The Sun. — 1842-02-22 (London, England)

DETENTION OF ' BRITISH SUBJECTS. Mr. MURPHY rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice, relative to the detention of British subjects by the authorities of Central America. A grant of land had been obtained ft om a petty king in Central America, and money had been obtained, and an association, consisting of fourteen individuals; had been appointed . for the purpose of carrying out the objects for which the grant had been obtained. A ship had been chartered, and individuals selected to explore the country. Ond of those individuals was a professional gentleman, and the other an individual named Bell, who was web known from his connexion with the ViXen. These individuals had interview with the King of the country, , who confirmed the grant, hut wishing to explore the country they• ascended, a river, in the aiosquitto country, and frOm thence they got into the Blue. Fields river,. which -they ascended till they came into. the Spanish territories. Here being fatigued and wearied, they were seized by the Spanish Government, and after being taken a distance of 30 miles, were east into prison. The only reason assigned for such conduct on the part of the Spanish authbrities was, that these individuals were taken by way' of reprisal for some indignities east upon Central America by Colonel M•Donnell. At the end of forty clsys all the prisoners Were liberated except Mr. Bell who died from the sevetities he endured. Under theSe circumstances he i'ished to bring the facts before the House, and in the words of the motion, of which he had given notice— to call the attention of the House to the detention and. imprisonment of certain British subjects by the authorities of Central America ; and to-move for copies of any s.--... correspondence which may have taken place with her , Lepretre .Dubocage whose name has figured in seMajesty's Government upon that subject ; and of any veral political prosecutions and who was condemned to impridespatches which they may have received from Sir senment for attempting the lives of two sergens de ville, in the Charles Metcalfe, the Governor of Jamaica. riot at the Impasse Saint Se,hastien in 1836, but was included Lord STANLEY said it would be unnecessary to in the amnesty on the marriage of' the Duke of Orleans, has enter into the details of the case after the statement I since been living quietly, maintaining himself by his trade as a which had been made by the lion, and Learned Member, house-painter. '1 his man on Tuesday committed suicide under . thee na . followingou r ed of a woman, e i rtchuemt a e. From what he (Lord Stanley) understood, Mr. Bell and intimate friend of hbiset.oovvinne other gentlemen entered into a speculation, and contracted mistress, he usedro evger attempt to seduce her, but she indigfor a certain extent of territory on the Mosquito shore, but nantly repelled . his advances.y On Tuesday he informed a these gentlemen, wishing to explore the country, had friend named Rousselet, who occupied the same room with him, ascended the Blue ,Field Rivers, and having entered that he had had a quarrel at La Courtilk, and must fight a into the Spanish territories, they were seized and duel. Taking a pair of pistols they went together to Belleville, imprisoned by the Spanish authorities.—(Hear.) That and entered a wine-house, where .Dubocage said his adversary was, however, the information of the party them- was to meet him. No one, however, came, and they remained selves, and it was entirely an ex-parte statement, drinking with some other companions till night, when they rerestitution .and reparation, unless the individuals in turned together into Paris. While in the Rue du Faubourg question had been seized in consequence of , some du Temple, Dubocage, who was in advance of the rest, sudviolations of the laws of the State, were de- denly turned round, and saying, " Good night, my friends," mended by .her Majesty's Government. The explana- put one of the pistols to his bead, fired, and instantly fell dead. tion of the state had not yet been received in this counAn immense quantity of snow has lately fallen in try. Such being the case, the. HOuse would not, he con- the mountains of the Ardeehe, and many of the passes have been entirely blocked up. On the 3d instant a hundred artilcerved, require an ex parte statement, and he hoped, lerymen, who had left Puy for Aubenas, on their way to Africa, therefore, that the Hon. Gentleman wouldhis motion, were only able to cross the Peyrabaille by dint of excessive faMr. MURPHY, after the explanation of the Noble tigue, and holding each other from time to time by the hand. Lord, would of course comply with the request of Several lamentable accidents Laic occurred in different parts of withdrawing the motion. He (Mr. M.) had been under the mountains. the impression that despachcs on the subject had been The late cold weather and the prevalence of snow received froni Sir C. Metcalfe. Howevershe presumed in many parts of France seem to hare been highly propitious to the Government would adopt the measures that seemed sportsmen fond of wolf-hunting. The departmental papers best in the case. I have recently been prolific in accounts of animals of this species The motion was then withdrawn. having been shot in all parts of the country, especially in NorCOLONIAL