The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-19 00:00:00

FILLZBUSTERING.

The President of the United States has issued
the following proclamation :
" Whereas, information has reached me, from
sources which I cannot disregard, that certain
persons, in violation of the neutrality laws of the
United States, are making a third attempt to set on
foot a military expedition within their territory
against Nicaragua, a foreign State with which
they are at peace.
" In order to raise money for equipping and
maintaining this expedition, persons connected
therewith, as I have reason to believe, have issued
and sold bonds and other contracts, pledging the
public lands of Nicaragua and the transit route
through its territory as a security for their redemp•
tion and fulfilment.

" The hostile design of this expedition is ren-
dered manifest by the fact that these bonds and
contracts can be of no possible value to their
holders unless the present Government of Nicaragua
shall be overthrown. Besides, the Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
.of that
Government in the United States has issued a
notice, in pursuance of his instructions, dated the
27th inst., forbidding the citizens or subjects of
any nation, except passengers intending to proceed
through Nicaragua over the transit route from
ocean to !ocean, to enter its territory without a
regular passport, signed by the proper Minister or
Consul-General of the republic resident in the
country whence they shall have departed ; such
persons, with this exception, will be stopped and
compelled to return by the
.same conveyance that
took them to the country.
" From the circumstances the inference is irre-
sistiblahat persons engaged in this expedition will
leave the United States with hostile purposes
against Nicaragua. They cannot, under the guise
which they have assumed, that they are peaceful
emigrants, conceal their real intentions, especially
when they know in advance that the it landing
will be resisted, and can only be accomplished by
an overpowering force. This expedient was suc-
cessfully resorted to previous to the last expedition,
and the vessel in which those composing it were
conveyed to Nicaragua obtained a clearance from
the collector of the port at -Mebile. Although,
after a careful examination, no arms or munitions
of war were discovered on board, yet when they
arrived in Nicaragua they were found to be armed
and equipped, and immediately commenced hos-
tilities.

" The leaders of the former illegal expeditions of
the same character have openly expressed their in-
tention to renew hostilities against Nicaragua.
One of them, who has already, been twice expelled
from Nicaragua, has invited, through the public
newspapers, American citizens to emigirste to that
republic, and has designated Mobile as the place
of rendezvous and the Juan del Norte as the port
to which they are bound. This person, who has
renounced his allegiance to the United States, and
claims to be President of Nicaragua, has given
notice to the collector of the port of Mobile that
200 or 300 of those emigrants will be prepared to
embark from the port about the middle of Novem-
ber.
For these and other good reasons, and for
the
purpose of saving American citizens who
may have been honestly deluded into the be-
lief that they, are about to proceed to Nicara-
gua as peaceful emigrants, if any so there be,
from the disastrous consequences to which they
will be exposed, I, James Buchanan, President of
the United States, have thought it fit to issue this
my proclamation, enjoining upon all officers of the
Government, civil and military, in their respective
spheres, to be vigilant, active, and faithful in sup-
pressing these illegal enterprises, and in carrying
out their standing instructions to this effect, and
exhorting all good citizens, by their respect for the
laws, and their regard for the peace and welfare of
the country, to aid the efforts of the public autho-
rities in the discharge of their duties.
"In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand, and' catised the seal of the United StateLi
to be affixed, by these presents.
Done at tile city of Washington this 30th day of
October, 1858, and of the independence of the
United States the 83d. " JAMES BUCHANAN.
" By the President.
" LEWIS CABS, Secretary of State.