Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-27


moi an the eve of destruction or dissolution.
II the peril lo my command was os great
rs has been pHblicly represented, tlie allies
nerer would hnye permitted us 10 evac ,.itc.
The place, not only in safety but With hon
or. 81
10 his interview with Gen. ITcnninosen,
Commander Davis had expressed lis ''unal.
terable'detcrminnion" TO seize lie schooner
Granada /; aud this had been n deteimininp
circumstance with me in signing the eonyen-
.lnn. | MAS therefore surnrisel ON the
morning nfter | went aboard the S, .Alar,'s.
10 hear Cemmauder Davis propose that
should deliver the vessel 20 him withou, The
necessity for the use of force. This re.
J"cFd He then proposed should deliver
the vessel on condiinn he gave me the arms
and ammunitiou e,f board of her. lreplini.
not n rag ora splinter should be givrl, up,
except to An overwhelming force; for The
honor Of the litlle vessel was in her hull
and rigging and in the fl " She bore, aud in
comparison with this, The value OF tho prop.
erty aboard her was mere dross, Ncrd (
express SURPRISE that - United Sratcs naeaI
officer should make sodishphorablc SO apropo.
silon {? Is. s
Finding that Commander Davis appear
ed Ia hesitate in the exccu inn of what br.
had dt'clreG his 'unhllelnlle determination,
leJdeavcred TO convince him of The yross
wrong and injury he would commit l,v the
seizure Of the Granada. cn,lrayorcd TO
s''tisfy him he had no righc'to question the
tioS Of The schooner. while she lay in the
port at san Juan; that while there she was
within the territory nf NicarnYua. and sub,
lect only 10 the sovereignty Of tht Rrpuh.
jm; ibh IL was unworthy of, the l.ni;ed
States tlius.to' trnmplc on The most sacrrd
rights of II sister State; and that could
not and would moi believe bis Government
would sanction such Il viulltion of in,ctna
tinnl INV. H." replied lie would weigh
wh't had said tIni sec mo. again on thc
subject; bu'. without any further convrr.
spilon, he gnye written orders to his firs,
ileHennnito seize the franada hy force
t,ihe oTti,r wis vxscGiy.l The lics, E,,u,@n-
ant boarded the Granada with small f,rce.
Cnpt Fayssnux. If the Granada, beat to-
quarters. Licui. Mpury cntleavorctl 10 per.
su'de Capt. FaySsoux TO give up his vessel,
alleging, in accordance with his Instructions,
that it would be in naeco,d dance with tlrIl.
vas conventions
Gnpt Ryssoux a,id his ord RS were not
10 deliver the schooner unless io an over
'whrlminG force. Lieut. Maury returned To
the 81 Mary sind informed me thar be- in
tended 10 take the Granada, and if ] de.
sired TO save the tffusiou nf blood should
give an order 10 deliver her TO him. He
tten brought his b,osdsid,. Of, eleven guns
tn h,., h. ~
boats with one hundf,al men, md came 10
me for The order, which was of course tiv.
en. Snnn allcrwnr,l | had the nioriil:ca,
tion to see the Nicaraguan A ,g hauled down
and The Am ticnn hoisreJ. Indignation as
an officer of Nicarngul Mt the lowering Of
lis alg wns silird by shnme as u naive Of
the United. States at seeing lis glorious en-
sign diSyrnced by covering IN acl of peffi.
dy and wrong, -,
+ TASK ieaveto leg Your special consider.
ALTON of the fact rhat Lieut. sMaurv applied
10 nc for an order TO Capt. FaySsoux.--
This w'ts an acknowledgement That Capt,
Fayssorx was sill soflicero Of tho GosciiiS
mrnt cf whirh was The ExecntiSr, =
but the dignitv and honor Of Nicaragua
had not been sufficiently degradrd By h.v.
ing mrown fllg lowered in her own port
AZ was reserved for Commander Davis 10
complete u series ofinSults. by delivering
the,Granada whh nh her armuments and
equipments toapalien cnehy,
He closes ssfullOws;
One thousand a melicars have peri4hed
IN order 10 secure. the lands and privileges
promised them in Nicaraguu Their heirs
r. ~ Il
States; and ! leave it TO your wisdom to
decide whether i, is iight or polite tl,ot
such inte ests should be endangered. If not
sacrificed, bv tho acts. either authorized or
unauthorized, qfSAmrrichn officers. +"
I,nt. whatever Sour wisdom may decide
in relation to the policy of,sugh conduct,
know the juslie Of tie Government your
E&cellcncy so wotll,ily cophols will not
fail to riise up Tie honor of Nicaragua.
Wounded 10y the seizure Of her own vessels
IN her own port. ard by It's delivery 10 a
foreign foe. tlsnoS you will moi. with i'm.
panily, permit the sovereignty Of n sister
Republic 10 beN violated simply because, she
ID weak. With full confidence iruSt for
such acts ard dsehmiinns on theplrt Of the
Government Of the United States, MS will
entirely clear it from any participation in
,he msnlrs ami degradation which Nicara.
gna has received AT the hands Of American
officers.
Inse The honor to be, your post obe.
dent smyant. ya wv. W4tKEe, =
To his ExceIlepey JAMes BrcGAS&x.
President of the Uaiied Slaies., .,r
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