New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-08
The San Juan Question.

" AoHANNAN'b ANr7Nayf hPtH - 1919
have taken pains to ascertain the prelim-
inaries Of the recent affair at San Juan del Norte as
known by the Government here and a. they involve
most important considerations 10 the commerce Of
New York and 10 intercourse with California here
with send you the facts bearing IT, understood at
the White House, viz In l549 the Accessory Transit
Company Of Nicaragua obtained from the Nicaraguan
Government grant authorizing them 70 appropriate
any Of the public lands for the construction of any
works needful for the Company business In pursu.
Of this grant in $50 this Company located their
establishment on Punts Arenas, q e Sand Pont)s
sandy accretion two miles and half from San Juan.
and on the other side Of the river as it were. This
Point had neither been taken up occupied claimed
before tina, time by any parties co. it essentially
public domain Il Nicaragua had tie 10 it, Upon this
Point, which is very the only channel the Com
panys river steamers in approaching their sea
steamers they built their shops d6pots and boarding
house for their employees.
Ia June 1851 the request Of the British Vice Con-
sui TO get quit claim for this point from Mosquito
they applied to and obtained from his called NJ Jes
", grant at annual rent Of one shilling sterling
per acre to have and to hold until the Mosquito Gov
ernment might require it for her Own purposes.
In May ls52 the Town Council Of San Juan claimed
10 have acquired from the Mosquito King full session
Of the Sovereignty over and soil Of the town OF san
Juan and went 70 work dividing out (seling) among
themselves all the unoccupied lots OF the place anti
cpating Of course rapid rise In their value to result
from the Transit Companys business
But the Company for four several reasons 20 man
aged their matters that their passengers, whether
going or coming, had few opportunities Of putting foot
in San Juan del Norte. Let Because there is not sui
cient water on the town side for their steamer the
only channel suitable being close In upon Point Arenas
Cd They alege ndposton to delay passengers for an
hour on that pesdleDtal coast atmosphere 81, They
nre Of course anxious 20 time in their trips 4th
They do not wish to subject their passengers to be
plunderedb By the the rog shops and other similar e'
tabshmens OF the town. there being not the least ne
cessity for landing there their river steamers running
alongside of their steamers, and taking on aud
putting on passengers,
Finding their town lots not rising In value accord
inc to they original calculations, and their heavy
stocks of wines liquors drug In their hands the
Town Council undertook to force the Company ~ land
there To that end they set up claim to Point Are
mas ~ being included III their grant from the Mosquito
King and demanded that the Transit Company should
vacste IT, that they might use 1t for quarantine pur
noses This formal demsud was followed ~ an 0rd'-
nance decreeing that the Company should land every
passenger going and coming in san Juan that the
GpmuauNe steamers st1AtI use Tue tu1uHoi AVNN -
the town which had no more water It's bar, they
well knew, than 70 inches And, lastly that their CHy
Marshal should close up the south COR Point Arenas
channel Word getting TO this Government less tlAn
wear ago of these high handed measures Of the pre-
tended sovereign city Of San Juanal with the view
TO get a sale for their RUM man war was dis
pnt,hcd thither and they comm md ii to dessi
C,or in any manner interfering with the Company
sasirs ON the other side OF the river San Juan
This action Quoted them for the time being But re.
Gently finding rumselhng not the business on "Aeh
TO increase the price of town lott enormously unless
the Company Will lend their passengers there ana
heing emboldened by the absence Of |. : ships oil "I
from the harbor or ofhng they have renewed the o.
fort TO carry out their ordinances in which a. you
know they have been stopped peremptorily by the
officers OF the Cysne
or the siaptrs OF the Towns manifesto, some are
no, unknown 70 fame among them ind conspicuous
an individual who fled from New York to escape
prosecution for forgery, another who, having hl'd
man in Alabama fed 70 Chagres, where be murdered
IN cold blood TIE mate of the bark Orus IRON thehee'
after instantly secreting himself be made his way 10
San Juan del Norte and now keeps the principal slos
,rv in that Quarter third lied TO san Juan, aiter
Numbering man in the Roiunds Of the 81, Charles AZ
! New Orleans.
ueht extend this list somewhat py way oi '~'''V'
Illustrating the personsi of the Council Of the sovereign
CIV of San Juan though your readers have su'ieh1
| milling In what have written above, to understand
,h. As men they are for the most part OF class VINO
are very spi trs. 10 flourish in communities gotten up
4, hurry In such quarters and under such e'Tcum-
s,.n.es There are not more than thirty white resi-
dents in the town all Of whom have abandoned then
usisree 10 the United States and other civilized UoV
errmepts (pcludipg the L. 3 Commercial Agent thefe)
=, ord,rto hold place under His Majesty OF Mosquito
TA,, Government regarding the Mesquite claim ony
an y.aias claim recognizes no right OF emlRen' 10
main in the MOSQUITO King and therefore rejects the
claim of this precious party Of rumseers monte deal
er Se 10 sovereignty san Juan by virtue OF tae
grant from His Majesty.
To carry out their purposes aglnstthe Arahs''
D.ny's passengers they organized sort OF regimen
aC militia with Jamaica negro for Colonel unls1
uhorn they sre all serving in subordinate efAees inc
r,ph spd hle being wholly composed OF negroes anu
Indians
Yesterday morning this subject was duly eon'iisfe
in Cshine, Council and the result was instf
\ Can't Holhn.. Of the CyNne (Which were ios"Aiue0
,s, nsht\ TO remain al San Juan until relieved ey
/ N.,,on the Commodore Of the squadron VINO Is
49, ,D.,,pc,ed for the future to keep force mere
,,heh viii protect the property Of TIE transit OonPA
and the pcrssns Of their employees sne pSssSn
! a., further annoyance from these mIaaiefs-
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