Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-04-08

prices previously charged. Butter was IS per
pound.
The export duty on gold had been abandon
ell. A letter dated Adelaide, Dec. I6,h, says
that the treasures of the earth are there regard
ed quite cooy, and there was growing dis
position TO return to the ordinary industrial pur-
suits
The report of the discovery of gold at New
Zealand is positively confirmed The Govern
ment has issued proclamation with regard
to il.
INVASION of san Juan de Nicaragua, by
American Forces.
Under the head of "Starllng Ncws," the
correspondent of the n Y. Tribune, writing
from San Juan, under date Of March 10th,
gives an account of the invasion of that city by
the forces of the United States, under com
mlnder George ~ IIollins, of the U. S. sloop-
ot-war, Cy1ne, tie surrender Of the city, the
resignation Of the officers, &c. The greatest
rXci.e ment prevailed. The city of San Juan
belongs to that portion Of Central America. ur-
der the nominal supremacy of the Mosquito
King, but subject really treat Britain. The
government Of the city tor the past two years
h is been in the hands of the citizens. and in
AprI' last a formal transfer of it was made to
them by the Morquto King. Five American
citizens chosen by the people hay constituted
the city government.
The occasion Of these proceedings on the
pant Of the American Commander, is substan.
TALLY as follows -
The Accessory Transit Company of Nicara-
qua made up of American citizens, had occu-
pied, since June, 1851, under lease from the
Mosquito King, a piece of land on the north
side Of the Bay of San jus H. for a coal depot.
at the nominal rent of six pence sterling per
month, under the condition that the land should
be vacated, when required for other PURPOSES
Beiug needed for a quarantine ground and
powder magazine, the Agent of the King cal
led on the Transit Company to vacate, in COM
pllance with tie terms OF their lease. to which
no attention was gwen. At length the city
government offered lands on the South side Of
the bay and on the Lagoon to the Company
gratis, to pay the expenses of removal, and to
construct rail ,ro, fran, ,,,pr, -
poon. free of all .x,an. =, ,I, c,,,,,,,. w
this also no ot,or,ion wac mid co,.a.,, "a;
zons then offered to purchase and present to
them gratis the property known as the b schor
estate, IN the heart of the city, and valued at
thirty thousand dollars An nr1,n,rco or tho
city council was at the s,me tino son. ,I,o., ro-
curing their removal within thirty DAYS Tho
Company then appealed TO, the commercial =,
gent of the United States VIII, dac,Jad ",b,t
inasmuch ms the rrht to occupy the land in dis
rutc was claimed by the agent Of the Transit
Company, by virtue of "A charter from the Sto,e
OF Nicaragua granted ISlo and 1851 that
State not then benz in posspssIon of the lands
not having been in possession at any time since
and the Mosoui,o Jurisdiction havinr boon mr.
knowedged by the Transit C,nnanv nv the
lease before mentioned tint the onns,ion ,y,s
IL local one. and must be determined nv tho H..
cal authority. lie, however. referred the wbo,o
matter to his Government. Forwarding 70 them
the necessary documents"
Soon after the ordinance rc1u;rinr the 70 nov.
al was passed, the aren't of the C,nn,nv
Thomas Baldwin. was arrested. and h.II tn ali
in S7JOj, on a chnrre of .usInr ,bre,,onino
and sedi,Ious Ianruare." In ,ha mo,, ,,,ne
the Agent having apparently made No his MIND
to resist the authorities no longer. made pre
pnra,ions for the removal 10 fine Sou,b side =
the bav. in the town propor. The lo,,l nro