The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-23


A. de- Barrue Beauvert-to more than1 eighty Of his
constituents, and to all the Spaniards Of Nicaragua
and real inhabitants of that port The address ami
Inadverts upon the conduct Of H. B. NJ. Consus in
Mosquito-Messrs. Green and Foote-and claims from
Great Britain:-lst Personal naturalization for all
the losses sustained by them, the Spaniards, what
ever their number or Importance. I'd. The punish
ent Of her Consus and the members Of the establish
administrations who may be guilty. 3d. The resto-
ration of the port of San Juan to it's ancient posses
SOS, their Nicaraguan brethren.
The following is the important portion of our cor
respondents letter.
SAN JUAN DE NICARAGUA, April %, 1853.
The Municipal Elections and the British Consuls
at San Juan.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
To 60 on with the true story of this sad affair of
Mosquito and Greytown, will resume the recital of
al the events which have taken place since my last
Of March 3Oth, which / mailed on the 5th of
fhis month.
The two consuls of H. B. M. at Greytown have in
tigued with activity as ndiscreet as it is compro
missing for their government, for the purpose Of
having the same administration reelected which
70 odiously governed last year, but which had the
great merit to execute bindly the wishes of these
ihe authorities Of the pretended free city Of Grey
,own were acting, and have always acted, for the
benefit of Great Britain. And who would dare to say
the contrary, SINCE a few days ago, Consul Foote
publicly replaced the Mosquito flag, and re.estabsh
ed in the consular house Of Great Britain the autho
rity of Messrs Martin, Carl and companions at the
same time that his Honor, c. J. Martin, had posted
upon all the corners Of the village that the author
ties of the free city recognized and supported
by England and the United States?
repeat it again, the two consuls of H. B. M. have
Intrigued to have last years administration reflect
ed, and have imposed in acting thus the English
citizens, in forcing them, by public advertisement
to meet at the consulate to receive their Instructions
as to reeecting those men; on the French citizens
by assuring them that their delegate, Mr.. de B. B.,
would not be believed anywhere, because informa
ton could be obtained only at the British consulate
They had already given instructions 80 as to annih
late the mprudent steps taken by Mr.. de B. B. They
imposed the Spaniards by suggesting to them that
they would be projected by Great Britain but only on
condition that they would vote for the said ndivi-
duals. Finally, they imposed on the Germans, by say
ing that they were Obliged TO follow the instructions
Mr.. Henry Wiedeman, the most intimate and devoted
friendkof Messrs. G. j. Martin Carl, Geddes, Jean
Mesnier, and consorts.
Such sir, are the influences which guided the
elections Of the 18th inst but the British consuls
have received some objections, from their homo
rable friends, they have given the assurance that
they were acting according to the positive orders OF
Mr.. Champion, the British Ambassador at Washing
ton. Will Mr.. Champion be entirely satisfied with
this confession or this fa) hood? That will be mat
ter for the Foreign Office.
So it has happened tina by means of the insidious
measures and dshonorabe intrgues of the represen-
fatves Of g. B., that on the 10Th instant Messrs G.
j. Martin, Carl, Jean Mesnier Geddes, Sgaud, Ger.
ring, Kirkland. and others-sixteen in all-have
been nominated the authorizes of the pretended free
city, which is only village of one hundred and fifty
Inhabitants, including the above named gentlemen,
whose names deserve to go to posterity.
will be very curious at present to know If Great
Britain, and particularly the United States, will still
recognise the authorities Of the free city, stated
by the post bills Of his honor C. j. Martin.
Meanwhile, it Is worth noticing that two French
men and eighty Spaniards, all Of them old inhabi-
tants of this port, together with the employees of
the Transit Company, have formally declined to take
part in this ridiculous comedy; and, indeed these
hundred and some persons have not voted.
Now, sir here we are to day, on the 25th OF April.
and If civilized nations do not once for ALL break up
this ridiculous thing called the Mosquito kingdom,
and unmask the real guilty in this filthy affair, the
scandals which have gone on since eighteen months
will be perpetuated, although public opinion has a
right to prosecute criminals, whatever is the mask
or the flag under which they shelter themselves, or
try to take refuge. This affair might, therefore, be
come very serious II prompt stop is not put to such
state Of things.
Still, sir, do not believe that l have finished
the e. posures 'of this pitul affair: have agreat
deal more to say; but those things are so serious
ana 30 grave that for the present | will with
hold diyuging them, convinced as / am that
II. b. M. government knows how to put stop,
without more scandal, to all that has been done
in Greytowni for, believe me, to the eyes of civil
liked men, Great Britain Is answerable. She is at
liberty other time to select better her subaern
agents. Respectfully, yours, BLAIsE MIcAIsE.
The Norwnllx Tragedy
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
IL seems not to have been noticed by the press
generally, that the testimony in this furnishes
the means Of ascertainng with mathematical certain
ty very near approximation to the speed of the
train at the moment of making the plunge The dis
lance across the draw is sixty feet as all agree Sup
pose them that the speed of the train had been as
the jury were made to believe, about twenty miles
an hour. 1t is easy to show that body moving at
the rate of twenty miles per hour, will pass over
space of sixty feet in 1922 seconds of time BY the
laws Of falling bodies, which are perfectly ascertain
ed by experiment, it is certain that in 1872 seconds
body will fall fraction than sixtyseven feet.
consequently, If the velocity had been only twenty
miles per hour, part of the locomotive would have
touched the opposite abutment mt less depth than
sIxty.seven feet below the level of the road And
yet all witnesses agree that the water was only about
twelve feet below the level of the road and that the
engine struck the opposite abutment above the wa.
ter. The same scientific principles show to de.
moDstraton that if the speed of the train had been
only twenty miles per hour the engine would have
plunged into the water before il had reached the
middle Of the draw; aud instead of being found any
where in the neighborhood of the opposite abutment
it would have been found very the middle Ct the
open space, while had the speed been only twelve
miles per hour 1t would have fallen less than twenty
feet from the west abutment
Applying the same principle Of calculation to as
certain the actual speed of the train at the moment
of reaching the draw it will be found to have been
certainly greater than forty miles per hour. This
conclusion Is startling and involves serious rcspon-
sbility somewhere But carry the data to any man
versed in the science of mechanics, and let him cal
cuate the speed and he can hiring no other suit.
which broke the car which was broken and stopped
the Roadway OF those which did not plunge into the
chasm2 Can II have been anything else than the
collision with the opposite abutmcnt? am stran-
this matter than such as must be felt by
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