Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-20
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.

Late Havana papers furnish the following items
OF Central America news, which is some three weeks
later than has been previously received:
GUATEMALA.-The elections have passed Quietly. The
Conservative party has an overwhelming majority In
spite OF the inferior harvest Of its principal fruit an aug
mehauon Is observable in the public revenues other
symptoms OF success signalze the firm government of
Gen. CABRERA. Much disgust was occasioned by the oh
stnacy Of the small parties Of Mountaineers
Ell SALvADoR-The sparing remarks Of the organ Of
the Government OF the 9th August confirm us in the
idea that the President DUESAs does desire to pro-
woke dssenson with Guatemala If any chance of dis
turbance presents ITSELF it will be on the part of Hon
duras where there is party which evidently aspires
to war.
HoNDURAs-The Gaceta of 3lst August inserts some
sour-sweet communications between Honduras and FL
Salvador, respecting certain publications concerning the
above becose agitation The impression given is that
the General CABANos protects the plan of fomenng dis
turbances among his neighbors.
NIcARAGUA.-From the Jacea de Nicaragua we abridge
the following which reveals the moral advances Chris
hanity in those parts:
During this week the public tranquility has been
momentariy disturbed by few Americans who have en-
deavored to commit here similar to those they
have perpetrated at Chagres Panama. California and
other places They have however, this time received
lesson which will teach them that whatever contempt
they may express towards the authorities Of the country
these have the to enforce respect punish those
who step into crime The following is brief account of
the events Alluded TO:
On the evening Of the 2lst an American Of the name
OF Robert NJ Staples summoned Robert E. Doyle ac-
cusng him Of an outrage. Immediately, and without
respecting the of the Judge and the place
was in, Doyle attacked Staples and bruised him in
dreadful manner. Doyle was with difficulty sepa-
rated from him, and punishment for this open def
ance and contempt Of legal institutions committed to
prison. The imprisonment of Doyle caused much COM
motion among the other Americans who aware that it
useless to try legal MEANS determined to have re-
to force to berate their companion In the
ing of the day sixteen of them assembled armed to-
the teeth using the yest and most offensive language
and even proceeded far to fire volley against the
wall of the garrison Nothing would have been easier
or more effective than to order sally Of the garri-
son; but as such step, although .merited would have
led to most unhappy results the matter left entirely
to the civil department The meeting was quietly de-
cared illegal and commanded to dispense Immediately
Some of the sensible listened the suggestions Of
well wishers but others about the firing and
making hideous noises the result of which that they
speedily found themselves in the company of their friend
Doyle They await the results Of their foolish
duct and to receive such punishment viii teach them
for the future not to insult country where they have ex
perienced nothing but the most generous treatment"
| COSTA RIcA-The news is very incomplete. We have
confirmation however that the present Government is in
very bad odor with its neighbors.