New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-12
A Journe, from Granada to Reairjo'


Correspondence Of The Tribune
GRANADA Of NICARAGUA, Saturday, Aug TO-
In former note | gave you rough sketch OF
tbis city and its vicinity. tow propose to travel
from here to Realejo, on the Pacific and take
glance at things they appe AIRED to me a lev days
ego. After leaving Granada, one passes over an
uneven country, sometimes cultivated and soms
tines not to Maasea, q distance Of four leagues.
There s nothing to particularly interest you during
the entire diatsnce, except it may ba one or two
views of the Lake d. Nicaragua, which are really
very fine. and the bounding across your mule. path
nor aad then of noble deer. There is no atop
ping place intervening, there being but two rude
Indian huts visible, and both at considerable dis
lance from the road-one in Toe mistot corn-feld
and the other surrounded by field of plantRinz
Masega is & larger though not SO handsome or
wealthy town az Granada, and contains some
fifteen hundred inhabitants and as matter OF
couree, several churches. Here i, another Lake
called Manga, and formed By the eruption OF the
volcanic mountain Of the same name many years
ago. ard will repay one for examination Of
several daya. From Masaga the road ia excellent
Tor about one league to the next town, SIN all one
calico Nildiri Soon after leaving Nindiri you enter
upon ard pass over al extensive field OF lava
which covers the country for miles around, resen.
bling the cnders from blacksnths forge, and
varying in size from small atone to rock Of i'm
neLse Cimen1 ons. At this point too, az not evan
tree can grow, you catch the frat glimpse Of the
Lahe MAnagua-- or Leon az IL is mscalled The
scene, however, soon Changes, and you enter
wilderness from which you do not again emerge IN
ii you arrive within short distance OF the toWA
OF Ii gnagua situated eight Leagues from Maaaga.
ManseuE is a hoQrishlng Indian 20 IN 'iiua-el
almost Immediately Oh the margin oil the LAKE,
end may contain some FIVE thoQsand Inhabitants
Leaving Mensgua, you agslt enter tbs wilderness
ADD ascend and pass over ii'tie Dill aeen5
nnytbDe 70 interest or amuse you until, at the end
Of four leagues you suddenl y stumble upon lltte
group of dozen or 90 of Indian huts There, II |
mistake not YOU will much relish drau3ht Of
"teste' and an hour rest. This place ID called
Msteare AS you pass from Mateare, you Almost
Immediately approach the sandy shore 0t she Sse
MauEeua aud Bsep along its Bde Tor nsarl7
league with the volcanic Mount Nonctomho tul! IN
view, leIrurely emitting clouds OF anOke, which
encircle and hRrg about her psaks Con.lnu ally
And now, again, you enter the torest, pass over
b otner small Sill and continue on and on through
the changeless wild, crossing for the hrst Hme'
spriuhty brook, whose sweet watere you VIII
surely taste, till Rt length the little town OF Maya
ro1e is hand This iihe the rest, is small Indian
town, With but one passabl5 good house, and, for
wonder, Boosting but single church From Nara
Cote through the wilderness you jog along auotnar
stretch of four ieagues to Pueos NueyR' me IN
habitaats here s.e nearly all white and are descea
oaptg from the pure Castisn race; bQ! tbs town
IL quite anal and has not even one decenly com
! fcftSble house TO boast OF. Onward again you go
through The woods, bat a level road, uniii yoH
atlas; arrive in light Of the immense plains IN the
midst Of which glands the pride Of Nicara6ea toe
city OF Leon. This last distance ls called eight
| leagues
Leon ia large city, containing some forty
thousand inhabitants, aid was once SAID to have
had sixty Thousand, but i. has ote raducod by
she various revolutions and most OF It's best nouses
| lsveed 70 The earth There are numerous
churches and g cathedral occupying an entire
square, Which was built magte5ly manner and
would dc credit to any city in The Unted states
Here is also toe heRdqu arters OF the Army and 10
deed the military displsy presents no mean spec
| tacIe From Leon you pass over an e4tenstVe
plain having several volcanic mountains IN sight,
for come two leagues you arrive at and cross
small river, aud proceeding over fertile put
varie ed county, you arrive ct e small to~n four
leagues from Leon, called Iosotesa, and two
| leagues further another called Chlchgalpa and
then on again with fine fields of Corn on eve'y
aide YOU go six leagues and arrive at Chlnandega,
u Erey laid out city and quite large-tha streets
very wide, crossing each otner az right ansleh aud
! the whole place having sigma Of a7tdaatrp From
! CheDadega to RealeoitiR three leagues, AID here
YOU are at last and fad forty or fifty h)uess,
mort Of them Old, small and uncomfortable. But
YOU will soon discover that enterprise is here
BUSY 4 large, two story house ia nearly COM
plesed hoh il intended for hotel, aid docks are
beng Constructed for the convenience OF ships
which Rro expected 10 come and take advantage
| OF the Inducements aoDn 10 be oifel ed them Ia
deed this is the only route Ii az man in hls serses
should take to set to or from California md the
steamer 1oute is sstebliNhed as ia now talked Of
via Nicaragua and San Juan GA tho Pacific l
Will have word to gay &c the ownora OF sailing
| veagels which lnay interest them 3. s. c.