The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03
Our Nicaragua Correspondence.

cuar. Peace is generally reignns in Central America
Our Nicaragua Correspondence.
GRANADA, (Nic.), Oct. IL, 1852.
The Threatened Reuoiutioa--Ih. Transit Company
Management Of the Steamship Lines, &C., &c.
would have written to you many months ago,
had ! not preferred to be quiet until l could give
you an impartial and true statement OF affairs in
this part Of the world, instead Of writing you
quantity Of things which l would be obliged to re-
call in my next. During the last year have been
watching the movements Of the different political
parties, and the " Accessory Transit Company"-the
principal foreign, and better sad the only interest
of the country.
Political matters have been of very little impor-
tapcs. People of this country daily expecting
revolution, but it takes place. Munoz is said
(sinee three years. to be landing with 500 5000
Calfornisns, 10 invade Ncaragua-stil he has not
arrived, and most probably never will. / never
saw people more storytelling, and story-be-
heying than the Nicaraguans The Presidential
election takes pace in November. but the result Of
it viii pot DO known unki1HNarch. Castellon (iaso
Minister of Nicaragua q Court of st. James
will be the man.
The Interference Of the United States and Great
Britain in the Costa Rica and Nicaragua boundary
question, has made great excitement. The govern
ment and people are g nuy braro'' with the
mis-oBe,s, and have protested, sofenlranients, pr
Ia soGrania dc Ia Repntlca Nicaragua. How this
protest VIII have aIy effect cannot say, yet we
shall Gee the consequences Of it-hut cannot make
cut who gave power TO the United States and Eng
land to dispose OF che property OF foreign though
weak, power. is it not the confidence of great
power to treat with miserable, helpless State
believe that it wout. only be benefit to Nicaragu;l
if England and the United States would manage
INIT har 10 tnin | do mt
The interest Of the country is nearly connected
with the welfare of the Accessory Transit Company,
and about the business Of this company can give
you the following reliable information.
In the beginning of this year, the business OF
this conpany had been very prosperous indeed, and
would be the same, or still better, now, hSd
not the company experienced indirectly disadvan-
tages and heavy losses, by the bad management aud
fatal accidents which have happened 10 steamers
on the Pacific Ocean, connecting with this Transit
line in San Juan del Sur
1t is generally believed in public, that the steam
ere on both the oceans, (Atlantc ana Paciiic) are
the property OF the Accessory Transit Conn., any.
This belief has been more confirmed by Mr. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt being President of the Accessory
Transit Company, who has advertised the line ~
connection with MS steamers as "Vauderbilt's
line, This general belief is a great mistake. The
Accessory Transit Company has the oaly obligation
to despatch the passengers as quick and comfortable
as possible from ocesn 10 ocean There all the OBJ
legations &C the Accessory Transit Company cease,
aud tie responsibility o.. the steamers begins.
The steamers on the Atlantic have been otten
overloadcd-(N Northern Light 800 p1sseagers)-so
that the steamers on the Pacific had to loave lot
Of passeI gers behind for want Of accommodations.
Ano her propeller was sent around Cape Horn to meet
large lot Of passengers at san Juan del Sur pas
scngers had 10 wait for this propeller three or
weeks, many OF them not prepared for such deten-
ton; destitute, and getting sick and into difficulties
Add TO this IN. loss Of the steamer North America,
and the uppopularity Of Mr.. Vanderbt's late agent
in SAP Francisco, and everybody VIII easily hnd
out that the popularity eli this line has beea dimiu
ishiug, and the business getting worse, instead Of
improving. Only the poor mana gement Of the Pa
cite steamers this route has been the cause that
this line has not succeeded as every body anticipated
All the improvements tho transit route, which
could be made, are either done in progress. There
is, Ia fact no detention on tho lsthmus as the adj
yeftissments generally say, but seldom falhI. II
tho direc ors Of the company will take good advice,
] should recommend them to leave Their route open
for competition, on both oceans for all the steamers
that may land on either side This, believe, is the
only way for the company 70 regain their old popu
iarity, and 70 make q good business. In all other
respects thisine viii compete well with the Panama
or any other route across the Isthmus.
Let NE tell you something about the land route,
ana the way business is done principally che part
Of the route between Virgin Bay and San Juan del
Sur.
The land route Is about twelve miles long, aad
passengers 60 on mule5eck on n pleasant, shady
road, in about three hours even in rainy season,
from one end TO he other. All tho places which
last fa AID in The beginning Of this spripg only
deep mud holes, are nicely flied up with logs,
brushyood and gravel, which makes capital road
Mr. Fitzgerald. Conc d tho engineers Sho came out
with Colonel Ghilds to take the surveys of the
route) has the superntendenoe Of the read an pas
ungeTs say h. has made gTea, improvements indeed
Last year, the great scarcity OF mules often
o3ufod delay and ny troubles. since March this
year, the company'a late agent, John I. Doyle,
ESQ has made q contract with German, Henry
Gottel, TO furnish not ousy sufficient saddle mules
for the passengers but also 20 transport all the bag
gage from Virgin Bay 70 San Juan del Sur, and
ere ctrsa. The contract is, understand, lie for
year. and the contractor is, by large security,
bound to fulfil his contract.
Mules are, in consequence OF this arrangement,
now always abundanty on haad-often seven hum
bred for two hundred and ffty passengers waiting
for the arrival Of the steamers, aud | can assure
you good deal Of fun to see lot Of mules
jumping and Fallopng towards Sac Juan, waon
the mule owners have bsen advised OF the arrival Of
a steamer by courier. AL the ladies are provided
with side-saddles, and children too small TO ride
carried by natives.
Baggage is checked on one end Of the route, and
delivered against the couutercheck on the other