Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-04-26
The Nicaragua Outrages.

WC uhIlCA oUIu6 luINlGE extracts
from the narrative of MIR. Hall 10 the
editors of the Picayune, in relation to
the outrages committed on Ameri-
can citizens at Nicaragua:-Ca
"a great change has come over
the friendly feelings formerly enter
tanned by the inhabitants of Nicara-
qua and Mosquito towards the Amer
leans. The governor himself former
ly acknowledged to Mr. Hall that
this country was certainly destined
to become incorporated either with
England or the United STATES, and
that he and the Nicaraguans gener-
ally infinitely preferred the latter.
"Slnce the last trip of the Prone
theus, however, that is, within about
six weeks, a feeling of hostility of so
decided 1character has sprung up
against this country, that the Ameri-
ans on the lsthmus, from ReaIeio to
San Juan, have thought it best for
their interest and personal safety to
leave. About eight hundred of them
who had established themselves in
the towns and villages, and who con
fided in the friendship and protection
of the Nicaraguan Government, have
been SO i'll treated-ihe natives refu-
sing 10 buy from them or sell them
proyisions-that they all broke up
their business arrangements, many at
much loss TO themselves, came down
to San Juan and embarked for this
port or New York. The few Amer
ican merchants i'll San Juan Tor Grey
town. have on hand provisions and
other stocks for sixteen months,
which they had made sure of selling,
but are now forced to let remain in
the warehouses useless, or rotting
and ruinous.
"Our informant did not remember
the names ofall who were murdered;
he however cited those of two, one
OF whom was killed and the other
was left for dead in the road. The
first was Mr.. A. G. Maynard, from
the western part ofNew York, where
he leaves a family. He Yves travel
ling to San Juan, carrying with him
several thousand dollars. On the
morning of the 5th March, between
and 8 clock, he was attaD ked by
als ambushed party league this side
OF Materics, Il small town between
Leon and Granada, and literally cut
in two with blows from machetas.
His body was found in the road in
this mangled and mutilated state.
The money was stolen.
I'm the the other instance, Daniel
II. Mooney, of ST. Louis, was attack
ed in a similar manner on the same
road. He was left for dead, with
his head dreadfully cut in several
places. He regained his conscious
ness, however, and reache San Juan,
bringinging the news of Maynard's
murder.
"ln these, as in other cases, redress
was sought for from the authorities,
but they everywhere turned cold
shoulder to the petitioners, and an
swered their just demands with pre-
texts too gross TO deceive the most
ignorant.
"Our informant gives some particu-
lars ofthe hypocriticaI manner in
which the English really govern San
Juan and the Mosquito territory,
whilst pretending to be under the do
,mlnion of a trumpery king.
IAN English STRIPPING, about TWEEN
ty or tWenty-One years ofage, named
Srant, is Captain of the port of San
Juan. He is also one of the Su-
preme. Judges of the Mosquito King
dom, the English Consul sitting with
him on the bench, with two native
Nicaraguans, not native Mosquitoes,
as associates. The fines they inhict
are charged and collected in pounds,
shillings and pence, the currency of
the country never being heard of.
They take possession ofthe papers of
all vessels entering tho port, keep
them during detention there and re-
turn them at departure, though San
Juan, they assert, is flee port.
"They have six strapping Jamaica
negroes, dressed in blue and armed
with ctsiks, acting as policemen. The
poor Mosquito King has gone uptha
coast, and will be absent for year,
leaving these sham subjects of his to
manage things their own way. The
English Consul will only receive such
communications as are addressed to
him at 'Greytonwn, Mosquito, to Her
Britannia Majesty rs acting Agent and
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