The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-27

DeeQ accompanied by HE CicIk. at IL ClOCk
the revolutions commenced, and being in a very
| exposed situation, he directed an American
flag to be raised ON the corner of the building
in view of all parties; it however failed to COM
mand respect, for it was literally riddled with
balls fired from government troops who occu-
pied a position diagonally across the plaza
from where Trevitt was; the building was also
perforated with bullets, and one passed between
the arm and the side of Mr.. Woodward, form
erly a clerk in Trevitt's office, and who was
with him, and one came within a few inches
of killing the wife of one of the owners of
the house, who had taken refuge in Trevitt's
Office; another struck directly under his feet,
as he was standing upon a kind of balcony,
looking out upon the government troops, and
evidently aimed at him. During all this time
there was no force opposed to the government
in that part of the city, as was plain to be
seen. jf
About half past 8 o'clock, P. NJ, the firing
ceased, and it appeared that the government
troops had been withdraw About
8 P. NJ. Trevitt returned to- his house above
alluded to, connected, as before stated, with
the Hospital, containing a great number of
rooms and a large enclosure something after
| the style of the Mexican Pdtios-this houser1s
about three fourths of a mile out of the main
business part of the city, and almost the last
house on one of the principal ways out of the
suburbs. He found on reaching there, a great
many neone-Ifortz or fifty aan-1ea1aaI-A
Children, who had ran to his house for the pro-
lection of the American flag, as is customary
in revolutions in these countries-almost every
consular flag having been sought by the fright
ened people for their protection until the heat
and excitement of the armed mob, or infuria-
ted soldiery, should have time to cool. The
persons were all entire strangers to the consul,
who we understand states that he had never
seen but one of the entire number previous to
that revolutionary time, and with that one he
had no acquaintance more than an introduction;
and never having had a word of conversation
with him, or any other person connected with
them, on the subject of the politics of the
country.
These persons remained as long as they chose
the most of them, however, left that evening.
Some five or six, however, asked for the hospi-
t~alities of the consul's roof, which, as they
were to all appearance gentlemen, was granted
them; reminding them, however, that as they
were gentlemen of intelligence, they knew
that there was no treaty existing between the
United States and Chill, and they knew better
than he did how far the usage of the country
would secure to them the protection of the
American flag.
By the laws of Chill the residences of cii:
zens Of hill are exempt from entrance by
armed force, except by permission of the occu-
pant, and treaties with several governments
prohibit the entrance and search of the houses
of foreign citizens of that country, except by
permission and the presence of the consul of
that citizen at the time of that. search, even if
it be for a criminal ofense. So.
On the I'd of March Consul Trevitt was at
the place usually regarded as his1eofice till
about 4 P. NJ. when he and his clerk, started
for, and arrived within a short distance of his
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of armed soldiers or police dressed and armed
IS such. Wearing the usual Consular uniform
.revitt pointed to it and informed them that he
was the American Consul and demanded to
know by what authority they presumed to stop
him from entering his own dwelling, to which
he received no satisfactory reply. After a con-
length of time Mrs. Trevitt succeeded
in conveying to him a message that there was
an officer and a party of soldiers within her
private apartments. He demanded of the SOL
diers that they should send his order to their
officer to be permitted to enter his own home,
after a long parley was done, and after
the lapse of some fifteen minutes or half hour
an order came to "let the American Consul
On entering he found his outside door
bolted onthe inside. He and his clerk entered
and bolted and locked the outer door-but
a soldier stationed within, near the outer
door, fully armed. Knowing that he was there
in, violation of the laws of Chill, the Consul
demanded of him to know by what authority
he had intruded within the enclosure of the
Consulate, to which he maze no re-
ply, but drew up as though to shoot or bayo-
net Trevitt, who sprang upon and caught him
the throat and seized his musket, to prevent
mis- using it Extensively. At that moment his
wife called to him from the balcony above, and
there was a man there who had intruded
himself forcibly into her private apartment
lad insulted herby ~insolent and indecent con-
on his approach she had ordered a
ervant to place the American flag upon the
tai1s to which she PORTED and told him in
that to that flag, intHe absence of her
she looked for her protection, and
7arned him not to pass it,-he stepped upon
{, and then with his sword attemptedtothrow
+ aside, but could not, he then walked over it
upon it,-he then entered her pri-
ate as before stated, and remained
n hour or two. She demanded to be allowed
0 send for her husband, but the officer would
permit her to do SO till Trevitt was within
few yards of his door. Upon being inform
d Of the presence of this officer in his wife's
partments, Trevitt handed over the soldier to
is clerR, and ran up stairs, at the top of which s
'revitt met the officer, and demanded the au-
hority upon, which he had thus entered his 1
ouse in violation of law. The officer at first 1
aid by order of the Intendente; on demanding q
D see it, he then said he came here by mistGhe;
,revitt then ordered him to leave Immediately
nd withdraw his men from his premises Q
Us he would not, and behaved insolently,
'revitt took him by the throat and walked t
Town stairs rather more than conveniently
and as he was about to draw his sword, p
he Consul seized it and disarmed him. In
he mean time he recalled to his men, some S
oxen of whom ran towards the inner door and T
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7ere-but Mrs. Trevitt had placed herself
and she, with Trevitt's clerk, attempt Il
d tie prevent their cntrance-tRey knocked C
own the clerk, and struck and bruised Mrs. I
consnerably-and finally broke in one of
he pannelsief the door SO as to get their guns S
n, when they snapped but missed fre,-at the b
anne time they attempted to, shoot Trevitt's L