Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-10

OF the share belonging to the State in the profits OF thu
transit company, which at present amounts TO abou
800 00U Nicaragua might therefore enjoy under al
efficient administration revenue Of $500, 900 least
which rapidly increase with the development Of
merce, favored by the inter-oceanic communication
public liabilities set in the report above
alluded to- at cipher of more than $780, 000 includns
both foreign and domestic debt. Mines-Gold, copper
and silver. Commerce-exports, brown sugar or chan
caca, 1000 quntals value $S 600 cotton, 90 600 bale
of 800 pounds EACH value $80O,000 indigo 900 bales
value dyewood, cedar, and mahogany 600
CATTLE $50 600; tobacco cacao, hides &c., 1926 600
bullion $50 900: Imports 81 900 900 Of foreign mer
chandise Ports-Realeo and San Juan del Sur on tn,
Pacific San Juan de Nicaragua alias San Juan del Norte
alias Greytown, now occupied hv the Mosquitos1 on thu
Atlantic. Army permanent troops, 500 soldiers; mill
tia, 1000 Government, republican. The Executive il
vested in Supreme Director elected for two years b,
electors appointed by the people. The Legislature il
composed Of two chambers chosen in the same manner
and for equal period The Judiciary is confded t.
courts Of justice, who exercise recprocaly an appel
late jurisdiction. 4&
Administration Supreme Director Don Jose Laureant
Pneda distinguished lawyer of high responsibility anc
very patriotic views, assisted by the Ministers Of hs
choice who are both amongst the most able statesmen
the country Secretary of Foreign Relations, Don Pedro
Zeedon Secretary Of War; General Don Fruto Cham0rro
Bishop, Don Jorge Viteri.
Nicaragua has concluded several treaties with foreign
Powers but Of them has been carried out except
that made with Spain, which exchanged in August
1851 The is that the State was entanpled fol
three years with Salvador and Honduras in the project
forming confederacy, but that project having failed
Nicaragua resumed her complete sovereignty in February
1882
The transit route from one ocean to the other called
the Nicaragua route passes between the territory of Nj
caragua and that OF Costa RIGA the river San Juan
the Lake being the boundaries between those two States
but it is Nicaragua alone who has chartered the transit
and canal companies that have the exclusive posses
sion of that passages and the headquarters Of which
in New York. Costa RIGA has generously prompted to
abondon her rights far it will be necessary for the
construction of the ship canal But if her terms
accepted it is obvious that she will remain at liberty
charter another company her account her repre-
sentative in Washington being fully empowered for this
purpose well for that Of contracting the establish
ment of colonies and the navigation by steam Of any other
rivers belonging to that republic.
Aspect of the Countrywide cordillera is here
pletey broken and interrupted, and the an expands
into low surface along the of the San JUAN
around the Lakes Of Nicaragua and Managua, and be-
tween those lakes and the Pacific Those plains
cred with rich pasturages and dense forests and inter-
spersed with isolated peaks However, the northern dis
tricts OF Segovia and Chontales are mountainous
COSTA RIGA.
This republic the smallest in population but the SCI
cond in wealth of Central America is
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans and the Territories
Of Nicaragua and New Granada. Capital San JoAe area
$500 square geographical leagues populations 10000
inhabitants revenue $500 900 in 1885, and expected to
reach $500 900 in 81 Debt none either foreign or do
nestle except the unsettled Of the colonial and
federal periods that may be still outstanding and which,
after liquidation to be divided among the five Rpub
lies. Mines gold, silver, and copper. Commerce,
ports 200 900 quintals coffee value ST. AGO. 600; raw
hides pearl SHE'LL dyewood, sarsaparila pearls brown
sugar, tortoise SHE'LL tobacco and gold bullion value
800, 600; imports, $1,000,000 foreign merchandise,
5000 900 cattle and native manufactures from the other
States Ports-Punta Arenas the Pacific which is
trely Free and the only frequented present al
though Colo Dulce is likewise open lawful commerce.
and that Of Salinas is going to be established very socn
on the Atlantic, Matna and San Juan; Boca Toro is
claimed likewise by the Republic. Army Permanent
troops, 200 soldiers; militia 5000 Government, repub
can President elected by the people for the period of
six years exercises the Executive power. The Legisa
consists Of single Chamber Of twelve Representa-
tives, who, like the President last six years The judi
cary is vested in Court Of Magistrates nominated
Congress- and whose tenure of Office is also six years
Instant naturalization is authorized by the constitution
Complete freedom of worship established there Every
foreigner settling in the country may obtain from Gov
ernment a free grant of land
Administration President Don Juan Rafael Mora, "a
highly able and respectable merchant assisted by excel
lent Minister'S who, like him, and in general all public
men in Costa RIGA, both civilian, military, and ecesiast
CAL are at the time agriculturists and merchants
Vice President Don Francisco Maria Oreamuno Secre
tary of Foreign Relations Don Joaquin Bernardo Cavo
Secretary of Finances Don Manuel Jose Carazo Bishop
Don Ansemo Lorente; Postmaster General Don Fran
cisco de Paula Gutierrez Commander in Chief Colonel
Don Joaquin Mora President Of the Court Don Juan Mora
Costa RIGA is connected by treaties with the United
States, Spain France, England, Guatemala, and the
Hanseatic towns.
The Republic has a dispute respecting boundaries with
Nicaragua and another with New Granada the for
mer of which is in the way Of being compromised and
the latter it is be hoped will be- in of time,
likewise amcably adjusted Costa Rica claims only
the u posidt previous to the independence, according
to the regulations made by Spain One Of the points at
issue with Nicaragua refers to the dominion Of certain
district called Guanacaste which soon after the ndepen
dence separated from Nicaragua and Incorporated
with Costa RIGA petition Of the inhabitants Of that dis
rct by the Federal Congress Of Central America for
mery consolidated colony. That was the very power
who had raised the ancient Provinces to the condition OF
free States and who had the prerogtve to dene their
extent and boundaries Guanacaste has been incorpo
rated with Costa RIGA for the last twenty years
Aspect of the country: Mountainous, and possessing
extensive table lands which rise TO height Of 800 fee
although the SUBMITS of the ridges enclosing those valleys
tower even to height of 1900 feet The soil is ex
tremey moist and fertile.
The great desderatum in Costa RIGA is cheap labor, in
order to increase the culture Of coffee sugar and obacco
for which purpose the Government has in consideration
different proposals for the importation Of Chinese coolies
and natives from the Canary and Madeira Islands The
tea plant is to be found in wild state in Costa RIGA, and
might be advantageously cultivated there.
This Republic is remarkable for the larger proportion
OF the white element in its population circumstance
that explains the industry energies, and sehmproving
spirit OF Its inhabitants San Jose possesses were-
gulated mint, university, and theatre.
From the preceding tableau it will be easily perceived
that the condition and prospects Of the Central American
States have considerably ameorated of late years and
we may look confidently to future day, when induced
by homogeny Of origin and interests they win feel the
expediency of entering into alliance combination of
some kind in order to strengthen their political station
and to be enabled TO conduct their external affairs
more advantageous footing. s . f.e
country embracing more than 10000 square geo
graphical leagues, 4400 square miles, with popu-
lation vergng on two millions, and with scarcely any
debt, could certainly make very respectable figure
among the family Of nations IL all the States were