The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-21

Brown opened his plans than he competed With BY
q Mr.. White who volunteers to pay OF the national
To the schemes Of neither OF these gentlemen do We
attach much impertapcs. II DR. Brown had been pre-.
the business but this like the Intervention Of his
vernment. was doubtless merely promise" and as
to his rival although the offer in that was larger
one IL was not calculated to produce much effect, since
unfortunately for some capitalists here the public debt
of Nicaragua has never given the 81 ina ma
one which contrasts with supinenoss. is that to
which referred about three weeks back-namey. the
landing of hundred and fifteen Americans at Grey
Town. forming what is called Gordons Association"
with steamboat in pieces ready to be put together for
the of the river San Juan and of Nicaragua
Lake which steamer is announced the first OF three
that to commence plying within tho next six
months Mr. Gordon however, unlike Dr. Brown. in
stead Of attempting to evade the claims of the King of
Mosquito to the right bank Of the river entered at once
into negotiations with the British authorities to obtain
their sanction to his undertaking.
Meanwhile, the conduct of the Nicsraguans seems
likely to defeat their object and the claims set
by them have probably already been the cause Of
venting steps that might otherwise have been taken
reference to the most authentic maps OF Central
America, will show that the seaboard OF the Mosquito
country down to the mouth Of the river San Juan
and that this river for about sixty miles OF its to
the interior forms the southern Mosquito boundary
The opposite bank forms the boundary Of the republic
of Costa Rca and hence, in fact, Nicaragua has
thing to do with the San Juan except at the upper
part where the osq boundary termina and her
own territory begins where she pos
for the remainder OF its TO the lake.
right to its navigation Jointly with Costa Rica In her
a
been agated she has thought fit TO draw line termi
mating the possessions of the King Of Mosquito at
point considerably above the San Juan and this apps
renty for the sole object OF getting claim to
tire side Of that river for the line papaby not the
natural boundary of Mosquito, and the country it in
cludes was, probably never visited by Nicaraguan
surveyor. or perhaps, even by Nicaraguan citizen
The King Of Mosquito, moreover, whose country has
been under protection for more than two
turtles, holds possession Grey Town has been esta-
blshod mt the harbor, and the question is prac-
tically settled Under these circumstances, nothing
would be heard Of ii, t not for the visits
of American adventurers, such DR. Brown, who
of the value OF the route seek to urge the Mica
raguan people to contention by the promise that Con-
gress will recognise their cause, and enter into braw
account OF it. Offers of money added. and ia
this the vanity cupdity Of the parties in power
is worked upon for their delusion Hence 1t appears
they have just refused to receive Mr. Christie the Bril-
th Consul and agent Of the King of Mosquito in his
official capacity The result of their folly should they
pcrsevere in it, will be that Nicaragua tDiH still remqn
wtide,nesS whie her neighbor STATES wM gain ,chl she
loses .4meycd ciH certainly back her pTeensions,
and En- gland wH do nothing promote her enhancement
Bat the attention which has been aroused towards
trail America cannot die away. The United
States will again direct themselves to Panama Te-
huantepee, and for English capitalists Costa RIGA will
present all the advantages that common to Mica
ragua with the addition OF comparatively stable GO
yernment and an improving commerce. INDEED rs far
az regards the construction of simple and pen
sive passenger route to the Pacific this little republic
possesses facilities perhaps readily available than
| those in any other quarter.