Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-21

knott II the boat s small and the pinss narrow The
freight. liable TO damage from exposure covered with
raw hides, which. between and RAIN duse an odor
very unlike the which are said 70 load the beezes VI
Arabia the Bsst. The usual freghtsge from San Juan TO
Grenada distance Of l60 ITO miles, IL from 80 10 SO
cents per cwt. the articles bulky il Is more The
boamen are paid from seven to eight dollars the trip down
from Grensds and back which usually occupies from twenty
10 thirty days. although with proper Il might Be
made in less me Time, however, in these regions Is not
regarded Of much importance and every thing is done
very esurey It's only in active communities that its value
is considered
Columbus coasted along the entire eastern shore Of
America, from Cape Honduras Nombre de Dios \, CA
es. in 1902, and probably the first dsverer az the
port OF San Juan In 1922 Capt Diego Eachucs residing
in the city of Grenada, Lake Nicaragua une,,ooL hs
exploration OF that lake, discovered It's outlet paced down
Inc san Juan 70 the port at mouth and sailed thence 10
Nombre de Dior The principal rapids in the stream still
bears nis NAME We are informed BY the historian GoDzalo
fssnanae, de ovedo Vsldez who in Nicaragua in
1919 ana was personally acquainted with Machuca that the
latter projected colony at the mouth of the river, but
interrupted 10 his design by Robes commandant At Nombre
de dos who contemplated the enterprise. At how
early date the Spanish sde essbishms,s !. Gan Jan h
mol known but il - Historical fact that early in the seven
teenth century fort existed at San Carlos which was cap
tured BY the English in 1885, but recovered by De Mencos
and De Caldas officers Of Spain, the then viceroyaly
Of Gussemsla- Juavros History Kingdom Of Guatemala.
B0iys HGnslaon, p g. In consequence Of this event
royal decree issued commanding that the entrance Of
the river should be fortified; which order carried into
effect by Don Fernando de Escobed who examined the port
and liver and built fort in obedience his instructions.
is also historical fact that at the period Of the rebuilding
Of the Fort Of San JUAN the river above about 1897
garrison existed here At that less than twelve mir
hary stations existed the river the FIRST at San Car
los at the head the stream the second the mouth of the
Rio Savaos the third two leagues below the mouth Of the
Rio POGO Sol the fourth the Castle Of San Juan the fifth,
the Island of Bar:oo SIXTH high bank below the Rapids
de los Vaos, called Diamane seventh, the Rapids of
Machuca eighth, island at the mouth Of the River San
Carlos ninth, at the mouth Of the Rio San Francisco tenth,
at The mouth of the Serapqu eleventh. the point called
Conception. opposite island Of the and
twelfth, the Port of San Juan ITSELF with an intermediate
temporary station called q Rosario"
The commerce Of Nicaragua with Europe and the West
Indies always carried through this port and have
records Of early date 1865 of vessels clearing for the
ports of Spain from the city Of Grenada. The port Of San
Juan made port Of entry by royal order Of the Kog of
Spain, dated February 49, 1885, By royal order Of the
9th Of March following regulations made for promot
ing the settlement Of the country the neghbohood Of that
port, among which authorizing the introduction, m
the ports Of pan Of dye and other woods cut there, Ct
coffee grown there, free of duty From this period
mentej military force kept up San Juan, and in 1921
additional deences erected for their protection, may
be by the order Of the Captain General Of Guaemaa Of
the date Of May 2, 1891 Upon the declaration Of indie
pendence, the royal troops expelled by the patriots Of
Nicagua by whom the port undsputedy occupied un
I'll the British seizure 10 1913.