The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-17


paper, some interesting intelligence from Nicaragua,
which was furnished by our regular correspondent
in that region, and which came to hand yesterday.
The most important features of this intelligence are
the announcement of the ratification of the articles
of confederation between the Central American
States, by the State of Nicaragua, and the charge
that the recent attempt at revolution in Honduras
had its origin in British influence, through the
agency Of British gold. We also learn by this
correspondence, of some further proceedings of
Mr.. Go-a-head Chat6eld, in Mosquito, which are
on par with previous acts Of that extraordinary
funcionary.
We cannot expect to hear much more political in
tegence from Nicaragua, on account of the ratif-
cation of the treaty recently entered into between
the United States and England, in connection with
the Mosquito question and the construction of a
canal to connect the Atlantic ocean with the Pac-
fc, for commercial purposes. There may be, and
we may reasonably expect there will be, occasional
disturbances and collisions between the several
Central American States, arising from jealousy, the
intrgues of political asprans, or ambitious military
men. But these will be of no account whatever
no more than riot in the Sixth ward during
election time, or flare up in Tammany Hall be-
tween the barnbumers and old hunkers of the har-
monious democracy. Nor can the safety or neu-
trality ofthe proposed communication be endangered
as England and the United States have, respec-
lively, pledged themselves to protect and defend it,
That new line of communication, and the benefits
that will accrue from it to the commerce of the
whole world, and especially to that of the United
States, will be for all time to come the most ne-
resting point of interest in Central America.
We are happy in being able to inform our read
ers that preparations are being made to open this
communication as soon as possible, and tina
within the space of three months, or perhaps
two, il will be in such a state of forwardness as
will allow of the transportation partly by land, bu
principally by water, Of passengers and merchan-
disc from ocean to ocean, without any delay or
detention worth speaking Of The right of con-
stru citing such commune alton was, readers
are perhaps aware, ceded by the government of
Nicaragua to a company of enterprisng American
citizens, whose names are Joseph l.. White, Chas
Morgan, Howard IL Son, and Cornelius Wander
bilt, most Of whom are well known to the public
as men of energy and enterprise. These gentle
men will employ in the course of two months, two
splendid steamships, to run between this port and
San Juan-the Crescent City and the Empire City.
From San Juan, the river of that name, and the
lake of Nicaragua will be navigaed by steamboats,
Of light draft. 10 the town of Nicaragua, distant
fourteen miles from the Pacific, which distance
will be traversed on land by means Of carriages.
BY the time that these arrangements are complet-
ed, the steamships New Orleans and Sarah Sands
will connect with the Crescent City and Empire
City on the Pacific, and run regularly on that
ocean TO San Francisco-thus making the line of
communication complete between New York and
California by that route. We understand, too, that
this company are building, or have contracted to
build, four steamships for another company, who
intend to employ them in running between the
Pacific end Of this canal, when finished, and San
Francisco. They will be named, respectively,
the Sacramento, the San Francisco, the San Joa-
quin. and the Stanislaus. This route, from the
Atlantic seaboard TO the Pacific and California,
will be about one thousand miles shorter than that
by the Ishmus of Panama, which has, since the
discovery of the vast gold mines in our newly ac-
CURED territory, enjoyed almost a monopoly in the
passenger business. Such a very large saving of
distance, with proportionate saving of time, is an
object Of great importance, not only to emigrants
TO California. bp' IN shiccars Of merchandise
thither This route will be in operation in abou
two months.
But il Is not in this respect alone that the con-
struction Of the communication between the At
aniic and the Pacific is TO be considered Of grea
importance. The revolution which it will cause in
lhe commerce Of the whole world, is the creates
feature connected with 1t. The commerce between
Europe with India and the East, and between the
United States and the East, instead Of going by the
way Of the dangerous and stormy Capes, must ma
iuraly 60 through this canal. This will create
revolution, the ultimate results and benefits OF
which, especially to the United States, it is impos.
sible, at present, to predict or prehgure. one
thing, however, is certain-that, from the geogra-
phcal position Of the United States, Il must benefit
this country more than any other