The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-21

RAJ Ldntr., Is,,.a a; n. BEsaAM,a
ing United States naval force on South At
CIRCULAR
The Commander In Chief OF the forces OF the
tsvolutloh against the Government OF Marshal
On board re cruiser IiiS.rGsd. Il: sosS q
=. n; s sss,l.s.y a. ob~a"dt-caer n. Nora Avert
All the ships anchored In this port, as we'll Of
var as merchantmen, were witnesses Of the
the squadron under my conn and suffsrsd
esr th' eo@nsnd .! his EIe.ii.noy. Rear
Hnit.d stst ess Of North America nsz start
Ing from the principle, that the revolution
which operates In this port H. scarcely aiactor.
was never recognized as y belliRerent and bae.
hazards, the maritime commerce under the
flag OF bis country his ENcellency takes upon
h.p: ds to VIII 10 the .ss. Ing
North Am sricsn 'merehsnt ships in place Of
be moored alongside the city Ehsryes.
The measures adopted ~ the forces under
The interests cf tor.isn martins. commerce.
On the contrary. have endeayored even TO ar
place Of not pi.sinr merchant ships sionsslds
the warehouses Of the city, which would en-
bsrrs.s our military op,rations. we have
81 the port. under the protection Of foreign
flags, towboats, lsunche and lighters py their
our seizure. These m sasurss were. until now.
accepted and respected By the chiefs OF the
eirane n tSas t oi he Tnsed sstss North
America, WHICH have been represented here.
It may be we'll said. from the beginning OF the
Our delayed recognition as bellieerents By
foreign nations which are Interested In the
OF law usually accented: but this does not
prevent us from exercising certain vigilance
lion the we o. h HSs oCn sss Existence
ing to the exact meaning Of this International
Ipr..son neither there be t denied mi ns our
year In the port OF the capital OF the country in
the face OF the centre Of power Of our sdvsr-
thus m maintained Itssli Tor such long space. Of
time within port in position to prevent all Its
The novelty Of the case explains. II IT does
not ,usstiy the nSys sn', now oe the measures
Ills Excsllency Admiral Benham does not
understand IL thus. In the SbiseL a. he az
him. his Excslisncy. by. his harsh attitude Of
entering usi Into p war with the nation which b.
represents. which cannot be eur intention nor
D Or To
undo on our part the only interest q his
nation the oa.s ri.end, ACCEPTED zee Until H. this
resulting from the act and against which.
already yesterday. / made my protest BY
cannon and pen. 1t remains to be known. now.
II this alteration Of the u'odus rirendt. now 40
copied, should be partial or complete.
In the face OF an act OF force against which 1
cannot pretend to con test By force ut this mo-
ment. have to con sent from now hencefor-
ward to the placing alon gside the wharves Of
the city OF North American merchant ships.
which means. from the principle Of i'm partial,
ity recognizing the same advantage to all
other foreign merchant ships which frequent
this port
Therefore thus remains annulled and to our
disadvantage the concessions which In rela-
tion to the business Of the port we believed IL
our duty to make In favor Of foreign maritime
commerce BY the Intervention OF the chiefs OF
the respective naval forces themselves. Lsav-
Ing your Excellsncy to Judge how unjust and
diaadvAntaReous gueh q situation 10 for Us.
who believe ourselves to be fighting for mo-
bic and national cause we ask your Excel
lency to be pleased to accept the assurances OF
our greatest consideration and respect.