The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-12

rCorres,onlence oil the Baltimore Sun
Nicaragua A fairs -Ala5dma Democracy Fraud
on The Goveranent-The Pope and Washing.
ton Monument, &c Sc.
Letters from the United States Squadron at San
Juan de Nicaragua, received here, give graphic
aud interesting accOunt Of late evenls there
The Suranac was the FIRST Uniiel States ship Of
war that had appeared at San Juan. though the
British naval force there had long been rs iOrmi-
dable as British pretensiDn IN exclusive rights ia
tie Territory. The American ciiitizens were in
state ni great excitement, aud Ii sht was expect
ed on the arrival ola Uuited States mail steamer.
The British force III the guilt WIS 500 guns. aud
ours only 68-but still 1t was determined u hre a
round on them before hauling down our coors.-
The British steam lri2ale Arrogant at Sau Juan.
is represented as one of the finest ships in the
British navy. carrying forty guns, aud II is impos,
sibe To tell frum her appearance that sue has any
other moving power besides that OF her sails.
| The Promelheus arrived on the 10th, bringing
quantity OF lce which was very grateful 10 all
concerned British and American, for they were
drinking champagne aud sherry cJbb!ers with
out it..
Can't, Churchill Of the PrOmethens, tried Ia
raise a row as soon as lie arrived and found the
Suran4c and Albany. But Commodore Parker
sent un officer 10 him telling him that lie was III
siructed by this Government 10 direct that Amer
ican vessels pay their port dnes. This order ant
the assurances Of Admiral Seymore. had dissipat
ell alappreheilsOn OF any difficulty.
Letters have reached here showing that the
SIale.right's Convention in Alabnma. Suppressed
from the records OF their proceedings several lit
tie items, aud among Others a resolution that 'ho
single State had a righttU secede from tue union
which was voted down almost unanimously, ohly
"a r.. r II tf,t flaf "
the seccssiouis, delegates from the Southern
States il not all of them. are the garrison OF the
Trojan Horse, which, if drawn iuto Baltimore
will nuke sad havoc with the convention.
The person To whom alluded as enlarged with
n fraud on the government" has been arrested III
New York, after being indicted here, and will ar
rive in Washington in the course Of today. The
alleged fraud consists. as sid in my published
letter Of Saturday. not in hagiHg taken SO muei
money, but tried to make money by thwnrting the
designs and negotiations of the Governments
Such at least is tue allegations against himon evi
dence in possession oi the State Department.
LEVI isrhe name of the person, and lie stands
chnrged with having contributed 10 deteat thi
ratification of the Tehuantepec treaty, with we"
ol rendering some other scheme, less practicable
and promising available to himself and his accom-
plces. We so know that Mr.. Ross, the at'
Mexican Minister here in Washington was oPpo
sed to the treaty. aud there is reason 10 suspec
that Mr.. Levi and his accomplices were on ex
ceeding good terms with Mr.. Ross; but ii seems
after all, their services TO him will have to 60 Ut
requited
I have taken some pains lie ascertain the part
culars about the two stones which tue Pope
about 10 send to this Country as a cont ubutiun
/, tue Washington Monument. The promise WI
made by the Holy Father to Mr.. Cass, our Chars
d Aiiuirs in Rome, in a private conversation
some length about America and her heroes. Bot
stunes, we bel eve, are 10 be taken from the CAP
.trI, and bear tue Inscription III Latin, Rome
America.'