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Important and Interesting from Nicaragua.
Correspondence Of tbs Grsssnt.
lin JuAs NoRrE, April 16 1858.
Mtsns. Ediiors-By the steamships Star Of the West
and Pampero received late dates from Network and
NewOrleans noticed that the difficulties here have
created as they naturally should some excitement at
home The NewYork papers are filled with accounts Of
them and the Herald and Tribune of the I'd inst CON-
mept severely on Capt Holnss actions. Magma est
vertas ct prevale ben When the Government and peo
pe of the United States arrive at the correct version Of
the dfculties between this town and the Accessory
Transit Company and the Cyns, trust they will do this
little Government justice.
slip from NewOrieans paper contains letter, pur
porting to be from officer of the Cyane dated San
Juan March 49, My only for doubling its alleged
is that the letter is dated from on board the
u s. steamer Cyanen Now although the commander and
officers of the sloop Of Cyane have been much de-
,eiyed and led astray to the character and history of
he people of San Juan and their difficulties with the
Company yet know them to be very clever gentlemen,
rood sailors and fully that their ship is not
,teamer.
However let me point out few of the mistatements
contained in said well in several others have
seen The writer says we compelled to put down
mob by force Of arms-one days longer delay would
have been attended with the loss Of 100000 worth Of
property say nothing of the loss Of life which might
freebooters This all nonsense or, Byron terms it,
entousmousy and if it does from officer Of
the Cyane as American shall attribute it, as said
before to want of proper information. Why it is
undisputed fact that the company have not fifty thousand
dollars Of improvements the Isthmus from the Carib
an to the Pacific and as for their buildings Point
Arenas they consist Of three miserable shantes and
she'd all rudey constructed of odds and ends
with palm leaves buildings which any carpenter here
e.. = a
red dollars Another ettterwriter deliberately informs
the world that valuable brick building belonging to
Captain McCerren destroyed y this must be
ling piece of news that gentleman whose building
rough shantee Of the class the others There is
not and never has brick building in this part of
the country Enquire of dsnterested persons in your
city who have Travelled this route they tell you
Of these valuable Improvements do not form opn
ion by letter writers who metamorphose with the power
Of Iamp) log shanees into fine brick buildings;
Marshal reading his writ and two carpenters into
Infatuated mob freebooers community Of peaca
Bile citizens no band of pirates grim ferocous villains
dark lanterns slouched hats cut and thrust two up
and three down.
The letter from the U. 8. steamer Cyane' (another
metamorphose wonderful lamp says further, that this
mob became go furious that they hauled down their flag
and demolished their city government, and that
the arrival Of the British Consul he told them they
a
perfectly correct and ordered them to hoist their nag
again which they did with twentyone guns" This is
little worse than enousimousy for 1t puts
words into the mouth the British Consul and mpues
to him sentiments and which that official emphati-
cay denies.
There is one important fact of which mention
made by these leterwrters fact which cannot be de-
MED and one which must be taken into serious consider
alton viz The Cyane arrived here about midday of
tt..t 80
marines were landed Point Arenas-foregn sa-pre-
yious to any notice consultation with the authorities,
and on the representations of the discharged clerk Of
discharged agent OF the Transit Company.
This was truly laundering in the ndexn This is the
kind of warning gentle remonstrancen spoken Of
l notice. also letter published in the Courier de,
Eats Us in which the writer says great many foolish
and things against the Government and
pie Of San Juan and complains Of impositons Frencl
subjects Mr. Everett alludes to these complaints Let
me state that this letter from individual
here as the crazy Frenchman' but who has some me
thod in his madness The French citizens here me
and signed document addressed to their Minister a
Washington in which they speak in complimentary
terms Of the party alluded and of his "a chip
the old bock-ony SOY and deny every thing
by a Pere ct Hs." They deny any impositions havin
been practiced upon them and assert that In all matter
relating the Government Of San Juan they voluntarily
took part II necessary can furnish attested cop,
Of this document and of others which would pac
"Pere ct fls in very unenviable light. They ar
more cordially detested and despised and strongly
condemned by their own countrymen than by Others
And now, withal, what have these freebooters done
what excuses has this Infatuated mob committed VIII,
during twenty days, while there government n,
authorities law, every thing remained quiet and
an act committed which the best community coult
find fault WITH and the LIST instant proof the
disposition to maintain the semblance, well tn,
reality Of order the people, with the consent and they
understood the desire, Of Capt Hons, formed provi
sional government.
further proof be wanting that the course pursued b.
the commander of the Cyane, though justified b,
his Instructions intended to produce the result
ready detailed viz the dissolution of the local govern
ment and that with the very least regard that
been shown had they been all that they described
have only to aude to his subsequent acts so entirely
keeping with the rstmartia law was II proclaimed
strictly carried QUITO prove which ii is but necessary
add the following proclamation and to explain that tb
violence therein mentioned tring alteration be
tween two individuals growing out of previous dsput,
aud resulting in d slight blow with the open hand
To the citizens Of San Juan de Nicaragua.
Inasmuch competent authority is in existence Il
the town Of San Juan de Nicaragua protect the
and property Of American aud other citizens uor
nation having been lodged with that assault wa
committed upon the person Of American citizen b.
some person persons in San Juan, hereby warn a
in said town that in of further
ton of any citizen property shall take such steps
to bring the offender to punishment And further tina
all boats passing and from Punta Arenas San ua
de Nicaragua will pass within hail of the ship under
command
(Signedl GEo. A. HoLLIss
Cong. U. S. Ship Cyane,
United States SHIP Cyane, llarbor Sal
Juna de Nicaragua March a. 1858.
Mr. Everett in his speech in the Senate March 81 1885,
in speaking of San Juan and its difficulties Says But
have said before these may be unfounded reports h
Frenchmans story and the terrible Of the people,
should not like to pronounce too decided opinion upo
parfe information. trust that, the Govern
ment is organized upon popular principles it will by Wis
administration be credit to such an orgin.n
He quotes extract from dispatches of Mr. Boone lat
Us Commercial Agent at San Juan in which that oica
says that his arrival there he found the
placed in the hands of corporation formed principally
not entirely Of Americans but that there seemed de
cded preponderance of British influence Mr. Everett
considers that influence natural % but must also bea
mind that this the Sd of June last nearly eeve,
months ago-an important In the history Of govern
ment thirteen months of age. The present Commercial
Agent OF the United States member Of this
ment thirteen months ago
need scarcely say that the people here are lookip,
anxiousy for the decision the United states and
sstly hope for opportunity TO do credit to their oi
gin'' .'-, -
On yesterday, the 18TH the day fixed by the consti,u
ton for tsS pnrpose the election for the officers Of IN
governpent took place. There were several hupdr,,