting difcuesone Of which ought TO be the oouferYing
OF the local executive officers of Spain governing
her distant colonies TO treat systematically Minis
tiers OF other nations