New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-03
COMMERCIAL AGESCY,

COMMERCIAL AGEScY, l. 5. A..
s.yJuAs DBL NoETg, Nicaragua, May -, 1894
Stp 1 lay. the honor to acknowledge the receipt OF
esc and arms of the United States for this Agency per
s,eem.hp Star of the West on the I'd March lsi
nave also 10 acknowledge receipt OF your dispa'ch
dst.d March o. granting leave OF absence Tor SIX
aereeab.o 70 MY request and Is my present IN
ter lion 70 cave per steamship Northern Light, on or
about tbs LIST prOximo. - o., ~, H.
lave Lef sope matters Of difference between the people
OF this town and the Accessory Transit Company OF Nca
rspua Mr.. Joseph l. White, agent OF the Company ieit
tIe Cd tho 18th March, without having ehecied any
,e,j.ment Of existing difficulties between the Company
and the town. Before leaving he gave instructions TO the
c,si1s and pursers of the steamships 10 pay no more
Uo charges at San loan dol NOre, and take no letters
or other packages freight for aud have 10 connuni
caiion oi any whatever with the people OF sad
town his proceeding on the part o. the company e%Gs-
perated much the people OF The town.
The ground taken by the company ID ms matter W's
that the territory which they occupied, known az font
Arenas held by them by virtue oil tb6r Charer lioi
Nicaragua ana was portion Of that State. lnat then
steamships did within the Jurisdiction oi the ma
nicpa authorities Juan dc! Norte AID were c)ne,
qu,nly not lie held liable for any port charges ieVeu
BY the authorities OF that town. O.,
On the 18th OF April election OF town officers was hei
Which resulted in the choice OF an administration supposed
10 be friendly to the Transit Company ana prepureu 10
settle all differences with the sad company upon the terms
set forth by Mr.. White while here.
Bat ON he evening of the jb inst. disturbance TOOK
Iace upon the the harbOr the details OF which
are fully and believe correctly sol forth III The accom-
panying document marked A. and the evening of the
9Th HnOtnCr ana more strlOus ocpulcu
which is correctly described ia document Il. The facts sol
forth in these protests so Mr. Scott general agent OF
the Accessory Transit Company of Nicaragua sab
stanated by dispositions taken before OF several OF the
en1lo, is OF the company. The point Of contention be-
tween tho parties is ul be seem the right Of jursdic
ton on the part of the municipal! authorities OF san Juar
del NoTte over Point Arenas.
Since the occurrences described in the aboye-namcd
documents, affairs have gone ON quietly On the I'm
Mr. scott appeared IN Court that his BAH might not ot
forfeited but declined ccntesting the having already
protested. After a brief examination OF the person
presenting the complaint he MIR. Scott was discharged
The thai of Sloman viii take place tho 2Oth instant
when as he acknowledges the onense with whicn nc
charged, ho will probably be condemned to pay few dol
lars tnC and cos! OF Court.
have brought tins matter TO your notice because he
he, that until affairs arranged between the Nicara
qua Trunst Company and The o-nof san Juan del NOrle
or question OF sovereignty over this town ana ht
territory Of Point Arenas settled there can be no per
uabt ut tranquility well-boing either side do IL"
apmeLCnd that Disturbances VIII arse Tor ht
,a,,eu, but ann nevertheless Of opinion that the IRE
au, visits 70 our haIbOr vessels of OF The United
States will exercise beneficial influence upon ;hc Interests
OF all concerned.
Lam, with great respect,
Jo.fFn " Fa'tNs.
Hon VIM. l. Marcy,
secreiar, ~ Of the United States
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