New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-04
CENTRAL AMERICA

A Negligent American Minister in Peru
The Virgintus at Aspinwali-The Co.
IU4nbian Government Refuses to Rec og.
rize an American COnsul-The Revolu.
tiOn in Observation-Disclosures IIarchiny
on Guatemala.
PANAMA. June GA letter from Lima,
dated June l3, to the Stor and Herald, says
the present position OF the Americans in
Peru, automatically speaking. is as anoma-
the plenipotentiary Of the United States,
has studiously declined, since his assump-
ton OF this dignity, any effort at making
himself acquainted with the condition or
wants OK his countrymen III this republic.
He recently left his legation, ostensibly
for trip to California. and carefully
ignoring the rights OF Colonel Williamson,
the consul at CaIlae, and an officer whose
proceedings have always met with the ap-
probation Of his government, to hold the
vacant post during Mr.. Thomas absence,
resigned the charge o: the legation 60 a
private secretary. who possesses no diplo-
matte character whatsoever, being q simple
employe of Mr.. Thomas. and without any
commission from the government at
Washington. Consequently our people
in Peru find themselves in the peculiar
situation referred to. Should any pressing
necessity occur for diplomatic action or in.
tervention, and It is well known that in
these republics such occasions are frequent,
we would be obliged to patiently await the
return Of Mr. Thomas from his pleasure
voyage.
The notorious steamer Virginius is again
in the harbor OF Aspinwail. A Spanish
man-of-war entered the port on the twenty
first instant, and on the same day also the
United States steamer Kansas. What the
mission of the Spanish vessel is has not
TRANSFERRED but the Kansas, it will be re-
membered, is the same ship which over a
year ago conveyed the Nirgin;ls out of the
port from under the guns Of a Spanish
frigate. The Nirginius is undergoing re-
pairs. and it is understood the Kansas will
Vemain until the repairs are completed.
The Cuban General Quezada is still in
Aspinwall.
Hon. j. Thorington, lately appointed
United States consul at Aspinwall, on ap-
plying to Bogota for the usual exequatur,
was refused on the ground that the govern
mert of Colombia recognized no such place
as AsPin wall, only that of Colon. Secre-
tary Fish, on being informed of this re-
fusal, appointed Mr.. Thorington CONNER
cial agent at AspinwalI, with the powers of
consul requiring Ho exeCuatur.
The steamer Benicia was at Mazatian on
the twelfth She was to sal. IN two days
for Panama direct. The United States
steamer Omaha will leave this port on the
twenty fifth instant for the south coast.
News has been received here from Hon
duras by way of Jamaica. that the filibus-
tering steamer General Sherman had landed
her revolutionary party. headed by E. Pala-
clos. at Stila, Honduras.
The government of Honduras has been
overthrow by them. and lew on: il.
stalled.
Palacios and his followers were marching
on Guatemala, aud if they succeed in enter
ing that territory. in a march Of two or
three days, they are almost certain to over
throw the existing government Of President
Barr.os and to re-estab..sh that vf the Jesui:
| or Church party.