The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-28
THE STEAMER NORTHERN LIGHT.

The following appears in Wednesdays edition OF the
New York Journal of Commerce
:" THE NORTHERN LoHT.-The expedition on board this
steamer Nicaragua been utterly broken up
by the prompt Of the government and various
persons under for the intended violation of
neutrality laws The steamer will be allowed depart this
afternoon without the men, under stipulation from the
owners that two deputy marsha shall with her to
San Juan, and that articles of found board
hidden under the coal they shall be under the
charge of those officers large number of saddles for
airy probably board These found will be removed
shore The deserves great credit for enforcing
the laws with such efficiency"
In the Philadelphia Evening Argus Of the day
find the following editorial regard the de-
tenton of the Northern Light:
The United States authorities at Washington in
quence of Developments to the ibuserng designs Of the
notorious Parker H. French who has recently the
United States minister from the Walker government in
Nicaragua and his proceedings in enstng in New York
for the army of Walker caused the detention Of
the steamship Northern Light which to sail from New
York on Monday, for San Juan, with four or five
hundred recruits, and large supply of arms and mu-
nitions. The steamer to sail at four O'Clock Mon
day. but, previous to that hour, four five United
States officers had been placed board Of her The fact
Of her seizure caused much excitement both among the
adventures board and the crowd upon the wharf.
Joseph l.. White the consul of the Transit Company and
the officers of the ship however, dregarding the seizure,
ordered the vessel to and she accordingly sailed
after four O'clock carrying the deputy marsha with
her. She had proceeded far however, her way down
the bay before she overhaued by the cutter
Washington and brought by couple of shots fired few
front of her bows The Washington afterwards
joined by other government vessels and their
charge the steamer compelled to return to her Dock
where she securely fastened with the government
sells anchored within short range, with hotted guns The
greatest excitement prevailed board during the proceed
ings and determination to resist the authorities but the
prompt action of the commander of the Washington taught
them the necessity Of obedience
The propriety of the action of the government this
at apparent The whole country is fully
Of the character of the Walker government and its small
claims recognition but above ALL it has been the
aim of government to maintain neutrality laws from
violation and in this has met the most hearty
of the people The present is grosser violation Of
laws than that which made Champion notorious Its OBJ
ec be concealed and the chief actors in these illegal
proceedings the very individuals who only
Gently invoked the aid of the to arrest the Kin
ney expedition. So much for their consistency 1t
apparent that the Nicaragua Transit Company at
once the prime in these proceedings and the main
stay Walker. Their interests 1t they who
brought Walker Nicaragua they who sought cripple
Col Kinney they who aided the first and embarrassed the
last; and is this company that is lending its
governments of Nicaragua and the adjoining States and
thus acquiring the sovereignty of the sthmus OPP
posed all these nearious proceedings gladly would
the sthmus Amecanzed and these open violations of
laws surely ought promote the chances Of the
ognon Of the Transit Companys government, the
rious individual they have sent here minister"