The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-27

the enemies OF the government In that State Mean.
while Mrs. Gwn continued her residence In Warrington
and lived In the most sumptuous and defiant manner
Her house was the meeting place Of such notoom spies
IS Mrs. Grsenough, Mrs. Philips and others A the
depot in Washington q trunk, addressed 70 Mrs. Gwin
was examined and found 70 contain large number OF
gentlenens shirts Of them sewed together Upon
separating them was discovered they concealed map
Of all the Notifications the Virginia side OF the Poto
mac river About the same time DR. OWNS son, cadet
1t West Point, resigned, and went TO Montgomery, Ala
bama, 70 seek an appointment in the rebel army.
In November 1881 while on bis return 70 the States
DR.. Gwn was placed under arrest by General Sumner
who was passenger the same steamer The General
had with him nve hundred United States soldiers spd
fully able 70 enforce the act The arrest took place
two days from the port Of Panama and tho charge against
Dr. Gwin was REASONABLE language. Immediately after
the ofthe fact Of the Doctors arrest Mr. Brent
Of the party sought his sateroom the vessel and
TO throw through the portfolio into the sea
number Of papers and documents, maps, &c. General
Summer seized tho trunks Of the party and placed
seals upon them. Mr. Brent and Calhoun Benham, ex.
United States District Attorney for California also
put under arrest
Upon arriving at Panama and the fact becoming known
that there several political prisoners board the
Inhabitants shore thrown into intense excite.
ment Several Of the passengers waited upon the Panama
officials aud requested his interference The matter
being referred 10 higher authority The Governor OF
New Granada sent 70 General Sumner and informed him
that in The existing treaty between the United States and
New Granada no extradition clause existed and that
consequently he had no right 70 permit the
transit Of prisoners across the Isthmua General
Sumner replied that he had time 70 read
the treaty, but he would Investigate the matter
whom he arrived In the States with the prisoners dis
pute between the authorities and General sum-
ner and sixty Panama soldiers and police were drawn up
on the landing forcbly release the prisoners After
conference with the United States Consul General sum.
disembarked his troops and conveyed the prisoners
20 Aspnwall and November they placed on board
the steamer Champion, bound Cor New York. II was
Discovered that Dr.. OWN and party had Purchased
tickets to Panama, thence designing 70 embark Al
Asplnwa for Havana, and thence 70 Europe IL
was supposed a. agents OF the rebel government.
TN November Is the. party arrived in New York
city, and Dr. Gwin ana hls colleagues were com-
miaed 70 Fort Lafayette. on December tho Unitcd
States Marshal received instructions release Hon VIM
Mack Gwn, Calhoun Bcnham and J. l. Brent, Esqrs.,
upon their parole 70 report themselves 10 the State De
patmsnt 81 Warrington for explanation snd 70 remain
thereafter parole, subject 70 the direction Of the
Secretary Of State Dr Gwin subsequently, released
nom his parole aud lon FOR Europe Ho spent most Of bis
time In Paris and terms Of intimacy with Louis
Napoleon or DR. Gwin's actions during the interval up
70 the present little Ia known. In Paris letter Of
October g. published In the HnALD o. October "a 1884,
IN auson 70 Dr. Gwin and his mission 70 Mexico, our
correspondent stated a. follows:- ia 81.
zee By the HERALD that Dr. Gwin had reached and
eft the city Of Mexico. Reliable sdvces in Paris state
thai the Doctor has taken the oath or aiegance 70 the
imperial government and that his otscs IN going 70
ssss Of Sonora Tho Doctor through several interviews
with ths Duke Dc Morny hcre pursusdcd him that he
could Induce cenaidersble number q Americana prin-
cipally from California " sete In 6onova and 70 take
service IN ths MsxioAh army ther. n Maxmiiian ana
Nspcssp knew Dr.. owin, hewevey |. well as his oais.
fornia Constituency DO, 10 doubtful whether they
wcalA b inclinsd D trust much 70 his promises
Ths ssssspsnt In part fcrsshsdowsd what hAs A.
rsedy bssa verified In the hts transactions between
NapssssA md Dv OWN
As nsss inpsrsant oatsct Of The pyssnt measure 10
ieossd upoa sshens the part Of the Emperor Of
the Prsseh 70 pvosscs tho pssudo monarchy Of Maxi
milan In her'co frUm invasion, BY placing mnp Of
French ersU. cisd bsswssn Msxioo and the United