The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-01

INrELtruENcn FROM EicARaeuA TIN Pao-
eREss OF THE lNrE1ocKANic CANAL-We have
receivcd, by private advices, some very in
teresting intelligence from the State of Nicara-
qua, concerning Mr.. Chatield, the British agent
In Central America, and the progress of the great
ship canal, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans Mr. Chat6eid, il appears, has at length
run the length Of his sether-his power to do mis-
chief has been taken away from him he has been
r-called by the British government, and has had
the privilege extended TO him Of retiring into PM
vate lite. This fact was not generally known in
Nicaragua, and we have NO doubt there will be
great rejoicing whea it 10 promulgated throughout
the length and breadth Of Central America. For
years past he has kept those States in hot water,
and produced as much difficulty and disturbance as
he possibly could. He acted as if he were the
very incarnation of mischief, and he was never at
ease unless he was Matching some scheme TO create
difficulty between the Central American republics,
or between them and the British government.
Few persons in either the United States Central
America viii regret his recall
Our intelligence in regard to the great ship canal
is very interesting. II had been reported that the
agents Of the company were doing nothing; that
they were engaged merely in constructing COM
munication for the transportation of passengers be-
tween the two oceans, and that the surveying of a
route for great ship canal was abandoned Their
engineers, TOO, were represented as incompetent for
such undertaking. and it was stated that no pro-
gre IS had been made in the survey. We now learn
that all this is wrong. BY the intelligence we
have received, we have every reason to believe
that four distinct surveys Of four distinct routes
have been made by the corps of engineers in the
employ of the company, and that the last one, which
has been determined on by the company, offers
every facility for the construction Of grand ship
canal, at an expense far lees than what antici
pated when the company commenced operations
According to the terms of agreement entered INTO
with the chief engineer, Oscar w. Childs, so
well known in this community for his connection,
in his professional capacity, with some of great
internal improvements, that gentleman, with
corps Of able assistants, sailed from this city in
July last, and Immediately on his arrival in Mica
ragua entered upon the duties entrusted TO him
The iesalt is that the survey has been COM
pleted, an excellent route decided upon, and in
short time the work of digging will be commenced,
if indeed il has not been begun already. |,
was first supposed that the terminus of the sh,p
canal would be at Realejo, but shorter, better,
This intelligence will be hailed with pleasure by
the American people, and it will be received with
great satisfaction by the mercantile community OF
England, who have almost as much interest in the
construction of this gre At work as we have our
selves.
This company are engaged in another project,
which, like the other, is of great Importance, espe
cally to the United States. They are constructing
kstxu h. A AZ d
nc, for the transportation Of passengers, via the 9
Juan river and lake Nicaragua, to the Pa
San Juan is obstruc,ed by rapids and rocks, WINCH
up to this time, have rendered it uhnavgable. 1t
has been ascertaIned, however, that the rocks can
be removed at a comparatively trfing expense,
and that the rapids can be overcome by a steam
boat, capable of run ming at speed of twelve miles
an hour. competent engineer has been recently
despatched from here, TO remove the rocks by
blasting, and it is expected that in a short time
he will have succeeded in removing them. The
shallowness of the water affords great facilities
for successfully blasting them. Steamers are
re ady nearly so, to be placed on that river and
on the lake, as well as between this city and San
Juan, and between the terminus on the Pacific and
San francisco. Within sixty days the company
will be prepared TO contract for the conveyance OF
passengers between New York and San Francisco,
by this Lew route.
IL lie needless TO refer to the importance of ship
canal connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific.
The subject has been discussed time and again,
and the more il was discussed the more apparent
i became that il would effect revolution in the
commerce Of the world In fact, the mind is be WI
dsred when il undertakes to grasp at one view the
yast results which are &c rtan 10 follow from IL
We have the best reason for knowing tina, no
unnecessary delay will take place, and that the
canal will be completed as sooa as possible.