Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-17

size l. frequently mentioned by the Spanish chronicers
but no one can longer entertain such idea after reading
Mr. sauiers narrative Of his passage up this in
the bongo La Grandma" hongo," says another,
is only an exaggerated canoe the largest of which
carry eight or ten TONS and draw from two to three feet
of water when loaded yet many are the distractions
sand bars, mud bottoms and rapds-which impede nayi
CATION that it required six days for the Grandma to
make the passage from the town of San JUAN Gnglee
Greytown to the Fort of San Cards the point where it
untes with Lake Nicaragua. The canal therefore, must
necessarily be cut the base of the hills parallel to the
stream which might be made to yield at the necessary
intervals the requisite supply OF water"
This canal connecting with Lake Nicaragua, outlet
ON the Pacific side must be sought Both the routes
above mentioned between Lake Ncaagua and the Pacific
via the Rio Sapoa Salinas bay, and from the mouth Of
Rio Laas to San Juan del Sur, F" the line to which the
public attention has been oftenest directed" are deemed
by Mr. Squer present insupera9e objections from the
great excavation that would be NECESSARY in cutting the
canal through the intervening ridge The next considers
on therefore he says, relates connexion between
the two lakes of Nicaragua and Magua, which he thinks
can be effected without much difficulty, the distance be-
ing only about sixteen miles, which is further diminished
by the estuary de Panaloya whcis in fact only
tension of Lake Nicaragua so tht the distance by land
between the lakes is only fourmes After reaching
the more northern lake of Manaa it is found that the
country living between it and the Pacific is much IA
yorable for the construction of lanai than that between
Lake Nicaragua and the same ocdn The Tamarinda line
of connection between the lake an the Pacific is deemed
inexpeden though the shortest From the inadequacy of
its harbor. The Reaejo line is fx discussed, and
sidered practicable The range hills which intervenes
between Nicaragua lake and the Pacific is here interrupt
ed and the excavation would consequently be greatly d.
mnished TO be object 70 oter the vnSi~
neer Lastly, the route via tle Estero Real to the Gulf
of Fonseca is considered apf deemed to offer greater
advantages than eheJo the others just named though
the longest of the th if take the length Of the
tuary into account " From the of the Estero,
Tit being in directfne almost towards Lake Managua
and the distance known extend it would probably
require canafof than twenty miles in length
its nays gable waters with those of Lake Ma
nagua; in whchtase there would be saving the
Realejo line besides having the western terminus of the
great work NE magnificent bay Fonseca where every
facility is afforded for vctuallng repairing &C., and
where localtrade of vast importance in sugar. cotton,
indigo, cacao and coffee would spring up. In case
the canal is yer made, convinced that this will be
the route" This statement leaders will observe
furnishes theclue the dplomacyof the slate Charge
ares of he United States the Republics of Central
America touching the island Of Tge, for this island is
the key of Foiseca bay Cuba Of The Gulf of Mexico
The subjoited table recaptulaies the estimated dis
tances from sea to by the several routes proposed