The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-11

dsnes in him, and the people have publicly called h,m
His recent marriage With an American lady shows he u
not inipioal To the United States.
Nicaragua has been unfortunate in the loss OF one Oh
her brightest ornaments-her o. Pres rneaI, TUG
acknowledged best man in the republic, and her cnam
pen in her darkest hour died at Rivas few days nncs
and Ia mourned for ~ national loss.
From the other States there nothing further of in
terest Costa Rca and Nicaragua about arranging
their boundary difficulties by means OF commissioner
from each State. They viii meet next MONTH ~ Ssn
jose the capital Of Costa RIGA. Doniso ING
CON missioner from this State and is the frsseents
brother II this or unsettled disagreement not now
finally adjusted it win be fault Of Ncaragua. G1ate
maa and Honduras have accepted the mediston OF NcA
raeua AT Salvador, and have consented 70 sh
while commissioners fro the latter States arrange tneir
uinary quxrrels These commissioners VIII est
Santa Ana, town Of Salvador, in few days; isnuc
pate good result however, from their arotra
ton. 1t Is said that Guatemala was assisted du,
ring her contest wit Honduras covery by England ana
that during the sack OF omoa one OF the vesses o Ss
maA bore the English flag There can be no doubt OF
the first assertion but the latter imagine eau oee
planned in this way-An English schooner was 500 70
raised their English burning Certain 1t IL that Great
Britain is very nimca to the progress OF Honduras sne
devoted union in conederacy with her SISTERS anu
England. knowing too well that punio Jda "a force ana
that singh like the fable of sticks she can crush or con-
troll them At pleasure permits occasion to pass 70 IN
tgats the other States against down trodden but ever
chvarous Honduras. 1t is high time that the Monroe
doctrine should enact it's hrst in the Gen.
trail American States.
Henry Green, whom made the subject of my last let
ter TO you died few days since of his wounds st Virgin
Bay The matter undergoing examination 1T Managua,
and justice will IN questioHably be done.
The volcano Of Nassaya fifteen miles from here Is in
eruption and great terror among the inhabitants
y 'A'''s' - RASCHERo
GRANADA, Nicaragua Oct. "a, 1858.
The Volcano Of Massaya-7ne Gold and Coal Mines Of
Chondles.
wrote you the 22d giving you what of interest
presented ie at the moment then intimated at the
close of my letter. that would, in my next, give you
account of the volcano of hassaya of the fe
quenty met with phenomena of this country at present
occupying the minds Of the educated while it battles all
their limited philosophical inquiries and terraes the
ignorant throughout the densey populated neghborhood
Of capital Near Massaya town some twelve miles
from the Lake of Nicaragua, and twenty from Managua
the capital and having population Of fifteen thousand
inhabitants volcano of considerable notoety in the
physical history of Central America called Massaya,
Indian sppeaton the real meaning of which is lost Its
last eruption a terrible one unequaIsd even
by the modern ones of the Old World, and oc
Cured in the year 1772. It's effects may be seen
on the Dad from Nindir the ReautifuCand of the
loveest Indian villages the Of heaven shone
uponto Msnagua From the mouth OF the crater to al
the edge the Lake Of Nicaragua is immense
field OF lava rocks of every sze looking though the
lovely country aroune-for lovely in itself it becomes
dou6y from contrast with the black boulders-had
been the battle ground of the TaDs The entire aspect
of this immense waste resembles greatly that of Vesuvus
Il side Pompeii, only that the massive rocks
exceed ir sizs those of the Italian wonder One
Senior Orteys, who assembled the mountain few days
Since thus eaks Of 1.-THE had reached he mouth Of the
crater I'VE continued on around it. each encouraging
The other until stood upon its edge All around
large assures in the earth emitting hot sulphur
smoke nsupporable to the hand barely so to our
well sh cd feet which Of Sufficient warmth cook
egg in one minute can find no language sufficiently
adeg se in which to give idea of the terrible roaring
OF the mighty caudron bepeath u.s. know nothing to
which be ter compared than the wild shrek of
the hurricane in mid ocean against some battemented
castle the Atlantcs roar in it, moments of widest
frenzy The crater is oval of ninety yards length
and seventy width The mountain is probably two
feet high The interior walls reflect all the colors
of the prism being lined with the yitrous mugliug Of
sulshar sand &c For miles FROM its gu VI the grass is
burned away, and all vegetation dead. Immediately be-
low the Volcanoes Portic at Vesuvius-is the above
named town, village, Of NiDdri its feathery topped
trees waving In Inconsistencies of the
danger awaiting them Between this Latte and Mas
says the town. is beautiful lake, inmortalzsd by Ste
phens from which ,be inhabitants Of the place draw all
their water Much danger IN apprehended that the AXE
will he completely dried up and the town conse-
quenty deserted. The local relation of Massaya to
the volcano, its namesake is precisely that Of
Naples TO Vesuvius only that the crater of this is
the than tha of the former Naples owing the
greater PEI pendcuary of the sides Of this volcano We
suvus it viii be remembered, having peculiar g. adual
slope not aeen in any other volcano in the world In Mr.
Oregas communication which is to the government he
insists that scientific investigation should be made Of
the volcano in order that the 900 in hA btants the
towns TO ny from the
impending danger A few days since n number Of In
dams startled by the filling of immense clouds
ashes and fed in dismay You can readily imagine the
effect the Indian mind produced by such phrname
Passing the volcano few weeks sir observed
white sulphury cloud Gaping its apex; Ibis imagined
would be all week ago. however, passed again and
c TO it. The vast clouds of smoke by day and lurd
sui phurous fame by night rising high il the air,
and spreading like an avalanche the lntrY 10
wards Mapagra. incredible 1t is daily increasing
violence, and bids fair to make other amoag the
pages horrible cx visitation this garden
Id has suffered from. shall visit It myself and
more carefully remark its progress, appearance, and
effect and give you fur Their Of this tropic
monster.
Considerable excitement reyails in Granada regard
to the lately discovered gold and coal mines Of Chonte
district of untry belonging 70 this State and imme
diately the lake from this city. The country
sround them is aluhrious in the extreme
fertile and already the seat of several houthng hacen
das and cattle estates On the immense property of Seno
Fermin Ferrar vein Of coal has been found. II
thracte and the boats of the York Transit
have made trial OF it. and report avo ably Of it
Indeed the gineers say they have succeeded
obtaining equal amount of th the wood of the
country altb ough m remark in passing the
ed in heir furnaces frequently iguuyits aud oh
equal density. The gold mines very rich aud the
quartz in which the mineral Is found Is Of hoD4ycomt
character and easily crushed Many An leans have al
ready there and others await only the
of those already there Being, it s within very fes
mes of Virgin Bay the point where the emgrants take
the short land route to California it is highly probable
that Numbers will give the golden vision the latter
and turn towards The richer lands Of Chontslss Mr.
Ferrar who the greater part of this property
of the most liberal minded in Nicaragua and emf
Den.ly the well wisher and welcomer There
is no point from what have heard of it. which more
encouragipgly invites Americans and settle than
the one speak Of RANCHERO
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.