§ 4. Mr. HOAREasked whether, when His Majesty's Vice-Consul Bell arrived at. San Salvador to inquire into the arrest of Mr. Bowskill, the Portugese administration surrounded His Majesty's representative and his carriers with a body of soldiers under white officers; and whether, in spite of assurances that there were no rebels in the company, the Governor retained this military demonstration around the Vice-Consul for some hours, and until the Governor's action had become notorious amongst the natives of the district?
§ Mr. ACLANDThe only dispatch as yet received from Mr. Vice-Consul Bell makes no mention of such an incident, and I cannot, pending a report from him, make a statement as regards information from other sources.
§ Mr. HOAREIs there no telegraphic communication between the place at which he is and this country?
§ Mr. ACLANDI think not.