Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21
From the Baltimore Sun.

Outrage Upon Americans in Nicaragua.
We have already given All account Of
some difficulties which occurred at Grey
'Owu, San Juan del Norte) Nicaragua.
in which American citizens were put in
peril. i now appears that simultaneous
with these transactions. outrages Of Il
more serious character were.even then be-
ing committed upon American citizens.
at San Juan del Sur, upon the Pacific
side. Tho Bost6n,J Journal. after giving
accounts of various engagements betTfeen
the revolutionary and governUient or
Chomoro parties. in February. thus de-
tails an outrage on the American Consul:
On the 18th, Col. Xatvch, with l95
man of the government party, arrived at
San Juan del Sur, and found the place
destroyed by the rebels. The Chomoro
hsg was placed by him over The guard
house. During the afternoon the house
Of our consul, Mr.. Priest was surrounded
by Xatu his men. and one Charley Par
ridge an American. who it was said had
been connected With the rebels, and who
was supposed to be concealed in the
house. was pe:emp!orily. demanded Ivy
Xntuch
Partridge not being forthcoming. the
house was searched, but no trace of lis
whereabouts was discovered. Xaluch.
in = fit Of Indignation. then went to Mr..
Priests room, and notwithstanding that
gentleman was PROSTATE upon bed Of
sickness, he was informed that if he did
not give immediate information Of Par
ridges retreat, in two hours lie would
-. Nat ~
thing was impossible. as he had not seen
nor heard Of Partridge for some time.
But this WAS not satisfactory 10 Xatuch.
re Commanded at once tie arrest of Mr.
Priest, and had him conducted to the
guard house He caused the horses and
mules Of Mr.. Priest TO be taken and
appropriated to his own use u number
of other animals were also taken from
foreign subjects. For one hour and
half Mr.. Priest was detained prisoner
Mt the expiration Of which he was allowed
10 return to his house.
In the evening Xatuch issued an order
directing the foreigners, American, Eng
liSh and French, to assemble, his object
being to lew upon them II contribution
to the amount OF $4,000. DR.. Flint. ar
tax. On the morning Of the @lst DR..
Flint waited on the foreign residents. but
did not succeed in raising the funds.
Xatuch. finding that he could no: OBJ
tain the money from that source. went to
Mr.. Priest, and threatened that if b" did
not procure for him the money within
two hours, he should be shot. Mr.. Priest
could not obtain the money, and at the
expiration Of the two hours, informed Aa-
tuch that he could not and should not
raise it.
This was on the day OF the arrival OF the
California steamer, and there was much
excitement among tn" passengers as we'll
as among the foreign residents who had
placed themselves under the protection Of
the American consul Our informant
called at the Office OF Mr.. Priest and found
him writing the particulars Of this high
handed outrage to the Department at
Washington. and setting forth the imper-
alive necessity for vessel Of war upon
that station to protect tho interest OF
Americans.
The difficulty had rot been adjusted at
the lime of the departure Of our inform
ant, though it WIS thought that some set
Element would bo made through the
agency Of the Transit Company, which
had considerable influence over the ma
lives.
On the same day (the 2lst) the govern
ment force arrived at Virgin Bay, { where
the passengers by the Nicaraguan route
embarked upon the lake. and found
that it had been deserted by the rebels.
Z Of
eminent, and when the passengers Of the
steamer passed through much excitement
prevailed. An American. named Lee,
who WAS supposed to have been connect
cd with the government party, had been
brought in. and was ordered to be shot.
The Transit Company interfvred, and,
through the agency of the priest. sue
ceeded in procuring the release Of Lee,
and hurried him on board the boat. Lee
went as far as Greytown. and probably
took the New Orleans steamer.
The cause of these ou:rages upon
Americans is undoubtedly to be traced to
the prevailing opinion that Col. kInney'S
Central American expedition was design
ed to take service with the rebels.
The Philadelphia Ledger publishes an
extract OF teltcr from MT. licSU ~ his
father, which fully confirms the above.
lie says: =.
The government took possession Of
ms house and hold their councils in it,
and we are all, in fact, treated as though
we were slaves. have studiously avoid !
ed mixing up in their Quarrels, but Meth I
cr this nor my position avail me or the
Americans anything.
RE The German Catholics OF New EIa- :
ven. Conn. have recently refused TO &C !
cn,t u rriasi sant 10 ihnnn By LII cir bis hOn. :