The Nevada journal., 1852-03-28
THE MOSQUITO KINGDOM,

territory Oh lillS Snalu government, IL
name has become familiar to all ou
, readers. But of its history and tn,
t probability of its ever being an Object
of Importance to the world, we know
but little. The following sketch
which throws some ligh' on the sub
} ject, we take from the correspondent
of the S. f. Picayupe. 1t is worthy
of a careful perusal, and is quite inte.
resting:
Greytown, San Juan de Nicaragua,
or San Juan del Norte, (the last is a
sort of compromise uame,) found to
be much more of town than | had
expected 1t is situated on a point of
land which divides the harbor from a
deep lagoon, which Is connected with
the river some two miles above its en-
trance into the bay, The ground on
which the town is built has evidently
been thrown up by The action of the
sea, and is of course but little eleva-
ted above the surface of the water.
1t never overhows, however, as the ac-
ton of the tides is almost impercepta-
Bile. As might be judged from its or
igin, the soil is nearly all sand but
such is the productiveness of this coun-
try that the surface is covered with a
fine coat of grass throughout the year,
while behind the town considerable
growth of timber is visible, rendered
nearly impossible, as is so frequently
the case in the tropics, by the dense
underground. and the numerous vines.
The old town which is composed al
together of native huts, built OF bam-
boos and matched with palm, is regu-
larly laid out, but as might be expec-
ted, not over-cleanly in appearance
The new town, however, is thorough
ly American, and boasts many very
good frame houses, some of them of
considerable size. 1t adjoins the old
village, and presents quite bustling
appearance 1t has six or saven ho-
tells, and population of some six hun
dred-all men, of course. Property
is held at pretty high prices, as much
as ten thousand dollars being asked
for fifty vara lots; but, of rse,mere-
Iy ON speculation. Two thousand was
paid a day or two ago for one which /
did not consider very valuable.
The harbor, though small, is very
snug, being completely land-lockcd.-
Towards the head of it the water is, in
places, shallow, but throughout the
greater part of it there is abundant
water, with good anchorage. There
are at present seventeen or eighteen
sailing vessels in port, together with
no less than four men-of-war, not TO
mention the Mosquito,which is a small
schooner, navigated by Englishmen.
The town holds charter from the
Mosquito government, under which a
set of municipal officers have been
elected, a police established, and the
poor declared free. Good order pre-
walls, and one would think himself in
an American towE, were it not for the
hybrid flag (the Cross of St. George,
with blue and white stripes,) which
heats before the station house. The
town has, however. been heretofore
completely English. The English
Consul is President of the Council; a
majority of the members hail from
Great Britain, and the three Ameri-
cans who hold official positions, are
completely in the same interest. This
being the case, Americans have stood
no chance here, and everything which
could be done to throw impediments
in the way of the Canal Company, and
the transit passengers, has been done.
The firing into the Prometheus, how
ever, brought down the Saranac stea-
mer, with Commodore Parker on
board, and the Albany sloop- of-war,
and since their arrival things have
changed wonder fully. Americans who
used to boast of having "English
hesrts"-Gt was most common, ! as
sure you,) have begun to find them
rather uncomfortable articles to carry
around, and are now trying hard to
get rid of them, while the stars and
stripes are floating from almost every
hcuse-top. In fact, it is with diflicul-
ty the people are restrained from set
ting up an independent government,
thing they will assuredly do, unless
something extraordinary happens.
The advent Of the Saranac brought
down the British frigate Calypso,
the Albany was followed by the AFRO
giant, a forty-feur gun ship. Two 9th
er British frigates are expected; and
it is rumored that two american ones
are on the way so you will Sc San