Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-12-06

SOME Of lhe States Of That Republic The de-
fucelca1 condition. in which ir li0nllcis have
been lon ha1 stimulated hWless adYonlul6ls 20
iombalk in these onieIpi7t1 nnl greatly incfeaa.
ei ihe difficulty Of enforcing oni Obligations Of
neutrality.
l'bo commission % establish ne new line be-.
tween lhH Dnled Slllts and Mexico. According 10
DE provisions Of DO Ueaiy Of lht l0ih OF Deoem-
Der last, has been organized and lhe work Is al
ready commenced.
Our leallll with the AJgenila7 Confederation,
and with The Republics Of ulugnay aud Paraguay
seoute To u.s. Tie Zee navigation OF the fivef la
Plata, and some Of Us larger inbuladeSi but Tie
same success has not attended oNfendtgoTs 10
open ihe Amazon The REGIONS 10 iayorOl tho
fee use OF that liver, mdoochsun TO present iul
W, Ia fJSatf messenger aud, considering The cor.
dial relations Which have long existed between
this gosenment end Brazil, imay be expected
that pending negoIillions will eventually, reach
q favorable RESULT
Convenient means Of lmnsIli between NE sew,
eIal paris Of O county, als not only desIable for
tho objects Of commercial aud pgIsjnl cOmmuni
cation, but essential TO lB existence under one
government SeraIaiel os aie Vie Atlantic and
Poetic coasts Of the United States by The whole
breadth Of the continent, sin tho inhabilanls u
each ore closely bound together BY community Of
ofisin and Institutions, aud BY MFoug attachment
10 the Union. Hence the constant AMI increasing
Intercourse, and vast inletohauge Of COMMERCIAL
productions, between these remote div slols OF tito
Republic AZ tho ptessnltime, The most pTaoloa.
bic andOnly oDmmolOuy TouleslO for communication
between 4 EN- aIe blythe way Of Tie lslim0s OF
Genital America It's the duty Of the govern.
menl to secure these avenues against all danger OF
interruption.
la relation 70 Genital Ameuoa, peTplexng ques-
tons existed between Me United States and Great
Britain al The time Of The oesslon OF California;
These, os well us questions which subsequently
pT0Se concerning inter oceanic communication +.
cross The lslhmus were, as il was supp1sed adj.
iusled by The lTeay OF April 10, 1850, bui, uniOr
lunaley, they have been re.opened by seIiOusmis.
understanding rs 10 the IN n0fl OF some OF lbs mo.
visions, REIMBURSEMENT Of which Is now under
constellation. Our minister a, London bus made
slfenuOus efforts TO accomplish this desltable De-.
jot bui has not YET found IL possible 10 bring The
negotiations TO a termination.
Asincidenal 10 these questions, deem L prop
e. 10 nolioean occurrence which happened In Cen.
lIal America near the close o. The last session OF
Congress. Sos0on os The necessity waspeyoriyed
OF establishing inter oUPanio communications
cross The lslhmus, company was Ognn aed, an.
der aulhonVoi the State Of NIompgua, but com.
psed, for tile most part Of citiEeus OF The United
stules, lot the purpose Of opening such transit
way by tile tytTSan Juan and Lake Nicaragua,
which soon became most eligible aud muolussJ
route 10 Tie II nspotalon oil our citizens anliheir
property between the Atlantic and Pacific 3lrau.
while, nnu IN anticipation Of The completion aud
Importance Of lhialransll way, number Of ujveu-
luTefs had taken Possession Of the old Spanish
"a ~ Il L..
defiance Of tie State or SAtesO OF Genital Ame,lge,
when, upon their becoming Independent, had
ghllully succeeded 10 the local sovereignty aud
jurisdiction OF Spain. These Adventures under,
took 10 change The name Of the place from san
Juan del NOrIs to Geylown, and, though at FIST
pretending to aot ns The subjects OF the Fictitious
so'tTeiBn Of The Mosquito Indians, they subse
Quunly fepn1ialel The control Of nnypOwtr what.
ever, assumed 10 adopt distinct political olgani
zillon, and deelered themselves an independent
sovereign slate. II, OF some time, faint hDpu was
entertained that they might becOule a sladu and
Respectable community that hope soon vanished.
rhey proceeded TO assert uniounded claims 10 oil.
vii jurisdiction over Punla Arenas, position on
lllleOppose side Of The river San Juan, whiohwns
IN possession, undera title wholly independl ut VI
them, OF citizens Of The United 8lales, mleresle
in the Nicaragua Transit Company oniwhich was
iudispensably accessory TO the prosperous opera.
ton Of that route across The lslnus. The cum
pany resisted lheil gIOundless claimsf whyTenp0u
they proceeded TO destroy some Of IT'S buildings, and
attempted violently 10 dispoIsess Il.
Alta later period they organEsda strong force
TOT The purpose Of delnOlisliug The establishment
al punla Arenas, buglhis misoleyous design was
defeated by the iuterpositlOn Of one OF our shpsc
war, al that time in The hafbUroi san Juan. Sub.
stqutnlly to ili,, in May last, body OF men from
Gtryluwn crossed over TO Pdula Aigua, atroga,ing
aulhOuly 10 arrest, on The charge OF murder a cap.
tain Of one OF the sleamb,alsOf the Transit Con-.
lpany Being well aware that The claim " eKvf-
else Jurisdiction there would be resisted lhen as II
lad been on previous oooasiung, they went pTepa,
red 10 osseflltby force Of aims. Orr munster Il
Central America happened to BE- resent on thai
occasion Believing that Tie captain Of the sItGnl.
boat was Innocent for he Witnessed The Iransic.
ton on which The change was founded, and belle.
wing, alsb, that The nlIudiug patty, having no in,
hsdioion over the place where they proposed Il
make the arrests, would encounter desperate 10
sslance il they persisted IN their purpose, lie IN,
/ hTposed, elleclualN 10 prevent viOl5uce aud
blOOdshed. The AmsTiean minister alleTwufjs vi
sited Gteltown, and whilst lewos there, mob
Including certain Of The so called lunclonoIts oil
liANNf NNAiuNNANN Allb NVNAH w MNNIl W. " NA
ayowing that they he'd come tn arrest him, by or,
der Of some nerson exercising The chief authority.
| While paIoylug with them 10 was wounded By /
Emisae hOm Tie crowd. boa, despatched rom tls
AmerlcanSeamor "Npnhorl Hghi' " release him from
The petilOus situation In which 10 was undorstOO 10 hal
was hed iH0 BY the towu guard aud compelled to 10
turn. TlG1e Incident, together with tie Known eharuo
ter OF tho population OF Glcyltwn, aud their excited
state, Induced just aeheniohs that The lives anlprop
CITY " our olutsnsa PuniaArenas would be In mmuen
daugcr amer the departure Of Tho steamer with 10 ms
seuses, lOr New York unless guard was len FOR ihei
protection For this purpose, aud inolder ensure IN,
temporary rOee was OfSaaIsd, al considerable "a
euse 10 the United States ior which Provision ,yai
made At Tho last session Of Uonsnts.
| Inexperienced community, 0 Heterogeneous as.
semblage gathered from yuTiJus counties, and
composed, fort must pah, Of backs and persons
OF mixed blood, had previously given other inli.
cations Of misohieyous and dangerous pfonensi.
lies. Realy in llesame month, properly was clan.
desiinely distracted from The depot Of The Transit
Company, and taken TO Greylown. The plundet.
els obtained shelter there, and hrig pufsrIs were
driven back by lis people, WHO not only protected
Tue WTongdoeIs aud shared The plumber, but tea
ted with Tudeness and violence those who sought
TO recover their property
Such, ia substance, are The facts submitted 10
my consideration, and proved by trustworthy eyi.
dence. could mol doubt that the case demanded
the inietpOsiion Of The loyeTnmeul. Justice re.
qniiel that TepaTallon should be made lof so many
and such gross wrongs, and That a course Of in.
science and plumber tending Directly 10 tue inse.
curly Of the lives Of numerous travellers, and OF
The uch treasure belonging TO out citizens, passing
over this transit way, should Ue peTemplofy on.
rested. Whatever might be in other respects,
the community in question, In power to do m
chief, w0s not de5pioable. II 10 well provided
with ordnance, small arms, and ammunition, and
nlahl easily seize on The unaIntd boala, leisLIrd