Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-28
jlrrom the New York Sun, Dec. 18th

! il'rom the New York Sun, Dec. 2';h.I
| NICARAGUA FIILlBUSiEHS.
.N-~ YORK "Sa" R" C"h'"' 81 "I >''"
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In E nseuuunc. of the disclosures published ycster
ter,l : morning in regard to the alleged N!calnsu'
I'll clustering movement, great interest was a'!ivst
ed Us tho public i'll regard TO the departure OF ''
Transit Colnpanys steamer Northern Lisht wl'h' !
ws. rumored some three or four hundred u supposed
| recruits for Walkers Nicaraguan army. In tonse
uuunce we dispatched reporter 10 tie wharf "her'
| he arrived about O'Clock, and found q large a'io
motley crowd assembled 10 witness the departure ="
the steamer. Through the confused mass os D"Ae
! crates carts hacks and humanity, with winch ti'
wharf WAS delsely crowded, he forced ms WI! W
| board the steamer, where were iouho sunni o'
young and uble bodied" men. hudd"d tose'her p
on the upper deck They were OF all a2eI 'Io'i - :,
manner ragged md dirty. ndu!gng every SORT Vi ia"
yuace which virtue nnd morality bushes 10 hear, nn
al the same time i'll copnus dTaHShts oi Sn.e W.
odoruus description of liquor win fhcn, II n'''.nE
thar fur urrsons cnligrn:in ~ foreign STATE Iol ''
ruruse of exercisiu, industrial avocat.ons' they "er'
| n very poorly supplied and badly selected company
Between the:n aud their friends on sho'e-o' ""
In-..e numbers seemed to be prrseht-a cont!'" a:
| conversation and shouting was maintained, out ).
! ianruage Of such vagre aid mystlcat ehhi w.,
TINT it was impossible fox an OUTSIDE: 10 asco'ei Wv
meaning. ,;,-h ,ho crowd unon
,, .l,,rr mud STEAMER nluinrntar!y received lais"
| .rcs.sior. and the anxiety IN relcreh'e ~ "''
she would 10 allowed 10 sail without let vi e;n"r
more intense About half-pHst Two c!oun' aovr
III Of m. United States Court, with thrco or ,ouI
..;>,.n,s arrived ON the ground, aud proceeuea o."
hoard. Not finding the Captain, 'ncy ,lloa n
chief Engineer that the vessel was loei'eu aIu
not he started. In short time The CaPtn". :rshai
With the Custom Hous" clearance nnrad MIN not to
| irc .le wharf He declared that he kHc" n"''.'nI
If the matter and Joseph L. Waite, Esq; Ell WI :"
IN. Transit Company, said that tEc 'oaS1. L,id anil
I'll. no detaircI by such u warrant, anu ''
ieSa'! ~, y, r. h,,,r nrpoi,rd. On being niofiied'
vcr thnt the warrant authorized Tue .naisn". "
scz, and dctain certain nrtcies on ooaa., .r bouIG
! ,b,t under these circumstances Tue ste" 18th ,h.
not sail. Mr. White then iei. Tue . D,trict A,tor.
Intention. as no stated, OF visiting the Ds. a,or.
-. ,f;ce About ) o'clock, l. D. DIs't1et - 80,
nry Mckcon arrived on the gr'Vhu "vs "c n
,yss met with storm "t Kisses, FoaAs auo ~ -;
| ~ ,r crowd on skure aud OF the steamer
ny tne ''" ~ wa. about being removed, hefooh
w.; .t,ti,n upou the end Of the gang plank .es."S
or the wharf aud shouted 10 thoso eausI
draw it ashore ado not touch ths ",2 ~ pnsrr;. on
hourd the steamer, he said, boys! you mus CON-.
osboreMthy steamer can't co. At thus the mos
hnrribe and Internal din was created, yenS'
oo,hs, cries of "toss him overheard u'aJ 1 ;n Us
" C.
,nsS;he AZ the distance OF few feet, TO hear want
H. District Attorney wus saying. CLERK rom w
WrK.on's office at this moment HANGED i'u VIZ
graphic dispatch. He then turned 10 luz pa,; al
= d;snatcb from the President authorizing captain
Biyrio:Y to dutain the vessel. VIII reaa IT,
".rroxyry GEyrnAL's OFFICE,
.WAsmSoroS, Dec. 9Th, le1o
"John McKron I. >. Attorney, ny President nhs VI,
derrd Capt Biselow 10 arrest anu "e'a'" any
your advice, and desires you to act Ce'''Ho,
The scene at this time was, for confusion and dis
order irdrscribabc. The rage of the parties on
board the steamer and their friends on SHORE seeeu
To know no bounds, and several symptoms OF an III
,euton to attack the District Attorney were hahlles
rd. One gentleman got up the plaak by his side:
and i'm n very enthusiastic manner shouted, II VIII
stand By You, for you IRE standing by the law. MT.
Horton an officer Of tho T.. 5. Court, also TOOK MS
place beside him, when Mr.. Mckson enquireao OF nun,
where We're the marshals who have charge o the oei
AGAINST the vessel to which he answered that there
were four on board az that time. second attempt
being made to remove the plank, Mr.. Mcheoh' VINO,
by this time what with personal DANGER abuse anu
the circusta noes in which he was placed, was n"ces-
sarv much excited. told them in emphatic language
nY on must not pull in; will hold You rnch RESPONSE,
h,p far violation of the laws of the L. States ana
turning now to the perfectly frantic passengers, ne
shook Insists at them aud shouted WI American,
not obey their own laws! itnot, you must be !ofcedo
Finding that his presence there was useiosS "uo
d.enin, that i, was predetermined that the steamer
should sail even ii in defiance nj the law the us
tric Attorney left the wharf and proceeded TO tue
office Of the Transit Company where ne WIS 'i'.t w
Joseph l.. White, who irmuediatey"n perccivi"G MN
incurred what he wanted. III reply Mr.: McNeoh
read the Presidents dispatch, and ordered HIN To de-
tain the vessel. Mr. Whites reply was very unique
aud very much 70 the point ~ don care " u.
for the orders Of tho PRESIDENT you, or any body
else :" and he expressed very ardent desire l" give
M McKeou q clicking" aud took The trouble 10 lo
low him few steps aud invite him to return that ne
mirht have that pleasure. This abuse the D!sr'c'
Attorney, considering his temperament I""h very
where he met one Of the Custom House officers, ME-
Van Buskrk. He stated to him that he waufed the
United States cutter, and read to hlm the !'pa'cn-
Mr. Van Is. said that the cutter was III his service
and would b. got ready in few minutes; but aS ii'
utmost expedition was necessary, steam tug wnIch
wax having OF in The stream was engaged ana di'
rscted by the District Attorney to take the cutter IN
tow, and proceed up the North River, opposite TO
where the Northern Light lay, and she aleG'ptedto
leave her wharf, to firO INTO her.
In the meantime, the crowd nn the wharf were
growing inpatient 20 see the steamer "'i; lhr
generally received opinion on all hands seemed 10 De-
that the vessel would not be allowed 10 depart ana
on the part of not few i expressed with txecra
lions and curses upon the government, and lts OIL
fcals Slo were concerned i'll the detention. About
half past three o'clock, however, Mr.. White AGAIN
made his appearance, and, 1t IL stated, gave orutrs
for the steamer to START At al events the risnks
,y.r drawn ashore the lines cast off. md amid loud
cheers the waving of h1is und whit once were hahd-
kerch.fs; and parting swlS at their bottles on the
part of the crowd board, whe J"yonsi! arak tne
health of and good bye tn their friends III sSht, me
vessel slowly steamed out uu The river ad down the
Bay.
1 large portion Of the wharf party now ru5hed|to
the Battery Eet view OF the steamer rs sie weht
down the llurbnr, and by the time she laa reached
Ellis Island the Revenue Gutter. towed 10y the s'enii
tug, was observed steering course from bntternik
Channel which would enable her 10 intercept 'he
steamer before she could reach tho Narrows' prea'
al xety aud interest IN the drH0"rM'h was 10" il''
fsl il, the marty on the Battery. Their doubts al!
they ba,l in references tu the designs OF the cutter
were soon Cli.pre,!. The smoke = " gun sh"t ior'"
from the bows of tho cutter, soon ioiio"tu ny
second aud the Northern Iight was observed 10 s''l
her engines and lower her nag. ihe cutter .neu
change. her Course and s,ccrcd directly for the steam
| Or un, concluding they had at length seen enough
the crowd slowly and many OF thein d'Jccteaiy' e'
| the Battery. 5000
Il seems thu, tie first gun fired By the cntter was
with blank charge, which, wa. entirely disrcghrceo
by the officers OF the sea,n-r but served TO awaken
the fears aud check the hari,y OF the passengers, "a
their SUPPOSED rsca,s from Uncle Sans jurisdiction
| The second was eiircuai, being round enoi ahu
fred the steamer, TAX ng effect in the rlSSliH-
The engines were stnpycd, nnG the vessel lay to- un
Ill boarded by the Captain OF the cutter, when ST.
cond cutvr 10y this time having arrived the steamer
head was tuned, and she steamed up the hay opposite
To jersey City, where ehc cast anchor III coihPany Will
| her two unwelcome escorts
ADDITIONAL.
The following additional facts N reference TO thi
affair hive been uscertain.d by our reporter
About ha!f.pss, one, 2. NJ, yesterday, information
was received by tie Uisric; Attorney while III court
,hut an affidavit, had been made that morning ID
Brooklvn Court referring to the Nicaragua enlist
men, hv r,an name! Allen, who was then wnn,
at his Office and whom it very important TINT n
should see. He Immediately repaired I" ms ciiice
aud there saw Allen, who stated that he had Deeh u!
cared with Col. French, VI. ssrs. Lloyd and Hammer
SON in the ge:tr: up OF Ibis enterprise ot rec:"'in
for Nicara ia and had Intended 10 sail by the st.an
cr that day but ascertain nr that 1t wu7 coGfaF!
law md lLat tho mJtr,ic Of the expedition WAS no