The Nevada journal., 1855-10-19

River, crossed Lake Nicaragua and took
the fine old town Of Grenada entirely by
surprise +; for we were the first and fore
most of the long caravan which has since
wended its way to California and Nicara-
qua, Some FIVE months or so we lived in
Nicaragua ; Granda, Masaga, Monagua,
Puebla Nueva, Leon, Chinandegua and
Realejo, were snccessively entertained
with one society. We were a novelty, an
made decided hit. Our fellows were jo-
vial, Goodloo Ruig, most of them, and
good tempered. We had funds enough,
(for' living only cost the messes one dollar
per day for ten persons, in those prim-
tive times. before the Nicaraguans be-
came sophisticated they didn't even
know that eggs were eggs and sold
them at . centsa dozen , and being great
ly appreciated, were disposed to appreci-
ate everybody and everything to the ut
most extent in retnrn. We had nothing
particular to do, but wait the chances Of
getting ship at Realejo, and had plenty
of time to look around US. We had all
sorts Of offers, military, civil, and com
mercial, lllimitable quantities of land
were placed at our disposition as perpet-
ual property if we would settle on it. So
fertile was the land, that it would require
three men to the acre merely to weed it.
Mining privileges, water privileges, mo-
nopolles We're offered to US openly, and
the better looking of the company, in their
individual capacities, used to boast that
other privileges We're accessible to them
as matters Of grace and favor, which it
would be scandal tSdilate upon In short,
we had every motive that Nicaragua could
offer to stay in that precious republic
We didn't stay. The euervating infu
ence Of the climate crept over US. Our
energies wi]ted under the unrelieved and
moist warmth. Lastly and languidly the
delicious slowness of the country infested
us. Our language took a sleepy drawl.
and our walk gentle lounge. We caught
the universal complaint Of the people
d'latOriness- and got to be profcients in
POGO tempo manana. We soon became
too lazy to work ourselves, and finally too
lndolent to set other people to work. We
were not sick and not well. A sort of
gentle calentura (fever) hung on us, which
made cool drinks pleasant, and absolute
Incidence blessing. When we got away
we had just energy enough left to Ed--n
the country" 1t took months with some,
and years with others, to shake Nicaragua
out of their bones
Yet We lad pleasant time were on
peaceful errand were well and comfort
ably housed; had the best provisions and
fruits of the State, comfortably served,
and had no sickness And yet, our CON
clusion was that we would not take the
country as gift, to be compelled to live
there.
You go down on hostile errand. One
half Of the people will receive YOU as
doubtful friends, the other half will regard
you as piratical thieves Forced march
es and midnight bivouacs will intro
duce you pleasantly to the beauties of
tropical climate. The miasma of tester
ing vegetation, hurriedy decomposing,
VIII foat into your lungs; the clammy air
OF the night viii leave mildew in your
bones Fever, laughing at your brava-
does, VIII steal upon you and PROSTATE
you. You will strive in vain to be ener-
getlc, to rouse yourselves, to defy the cli-
mate as well as the enemies YOU desire TO
fight 1t WON'T DO. The springs of en-
ergy and defiance viii be themselves soft,
wlthery or broken. Your sense of duty
will call upon your aciU to act the will
upon your nerves and muscles but there
Will be no response. If you survive and
remain 1t will be at the terrible cost of
your vigor and manlincss, to become in
sane and listless beings, such things in the
shape Of men as your present hearty souls
would despise. Or you will return enfe-
bled, attenuated, with the seeds of com
plex diseases deeply seated in your frames,
demoralized and disorganized, physically
and mentally, with sluggish and torpid
blood, and shattered nerves, and muscles
no longer bracing you Ike ligaments of
INDIA rubber, but hanging upon you facid
as dead eels, and with scarcely strength
sufficient left to lean against bar and ask
for morning cocktail. Ghosts of Fill
busters, anatomies OF Buccaneers!
l Will Tomorrow inquire what you can
do for yourselves in Nicaragua, which you
cannot do better in California, where you
are. GEORGE GoRDox.
FxcELLENr CouNsEL.--Two things 70 be