The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28


the The occupations Of Sr Zevaos and
the careessness of few others whom il is impossible
designate, were the only cause Of this delay and not
NJ Huet says the clerks Of the bureau in the employ of
the Minister
Afterwards when the case was carried up TO Calao,
sentence speedily pronounced and the order is
sued to Set Durhn at liberty BIT according TO the law
in such cases three days required to eae after such
decree previous 70 it's being carried into execution in
order TO allow time for OF the parties interested To sp
peal against the Decree they should think proper 10 do
so Under these circumstances, N. Buet knowing that
notwithstanding the decree Durhn would still be kept in
prison, mpeled by extraordinary excess Of ZEAL ad
dressed biz mote Of Nosember 20 10 Sr Zevaos just one
day previous TO the time for putting the decree into
ecution, and hberatng Durhn.
This Of his is the hrst written and Official claim and
demand this subject made by NJ Huet In it, taking
as his ground the non .fudllment Of the promise ls
made to get Durhin ut liberty, and the delay which
he alleges in the trial Of the case, he presents
In the form OF an ulumatum seven different demands
OF satisacon These be asserts TO be due and owing to
him, and he intmates that refusal TO comply with any
one Of these several demands for satisfaction will be
deemed by him sufficient cause TO break up his Official
relations with my government ] am persuaded that
your Excellency viii find the various reasons given by
senior Zevaos-in his note mentioned Of December
addressed to Huet-in which he characterizes these
demands of NJ Huet violent rude and inappropriate TO
be good and sound In consequence Of this note
Of Senior Zevaoe, Huet in his reply Of the 9th OF the
came month strikes out two Of his first demands viz that
in which he refers 10 the bringing trial those persons
who entered into the dispute with Durhn ana also that
II which he referred 70 the agents Of police he also qua
Huet, though indeed, his justice no. cempete and
In fa amounts TO very little, he himself shows plainly
that his threatening intmatons were not very cons
deatey made ard that before making them he ought frst
TO have asked for explanations and ought 70 have entered
into discussion Of the merits However, he insisted IN
bis reply upon all his other demands, and would not
withdraw his threats Another note in reply was
then addressed 70 HIM by Senior Arenas. who
preceded me In odlce, who, after several per-
nent observa atoms in relation TO his demands, (Which
are In substance tho same which have presented TO
your Excelcncy 10 my judicial Of this subect con
cluded BY informing hin, ~ matter Of satisfaction, In
regard to his demand for the dismissal Of the Judge That
the conduct Of that functionary would Immediately be
made the subject Of inquiry by the Superior and Supreme
Courts This brought out the last note o the honorable
Huet dated January II OF this year OS5e), IN which
he charges Sr Arenas with having broken hts word by
answering bis former note of Dec 49, during twenty
three days which bad elapsed the said sr Arenas
bad received the portfolio of Minister OF Foreign Affairs
Now, though this trf'ng delay very excusable mag
much as during that period my government was fully
sseed IN putting Gown serious sDde which had broken
ont the capital and inasmuch Sr Arenas was neces
ssry spRaget IN making himself acquainted with the "a
bgsness Of his department, and uas'nuca the
Dur.n affair matter WATCH might not n be treoted
rightly; yet, nevertheless, the honorable u Hue dis