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

end. l inew,. from reliable source, that duing
the time OF this contract NOT enc pscksge given in
the csnpany's charge has bean lost or STOLEN
In ne course of three or four hours, four or Eve
hundred passengers and their baggage are aes-
patched, and the place is quiet again.
Passengers arriving in the morning ut San Juan
del Bur, embark the same afternoon in Virgin Bay,
in The steamboat Central America, and arrive (Rll
the time per stesmboat the following afternoon, IL
san Juan del Nortc.
Little rain has fallen this season, and the Cha
Eulin, locust, has devastated many corn6eids.
want OF corn, water and fodder will be great next
year.
1t ia said that line Of clipper ships aud transit
per bungo, win be established Ia opposition to the
Accessory Transit Company | fear il is like
hunoz-always expected, and never coming.
whenever anything OF importance or interest
takes place in these quarters, you shall be informed
by your obedient servant, PC.
SAN JUAN DEL NoRrE, Oct. 81, 1852.
The Military Movement of the Nicaragua Court
nsent- Threatened attack on Sax Juan Del Norfe
The Preparations of the Inhabitants to Defend
the Place, &c.
By reference to the Webster and CHAMPION treaty,
you viii discover that tho whole Of the left bank OF
the Rio San Juan is awarded to the State of Costa
Rica Now, about sixty miles up the river, on that
left bank, is situated a village, called the Castillo
(from the rapids Castillo Vieio,) settled almost
wholly by Americans, employees of, and most of
them dependent upon the Transit Company, or the
business incident thereto. This is the half way
stopping place Of the transit, where passengers are
transferred from steamer to the other; and this
point has never been denied to Nicaragua-never
was claimed by either Costa Ros or Hosquitia
Since the PRONUNCIATION Of that treaty, Nicaragua
has been sending small bands Of soldiers, from til
to time, to that point, until, at length, she has
concentrated there force of about two hun.
bred, under the command of Colonel Montenegro,
famous in the annals of the warfare Of the State.
What the object Of this largo body Of soldiers at this
mall village could be, we, in this town, could not
divine but suspecting-and, have learned, just
ly, too-that an attempt upon this place was medi-
tated, and having become somewhat alarmed by va
rious reports that they were slowly moving down
the river, we made preparations to defend our own
'de facto" independent government until self
constituted guardians, the United States and Great
companies were organized from among the Jamai-
cans, and one among the Americans and Germans
the latter choosing for their officers Captain B.
Mooney, and Lieutenants Charles Wassmann and
ID. L. Stevenson. The three companies have been
drilling nightly, and are prepared to meet any
force With which Nicaragua may attempt
to subdue US. Several nights the town has been
posted round about with wstchfut seDtinels; but in
consequence OF symptoms OF revolution having been
again discovered in Leon, tho government were un-
able to spare force large enough for the enterprise
projected. few months since, Nicaragua might
have gained the consent of the people of this to
by liberal c0nce ssons, and the permission Of exer-
cisipg own municipal affairs; but having enjoy
ed the delights Of independence for season, we
are not disposed to yield to power scarcely supe
rior to ourselves
Other motives beside the above, actuated Mica
ragua in garrisoning the Castillo, viz: to erect
custom house there to oblige the Transit Company
to pay strcter obedience to the terms of their char
ter, and more respect to the laws of the country,
to prevent smuggling, ana to keep an eye on Costa
Rica, for it would be difficult matter for that
State to invade Nicaragua via the Serapaqu river.
The management Of the transit has much i'm
proved under the supervision of Thomas Baldwin,
Esq, the present general agent but it is sadly de
icient in steamboats, judciously constructed There
are some on the way out believe. There is fault
the Pacific side Of this routea deficiency Of good,
rapid steamships. For example, when the steamship
Pacific comes down, the passengers are landed IN
New York in twenty-three days from San Francis
quickly, showing. the capabilities Of this route if
properly equipped It is quite clear that this is the
quickest route, by an average Of five days; but a
great reform is needed in all its stages, to enable it
TO regain its diminished reputation. would say TO
the Accessory Transit Company, to place the neces-
sary facilities in the hands of the present general
agent, and their portion Of the California journey
viii be properly performed then renovate the ocean
journey on the Pacific, and the Nicaragua route
viii again become popular. H. L. S.