Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-27
Arrival of the Northern Light, with a
Million mud n Half in Gold.

Million nnh n Half ia Gold
New YORK, May 25.-The Northern Light,
from San Juan, arrived this afternoon. She
brings 500 passengers, and one million and a
half in gold dust, on freight, and in the hands
of passengers.
Among the passengers were the Hon. Bor-
land, Minister to Central America, Col. J. C..
Fremont, and Bishop Simpson.
REVOLUTION AT NIcARGUA.-The Northern
Light brings intelligence that revolution had
broken out in Nicaragua, under the leadership
ofSenor CASTELAR,, who came from Honduras,
with considerable force, captured Realijo and
Chinnandaga, and marched thence upon Leo
nand, the capital. The whole country was
under arms.
The President with the government officers
had removed from Managua to Leou, with the
intention of resisting the attack medltated
against that stronghold.
AMERICAN MINISTER MoBBED. Just pre-
vious to the sailing of the Northern Light, an
attempt was made to arrest the Hon. Mr.. Bor-
land, the American minister, by the authorities
of San Juan. He, however, took refuge at
the American Consulate, which was attacked
by mob during the night. The next morn
ing Mr.. b. managed to get on board the
Northern Light, where meeting was called
and measures taken to protect American citi-
zens and property on shore.
The Ne,o York Tribune, gives the following
explanation of the matter.
The news from San Juan de Nicaragua or
Greytown brought by the Northern Light,
will be read with great interest. The facts as
they are stated are briefly that the authorities
of San Juan sought to arrest, on a charge of
murder, Capt. Smith, the commander of one
of the river steamers belonging to the Transit
Company. Mr.. Borland, the U. S. Envoy to
Central America, happened to be present, and
interfered to prevent the arrest, going SO far
as to take a rife and threaten to shoot any man
who should attempt to enforce it. The ground
on which he did so was that the authorities
of that place have no right to arrest an Amer
lean citizen for any offence whatever. Suisse
quently he went ashore, when the same au-
thorities undertook to arrest him, but refrain
ed on his warning them OF the consequences
that might ensue upon an outrage Of the sort
against a person clothed with his diplomatic
character and privileges; however, he was i'll
some sort kept shut up in tbs house Of the U.
S. Commercial Agent at San Juan till morn
ing, when he took a boat and went on board
the Northern Light unmolested. But this did
not end the proceedings; for on the represen-
| tation Of the Commercial Agent and the Agent
VI AlttASlt SVHpdAAy Illeib GtS lCLsOnS anu
| property of American citizens were not safe
| in the town, Mr.. Borland organized corps OF
| 90 volunteers to act as a guard for them, and
keep the towns people and police from doing
! them harm until the Government at Washing
| ton can send thither a man of war for their
| protection.
| AS to the merits of this controversy it is of
course impossible to judge positively upon an
er parte statement like that OF the Americans
alone. What the people of San Juan have to
say on the question we do not know, nor are
| we able to decide how Just was the charge OF
murder on which they sought to arrest Capt.
| Smith, nor how far, surprising the charge to
be true, the act was properly under their iuris-
diction. These questions all have an impor-
tant bearing upon the case, and we wait for
their solution. 1t remains also to be explained
to what extent this difficulty is connected
with the old quarrel of the town with the
Transit Company quarrel which has once
before taken a vessel of war to the port.
1t is greatly to be desired, that some ar
rangement should be made by which the
municipality of San Juan should be reeognis-
ed, and assume legal existence, as far as the
United States and its citizens are concerned,
England has recognized it, but owing to the
dispute whether that part of the coast belongs
to Nicaragua or Mosquito, the United States
have not. And yet, as general thing, it is
beyond dispute that the authorities of the
place have administered its affairs in very
respectable, orderly, and lawful way. But
owing to the anomalous character of the jur-
isdiction we find Mr.. Borland virtually asser-
ting the doctrine that no matter what crimes
an American citizen may commit on its soil,
he cannot be brought to answer for. Them
This is a state of things which ought not to
continue.