The New York herald., 1851-12-23
California Travel.


In the Herald Of this day under the head Of Nicaragua
residing in san Juan or Grew Town. ths nubics
tion OF statement The stateme MT in connection fol-
lows sIed at the bottom of the whole article with the
names o! teyen gentlemen who declare themselves to
be the present council chosen general by the
people ana that Mr. Green the English Consul is chair
man The article does not not tell us how Mr. Green
becomes the Chairman, and his name is not amoug
those who declare themselves constituting the Coun
ell - that infer that the authority to act
is usurpstion in keeping With the whole oresnizstion
which appears TO have form only to establish It's own Vi
tahty We are told in the same statement, that but
two of the sgners are Americans; and the whole
document emanates directly nom the Council and is
signed by them the rresstabe conclusion that those
tive gentlemen are the citizens Of the United States resi-
ding at San Juan Then should glad to know what
those citizens Of The United States at san admin
"Frencbmsr one native of this coast and native of
ecotIand" snd the Queens war to en-
fore their uupstons without being her loyal subjects II
they are not her but citizens Of the United States
should he GLAD to know slso what right her majesty
has there, in bail and powder uniform except pro-
,.ct ber subjects and then to be very modest
about it Bat here we fud her exercising soyereeutv
over the Acknowledged ofsErng of Brother Jonashan
La belle France the Killed Highlander the brtchesess
King OF the Motqutans and two Others whose pedigree
Ii not told us
The Brit.h Consul lie chairman the gravity o.
this Council, when declaring that any act whether
atDg TO the city the hsrbor must be approved Of by
the Council before it become Law; that all vessels
enteriL the hafbor must be boarded by port captain
and port furgeon, whose duty 1t is to board all vessels
entering the hsrbor which required to pay harbor
suts except the English mail steamers which
mpt because they bring neil to and from that place
which exenpts any other vessel in like service.
This ridiculous document emanatipg from that singu-
lary amslgamated organization presents the extraord
nary fact that in view of the Prometheus having de.
parted several times from that port without paying port
dues n free port by treaty. at the same time that all
other vessels arriving and departing paid the regular
dues caused a warrant to be issued (the Council sp
provpg the arres. Of the captain OF the steamer for
debt The captain resisted the Prome.heus drop
ping down the harbor and immediately the English
brig ovar Express got under weigh one or two blank
the bow, and another the stern from the brig
Thus we have the statement of the councilmen OF
Greytown, verifying in every particular the statement
OF the captain OF the Promethsus to the ourage and
without Offering anything in extenuation but claim for
pert dues.
The accusation that the Prometheus repeatedly
called on the authorities and the Captain OF the Eng
sh brig CT war IN the hsrbor for assistance in quepg
insubordinaon board their vessel pronounced te
be ialsehood But ii true. that would not prove a
cogniton Of absolute control custody of police regu
lations the of either OF them for aid in relief
Distress OF any Character is always sought by every
ve.el d other vessel any people that be the
most essily accessible in momentary emers ency.
The Councimen Of Greytown cautiously avoided in
Producing into their statement in Of the &C
Of the Ength man OF the following article in the
treaty Of protection made between this country and
Great Britsin for ths of whichtreaty
are indebted to Mr.. Vanderbilt
" The government Of the United States and Great
Britain hereby declare that neither the one nor TIE
other viii attain maintain itself any exclusive
control the taid ship agreeing that neither
will ever erect or maintain any fortifcation command
irg the same or in the vicinity thereof or occupy or
forty or counze er asfume exercise any dominion
over Nicaragua Ccsta Rica the Mosquito coast, any
any protection which either affords or may afford. or
epy alliance which either has or may have, to any
ing any such fortihcstion occupying fcrtfying or
ceionzing Nicaragua. Costa Rica the Mosquito coast
or any part OF central America assuming or exer
cising demnion ever the same; nor will the United
states Great Britain take advantage Of intimacy
any alliance, connection iofuence that either
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