The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-28
HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE
FROM
Nicaragua and the MuSquitO Territory.
Attack on a Musquito Town by a
Party of Americans.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THR VILLAGE OF
QUANWATLi.
The Course Of the British,
&C.. De-, &C.

interesting intelligence from Nicaragua and the
Mosquito territory.
The advices from the Mosquito territory a re pro-
baby the most exciting, because they bring TO
u.s. for the first time, the Intelligence of an attack
early in September, on Of the Indian towns,
and Its total destruction, by party of Americans,
wrecked on the coast
Our correspondent at Belize, In detailing this af-
fair, states that il has created some excitement
there, and that the Mosquito King and the English
agents were taking afidavlts, and collecting CT
Yaris information, for transmits sion 10 England.
for use, probably, the coming "sharp correspon-
dence" between the English and American 90.
vernments, IN reference TO the navigation of the
San Juan.
Among the passengers in the Marion Gage, is R.
D. Pitcher, ESQ.,, who was engaged in the attack
on the Mosquito town.
Our Nicaragua correspondence throws food of
light on the affairs of thai country, and the policy
pursued there by the American, az well as the Eng
ish, government.
Altogether the news Is important Although
about two very small nations, the occurrences mar
rated may lead two powerful countries into serious
trouble.
BELr7E, How, Oct ~, Is49.
.56airs an tie Mosquito Coa,sEn elsa Miueprssents.
ffedchsrOusia
Wrecked, and her Ccew Robbed BY he Nsnvss-Tae
TTalass If Guam Wstla Destroyed therefor, &c.. &c.
AZ events on the Mosq uito coast have rather
wsrke aspect, hasten 20 Law before you the follow
arg facts anticipating the misrepresentation which Is
sure to Ind its way via England After sojourn OF
one year the coast have become perfsety familiar
with the miss,atemens found in the English papers
respecting affairs here On tn. goth OF August last
the American brig M. C. Draper wa, wrecked on
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north Of San Jusn) throsgh the villsny OF the pilot
~ho made false statement the depth OF water on
the bar. She was abandoned; after every effort was
made to save her. BY the captain aud passengers
lamopgst whom was your corrsspondent) the goods
saved were put ashore aud all hands camped on the
beach under the sails for covering In this emergency
volunteered to proceed TO Ware Rire thirty to
the north TO get the only vessel the coast be-
longing to Mr. Haiy After remaining there . few
the Indians and robbed OF provisions clothing 40
hsseDed down the cost and found the report
borated. and the ohsf admiral sako) prisoner but he
soon effected his escsps ,apt Draper Of the brig "
&. Draper, sent despatch to Guam watlan tneir
days. he would attack the village Hts demand vas
unheeded and on the expiration Of three DAYS dors
tor long boat Wa m.onsd o ,na.o, insndl, to u.s.
defensive weapons, took passage for Qusm~atla,
distant thirty miles in the interior when the land.
pirates-for suoh they were approaching no
che lagoon, they rssosd we'll knowing the srrsnd
we're ON. Upon masiug lsnaing We discovered the
out effect far sscertained The houses then
Aired and . scene OF confusion snsurd. The In
dams Of party did not desst Till every house
vas CONSUME cd aad the beautiful village OF Guam.
wats The party then returned TO the
and after twenty-five days q extreme suffering the
and crew picked and taken to this
place, by the schooner Sarah Anne, of Eeirs. Upon
this Of the secking ~ Guam vats being conveyed
t. San Juan de Nicaragua the Mosquito king and hts
commissioner (Mr costes proceeded ap the osas, to
Prinzapahs TO at the evidence In the case lilo oh.
taned from Mr. n. Cth- same individual who acted ss
pilot and iured the brig to her dsstructonJ falls. 40
count Of the wnos ansi screening himself and making
fass statement in smost every particular Rsbutdsg
evidence sdducsd. and here the affair rests. Ev
depce exists In abundance that tns real facts
above stated, and b. produced At any time have
been eye-witnsss, and an unwilling participant Ia
and a. an act Of justice 60 ALI make tho above state
nsnt Of the have no doubt the affair will be
sIsssrsed and cspsi msds Of IL, to iniure the A@e-
the Marion Gage fer New York to day. you viii have
an opportunity Of full dstsii OF the whole mat
ter Yours truly, R.D.P.
Our Niearsgusn Correspondence.
Lso, ps NIcAnAerA, Oct. IL, 1S4o.
CsrisA .7ssressions Central .7merics -Tfh>r Dsrs-
iey,merfs-TA. Con g, Of the Uniied States, &c.
From the tone Of my previous correspondence, and
from the information have communicated to you from
tme to time you at once pc csivs that II my be-
Hsf the intsrsss Of the Ussd States have been sadly
dirsgsried In this quarter Such IL the fact Indeed
this part Of the continent have bssn selected
By the American government o. o place OF transports
ton to when TO send broken down party hacks, for
she purpose Of getting rid Of their impOrtunies As
consequences Of thb neglect Of American Interests,
the British agents Keen shrs~d, aud well paid ssd
vested with large discretionary powers have had their
way, and done precisely as they pleased. To the
nrgoes Of these SCENTS may be aseribed the dssolu
tion OF the old republic They have bsea the prnci
pal meters Of the disturbances whioh have
taken place and from ~heh they have reap
advantages They have 90 acted togst the
States deeply In debt to them In various ways; aud
Ais done they have bocsadsd the various ports sx-
setting erest monopol.s They haze In point OF fact
nsds this States s-ssars, and themselves rich. Far
sighted. and relying upon the confusion which they
themselves had ed to divert the Of other
nations from their ohscts, they commenced, many
years ago q system Of .poroschmsnt and aggression.
section Of the couipent under their oompsts control
In proof OF tbi, Il Is only necessary 10 refer to the
tnslish Embellishments ~ the Belize, aud tbs subse-
luent prctsctorship set mp over the Indian Mosquito
king BY which the Lnsish pretend 10 have acquired
rights over more than one hall OF the States OF Hopdu
rs and Nicsragus The later % ans Island
of Rostsu, which commands all the upper ports of Gen.
o. frsus and force No~ all Of ,nis might hs re been
avoided or prevented your government at Washing
ton had taen more care OF Ameriesn Interests tosn
dsctars' their duties instead Of drinking the zine
and eating the dinners Of the Bna.h consul General
in Gus'smals IL ssch course had been foow ID all
the designs ~ the English 70 which have referred
would have been frustrated.
This system OF policy ~ss isdustrousiy pursued, aud
the United States looked aud permitted those az
srssons TO folloved no, without raiing finger 10
Opposition. The consequence wss, that vhen the var
Between the n,ed states sod Mexico broke out. aud
when becsme apparent that the ntsd States would
receive Isrss slice ~ pe~ TERRITORY ON the rscttc
Witch would in all probability. render the censtruc
tisn q communication between the two oceans ne
cestsry the English put in neg clsims upon the pert
OF the Mosquito slns. rhey then asserted thst his
territory extended bsok te the Jordllerss aud down
ward to the lsthmus Il Psnsns but fr tn. present,
A.n n.f.r I'll n
include The pore ~ Juan the Atlantic terminus ~
the rropostd great canal between ths Atlantic and
facinc and commanding the Isthmus Accordingly.
IN Jsnvsry lsis srtsed force arrived from ia
msica, without any precious dscisrs len OF hos
Utilities, and expelled the Nicsrsgu. authorities from
that port pursuing and attacking thea ths rver,
and uctstirs terms To State Of the islands
az iss- Nicaragua They then asserted that the ter
rtcry OF the Mosquito kips extended mp the san Juan