New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-20
FROM VALPARAISO.
MORE DEVELOPMENTS OF BUCHANAN
nIDI OMANY

MORE DEVELOPMENTS OF BUCHANAN
DIPLOMACY.
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Tribune.
I VALPARAISO, Oct. II, 1861.
| Mr. Nelson, the United States Pleuipotentiary who
succeeds Mr.. Bigler, arrived here some days snce,
and has assumed the exercise Of bis official func-
toDs.
Senior Manuel Alealde has been appointed by Pres
ident Perez Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the place
of Senior Varas, who served under President Moptt,
after the resignation Of Senior Urmoneta.
Before Senior Varas rclinquished Lis post he made
an official report to the Congress lsyled Memorial,
relating to the condition Of the foreign affairs of the
Republic. lie refers in Il to tie case Of the Mace
donia,p and to that Of the Townsend Jones" as
the only subjects Of controversy between Chill
and the United States. Tho former, he Gays,
is in course of settlement by the abtrament of the
King Of Belgium, and of the latter be reports as
follows:
"Astotbs ,,tieciion dernanced By the Minister OF the
United States IN regard to the taken by The snthoT
ties Of Valparaiso early IN 1882 respecting the schooner
ter Of that nation having been informed Of all the ccam
stances has had hesitation IN declaring that he coud MOI in
conreee continue to bend bis aid 10 this claim and in saying
. he cfeleuce he had given the made TO him
y the parties led him give the protection Of
t5st ne overnnsI Of tie United staes 10 hch the fs
IL the hsve been transmitted vii be just toward our
Government. as its representative in Chill"
Upon this report being published in the Gillian
newspapers, the former captain of the Townsend
Jones' Joseph Janvrin, Of your city, published in the
Meyeurio Of this city, issued to-day, copy OF which
send you, card in Spanish with an English trans
lation appended, Of very extraordinary character,
az If Il be true the late United States Minister and
former Provisional Consul of the United States for
this city, guilty Of gross official malfeasances.
II is currently reported on the authority of letters
said to have been received by the agents Of the OWE
ers Of the brig and cargo, that the House Of Repre-
snatyes of the United States will be called upon to
investigate the conduct Of those ex-functionaries at
the approaching session, with view to their ar
rngnmen If guilty, before the United States Senate
by impeacLment believe this viii be the frstcase
of the attempted impeachment of United States
Minister or Consul and soma doubts are entertained
whether Il can be done after the officers have been
removed.
The Townsend Jones was seized in April, 1852, to
prevent the cargo consisting of cannon and otherars
shells, powder, &C., from being supplied to the in
surgent Gen. Gallo, which it was suspected was in
tended by the Captain. Afer detention Of two or
three weeks, the Captain abandoned the vessel and
cargo 70 the Government, under the advice OF the
then Minister and Consul, and presented an exorbi-
! tant claim for damages amounting TO upward Of
$3.50 00O though the cargo had been sold in Mexico
for 500 OOO and the value Of the vessel did not
coed 500 This claim was prepared by the Cap
tain, under tho advice and supervision of
the Minister and Consul, who advocated
the immediate settlement of tie claim,
with great zeal, stimulated, according to the allega-
L. a.. bcra OF
the time, by prospective fee, arranged with the cap
TAIN of some 30 per cent and bill Of Consular fees
of some s. 600, and which it now seems the captain
in his statement above mentioned alleges to have
been the fact. The owners, however, having repu-
dated the arrangement between the captain Minis
ter and Consul and others all of them turned against
them and in the progress Of events an appropriation
of sl2, 900 was passed the Gillian Congress to buy
a " denunciation" by the captain, and witnesses
TO sustain it, in which he accused himself Of
smuggling in order to obtain the reward and
to avenge himself upon his owners for refusing TO
confirm bis arrangement, and for dismssing him from
their employment in consequence OF his conduct.
Somehow or other the Captain did not receive Lis
lust amount of the $l2 600 aforesaid aud the parties
generally got by the ears. Hence the Captains card,
which you can append to this;
CARD.
II deem Il set OF simple jnscs TO myself 70 mske ,
Declaration 70 people residing In the Republic OF Chile that
havs recently been informed from good Authority tAa' the
Hon join Bixer late Fnvcy Extraordinary snd Minister
the United States Of A,fca a Saniisso
de Chile has in his possession document With my name
wilton thereto and that der ca this document has been
written with the object Of clearing him Egcr) from past &C
lions Ia relation the brig Townsend Jones and cargo and
10 make me responsible him and those who known 10
havo eo0peated with him in certain transactions IN relation
10 said big and cargo, viii declare tha. Mr. bgeI
has IN hs posseson any such document is entirely ae nnd
,cithcrl foundation DO acknowledge and declare that
have been requested by Mr. Bglor 10 sns similar document
land that within ej bat declined dciag giving
M the time het had been wtonsed - my
been deceived IN the most outrageous manner
both 6v Mr.. ngcr and Nh O. w. Rycsnan, te I" Ttes
with 3n sought protection after Abandoned the bs and
r.reo 10 the Government o. Chile and which abandonment
should have lone un1cr consideration without hst taxing
the advice tie American Minister ard Consul, and which
advice / followed. truy say that al The Dnslcess
relation TO the big Townsend Joaes sna cargo
alter ed Ter the Government OF Chile Mr. John
Bge United States Minister at Santiago, aud MI o. w.
ltyckman United States ViceConsul at valparaiso. bad
perfect knowed nom the first hour OF NY abandon
me truth is The parties with whom sought proec-
lio filled in npshins their object ylic object
was TO ohtain large sum Of money, but falling in
iii. tLev have both worked hard % make response.
liz lar teir actions but Ia this they viii be mistaken. be-
eya have sufficient proofs IN wiling aud otherwise
min mo tia right, and tLat hoe with whom sought
o,eou ali the busi trlnsaeios relative to the brig
| Townsend Jones and cargo were wrong H.
JOSEPH JANyRlN.
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