New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-15
Letter from San Juan del Norte.
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Correspondence of the errgtent.

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| San JUAN NoRrE, March, 1853.
Editors Cresceat-I wrote you letter which intended
TO send by the Pampero but owing to that vessels sud
den departure at midnight it did Co. Such is but to-
frequently the case and poor devils deprived
Of the chance of sending few lines our friends al
home, and all owing to our living in town that has iii.
the dipeasure Of the Accessory Transit Company
presume you have received some accounts of the diff
cuties between the Transit Company the citizens
San juan yet propose giving you correct version of
the whole affair
You doubtless remember the circumstance Of the Pro
netheus being fred at by the English brigof-war
press, some twenty months ago. Mr. Vanderbilt
board the Proetheus the time and vowed in his wrath
that passengers by his steamers should future be
landed in the town, Much indignation has been felt by
Americans this subject and painful was it to such Of
our countrymen as were here to British send
ts ball athwart the bow of vessel whose masthead
aoated the stars stripes But does the world know
that 1t was caused by Mr. Vanderbilt refusing to pay
paltry port charge Of eleven dollars? Refusing to pay
trin sum- justly DUE and which has been paid by every
vessel Of every nation when his steamers were coming
him thousands of dollars and he with Wall street brokers'
was specializing on imaginary canals, etc.
Faithfully and rigidly did this Midas keep his word
The Transit Companys depot established at Point
Arenas on the opposite side Of the harbor Ther steam
ships and river steamers have always landed there PAS
shipped from that point, Occasionally when from mis-
haps or bad management the Transit passengers
detained few days they were par foroe ALLOWED to land
IN the town. and their against the delay etc. part
" seneed by the comforts Of good quarters In the
meantime the people Of San Juan, (mosty Americans)
who had invested largely-nany Of them their all-in
hotels and stores for the accommodation Of
and in view Of the grand canal prec on the strength of
which the charter granted by Nicaragua found them
ltuat
preaching the category Of the Kilkenny mousers The
City Council Of this place every of which was an
American made repeated propositions to the COMPANY
Offering lands freedom from taxation to bear tho expenses
Of their removal and other Inducements If they woud
move over to this side. The citizens coaxed begged
threatened-a to purpose. The VOW was registered
against them Mr. Vanderbilt owned the Steamships Mr.
Vanderbilt controlled the company, and Mr. Vanderbilt
never forgot the 6 Promethens AFFAIR."
Nicaragua was humhugged and badly ecbred into grant
ing privileges monopolies etc. for grand canal across
the ishmns and -eacra into granting monopoes to an
accessory company Accessory to what? Truly has lie
british Minister statedas you will by Mr. Eyeretts
letter OF February l3 1855 to the President-tha this
grand canal by which the commerce Of the world was to
pc facitaed has dwndied down to stock obbipe
transit route Ineed not enter into an explanation Of
tho respective rights of Mnsquto Nicaragua to the cy
Of san Juan Tor you will find them ably discussed in ar
eaJtoiie 10 Nir Lawrence, But, apart from ali
pocal subterfuges In relation to the territorial claims
OF Mosquto or Nicaragua to this porquestions which
no private company mad right to duties
othe accessory company manfesy these to accent
as they found them the constituted local authorities Of
the Psaceto conform to The existing reguationo act
auVsedy carefully and to object In legal form to what
hey considered onerous Or oppressive. They awaited
themselves Of the facilities offered by the town and Its in
naptants when the natural advantages of
INC harbor and river naygationof the depots and sun
plies OF the Inhabitants whom their own were
lhd these accommodations should have imposed upon
hem reciprocal obligations when it was III their
rant them but on the contrary they arrogated to them
selves notiona powers in the territorial question already
n discussion between England the United States re-
used compliance with the established regulations of the
,ort ceurteonsly recognized by all yesse) and nrovoe
he consequences to which have already alluded
Ihs IS the true secret to the opposition which tho C
ans nave SHOWN to the town aud while they hays been
IN every instance where they could BIZ so by
dvantages they have invariably repaid 1t by the bteres
osty Such has been the state Of things for the las
ighteen months and such the condition of afars
hen the City Council passed ordinance notifying tina
ompany to remove, within 1--we days, certain buildings
'te!y erected BY said Company the opposite side of
ne harbor and within thirty days remove their entire
and that in the event Of noncompanc.
thelr part, summary measures s.; should be taken
oee TO TINS effect was served the general agent Of the
ompany but as his orders from Wall street were impera
veiy g the contrary he Of declined COMPLYING
ha made protest before the United States Commercial
gent The ordinance spoken forth that the lands
% needed for quarantine and hospital purposes The
claim their right of location on the opposite side
naes -NiearasuA whom thoy have fooled 10