The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-04-09

ditiop of things that have concluded to
send $50 more meH tomorrow. Can you
take them?"
AGodsend to the Navy.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Commander
B. H. McCalla has been ordered as the
commanding officer of the force to be
sent to Aspinwall. Assistant Surgeon
Frederick N. Ogden has been detached
from duty on board the steamer st: Louis
and ordered to duty with the detachment
of marines for Aspinwall. Commodore
w. T. Truxton has been ordered to the
command of the navy yard at Norfolk
on the 10th inst, and also to discharge
the duties connected with the Norfolk
harbor. Commodore William K. Mayo
has been detached from the command of
the navy yard at Norfolk from the 10th
instant and placed on waiting orders.
Lieut.. i. NJ. Mason has been detached
from duty in charge of the Office of naval
intelligence, and ordered to the command
of field battery to be organized at New
York for service on the 1sthmus of Pan
anna. The orders relative to detail OF
officers to 20 to Aspinwall are not to 90
into effect, unless information shall be
received making It necessary to send an
additional force to that place. ;,
The Secretary of the navy has received
applications from nearly all the naval
officers who are availably located to be
sent to Aspinwall. The Secretary says
that if all who have applied we're permit.
ted to 90 he would have more officers
than men. He received the following
dispatch this morning from Commander
Kane of the Galena:
81 hold two of the most prominent
insurgents who assisted In firing Aspin-
wall. do not think it is safe to deliver
them to the Colombian authorities, who
would permit their escape"
Application has been made by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company and by
the Panama Railroad Company to the
war department for either the loan or
purchase of srmy hospital tents for the
purpose of sheltering the destitute peo.
pie at Aspinwall. 1t was decided that
they could not be sold except at public
auction, as required by law. But in con-
sideration of the probable destitute con.
dition of the American citizens at Aspin'
wall the war department has placed in
the custody of the admiral OF the heet
(they being sent by the City Of Para)
fifty hospital tents, to be used only in the
event of such case of existing destitu-
ton as would justify their employment
for the protection of the Americans at
that point. These are in addition to the
tents needed for the marines.
Admiral Jouett telegraphs from New
Orleans that he left that city with the
Tennessee this morning for Aspinwall.
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS OF THE oBJncr
OF THE EXPEDITION.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Senor Bacerra,
representing the United States Of Colom-
bia at Washington, sent the following
dispatch this afternoon to Gen. Comma,
at Pan ANA:
"The United States forces are going to
co. operate in securing free transit and
the protection of American life and
property. If they find that the Colon.
bian forces are able of themselves to
attain that object they will withdraw. l
have perfect confidence in the good faith
and upright intentions of the American
Government. Public opinion here is
deeply irritated at the excess committed
at Colon. We need energy, repression
and exemplary justice, 80 that we may
not be held responsible for aforesaid ex-
cesses. Report frequently"
He also sent the following dispatch to
the authorities at Buena Ventura:
sit is important that more forces be
sent to Panama to restore order and pre-
vent the nation from being held respon-
sible."
Secretary Whitney late this afternoon
telepraphed as follows to Rear Admiral
James e. Jouett, who sailed to-day from
New Orleans with the United States
steamer Tennessee to Pensacola, Fla:
"In addition to the force under your
command in the steamships Tennessee,
8watara. Alliance and Galena, all of
which should be at Aspinwall upon your
arrival, you will be reinforced by about
200 marines despatched to-day from New
York by the steamship City Of Para,
! with tents and camp equipment. To
provide for contingencies further sup
plies will be sent at once. The duty you
are called upon to perform calls for the
exercise of great discretion. The object
of the expedition is the performance by
the United States of their obligation to
preserve neutrality and keep open the
transit from Colon to Panama, aud
further to protect the lives and property
of American citizens. The circumstan-
ces, as understood, from which the neces'
sity for the expedition has arisen are 10
general that steamship belonging to
Americans has been seized at Colon by
an armed force and goods in transit taken
from her officers, and the American con-
sui imprisoned and transit across the
Isthmus interrupted. With the conse.
ouences involved in these past acts you
are not concerned. Your sole duty is
confined to seeing that free and uninter-
rupted transit across the 1sthmus is re-
stored and maintained, and that the lives
and property of American citizens are
protected. If on your arrival at the
| isthmus order shall have been restored
and the Colombian authorities are ade.
| quate to the protection of life and prop
erty and the maintenance of free transit,
YOU will interfere in no respect with the
constituted authorities, but report and
await orders. You have no part to per-
form in the political or social disorders
of Colombia and it will be your duty to
see that no irritation or unfriendlinesa
shall arise from your presence at the
Isthmus. The Incidental exercise oil
humanity toward American citizens in
exigent distress must be left to your
sound discretion"
EMBARKINd THE MARINES.
NEW YORK, April 3.-Preparations