New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-16
NICARAGUA.
An Important Observation-Disclosures OF San
Juan.

An Important Recommendation OF San
Juan.
Correspondence Of Tho n. Y. Tribune.
SAN JUAN DEL NoRrE, Thursday, March 4, 1889.
The citizens Of this town acting with the
belief that Nicaragua will, through the Intervention
OF the United States Government, inevitably regain
posse of the Port held Public Convention on
the 2sth ult In the Plaza de Victoria" and ap-
pointed fteen delegates TO the Nicaraguan Govern
ment to demand from her Charter for this city I'M
der her flag and the Instructions to these delegates
are to insisI upon Independent Charter, that
viii exemptus from Nicarsguan Laws aud Customs.
We are willing because the s. Sloop-of-war
Decatur obliees us 10 permit her flag to DO given to
the free air of San Juan, but we mean to be essen
TALLY Republican, and free from Nicaraguan two
huRdred.year old legislation and custom. Con-
mander Greene, Of the Decatur, IL to accompany the
Delegation who are TO proceed immediately in the
Company's steamers to Granada and will 20 from
thence to Managua, which il now the seat Of Gov
eminent, and then and there viii make these ex-
traordinary demands OF Nicaragua. l would say
mander Greene, who knows no King OF Mosquito.
and while in this Bay believes himself to be In the
waters Of Nicaragua.
Don Frut0 Chamorro, the Secretary OF Foreign
Affals whose duty 1t will be to receive this dcsga
ton will. suspect. bid them 90 home and behave
themselves for IL through the fundamentally OF the
United States Government this Port is to DO re-
stored to the righuul owners, Don Ffuto has been
made aware OF IT, and will not DO disposed to yield
to us any very extraordinary immunliies and prlvl-
leges But all the world may as well DO made
OF one fact, that Don Fru,o will have set of
unruly boys down here who VIII upon the slightest
pretext-the slightest infringement CT our rights as
we coDslrue and have been taught them, Danish
Ncaraguan offcials--declare ourselves willing and
able to be Free ard Independent and hoist on yon-
der staff where flies Mosquitoes Ensign the 6rst
ard only free flag OF the first anc only free city On
this western continent, that is II we are not forced
into submits ion by Foreign Interference. 0urp ecu-
liar position on the mao, our present local condition
and Constitution ana our doubtful State sovereignty
would Justify this We would take from Mosquito
what Is not certainly hers, we would take from
Nicaragua what is not to certainty hers, and from
Costa Rica what she never owned, although she
now sets up sort OF a claim to H. movement to
this end would have been made ere this, bat the
wsrlike Commander Greene threatened as with his
guns, and We don't care to have our houses and
property destroys ed Just now
We doI.s like bread. don't like butter. a. O..
we don't like Mosquiiias bunting sayorng o. John
Bull, neither DO we,iIke Nicaraguas" volcanic Flag
but as a matter Of diplomacy we mean TO get from
Nicaragua just as much as we cen. and II success.
ful, we propose TO confirm all titles TO land for
which just consideration has been paid, and to de-
clare aid all titles to lasds received from Mos
quitia for services rendered her by certain parties In
this town who hold the lions share OF the lots for
which they profess to have paid Mosquito twelve
shilines and sixpence sterling per acre. and which
they have been leasing leo feet oy 100 for ono hun.
dred dollars per snnufn Perhaps John Bull won't
vaca,e his Pr0tsctorae II. y. M brig Sappho 10 now
mere. lie fufsef OF INC Dccdeuf uleu On ms 81
inst, of an abscess ana was buried on the 3D., with
military honors A passenger BY the Prometheus on
her last trip by the name of Bula J. Stoddard, of
New. Bedford, Mass, was drowned on the river
steamer John M. Clayton, Capt. James Woods the
body recovered on the next trip OF the Clayton,
and buried at the Fort of the Serapaqai Nine dol
lars in cash was found on the body, which was
appropriated to defrsy the expenses OF burial. Will
man, that by calling at the Office OF the Atlantic and
Pacific Ship Canal Company, they will receive the
value of the through ticket, which was found
with the body. The Dutch frigate Prince Of
Orange on the 18th ut saluted the flag OF Mus
quiIia, and on the E22d, celebrated Washing.ons
Birthday, by hosting the American Ensign at her
foremost, and salutiDg 1t, which courtesy was re.
turned BY the Decatur hosting the Dutch Flag and
salutiDgit.
TIE citizens of the town also did not fail OF testify
ing their affection for the memory Of Washington.
Every thing has become quiet again in the interio
Truly yours. HIS