The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12
IUfERRST 0G FROM WASHINGTON.
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THE SAN .UAN AFFAIR.
Destruction OF Nc UNI 60 STATES FOUNDRY.
LkTEl FROM HAVANA AND KEY WEST.
The Recent State Elections.
ProsenptiSN II Roman satholis SshOOl Teachers
In Philadelphia
Fsuasa Warrington.
AQUA PEorEA Av-rR"BaBLE PrzzLE or I'll
A,'1frA 'rRArioN.

THE NICARAGUA PS0rEA Av--rRoB ABLE PfzzLs or THH
M A,MfrA TRATiON.
MAsMxGroS Any. IL, 1854.
The report teeerspbstfrcu hore that the Nicssguau
Minister had entered sttcpg protest against the affair
at San Juan IL exaggststfou understand that NJ
Asseoieta, in wis the elrh aud French MN
isrs has Doti6ed the govsfnnent that he expects the
lossea Nicarsguan ctsera r~sd,t 10 Ssn Juan and
the ltsses sustained BY merchants o the interior having
property there In transit dcp% ~ viii be made
good. Nicaragua has always maintained her right Of
sovereignty the port Of SazJuan s which she
unnsy deprived ny the Enelirkin IsAs, and she has
repeatedly shed government r. In csse she proceeded
TO occupy tbs port the American eo~crnnlt would hold
heY safe against the assumed British prctectora Bat
she hos uniformly been told that th5Unitsi See
recognize the De fdco government Ct Gan Juan untal
final s~justmcns was made Of the whess question.
Ilearn that tire only foundation fo- the report Of
"stsoDg otcst above alluded 90 wsy noto of thy
Ncaraguan SInster, regrettlng that Capt Hoins was
not instructed TO sses out and punish tho gty Instead
OF involving the entire property of the pnocent and
quiet citizens of friendly nations. in cornon destruc
tion Heass expresses the hope that in yinz so Cant
H:ns exssedcd his instructions and wr not receive
the approval OF his government.
TheNosrsgunns may well compisn that their propertv
is destroy cd by their prsessed friends whc ca far from
relieving item from unjust Brieh prcteusicus Arst
ruin them and then lesve them tho tcnder crces of
British martial law.
II really seens as II Sam Juan u decidedly in
British grasp 'hsn before aud that the expsng pro
tectcrato ia invested With vitality Depend upon it,
the administration will knuehe usder TO tho bIrs.er Of
England the subject and that Nicaragua will be sre
lessy sent to the dtEe Between American treaehery
and English unscrupulcusness sho stands poor
indeed.
IT pnn
THE FRENCH PROPERTY AT GREYTOwN-pEArE
OF NEWLY ELECTED SENATOR.
WAszlyoroS, Aug. IL, 1854.
Tho U. g. Navy Yard Foundry totally destroyed by
Gre this afternoon At the moment the re occurred
the woren engaged in casting tho cylinder Of tho
Usetescr Fulton and had abouttwo thirds The metal
poured into tho muuds VIXEN the latter explodedthe
eruption instantly setting the building in blaze. At
the time of the explosion there nearly hundred
spectators In addition to large number oe workmen In
the building, and a fortunately ESCAPED without serious
dsmage. Ths adjoining buildings saved from de-
struction by strenuous excrtons the part Of the
workmen employ cd i'm the yard
The Sar Of this evening says there Is truth In the
report that the French Anirter had made demand for
5000 from tho United States government damages
70 property Of French sutjeotsat Greytown.
We bave intelligence from North Carolina announcing
death Of Col snston, Of the ns~ly-elecsed state
Senators.
Death Of Commodore Downs.
BosroN August IL, 1854.
Commodore John Downs died at four O'Clock this
morning, after few days ilnces. He WAS commander
Of tho Char!estown Navy Yard.
Ex.Prssident H Imoxc.
ALBANY, Aug. III. 1854.
FIX President Fillmore and staying at Skene-
ateos at present, ~ the guests OF William Fuller