The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-19
GuAYAQum. Ecuador. Dec. u, Is


pUR GUAYAoUIL CORRESPONDENCE.
GuAYAQUrL Ecuador, Dec. II, 1868
Tho WASHINGTON Is before the Supreme Court
at Quito. The following the facts OF tho affair
Francisco Game, son Of late Consul, U. p Came
Esq acting captain OF the river steamer Wa h.
nston, which made regular trips between Gnnyaqu and
l3odegas While taking in wood ono Of tho stations
she was surprised and taken possession OF by band OF
despedoes who of bringing to the wharf at
Guayaqul, hauled her across the channel and alongside
the government steamer Guayal which lay anchored in
front OF the city, boarded her shot the captain started
down the river with both vessels where Afterwards
joining party OF revoutons,s from rcru, who were
possessed OF another old steamer, they bockaded the
river for several days.
The steamer Taca, OF tho Pacific Steam Navigation
Company, arrived on TIE 10th June and was immed aely
char cred by the government and armed search
Of tho ''rivcr pirates they designated in on
cal pronunoiamiento The cxped ton, under thu
mand of the then President OF tho republic Gabriel G.
Moreno started the night Of the 2Sb and encounter
ing the enemy the following morning. sunk the steamer
Guayas recaptured the Washington and also took pos
session of steamer called tho Bernarduo and small
schooner belonging TO the rcvoutloniSs, returning TO
Guayaquil on the evening OF the 21th.
1t was natural to presume that the Washington would
Immediately be delivered back the company but such
the case tho steamer being declared pirate
and prize to the government The government allego
that Francisco Game phe captan) implicated in the
attempted revolution, and that IL they choso have
suspicious character on board their steamer they must
abdo the consequences
Mr u T. Game has worthily represented our govern
ment at this port for many years In his thirty
odd Of residence in the he known
10 mix himself with tho polt of the ha
sgnat on M Consul was but reluctantly accepted The
Washington was vailed at sixty thousand dollars.
and Mr.. Game viii probably suffer q loss OF
about third OF that amount There IL not
person h re, foreign native possessed OF
raj common sense, who does not the nstoo Of tho
case The part Of The company Every knows that
The then President, Moreno frightened the court
decision against tho company by threatening them midi
yidualy and collectively The company appealed from
that decision and the Il before tho Supreme
Court Che highest in the andl and all pretty
OF the result.
Our Minister has done all no co1ld undertake circum.
stances and represented tho case In ~ proper ght
our government; but because IL Is small AFFAIR only
involving few thousand doars II IL not worth wbila
giving u attention. Tho government OF the United
sta'es must not ignore thst these South American
pub les do lnrle ut OF business with New York
aud hnr cities not to be- undor estimated
that this business s carried by Amencaus principal.
~, who not only benefit thrfnsevcS and tho country
whore they reside, bat also help to swell considerably
,hc exports from The Unit siaics Abuses OF this kind
Etonld b. checked al o. the apathy and ndiher-
ence OF our government viii only tend TO make things
worso Ia the future
The prcsen o. a ringlo vessel OF war AMI a formal
demand Tor the Washirg soa her ais y. would
thcfo people 10 und.riand That the Am flag rs 10
DO respected aud that the rights ~ Amerc citizens
are not 10 be trampled upon with inpnnly There arc
many Americans hero Who have witnessed these pro
ceedinFs with troubled hearts, and who aBxlously
await tho Ana dogimon of Mr. Seward In the matter,
hoping no will give Il the art merits American
hscied, and 10 prevent rep onp that may lead TO
rous csisea ences, demand should no psds for tbe
return OF this properly the owners aud guaranty
required OF this republic that American rights aud pro
perry shan IN future be respected.