The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-26


.~,csa,,,a.n IN tn senate January 25, 1885
The Committee on Foreign hsa,os 70 Mnun s.,
ieried inc hsAs'se ~ M ;ns,sn, H. nsa H. he res,
luton Of the senate calling for the correspondence in
structons and orders to the United States naval forces
on the coast Of Central Amsres WIN h rt Of
San Juan dc Nicaragua, have had the same with the
documents accompanying, under consideration and now
report :.
the United States having reason TO believe that awless
sAe - ars5 a. csrts;n ,onts IN the United States
~ s,.a ont ;i,, srrrtnns AGAINST some of the
nI;cs 81 ntra An,erc. in violation of the laws Of the
onnrv carssd the annexed circular the civil author
tiles of the United States at the suspected points to be is
sued by the Secretary of State the month of September
,sss y ''' - - 80 ~ ss ssllhI4 lf9A
.t,i,ry5 S.vY p.rAxr.xsu. October a. 1857 Z,
.,.....s hv Al, p,s,asu, 10 transmit 10 YOU ior your
guidance The which he has caused be issued
from the sato Department various civil officers
You win regard the ns'rus'0 Jus '"' A' '
yI Is rssoec,iopv your obsdeut servant sts
ISAAC ToucEY
Com FxSoS CaArAsD -. .-.,ou. ..,,nw.u n a n
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IA similar letter Commander Thatcher,
the esmmandsns Of the navy yards at H. New YORK
Boston philadelphia Norfolk Pensacola and San Francisco
wa.h,noon ssntember IA 1857
From Information received this department there Is reason
= oS,s % ps.e ON sss and the for
expeditions he carried on the
Of the sixth section Of he ACT Of Congress:
approved goth April ISIS And under me sn ss o. su
made lawful o the PRESIDENT or sucn ~ e sna en-
power employ the land and naval forces Of The United AND
such expedition from tbs territories Of tho
United States. an "sseoe arsu y N, M sue diligence to
attention the sucsc ana 70 urge you " use al WY
avail yourself Of ~ legitimate means At your e0mIs 1910 snJfcs
those whomay be und q 30 engaged sns on o0 o. @
10
injurious naonansss And also hereby Instructed
you may receive relative 70 such expediuoAs , -
IAN, or, your oo0A' % '
Which circular was afterwards coihmumca'od as III
structions 70 inc omces commanding nasai s''aeons ~
the United STATES ana 70 Com"aluer oa"aiu' oo aI
ing the United States ship Saratoga, al Aspmwai New
Granada
Afterwards, on the 90 OF uctoDer 1901, .ie ahc ci
Flag -oficer H. Panding, commanding the home squad
ron, then also at Aspinwail
subsequently, Lieut. Amy commissioning uie oA.cu
States steamer Fulton then lying AZ washington being
ordered to proceed with the steamer under ms command
to the coast OF central America WIN view 10
any such unlawful military expedoh IN aauuon 10 Inc
circular above cited from the otate department was
further instructed a. follows:
,.s afgsatssa NAVY DrAsrnsr, Oct. IL, 1857.
reply letter Of the 7th instant true that Ameri
can czsnS rsn, 70 Iavo ana 80 n1e s p mhen
pS other country They have right 70 extrate and to become
rizcns Of any country willing
make that right mere cloak and cover r warke expedition
against or rs % @ % y" vii, NOT seize ~, au9e "
ean vessel or bring her into port your
landing hsr upon mere suspicion
You win DO careful not % Interfere Win commit o. M Wne.
you nna or snsrnri.e from hs terrtores or SrisIc, Of ,e
United against Mexico, Nicaragua
Rs 70 tho 9TH section o. the act Of Congress OF April TO-
M ae . ssa un % nss the the mem Or ars IN
or destined Tor IL 10 o landed in any port Of Mexico or Central
America.
IN ron. for shra yoa w oach AZ hose ana New orleans
those nors -. " M
an rest,ectfury your otcdicnt servant
ISAAC TOUCEY.
Commanding e. g. Steamer Fulton Washington, d. G.
II doea not clearly annear whether the supplemen tai
,... ~ n..yA FL ~ ra.h -. -. Il -
Hlsuu..ioho VI o.'De. A"s" W A0"'. .AiAy WY
communicated by him to Captain Pauldng and Comnan
r Chatard or not but naStch m he reported to Cap
81. pa,,,,r, ~. aar1y 40 the 10Th ,s, of Novanbar IN
his way to Chiriqu in Costa hca, it may be presumed
they
And again an the 18th If November 1877 Cantain
80 80, 7. n. "a, . YI.:.. c.t..' 81. 60 .l
Sands commanding Inc uMted steam Ir9ae ousque
hanna at Key West ordered to proceed Immediately
with that rpate to San Juan de Nicaragua stopping at
70 >rta nm thn coasf and IN ran,a, tbare nm
tiI fther orders and for his oniaanc In refarsnco 10
unlaf military expeditions COW of the same circu
lar from the State Department was communicated to
him -" TIa7
such he;ng the e.sure. adontd bv the President to
nrevent the 1anarture OF anv unlawful military exped
ton from the United states or to ntercept them should
ths oath ~ November Iast William Waller formerly
re not thn ;t;,an ~ the Inited states With about
W. hwndrag and 6ftv Svo armed fo,,overa ntared th
hhor 81 Gan T,an de N;camp,n IN ho.rd 4 steamer
sled the .Fashion and immediately landed with his
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