Daily Republican., 1885-04-04
EDITION.


WAsnrSGToN, ID. c., April S.-Senor
BeoeyrA, representing the United States
OF colombia Mt Washington, sent the
following dispatch this afternoon TO
General Gonna, at Panama; United
States forces are going TO 90 operate in
securing free transit and protection OF
American life and properly. II they
ind that the Colombian forces are able
OF themselves to attain that object they
will withdraw. l have perfect coad.
dence In the good faith aud upright in
teutions Of the Am erican Government.
ssPublic opinion here is deeply irrita
I'D NJ the excuses committed NJ
Colon. We need energy, repression
and exemplary justice, so that we may
not DO held for the aforesaid excuses
Report frequently" He also sent the
following to the authorities nj Buena
Ventura " 1t Is important that more
forces be sent 10 Panama 70 restore
order aud to prevent the nation from
being held responsible"
SECRETARY Whitney late this after
noon telegraphed Is follows 10 Rear
Admiral James L. Jouett, who sailed
to-day from New Orieaus with the
United States steamship Tennessee to
Pensacola, Fla
In addition 10 the force uuGer your
command in the eam ships renues
sce, Swatara, Alliance and Galens, all
Of which should be 1t Aspinwal upon
your arrival, you will be REINFORCED
ny about 100 marines dispatched To-
day froun New York by the steam
shsp City OF Para, With tents and canlI
eQnirase To provide for ooutingen
cies iG-saer supplies viii be sent a.
once The duty you arc cslleG upon :,
perform calls for the exercise cf greai
discre., oa. The object OF the exptslii
tion is the perfor nance by the United
States OF their engagement 10 preserv,
the neutrality OF and keep open TO tn,
transit from Colon TO Panama, anC
further 10 protect the lives and property
of American citizsus.
The circumstances, As unisrstoct
from which the nee sSi;y Tor the ex ne
ciiion has arisen are IN general tina;
steamship belonging 10 Americans hs
been seized at Colon by an armed fore
and goods in transit taken from Aeg
her .fhcers and the American Cousu
imprisoned and the transit ACROSS Ria
isthmus interrupted. With the GO. sc
Quences invo we'd III these pas; acts 70
are not concerned. Yoar sole duty i
confined 10 seeing tha; free and uniu
rerrupte3 transit across ;hc isthnus i
restored and maintained, and that tn
lives ami property Of American citizen
are protSc Ell.
II, on your arrival ~ tie lslnu4l,
order shall have b,sn RESTORED and Ia
Colombian authorities are adequate Z
the protection Of life ans property al,
the maintenance Of free irausi;, you wi
interfere in nc respect with the cons; u
ted authorities, eu; report aud ava,
orders You have no part 10 perform i
the political or social disorders Of Co
ombia, sad il will be your duty to Sc
fha; no irritation OF unf,iendli1ess sha.
arise from your presence - the isiAn Us
The incidents. eXerclse ~ humani:
toward American CT EAns il exi--n
distress must b. .eii IL your sound III.
creiiol.
t. Secretary NJ the Navy hiss reSceiv
ell a. '..eauouS from nearly al II
nava. officers " 10 are ayAl.aoiy locate
10 be cent 70 Asp,nsa.l. The S-creiar
says ihAj II "a, who have app lie
were rcral,tSa 10 30 he would hay
more osh = than men. Ne receive
the - AluS dispatch this u.uIuiu
from C-H4aaan1eT Kane, al lie GAisn.
l nv.a wo II the most pV0miue,
irsGT >aaa< ~Eo assisted - nglN
AspinSAl. Iii Lot thiak il i safe
deliver them ~ i4e Co,omb ban author
ties, " 10 Noa a pei n.it their escape"
Ca.u .lAnseT Il. II. MelAlla has he
or1eVssi, as tie summarizing O.2cs-
the .o-c>, 10 be sent - AsplnNaa.