The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-15
TIE SAN JUAN AFFAIR.
6TATRHENT OF THE Az rHORICIR3
ON THE
RECENT DlSTUa BANCES.
War Between the City Authorities and
tho Nicaragua Transit Company.

War Between the City Authorities and
tho Nicaragua Transit Company.
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Hnvaer Of faisAlas---Csrsssr's hgsss,
no., &S., 20.
OoPr or DEsPArcH 10 Lrxur. 4. D. Jolly. o,,u-
hAhpsk or Ank BssFiSH xAJEsrYs soHou7s.
BHEAuHA-
SIR-TAc undengned, late the authorities Of -
city of Gscytown, or San juan dcl Norte, being -
sirous that full and complete state mont Of sur
grievances, aad of the resistance offered to our a.
th~ities while Ia o1aoe, by sundry ageats o( ~
Accessory TrNssit Company Of Nicsrsgas, ~ e
Mr.. Fabens,. the United STATES Commerciat Assat.
and Of Mr. 8oriAnd, calling hi0stN IN .sdsaa
Minister, should b fully kaswn sad exabisea. =
hereby ct FORTH rhaa, = Jon are well swArs &
political pssltioa, and ef Vie nannsr and fbra
BY which the citizsns hscszas aaskorissd to furm
lecal municips} government, ssd ~ we believc Hw
Britannia Msjc~sy's government we'll ~ the goss
meht u tho Upised States, have been dull infvrmA1
Of the sme, 90 pes deem it neosssa 70 vet It orAy
bus they would rspsesent thasa Tho two several osa
stitutions Of ls5n and 1861 srs hereunto annexed.
and to which, on that sutjsce, they beg leave -
refer.
They would, however, rep, ossnt that on the opsn-
ing u the Nicaragua route T. California, sundsv
persons, natives Of England, United States Franss.
Spain and Germany. becsme settlers and ownars
Of property real ard personal. within tis city. anA
by them tie local government. was formed TAaG
before the local government formed, Ia tne ysae
1850, Sgaud was tao agent Of the At antic AID Pa-
cihc Canal Com. any, and - such applied - -
ureA e. u -
GOALS upon Point Arenas, but Was refused, and -
landed the same coal q, Greytown. That darisg -
existence Of the said local government in tho msaaA
Of June, lS5l, there arrived big from New Yoso,
with coal and lumber for tho Atlantic aud Psel1s,
Canal Company, and Mr. Martin, at the requsst e
G. Vanderbilt and Isaac G. Lea, the Prcsideat ~
Sec etafS Of said company, applied to the suthagl
tes for permission to land the said coal and am6es
tain from Henry Grant Foote, Esq, chief magisAu1s
Of tho city, and then acting consul and ageas e9
Her Britannia Majesty, Awr,tten permissioa pf wieA
q copy ia hertunto Annexed marked C-aAA -
which we beg moro particularly to refer, ana thns
the said company beoame possessed oe the pssssua
location. That In the monsh Of August 1851. ~
Vanderbilt and Joseph L. White came to Gssytevp
in the steamer Prometaeus. with the in:enk a pes-
ceeding up the San Juan, in the river steansr Bdk
arrival Of af. -Vaddssbag ths Fcgss. That speatls
tIate Of the city, went ON D0sru s-iss mAs6D-
methtus, and Mr.. Vanderbilt then and there ma1e
request Of tho authorities Of this place for pegmis-
sion 70 Uavigate the river 3sh Juan, being within
the Mosquito jurisdiction, which was immediately
granted. That in the monsn Of November, lssi.
vbe steamer Prometteus, being in harbor, aud 70
fnsing to pay ber port chsryes, (Mr. Vanderbilt
Eeiny on board,) she wAs compelled t0psy the sama
By Her Britanntc Msjestys brig Exp ess; and, sfses
wa %, the said sseamer PRONE theus and tho rtam
port charges, by Capt Plat, Of the. United 5tssea
slocp Of war Albany, and by Capt, Grson. Of tne
United States corvette Decatur. They woaA
further represent thai. il became obvious e
tie city authorities. that Q qusrsntine, ltgtk
boise, powder magaziee and hospital would
coon be required for tie use OF the cisissns
The then government In the fall Of 1851. nsaasA
SAID company that The said Point Arenas woGA -
rqcired f'r government services, aud the saA
company v ere required to remove snd give u pos
se ion Of the same; but said ANY refused -
do. aud continued u pos session Of she same isads
and in addition thereto, brgau Ia the ycae 1861 "a
occupy much larger space of Land than toey had
any authority or permission 70 do-tdat Ia shs
mouth IL February, 1868, the sad company were
duly summoned by the city authorities 70 sAoW
Cause If any they had, why they should not vA0ate
ard remove from said lani-taat cOpyVof said
summons was ouly served upon Captain BAld~
arenas, Or rather the agent of toe Accessory TrAn
sit Company comoacy which had By rccenk
Charter from tho govern mens OF Nicaragua. o,cu
pied and filled the place Of tAe said Atlantic and
Pacihs Causl Company, which said last msDt 0nad
{, ,npaby had been submerged into said Accessory
Transit Con,pany--tnas upon the day of trial NJ.
Baid~ appeared in court, before his Hoaor The
Msyor, and after due hearing OF the case, judg-
ment was duly entered agsinst said CON- asny. and
they were ordered by tne court, Ia the sai m0nth
Of February, 10 vasats and remove from Point Are
nas IGs company refused to obey the o der q &c &c
City Council, who thcreopon instrac 'e1 the MVoe
~ give notice that II TIE company did not remove
in Ten days part Of their buiidiuga, and the balance
within thirty dys, the Mayor was instructed 70 use
the ne cesesry force TO carry the judgment Of ths
court Into e6cct-that She said compauy refused 70
90 3d. aid threatened the city authorities vita 10
sstaDce--that upon tho same being known, NJ
haid *n tns agent was arrested a. soo psocSa e1 -,
ccsdcd 10 takr down and remove the buildings -
snd company, ~ decreed by the court. That b.
fDe the expiration Of the thirty days given 70 re-
move The ba Of said property, the Uufte1 Htaseo
slos If wax u ano came Iztso port, oud With eee
superior force resisted and by force OF arms ceae
peih she city authorities 70 renquish their jusk
figtts--rhss upon such sct being committed, tho
then authortis resigned all authority, and Oapt.
H,Ilios, the comsnaeder of the Cyane, assuwed anA
took virtual Possession Of the said government 80
authority by The proclsnistions which ne then =
saca--that after few days had expired. the olti-
zeLs, in convention, at the request Of Jas. Green,
Eso IT, u. n. agent and consul, reformed the ctt3
gostrpmeLt with the consent and approval Of ssi4
Ccmnsnder Hcllins, with the express understand
ing (as will fully appear By COmuander Hollins's
letter 70 the Mayor oi Greytown) ths& the jurisdic
tin Of Gieysown, or San Juan del NOrte, - tar -
regards tne preservation Of peace and order, aod
tho punisl menf Of aqgre.sors, Wa fully acknSw.
legged by the governments of Great Britain aod The
United States, in the persons Of James Green, ESQ.,,
ard Ccnmsnder Holins. The inhabitants OF Grey
towp being insn ucted tnat DO oispote Of authority
fhoulo exit except a. 70 tho sovereignty of tno
i.nd, which question was<O DO settled by the 70
specrive governments Of Greet Britain and tho
United States. The government being tins
again constituted, proceeded 10 exercise full and
complete jurisdiction On Point Arenas, snd
the bnurdaries % lsid Gown in the consultation q
the city (s copy Of which u herc1nto snnexed) IN
I'll withir few mnrths L o. ence the arrival OF Ou0