The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12
NICARAGUA.

Ttrcm the As,inw al Courier, Augustl)
ATpiTIseAL PARTICULARS or THE B0MBARDMEST OF
JUAS--suMMARY OF tbs LossEs--sTArE or
SOCIETY IN NICARAGUA-rHE ReUFE or TRE
cYASE.
During the past fortnight, the principal topic Of
ex.itsm eDt has been the bombarjment and firing of
saA joan. The punisi ment of that portion IF the po
puat,0n OF the said city who have been frequently en-
gagged 10 violently opposing the movements. and in
iuls ths property Of the Transit Company, and who
bave manifested an utter disregard at different times,
Of to consular ,fthe United States,
a. veil az II Great Britain, has been for long time
considered absolutely necessary-but the parties
thus liable to punishment 90 influenced consider
able bods Of the people, that there appeared no way
Df inflictiug punishment except upon tue city, as
81 b. This, 1t was known, must involve many in
Gocent parties In the punishment Of the guilty.
long time. When, however, the United States Min
istes was groesy iDsulted and the demands, on the
part OF his government: were entirely UNDECIDED, the
Inflated city suffered the punishment Of what she
ba5 done, and of what those who were her Leading
pien. tde Jdcfo though not de nomine,) had done.
Thu course Of the Accessory Transit Company
has been such as to subject it to severe ccnsure and
40 not wonder at the action of the authorities Of
pany should. ard have suffered, land We doubt
whether they win recovery for their tyrannical
at0mpts at compulsion, and for the gross inconssr
ten>y CT their course. Those who led the unthink-
city government secured their ends by demagogu-
Ism, have sufertd-the insult to the United States
Minister. whose person ouid ever be sacred, has
beeH reeentcd-bu very many innocent people haze
crate haJshly upon toe ears Of many who support
Cue unidentified honor Of the United States Navy.
In another part OF this edition Of our paper, we
give notice Of the tone Of the Jamaica press upon
We hope the United States government win see
to Il that the whole proceeding, and is bearing,
are deliberately aud thoroughly considered. and 10
far a. any have been wroDged, will indemnity them
No M.axt will
sett!cd-snd that witao1t . war, though Mr.. Eve-
cit did say that our Central American difficulties
gave more promise Of war than any que stion then
ferdpg and the others then on the taps, have all
In th,= paper we publish sketch Of San Juan.
from tie commencement of the notable events which
pave tIeIe transpi!ed, or which relate thereto,
~ ii.g tie past seven years, and an account Of the
u ebasdfnoht and dcstr action Of the city.
Tie decentralization which the Nicaragua rraa
q. Company have received from this affair Cannot
but he Of negative character. to say the least.
There Is no doubt but that those Of a desperate
ssAncter wi, hout means, who rave heretofore ausr
toled upon san Juan as well a. those whose all hls
btu destroyed in that city, viii betake themselves
t. tie river and win make the transit very dagger.
cuS, either from motives Of revenge or desire for
pleDdsr The guard which Is posted AZ Paenta
Arenas will protect the arrival and departure Of
tic PASS ngcrs, but neither Il nor the British war
Il The same paper adds:-We are credIbly informed
thai Capt. HoIns, at the time OF the firing OF tina
Town, ordered thai, (so far as wa. practicable with
the general destruction of the place, dictated by
his orders) certain portioDs Of property should be
ga, ed. vis:-That of N. DE 'Barnei q frenchm3n,
VIC bad invariably protested against the shtusve
proceedings Of the authorities Of the said town,
(;rey town or San Juan del Norte,) even when Pre-
eiceat Of the City CouncilhAt OF the former Brit
b. Ccnsu, Mr.. Foote-and TIA. OF some others,
among them we presume the several consular repre-
eeatstivee But the flames spread with so much
idty that none werosavcd except tho re silence
Of Mr.. Foote, and one OF b. De Bmuers brliiugp.
The general feeling Of this community is, that
Mcssrs. Martin, Lyons. and some other prominent
actors in those movements CT the ciey for which sac
mas suffered, should have been taken AMI summarily
panisied. They were among hose who LEI. on The
ryeuing sitter the bombardment.
Another ruInor has obtained currency, that the
destruction of the city having been reported to the
T'rnch Admiral of the Vest India station. two
TIexch yesscls Of war and II. b, Ms war SIC amer
had peen or were 10 be sent to San Juan. They
GOULD not have been sent In the time specified by
Dame Rmor- nor Is u q. al probable that they win
be- for we learn that on receiving the report OF
a. %. Jolly. respecting Capt Holiins' proceedings
& British Admiral At Jamaica expressed his ~
Soicirg that there had been No vessel OF greater
fJrec at San Juan, because bad there been, . COLI