Republican Vindicator

Outrage on Mr. Borland.

We learn from the New York Herald that a serious outrage was committed a short time since upon the person of the Hon. Solon Borland, our Minister to Central America, for interfering to prevent the arrest of Captain F. T. Smith, an American citizen, on a warrant from the Mayor of Greytown. Mr. Borland was not only threatened with personal violence, but a meeting of the people of the town was held at the station house--the Mayor presiding--at which it was agreed to arrest him. A body of men, armed with muskets, and consisting partly of the regular police, headed by a Jamaica negro, proceeded to the house of Mr. Fabius, where Mr. Borland happened to be, to carry out this object. Whilst Mr. Borland was remonstrating with them, and representing to them the serious consequences to which they exposed themselves, the Mayor came up and denied that he had authorised the proceeding. This shifting the responsibility from his own shoulders had the effect of intimidating the remainder of the party ; but before the crowd had departed the fragments of a glass bottle were thrown at Mr. Borland, inflicting a slight wound on his face. These outrages were repeated during the night, and a gun was fired at a boat containing three American gentlemen, who came to consult with Mr. Borland as to the steps necessary to be taken. In consequence of these violent and lawless proceedings on the part of the people of San Juan, the services of a body of fifty men were engaged to afford the necessary protection to persons and property of our citizens until our government was informed of the existing state of affairs. Mr. Borland is now in New York, and is about to lay a statement of the facts before the President,--Rich. Mail.