The New York herald., 1850-01-17


pas alone excepted, which adhered to Mexico. Tire
Federal constitution was proclaimed IN November,
1924, and the new Congress elected under its au-
thoTity was installed in February, 1928.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua became two OF the
States OF the new federation The State of Costa
Rlca, as also the States OF Guatemala, Salvador,
and Honduras, had completed Their domestic legis-
lauIes prior TO the close OF 1924 Not so Nlcara-
qua; 1t sull renamed uncOnsatuted; an intestine
war was carried on between each of the districts
which form.d part of the ancient province OF that
name Each town or village had its chief, who
was supreme, and wsged war against the rest
This lasted, more or less, until the year 1876
Meanwhile, the district of Guanacaste, which, ul-
der Spain formed part of the province OF Nicaragua
kept aloof from this anarchy and carnage. Unequal
TO stand sl0ne-unabe 10 obtain protection from
State which had yet no existence, II declined TO
form part OF IT, ano, exercising the newborn rigI
Of free eectlon it incorporated itself, unsolicited
with the slate of Costa Rica II did IN time to
return members 10 Its first domestic legislature
and while, III the sislricts which now compose the
Stale OF Nicaragua, society still renamed dis
solved, and an universal confusion prevailed, it
Joined with the remainder OF Costa Rlcd in return
ing members to the federal Congress-
The course taken by Guanacaste was brought
before the federal Congress when the representa-
tiyes OF Nicaragua present, and Its continuing
anne xed 10 Costa liica was duly sanctioned. ln-
deed, IN a Congress composed of members of new
States. owing each Its existence alone TO the pOpu
lar voice, winch had destroyed the constituted go
yernment under which they were born, no other
course than the recognition OF the natural and In
ItIet OF tdfn uislTlCt 10 eject ltSclI
State TO which 1t would adhere, could have been
tolerated, consistently with Their own origin
W. have tated rhat The federal tie was dissolved
III 1898; the porl OF San Juan, which had been just
preW"rsy seized upon from Mosquito, remaining
in =, ession OF the Nicaraguans, untl their expul
/ sion rom thence ON The Is Of January, 1913.
The Ncaraguans, while in possession of that
po-t managed 10 dfive away nearly all commerce
tom il, consequ. of the cipricious exactlons
OF the custom house II estabshed d, and the tyranny
/ il exeIc,std. On one known occasion, in 1911,
/ Two Unted States ships had to apply TO the King
Z At Mosquito, then oil the haIbor IN British IN an
o. wal steamer. for protection, which Was afforded
by the dispersion OF The Nlcaraguan force GA
another, IN lSl7, French gentleman, the VS.
count DE- Bdrruel Beauvert, was obliged IN apply
TO The Consul General of Mosquito, Mr. Walker.
10 obtain his sons release from prison, into VIII ch
/ he had been thrown by the NIcaraguan Comma.
dant az Port san Juan for having refused to 're-
celve bad money AS good Mr. Walker sitting in
his drsps ich 10 Lord Pdlmerston, that he had
" had frequent complaints from British subjects,
and from foreigners OF the arrogant and exictlng
! conduet pursued there, and recently one from
Be on Bulow.
The arrogance Of their conduct to the once sister
| Sale of Costa Rlca is almost inconceivaole, were
it not for the known lehlousy entertained by Nca-
/ ragua al lis tranquility and progress. The grow
| lrg trade and increasing resources OF Costa
I RIca had rendered il an important object for
her to- have good port on the Atlantic coast for
her produce 10 Europe. The port OF MatIna is not
sufficiently safe, cdpacious and healthy, fora com.
merclal ent,,pot. Already had the Costa Ricans,
since their independence, made a good cartroad
Aranss. p @ on the Pacific, distance Of 80 miles.
This, it should be remarked, Is highly TO their
praise, all the other roads in Central America
ar 10 This day but mule tracks. Costa Rica having
Introduced the grow IN OF coffee, and finding thar,
from It's superior quality, II had become her staple
produce, and of considerable European sale, be-
cap desirous to avoid the necessity of a continued
use OF the long, expensive, and often peril0us voy-
az round Cane Horn The Costa Rica peopls,
erefore, proposed to make another road, for pub
ic Coussyances, ot % miles IN length, from San
Jose 10 the river Sarapiqui, which flows into the
-. John, and whence their produces could be float
ed down in barpes to Port st John, since called
Grey Town, and thence shipped for Europe, in ex-
change for Manufactured articles. But this was
picven'ro-the Nicaraeuan government refusing to
enable Costa Rca to export import by this chan
rel! Thus the enterprise was for the time ab,n-
doned On the Mosquito king, however, recover
ug pcsses Of this port. the Costa Rca govern
meat proposed 10 make this road. ana Nicaragua
went so far as To threaten them with war, If they
did oor drslst from this intenuon She stopped
short with The THREAT and the contract for this roa
il now in the hands OF BRUSH subjects
lis completion wi be Of the utmost advantage
10 Grey Town. In 1913, Costa Rca exported $50.
coo quintals (cwts Of coffee, about 10 900 OK and
COW hides, "A considerable quantity OF mother-of
pearl, slrsaparlia, and dye woods The annua
v,lae of her present exports and imports may b
estmated ~ $3.50 coo, which would speedily IN
crerse by her beIng enabled 10 substitute the route
II through Grey Town for that by Cape Horn. ln-
III deed n consi te'able traffic would spring up along
l this road, with Costa Rlca. and new country be
II c;ened 10 industrious emgraton, and the outlay
N a. c.pi,al From the nature of her climate and
th- table lands, which spread over the heart OF the
county, eveIy variety of tropical and European
produce may be produced. Wheat and potatoes
are already grown on the taole lands. Ihe open
Inr through the Sarap'qui from Costa Rica would
he mos, important event for Grey Gown. The
sell around ii is chiefly sand tina, II Is at pre-
sent dependent for It's supplies from Nc uagua,
aod. in conse equence of the Disturbances which so
f,Qu, nily prevail there, no regular supplies can
be calculated upon. On he recent outbreak, headed
By Samoa, none could be obtained from thence
fore lkely TO be carried on through the Saraplqu
route 10 Grey Town, TO The encouragement OF
.arher ssttleis in that locality,
On he complexion Of the road TO San ose, which,
4 ~ estimated, may be accom- ,lish-d within a
twelvemnn,h, an advantageous trade might be esta-
hlrhed with Costa R,ca and Mosquito. by running
q regular ine ol packet ships, for traffic and pas
| srnsers. between Liverpool and Grey Town. THIS
would then become. IN lieu of Panama, the neces-
sap route for British trade to the whole OF Central
i Amsrcs, California, and the Northern coasts ot
ths Pacific Indeed, were monthly lne OF steam
I ,fs established direct 10 Grey Town. and, pending
N. i.rmsiion of shipplng canal, should an inde-
pcndtn u route for British traffic be secured across
| COSTA Rica. under the wise and fostering care OF
| our o. verrment the propo.ed steam communici-
ton with N,w Zealand aod Australia could ne ef-
| fttfsd with more ease and speed, THIS way, than
by rher OF the others ~ present proposed; besides
1 e tich, the realization Of such und rtaklng
would al once give life and strength 90 British set
ltemcnt- IA Mosquito, and become OF ncalculable
/ 4 aovautare 10 our trading interests
Iefnr, closing observations, II ts as well we
ehonli FaV o few words here 10 the character o
tn territories m question AT this portion OF the
| I.'hmus, in a nearly central position between the
Afia ntic and Pacific. a magnificent Internal lake
an ess it, waters for NINETY miles in length, and
eragng thirty 10 iofty miles AZ its greatest breadth
Upwards of a hundred feet above each ocean
ls de, and capacious waters are competent 10 feei
canals ih two sras, o thu greatest necessary ca
t.c, Tor ships of the largest burheu. Fed by inter
/ rivers srd streams, which how into Its bed,
finds u vent fOr us supersbgndant waters through IN
| River ~ John 10 the Caribbean Sea, where ther
il fine well .helierrd Ia b,r, ou tn, northern sid
OF which siand. Grey Town. and over II fioats TN
iap of tn KING &c Mosquito. The northern ban <
1 oi the River It John up to the Machuca rapids,
dstaace of about 6O miles. Oelsnging 10 that sove
Yyreirn. and the remaining Instance to the lake
w 6,rmiug psri ~ the itrrsory OF Nicaragua, who