§ MR. A. M'ARTHURasked the Secretary to the Admiralty, Whether he has received information of the refusal, in June last, of Captain D'Arcy, of H.M.S. "Shannon," to convey Mrs. Pennington, a distressed British subject, from Callao to the Port of Chimbote at the time of the threatened bombardment of the former place; whether it is true that Captain Medleycott, of the "Turquoise," also declined to receive on board a number of distressed British subjects who wished to be conveyed to a place of safety; whether he is aware that, at the same time, passages were given in both ships to several foreigners; and, whether he is able to explain why these ladies and gentlemen should have been taken on board British vessels of war, while the applications which H.M. Consul at Callao, made on behalf of British subjects, including several women and children, were refused?
§ MR. SHAW LEFEVRE,in reply, said, no information had been received at the Admiralty on the matter; but a few days ago a representation was forwarded from the Foreign Office to the British Consul at Callao, directing attention to the subject, and requesting him to ask for an explanation from the commanding officer of the Shannon.