New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-28
Mr.. EGAN'S INSTRUCTIONS.
=, corYTEous DEMAND FOR PREPARATION.
~-vr NJ THE TELEGRAM SENT By THE STATE
DEPARTMENT.
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Washington, Oct. 27.-lt Will be seen py the
49,. ~ the telegraphic instructions sent TO Min'
49,, Eran last Friday, the purport of which was
- IN these dispatches at the time, that the
ss.wand Of the United States for prompt and full
-.nsration for the Valparaiso outrage is couched
=. ,.rms as courteous they are frank and plain
7, .bere he palliating qualifying circumstances
rh;E is Invited TO communicate them, and the
I,nited States will give them due weight; II
,ha Cbilian Government took prompt and vigorous
stems 70 apprehend the assassins and punish them
:. .hsir crime deserves, that will be new fact
~ which the United States may claim the right to
he promptly apprised by that Government, and
which will be a fact that the Administration
will be glad to know
IT, will also be seen that the instructions are
not of a nature TO justify the criticisms in which
some of the English newspapers have hastily in
dulged there has been no attempt or desire 10
bully Chill, and the demand made upon her is only
such one as the honor and dignity of the United
States required to be made.
The text Of the instructions reads as follows:
Department of State, Washington, Oct. %, 1891.
To Egan, American Minister, Santiago Chill:
Immediately upon receipt of Information OF the
assaults made, the il 9th inst, in the streets
Of valparaiso, upon number OF american SAL sa-
Baltimore, now in that harbor, the commander VI
that vessel Captain w. :. Schley, was directed
TO cause an immediate and thorough lnqalry 10
he made into the origin and incidents O1 lhdv
tragic affair and communicate the results suiul-
taneously TO this Government and 10 you Ills
report, under date of yesterday, has Just peem
transmitted to this Department by the secretary
OF the Navy, Who advises me that copy OF the Ie-
port was forwarded by Captain Schley to YOU YOU
You will observe that the board OF ohcers
selected by Captain Schey TO investigate tins
affair report that our sailors were unarmed ana
gave no provocatOn; that the assaults upon
them were by armed men, greatly superior IN IN
numbers, and, as we must conclude, animated
in their bloody work by hostility TO these men
as sailors of the United States. You will also
notice that the character Of some OF the wounds 9h
took part in the attack, and Will also
observe that other American sallOrS were
without any apparent fault arrested and for some
time held by the authorities The friendly efforts
Of few of the public officers to give succor To
our men furnish. the only redeeming incident
of this affair. This cruel work, so injurious to
the United States, took place on the 10th inst.
and yet no expression Of regret or Of purpose
10 make searching inquiry, with view to the
institution of proper proceedings for the punish
ment Of the guilty parties, has been, so far as |
am advised, offered to this Government.
You will at once bring to the attention OF the
Government Of Chill the facts as reported to You
by Captain Schley, and will inquire whether there
are any qualifying facts in the possession of that
Government any explanation TO be offered of an
event that has very deeply panied the people OF
the United States. not only by reason Of the re-
suting death of one Of our sailors and the pitess
wounding of Others but even moro as an apparent
expression OF an unfriendliness toward this Gov
ernment which might put in peril the maintenance
Of amcable relations between the two countries.
II the facts are as reported by Captain Schey,
this Government cannot doubt that the Govern
ment Of Chill will offer prompt and full reparatOn.
You will furnish the foreign Office full paraphrasc
of this dispatch and report promptly to this Gov.
ernmert. WHARTON.
The Cabinet meeting to-day attended by all
the members except Secretary Foster. 1t is sup.
posed that the session was mainly devoted to q
discussion Of the Chilian situation.