The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-04
HIS ISsrRUcr1oNs. s
What the American Admired is to Do
ut Aspinwall.

I WASHINGTON, April 3.-Senor Becerra.
representing the United States of Col
ombia, at Washington, sent the follow
iig dispatch this afternoon to General
comma at Panama: UNITED States
forces are going to cooperate in secur-
ing free transit and protection to Ameri-
can life and property. If they find the
Colombian forces able of themselves to
attain that object they will withdraw. 1
have perfect confidence in the good
faith and upright intention of the
American government. Public opinion
here is deeply irritated at the excuses
committed at Colon. We need energy,
repression, and exemplary justice, so
that we may not be held for the afore-
said excuses. Report frequently"
de also sent the following to the
authorizes at Buena Ventura: at is
important that more forces he sent to
Panama to restore order and prevent
the nation being held responsible"
Secretary Whitney, late this after
noon, telegraphed as follows
to Pensacola, Florida, to Rear
Admiral James E. Jouett, who
sailed to day from New Orleans with
the United States steamer Tennessee:
I'm addition to the force under your
command. in the steamships Tennessee,
S,Uatara, Alliance and Galena, all of
which should be at Aspinwall upon your
arrival, you will be reinforced by about
zoo marines dispatched to-day from
New York, by the steamship City of
Para, with tents and camp equipage.
To provide for Contingencies further
supplies will be sent at once. The duty
you are called on to perform, calls for
the exercise of great discretion. The
object of the expedition is the perform
ance by the United States of
their engagements to preserve the
neutrality of and keep open
transit from Colon to Panama
and further protect the lives and prop
erty OF American citizens. The circum-
stances as understood from the neces-
sity with which the expedition has
arisen, are in general: That steamship
belonging to Amer cans has been seized
at Colon by armed force and goods IN
transit taken from her; her officers and
the American consul imprisoned and
transit across the Istbmus interrupted.
With the consequences involved IN
these past acts, you are not concerned.
Your sole duty is confined to seeing that
free and uninterrupted transit across
the Isthmus is restored and maintained
and that the lives and property of Amer
lean citizens are protected. If on your
arrival at the Isthmus order shall have
been restored, and the Colombian
are adequate to the pro-
lection of life and property, and the
of free transit, you will
in no respect with the consti-
tuted authorities, but report and await
orders. You have no part to perform
in the political or social disorders Sf
and it will be yonr duty to
see that no irritation or unfriendliness
shall arise from your presence at the
isthmus. The incidental exercises of
humanity towards American citizens in
exigent distress must be left to your
sound discretion.
FORTRESS MONROE. April 8. The
United States steamer Despatch, with
between 500 and 400 sailors and marines
on board, from Norfolk navy yard.
passed here this afternoon. She will
intercept the steamer from New York
for Aspinwall, off Cape Virginia, and
the men will there be transferred.