The age-herald., 1898-02-26
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 dent Lopez's government was awed in com- plete subjection by its presence. The American commercial and naval officers were received with much honor and every reparation within the power of the repub- lie was given. This included abject apolo- gy, sweeping disavowal and siO,OOO for the sufferers from the outrage. As the re- public was willing to grant full reparation, the naval expedition did not exert the force 1t was prepared to use in case a refusal had been offered. When the facts of the expedition were reported to the congress the president stated that the dispatch of this formidable naval fleet had a salutary influence throughout the world and had convinced foreign nations that the United States would protect the lives of its citizens with all the force at it's command. The case of the firing on the United States ship Chesapeake by the British ship Leopard is another case affording a precedent as to the governments mode of action. The Chesapeake was proceeding to sea when she was hailed by the commander of the Leopard with demand that British deserters said to be in the hold of the Chesapeake be surrendered
 Fired the Chesapeake The American commander refused to comply, whereupon the Leopold first fired a shot across the bow of the Chesaneake | and followed this with two broadsides The American commander was severely wounded three sailors were killed outright and many were wounded. Being unpre- pared for action, it being time of peace, the American commander hauled down his cOlors and surrendered.
 The utmost excitement ensued in the United States over the outrage. President Madison speedily issued a proclamation ex- ciuding from American ports all British lIn al tests and demands to be presented at Lon don. The British authorities promptly dis aYowed the action, recalled the admiral under whom the outrage had been perpe- trated and without request rendered in- demnity sufficient to support the wives and families of all those who had been killed and wounded.
 In later case the American ship Prome- thus was fired upon in the harbor of Grey town The ship had declined to pay ex- cessive port charges imposed by the king ct the Mosquito country, then under a British protectorate. The king called on the British warship Express to sustain his demands and the Express promptly sent broadside into the Promethus. There were no persons killed, but the United States made a prompt demand for repa- !. 2ation. The British government gave this in the fullest manner and without question disavowing the act and condemning the officer of the Express.
 Force Against Japan Displays of force were resorted to by the United States in 1852 against Japan and in 1858 against Java In the case of Japan American sailors had been severely handled in Japanese ports and the native courts failed to give adequate redress. A naval expedition was sent to Japanese waters and this had the effect of securing the fullest apology and also an agreement by which every protection was guaranteed to American citizens and property in Ja- pan.
 In the case of Java the secretary of the navy sent a large naval force to the waters of Java to demand that the native trial courts should give the fullest protec- ton to Americans. The expedition was successful in it's purpose and all the as- surances desired were given.
 In 1915 seven Americans were killed and about sixty were wounded, while they were being detained in the British prison at Dartmoor This was brought on by a clamor for rations which was resisted by tlc prison guards. The United States de- n.arded explanation and suitable repara-