The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-24
SEVERAL HUNDRED DRILLING FOR THE WAR THERE.
Letter Of the US. District Attorney Mr.. Joseph
l. White, Of the Transit Company.
Interview Between Rx.lllnlster MareoletA ard
Col. Parker b. French,
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&C., &C., &C.
warke expedition against the State OF Nicaragua
something that looks remarkably Mke one has just been
freted out by the United states District Attorney Mr..
McKeon. Al the circumstances connected with the
Whole sAir exceedingly interesting give the ol
,owing narrative Of all the facss and particulsrs
Having received official letter from the Attorney
Gensaa Mr. Gushing, the District Attorney sddressed
the following TO the United States Marshal Mr. Hyer,
directing him to adopt for the detection par
ties engaged in fitting out expedition for the invasion
Of Nicaragua -
OFFICE UNmD STATES ATTORNEY,
SOUTHERN DsrMCr. n. ", Dec. IL, 1885,
Information has been received by the President Of the
United States that are being made in various
parts Of the United States to receive the invasion
Of the State OF Nicaragua or otherwise TO take part In
military operations there; and call your attention spe
cialy to the subject.
The President desires that measures be taken to detect
to punish ment and detain every vessel ated
carry the undertaking II occasion ,uld arise the
for the prevention OF AL such violations u the neutrality
laws.
mako inquiries and take such measures win ry out
the views Of the Preden feel assured Of your cesre
to uphold the law and promise 70 you my active
JOIN MokFol MEX 5esP'fs O. s. district Attorney
To A. I. HuLrE, Eq., U. s. Marshal.
In writing the foregoing letter, Mr. McKson acting
under instructions from the Preaident who published the
following proclamation against the busters about the
same time -
Whereas Information has received BY that
dry persons citizens Of the United States and others
sident therein are preparing, within the jusdction Of
tain Others participate in military operations within
the State OF Ncarsgua--
Now therefore, l. Franklin Pierce, President Of the
United States do warn all persons against connecting
themselves with any such enterprise undertaking as
beng contrary to their duty good citizens and The
laws country and threatening to the peace Of the
do further admoDish all persons who may depart
gansed unognised tor any such purpose that they
VIII thereby cease TO be entitled to the protection OF this
exhot eli good citizens to discountenance and prevent
any suoh disreputAbie and criminal undertaking ~
sforesaio charging al officers, civil and military having
for the purpese Of maintaining the authority and snlorc
ing the laws Of the United States.
.p Is. ..s o ss - :s'
these pIesents.
Done .. the city Of Washington, the eighth day Of D.
ceber, thousand eight hundred and fifty hve, and Of
t.. FRANKLIN PIERCE
by the President: ". L. MARCY, Secretary Of State
In consequence Of the publication OF the District Attor
Leys letter person called that gentleman At his Of
ee, and quned II thele would be any violation Of the
law In carrying passengers in the steamer Osprey from
this port for New Granada, ard portion Of whom,
stated to be eft at san J1an He also said that he
Lad been applied to BY certain party to take from y
10 hundred mere, all Of whom TO from Phia
delpha. Mr.. McKeon informed him that taken in
pection with certain which had been circulated
shout the fitting out Of expedition 10 Nicaragua from
this port would be advisable for him not TO incur the
risk Of taking these persons At the close OF the inter
view he told the district Attorney that he should call
and furnish him With list the passengers for San Juan
thedsy before the sailing ofthe steamer.
dsy or two after the occurrence have related,
Mr.. McKeon visited by another person. who informed
him that number Of about to be taken
board the Osprey Upon the receipt Of this st artng In
telgence the District Attorney requested the Collector
Of the Port TO have the vessel searched The request
promptly complied with, but nothing discovered TO
justify the suspicion that she intended for hostile
enterprise. 1t turned afterwards that the cannon
tended for the arsenal in this city, and that they
had left them lying the pier the steamer previous
to being sent TO that building Afsw hours however, be-
fore the search took place, Mr. Mckeon again called
upon by his first ver, who soiemny assured him that
the cannon rot intended for his vessel AMI A.
confirmation Of his statement gave hm the following
sfidavit:-
OfrIcE on THE NEw GRANADA
CANAL AND SrYAN NAVIGATION Co, No. 4 WALL N.
State Of New York, city Of New York, ss.-I, Joseph
o. Frost being uiy sworn do depose and say thN have
osprey, sbous to sail TO JsmAics, San juan Aspin.
vs Csrtbsgena and st. Martha and do declare ths said
ss IN New sas
Only not twenty charges Of powder for ships use
and NO goods merchandise or other articles excepting
letter packages for either Kinney or Walker q
Sworn before me this 18th Of December. r. T. srnL-
WELL, U. 3. Commissioner.
In addition this Mr. Frost furnished him, according
promie. with the of the passengers for san
Juan, and Of whom there not than nine
ten In addition TO these there between twenty and
thirty others destined for the places named in the ads
w.t. Being satisfied that there nothing Of Illegal
character about the vessel she allowed her
voyage without further interruption. The Osprey isft
this port the 18th instant and the public mind which
had been considerably excited by the reports respecting
her. was now completely set At rest.
Everything vent very quietly till the morning Of
Saturday I'D inst when the District Attorney received
an anonymous commuucation, informing him that the
writer had seen . number Of going isto pses called
Central Hail. No. H. under suspicious circumssan
ces and that he had doubt from ai he could learn
respecting their movements they engaged in
hostile designs upon Nicaragua About half past three
O'Clock Of the day he received another letter.
Ing that the steamer Northern Light would sail Mon
day for Juan and that she would carry from two
70 three hundred passengers who intended TO join Gene
raj Walker In Nicaragua These, the letter also atsd
provided with free tickets By the Transit Company
Who the writer believed parties 70 the whole affair
The writer added that agent Of the company Who had
been In Nicarsgua was In this city making arrange
ments for their departure. Tho names Of the ocers
commanding the party, OF whom there six alto
gsihsr, gwen, one Of whom figured prominently
in the invasion Of Cuba, and was among those tried
in this city with present Minister TO Portugal John
l. o'sullivan and thrss four Others who hsi been
engaged In ths Mexioan M Parker II. French hsd,
the District Atsorssy also informed, on from
Warrington to sss ths party cG. But this mot aI
The freight Of the vessel given Of which cavalry sd
dies guns s~ords pistols and oihsr munitions Of war;
formed very important item In ths bill Of Isdipg.