Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30

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81 %l charged with the
thunder Of indgna-
.>SS ton at the treat
.SIfn(< ment of our sailors
Chile deals with our officials. has aroused de-
sire 10 have the government administer such
punishment as will compel respect, not only
from the insignificant foe, but teach other gov
ernments their duty to our flag and citizens
The spirit of "reminiscences is awakened and it
Will be seen wherever We have asserted
our rights and displayed determine
ton to compel obedience to our demands
the result has alw y been the same. As far
back as 1912. dur4.Ig Gen. Jackson S admins
traton, we had trouble with Italy, or rather
with Naples, at that time separate kingdom.
In 1909 and from that until 1912 the Neapolitan
government under Joseph Bonaparte and
Murat and Saccopire, kings of Naples, had con-
hscated American ships and cargoes to the
amount, as the files of the Department of State
exhibited, OF nearly two millions of dollars
Demands had been made upon the government
OF Naples for these claims from time to time,
but with no result. A refusal was the only reply
made to the demand of the Secretary of State.
Gen. jackson took determined stand and in
sisted on settlement of these long-deayed
claims. The Hon. John Nelson of Frederick.
Nd, was appointed minister to Naples and
instructed to insist upon prompt settlement
and Commodore Patterson was put in command
OF the fleet in the Mediterranean and
ordered to cooperate with Minister Nelson
In enforcing his demands for settlement.
Naples persisted in her refusal, when warlike
demonstrations were determined on. The
squadron, under command of Commodore Pat
terson, consisted of three fifty-gun frigates
and three twenty-gun corvettes. and they were
ordered to concentrate at Naples Mr.. Nelson,
who arrived at Naples on board the Brandy
wine, repeated his demand and met with a re-
fusaL As the ships of the squadron appeared
day after day in the harbor until the whole
fleet were at anchor there. there was some evil
dence OF alarm, and King Bomba announced to
the American minister that he would make the
settlement demanded, the negotiations ending
In payment of the principal and interest in
full and guarantees were given for the payment
In installments.
CAPT. INGRAHAMs BOLD STAND.
The STAR has recently published, somewhat
In detail, the action of Capt. Ingraham in de-
handing the release Of Koszta, who had been
taken prisoner by the Austrians at Smyrna In
July, 1888, and was imprisoned on board the
Austrian ship-of-war the Huzzar commanded
by the brother of the peror, the Archduke
John. Capt 1ngraham asked permission to see
koszta, who claimed to be an American citizen,
that he might examine those claims. His re-
quest was granted, and being convinced that
Koszta was entitled to protection he demanded
his release OF the Austrian commander The
release was refused and he communicated with
the American consul Brown at Constantine
Pile, and while waiting reply six Austrian ships
of-war entered the harbor of Smyrna, and the
Huzzar, with Koszta on board, made prepare
tons for sailing. Capt. Ingraham, clearing his
guns for action. informed the commander of
the Huzzar that he would resist his leaving the
port OF smyrna with an American citizen on
board. The commander of the Huzzar init
mated that he should do as he pleased and in
tended to take the prisoner to Austria despite
the demand OF the American captain,
who returned to his ship and ordered
his guns to be cleared for action.
The arch duke saw the batteries of the
St. Louis turned on his ship, put her about and
sailed back to her old anchorage. The reply
from the American consul at Constantinople
commended the action of Capt Ingraham and
advised him to take any action which would
release kOszta. A note from the American
captain TO the commander of the Huzzar
said unless Koszta was delivered to him
on board the st. Louis by 4 o'clock the
following day he would take him by force.
refusal was returned and the st.
Louis again cleared her decks for action and
the seven Austrian war ships put their men at
came to Capt 1ngraham and desired to obtain
a delay, but the captain said: TO avoid the
worst Will agree that the man be delivered to
the French consul until you can communicate
with your government, but he must be deliy-
cred there at the time / have stated or l will
take him." In an hour time the French con
sui sent word that Koszta had been delivered
to him.
The result is told in Mr.. Marcy's letter to
the Austrian minister, and the Austrian gov.
eminent acknowledged our right and apollo
gized.
THE DESTRUCTION OF aREYrowS.
In 1854 Capt. Hollins of the sloop-of-w
Cyane was ordered to proceed to Greytown and
redress the repeated wrongs which had been
committed against American citizens. No at
tention had been paid to the repeated demands
OF our government for reparation, and Capt
Hollius was ordered to make q final demand
and If refused to proceed to carry ont his in
structions. On the 18th of July he opened fire
on the town OF San Juan, and continued until
O'Clock to pour broadside after broadside
until the greater part of the town had been de-
stroyed. and then landing a party OF marines
he completed Its destruction by burning what
the bombardmenthad saved England claimed
to exercise a protectorate over the settlement
and a British naval officer protested against the
action of Capt Hollins, but no attention was
paid to mis- protest, and the English govern
ment concluded to submit
THE PARAGUAY CASE.
The Paraguay difficulty in 1859 was our last
trouble until now with our South American
neighbors, and it forms resemblance to our
present difficulty with Chile. In 1852 Capt.
Thomas Jefferson Page in command of a small
steamer, the Water Witch. left for South
America to explore the river La Plata and its
large tributaries in the interest of future COM
mercial intercourse. Until the LIST Of Febru-
airy, 1885, these explorations had gone on with
out interference. but on that day, rs she was
slowly steaming up the river Parana. battery
opened on her from the Paraguayan shore and
one of the sailors killed. The little steamer,
being untitled for hostile movements retreated
out Of range Of the battery. Lopez, then pres
ident, was ruling with absolute sway and re-
sided at the city of Ascencion, a town some
miles up the river. He also issued a decree
forbidding foreign vessels OF war from navigat-
ing the waters of Paraguay. Demand for repa-
ration was made, but Lopez paid no attention to
the demand and Congress authorized the Pres
ident to send such naval force to Paraguay as
would compel her to give the satisfaction de-
manded. Nineteen vessels were fitted out,
seven Of the steamers especially char tered for
the navigation Of the rivers of Paraguay. In
1858 the fleet assembled at Montevideo and con-
sisted OF the frigates Sabine and st. Lawrence,
the sloops-of-war the Falmouth and the Preble.
three brigs, the Dolphin, the Perry and the
cambridge; six steamers, the Memphis, the
Caledonia the Atlanta, the Southern Star the