New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-11
CENTRAL AMERICA.

Yrsm Our Own Correspondent
GRANADA, Wednesday, Jan. %, 1854.
Since my last, have to announce that Nicaragua is
Seeipninp to show signs of becoming ambitious At
this city on the lake dock is to be built at the
pense of Government, for the accommodation Of
sells navigating the waters, and carriageroad is like
wise to be constructed frem here to Leon and Reaeo
Advertisements soliciting proposals for the former
have appeared for the past week and offer has been
made of IS per day for engineer to supernend the
making of the latter This is the first project of the
Kind Excepting the works Of the Accessory Transit
Company ever designed in this State and certainly
looks something like the dawnng Of the enterprise
which the Americans have enkindled by their example
at Virgin Bay and San Juan del Sur. 1t is to be
hoped that these contemplated improvements may be
tLe precursor of others equally important; and if
Nicaragua will but take few mere lessons from the
same auarter-in Mechanics, Agriculture etc.-and
employ the lazy yagabonds who inest every town in
he State and who live by rObbng and pilferng, and
compel them to oorh for livelihood she will accom-
psh one Of the NEST desirable ends both for herself
and for her people. The great curse of all Central
America is the Incidence of her inhabitants.
MANY of the Grenadines wealthy and none OF
them have lack of pride They affect to believe that
their city is magnificent their citizens as enlght
ened as any the face of the EARTH and satisfied with
Meir lot, they of course make no effort TO improve
either their country or themselves. IL you should
tell GranadnO that there city in existence SUI
peror to his own you will certainly offend him and
should you hint that Newly London or Paris were
something larger and more elegant, 1t would be wise
first to be certain that your hat was in convenient
place, where you could lay your hand upon it at plea
sure For he will certainly reply, in manner not to
be mistaken: "Sr Granada boasts 10 900 inhabitants
am one of that number" Many of the prominent men
have visited other countries but the firmly be-
Heye that this little particle of earth called Central
- slnV 10 xln..
was eDdeavOrng to mpart some idea of the Crystal
palace" after listening awhile triumphantly inquired
If had seen the Cathedral at Leon And another,
when on a certain occasion | was making some COM
parson between the ordinary food the North and Cen
trail Americans entirely upset my gravity by asserting
"Senor estaba Ell Nueya.YOrk tres meses, nunca en-
TODD tempo he vista una sola tortllla I'm plan
tono, sequieraf 7" (Sr, lived three months in New
York, and never in all that time single torta
or plantain, whatever)
Quite sensation was produced on the arrival of the
last passengers from Newlork by the appearance OF
1853 u s. troops and six officers under the command OF
Maj. VIM. Grier, en- route for California. The Gov
ernor at Virgin Bay very much alarmed, as were
several OF his countrymen. Poor simpletons they
have need to trembe for the ourages they have COM
united upon unofending Americans; and perhaps they
have sense enough to expect a day of retribution
Madam Bishop and the celebrated Bochss were also
among the passengers, bound for San Francisco
Another small party have started for Chontaes 10
seek the precious about which SO much ha,
recently been said Several parties have returned dis
appointed, after having searched in vain for gold II
is rather sngulsr where much is said to exist non,
has yet been found.
Stage coaches for the Transit Company have ALREADY
reached San Juan del Norte and will be placed
the road for the conveyance of passengers from Virgil
Bay to San Juan del Sur. The road is fast approach
ing to completion, and in very short time expect
treat myself to a ride in "coach and four" over it,
courier, in the person of one Moncoses, of Cha
sres notoriety, has just arrived ca o'clock p NJ,
with dispatches for Mr.. BorlaDd from San Juan De
Norte lie reports the L. 5. sloop-Ofwar Albany .
that port and two other vessels OF the squadron i
SIGHT He says that he dispatched by Capt. Carr
of the Albany, with instructions to make all haste
Mace the dispatches in the hands of our Minister
What they contain, no one, Of course, can imagine
but II the courier who brought them is criterion
which 10 Judge one might suppose by his tluster an
excitement that something OF great moment was abou
m transpire Mr. Borlsnd is on visit to the Depar
,oent of Madagalpa for the purpose OF examining SON
,old mines in that vicinity 1t is said that he has r.
Gently been interesting himself in behalf Of an ndi''
mil Who has sometimes claimed to be an Engll'nma
and son etmes 40 American, as best suited Ais c0ny
n;eoce ard who has been for several months on tr'
here changed with forging drafts on toe Irao'' Goa