The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-11

authorities at Buenaventura "It is
important that more forces be sent to
Panama to restore order and to pre-
vent the nation from being held re-
sponsible."
Secretary Whitney, late this after
noon, telegraphed as follows to Rear
Admiral James Y. Jouett, who sail.
ed to-day for New Orleans with the
United States steamship Tennessee,
to Pensacola, Fla: "In addition to
the force under your command in the
Tennessee, SWatara, Alliance and Ga
lena, all Of which should be at Aspin-
wall upon your arrival, you will be
reinforced by about two hundred
marines, despatched 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 upon to perform
calls for the exercise of great discre-
ton. The object of the expedition is
the performance by the United States
of their engagements to preserve the
neutrality and keep open the trans
it from Colon to Panama; and, fur
Their, to protect the lives and proper
ty of American citizens. The circum
stances as understood from which the
necessity for the expedition has aris-
en- are, in general, that steamship
belonging to Americans has been
seized at Colon by an armed force,
and goods in transit taken from her,
her officers and the American consul
imprisoned, and the transit across
the Isthmus interrupted. With the
consequences involved in these past
acts you are not concerned, Your
sole duty is confined to seeing that IA
free and uninterrupted transit across
the IsthmuS is restored and main
tanned, and that the lives and proper
ty of American citizens are protect
ed. If, on your arrival at the 18TH
mus, order shall have been restored,
and the Columbia authorities are adj
equate to the protection of life and
property and the maintenance of free
transit, you will interfere in no re-
spect with the constituted authorities,
but report and await orders. You
hove no part to perform in the pOlit-
ical or social disorders of Columbia,
and it will be your duty to see that
no irritation or unfriendlineSS shall
arise from your presence at the 18th.
mus. Theincidental exercise of hu-
manity towards American citizens
in urgent distress must be left to your
sound discretion"
NEW YORK, April 3.-Preparations
were being made to day at the Brook.
Ign Navy-yard for the departure OF
the marines for Panama to protect
American interests there. Two hun
dred end fifty men were dispatched
to-day, and two hundred more ON
n-ouuay next. 1ne men were all
provided with new outfits, and pre-
sented fine appearance when on pa.
rade, The men embarked on tug
boats at noon and were conveyed tC
the Pacific mail steamer City OF Para
which will sail this afternoon for AS
pinWall. About one hundred and
fifty men came on frGm Boston this
morning and Joined the command
from Brooklyn. Nearly two hun
dred men are left in the nayy-yard
but the greater part of these will be
sent to Aspinwall on Monday next
FORTRESS MONROE, VA, April 3
The steamer Despatch, with be-
tween three hundred and four hun.
dred saylors and marines on board
from the Norfolk Navy-yard, passed
here this afternoon. She will inter
cept the steamer from New York of
the capes of Virginia, to which yes
sci they will be trans fered.