The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-02
ADDITIONAL FROM NICARAGUA.

Reconsideration OF the San Juan Territory
Grcytown Rising from Its Ashes-PTuvisi-
Onal Cove rnment F0rmed--ColOnel Kinney
AZ Civil and Military Govcrnor-Evtdcnces
of Progress.
little twelve months ago the town OF Greytown
or San Juan del Nord, on the mouth of the SAN Juan
river, in Central America, a nourshng and rapidly
increasing mart Of commerce. being Of the chief
trepots between California and the Atlantic States and
the point at which the Nicaragua Transit Company
steamers transferred their passengers and freight
the fiat bottomed boats by which the passage up the
San Juan river Ia effected The site Of the town being
claimed by two three sovereign powers-Nicaragua
Costa Rics, and the called King Of the Mosquito Coast
the dispute compromised by the tacit setting aside
OF all their clams, and the erection of independent
municipal government the prominent members Of which
we're Americans, with small sprnkling of Bri fishers.
As the town increased in Importance the pretcnsons OF
its government increased also and FAR these pre-
tensions clasbed with the interests Of the Nicaragua
Transit Company they met in It decided hostility. The
contest between the company and the citizens carried
for some time to the injury OF BOTH until finally
dire insult offered to the person Of Minister So
Ion Borand growing out of these diicuies. To avenge
this outrage Mr.. Borand the soop-o war Cyane was
sent there in July 1854 under the command Of Com
mander Holns TO demand reparaton infct chastise
men The apology not being forthcoming the valiant
commander acting under the joint orders Of Mr. secre
tary Marcy and Mr. Joseph L. White agent Of the
psny bombarded the town. reduced it TO heap ashes
immortalized the Cyane, and gave undesirable noto-
ricty to the Pierce administration
Such Is eptomc Of the history OF the Greytown of
the past The materials for the arst page Of the history
of the Of the future have been supplied tew
weeks since by Col kinney and his band Of
1t IL known that that gentleman, being annoyiugly
troled in his movements by the interference Of the Uni
ted States authorities at New York and Philadelphia
himself forced TO abandon the mighty which he
had contemplated, Of Kinneying the whole of Central
America and to content himself for the present with
susctating the fallen fortunes of Grcytown With few
Of his followers he sailed from New York landed ut San
JUAN built himself house there gave sorees dansae
and other entertainments to the few coored residents
whom he found there worked into their good graces in
variety Of ways acquired real estate settled ii in his
mind that Greytown should become oreat town in
deed. We have how he hns entered upon the rea
zation of his plan II Is only few months since he arriv
ed and where previous to that timc there only
few lazy negroes to be stealing from hut to hut there
is now provisional government in operation code Of
lawsciv and crimna-estabiished and nil the wheels
Of properly organized society in motion We give In
yesterdays HERALD report of the proceedings Of the
vention which gave form and expression these mea
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Governor OF the Territory Of San JUAN his inaugural
proclamation address that OCCASION the appoint
ment of Council Of Five &c, &c We the
first number of the journal established there Cor further
evidence Of the pleasing changes which American enter
prise has wrought in that desolated spot
In the first place. there the establishment of the
journal ITSELF Of the highest proofs OF progress and
enlightenment. 1t is called the Csntrat Americaa Is
printed in English and although the work entirely
done by amateur compostors it presents clean and
spectacle appearance. The following is its advertisement
THE CENTRAL. AMERICAN.
SATURDAY ny
WILLIAM ii. YOUNG,
at the Office opposite Lady Iewelyn's Landing, Front
street
SoRTT.
TIPMs-Two per copy.
Advertisements will be inserted at the following rates.:
For square Of ten lines less first insertion So 90
every subsequent insertion on..............:. 81 90
tsers.
All bills payable at the end Of the month In American
currency.
Subscription $40 year, payable In advance
Noee-With all advertisements intended for insertion
in this journal must be distinctly stated the number
al times they are to be inserted other ise they will be
kept in until ordered out.
" y. Palmer Is hereby authorized act as agent for
the Central American throughout the United States
After this follows in the number before usNo. 1Gov.
kinneys inaugural, which published yester.
gave at the time. The third column of the Grs,
page IL occupied with letter from Baron Brunow chief
engineer Of public roads in Costa ica, the subject
emigration that republic The fourth column Is en-
trey devoted TO fit Of letters remaining Ia the Post
oice Of Greytown, September IL, 1856" which Is
closed by the the signature ~ r. Sal
ter Postmaster that the oca postage every letter
passing through this Office is tho half
1--WE cents for advertising"
Next account Of the arrival at San Juan o.
the British mail steamer Clyde having board Consul
Fabens and more coionist apology for the unavoda
bic omission Of communications and advertisements
acknowledgment OF the receipt Of present Of choice
piece Of mutton accompanied by several Jars Of delicious
preserves and piquant sauces. report of Z mas
meeting at Greytown the 9th September, at which
Colonel Kinney and others made speeches, and where
series Of resolutions fassed-pubshed by ycs
terdayorganizing the provisional government notice
Of an able sermon preached the previous Sabbath
Rev. Mr. Smith, at which there large attendance
of citizens and members Of the . Union.D The nrst co
lumn Of the third page account wri ten by
one Of the Kinney expedition under the heading our
Reception aud Insalment In san JuanFirst Impression
on Iandng-Meetng with Colonel Kinney and his staG
We copy
We wendod flight 10 the promised land heetloss
Of the advice Of friends and opposition of the
the Kinney expedition the former warming us of bnRbeas
IN he shape of yeow ieEers untntored savages Wild
q the woods together with reptiles vampires snd
combination u inonstrosities seen aud aelt
dabolicalyn y while the latter, certain company
declined most politely and gsantly accommodate us
with transit In their commodious nn Of
ing reason personal attachment 10 the much
esteemed and noble protector of this great AMI phan-
thropic enterprise.
In despite of all prognostcaton and in the dark re-.
specng the fate OF Colonel Kinney and his vsor0us lit
tie band followed our FIRST impulse which 10 1--we
die IN Just and ably represented, not
doubling for moment the result Of Colonel Knneys u
plemacy, profound experience and perseverance, pro-
yided Providence who rules the destiny Of brought
hin, safely DER the waves.
Imagine our delight and surprise upon Grst viewing
the "ills o. Zion, portrayed The beautiful and
tainous coast Of Nicaragua, drawn with pepciled ns
against the clouds, after passage Of twcnty eight days
eacl Of which and the therein contained
dedicate funeral pile the memory u our ade1Dct
enenlcs.r
Uhat ,hop WA our fov u, asrerp fo,y f,ne az b,fi4