The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-04
OUR NAVY R0UlSED
FROM ITS LONG SEASON OF REST
And Sent to Central Ansrisa-ssers.as,
whltnsy's ordsr.--soms New IiGh.
the Movement of General Barrios.
Tho Character of the a1Aa.

WASHINGTON, D. g., April s.-senor
Beeerra, representing the United States oi
Colombia at Washington, sent the follow
ing dispatch this afternoon, to Colonel
Comma, at Panama: tg 6. 6!
"United States forces are going to CO.
operate in securing free transit and the
protection Of American life and property,
II they find that the Colombian forces are
able Of themselves to attain that object
they will withdraw. l have perfect con.
fidence in the good faith and upright in.
tentions Of the American Government.
Public opinion here is deeply irritated at
the exceeses committed at Colon. We
need energy, repression and exemplary
Justice, 80, that we may not be held for
the aforesaid excesses reported frequent,
ly,n He also sent the following to the
authorities at Bnena Ventura: at is i'm
portant that more forces be sent to Pana'
ma to restore order and TO prevent the ma
ton from being held responsible"
Secretary Whitney late this afternoon
telegraphed as follows to Pensacola, Flor.
ida, to Rear Admiral Jaa.tE. Jouett, who
sailed to-day from New Orleans with the
United States steamer Tennessee: -
sRcRErARY wnlrNEY's INSTRUCTIONS.
an addition TO the force under your com
mand in the steamships Tennessee, swa-
tara, Alliance and Galena, all Of which
should be at Aspin wall upon your arrival
you will be re-einforced by about 200 ma,
fiBes despatched to-day tfomt New York
BY the steamship City Of Para, with tents
and camp eeuipage to proyideSfor contin.
gencies. Further supplies will be sent q,
once. The duty you are called upon to
perform calls for the exercise OF great dis.
cretion, The object Of the expedition L
the performance by the United States o.
their engagements 10 preserve the neutral.
ity OF and keep open the transit from
Colon to Panama, and further to protect the
lives and property Of American citiyena
The circumstances, as understood, from
which the necessity for the expedition
has astsep are in general that a steamship
belonging TO Americans has been seized
at Colon by an armed forge and goods
/ in transit taken from her; her 'oifi,
GERS and the American Consul imprison,
ed and the transit across the Isthmus
interrupted. With the consequences in
volyed In these past acts you are not cen
cerned. Your sole duty Is confined to see:
! ing that free and uninterrupted trsnst,
across the Isthmus is restored and maih,
tanned and that heiiyes and property ol
American eitiSens are protected. II on
your arrival at the fs.hmns order shall
have been restored and the Colombian
government pro adequate Sto tbe
protection Of lie and property
and the maintenance Of ffeeS transit
you will Interfere in no respect With the
constituted authorities, but report and
await orders. Yoa hare no part to per,
form in the political Of social disorders o.
Colombia, and it will be your duty 70 sec
that no ifritstIsa or &anftiendlinsss shall
arise from your presence st the lsthmns
The incidental exercise hamssi..g,
towards American eitiSens+@iR. distress
must be left to your sound discretien.R '