The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-02
Interesting from Central America.
QUIZ COSTA RIGA CORRESPONDENCE.


QUE Costa RIO CORRESPONDENCE.
HnDn, COSTA RIcA, May 10, 1885.
Defence If the Democratic Army Of Nicaragua Incs-
dents Of ne Siege Of Granada-What Property ,cas
Dcroyed-7ases Losses and Cost Of Reposutions- WAat
the People WisA Fbr-Hoso Vsa Nicaragua Esda-A
Look Ont for Colonel Kt~ney.
In the HERALD OF the 9th March last appeared the fol-
lowing from your Rvas (Ncaragua) correspondent
The called democratic army have marked .beir steps,
wherever they went BY fre plumber and destruction"
isa subject Of regret that they who sttemps to
tighten the public through the medium Of the press DO
net always nrst inform themselves upon the subect
upsa which the propose to write We, the people, who
buy the papers, in search Of actual acts-posve
formation. In these your Rivss correspondent Is la
mentally deficient. speak from q knowledge OF his
subject acquired by actual OBJ ervaton well a. from
personal acquaintance with the man. and Of his source
Of information. The democratic army took succession
from the government troops the cities of Chnauacra
Leon, hansgua, CHE capital kasaya and Rvas-sN
the large places in the State except Granada In mot
one Of these places was there any property burned plum
dered, Or destroyed Theft by the soldiers was made
capital offence, and published in the orders Of the
Army Individual instances Of petty thisving ne dou
there were, and always are in the bst regulated ar
mics, in all parts of the world.
During the siege of Granada, houses were burned and
large amount q property destroyed. Some we're burn
the besiesed to prevent their being occupied a.
fsrthcations by the democrats the beseger, Others
by the besiegss for like reason because they we're
already thus occupied But both ar mics used the
houses Of the city barracks and fortac stons and
the efforts of each mainly directed to disodee the
other by the greater amount Of damage was done
by the artillery unroofns the bouses the walls OF which
were Of adobes, "a mixture of mud and straw and
which, being exposed to the rans-t being the rainy
seasoa-were soon reduced to heaps OF rubbish. The
bssegers were poorly provided with artillery scarce
OF powder and ball. the besieged well provided with
beth Their guns not only four times a. uner-
Gus, but were Of much larger cahbre They had also
the besegsrs uenty the destruction Of property
was in that part OF ths city occapsd the
It is this "terrible destruction of property" az des
cribsd by the beseged, with their native excupation
accusation and evaporation that your correspondent
in his innocence and ignorance of the native character
Is made to charge hx5uL to the democratic ar nv
The truth is that it matters little to the property hold
ers long the revolution exists governs Their
property is doomed to suffer In various ways.
The first thing done when revolution breaks out is
catch force to take arms the men that they can
fnd of the lower classes; next, contribution levied
on the property holders to expenses This parayzes
all business yet property must pay monthly tax, gen
fourishipg condition This is continued by both par
ties long the revolution lasts, and they and
for funds the contrib aons aug
nentsd to the utmost capacity the individual to pay
and failing to do So he is made prisoner till he meet
the demand he escape to an adjoining State his pro-
perty is embar oed snd IT saleabe to the re-
quired 1hs state Of things is OF
in generally every Two years soon af
ter the usual change of admnistration-and its effects
npen the country morally and pecuniarily, dspor
The department Of Rivas has fallen off in her sgrcu
tural productions, IN consequence Of these often
repeated revSute from $500 900 to $40 900, and
have doubt that other parts State have suffered
still worse. The revolution still exists, and from pre-
sent appearances is like to continue for indefinite Pc
rot The people sincerely tired of revolutions. Tee
less their lives often jeopardizsd their wives aad
daughters nsulted by brutal sodiery And IL they
to be .. 70 sna.
ment they caught like msleactors and compelled to
labo. in chains the most exposed places Of the
forrcations During the late siege Of Granada several
unfortunate person perished in this manner.
The poor tired Of being forced from their homes
and families at point of tue onet and compelled
to fight to support government that affords them NO
support they Sounced crippled for hfe
sst some pohtics asprant IN his attempt to gain
be asked If there men In Nicaragua of sufficient
knowledge and capacity to form better and sub.
there are bat the material Of which to form a sound
government Is lacking The masses ignoront and
gogues, care nothing about government
mattere. The intelligent few sivded in opinion
to the form OF government best calculated to
M desired end One party believes that the power of
esxecutve should be incressed that he should have
the po to arrest and expel from the State, If he
think proper, all persons obnoxious his government
that he should have at command sufficient military
IGce TO crush at blow any uprising OF the masses
s TINS That
This party s decidedly monarcbcsl In it's tendencies
has the sympathy and to some extent the support OF
The present government of Guatemala and is said
intelligent persons, who have opportunity recently
of becoming acquainted with their present policy tina.
hey intend IL they succeed in establishing their
government, to put themselves under British protec
tion. The other party, the s'literals" they are
called, satisfied with til constitution Of the State
"a formed after the pattern of the constitution OF the
United States totally opposed to the measures OF
the opposite party, ardent admirers OF tho great ode
republic" they call ii, and desire TO be under her
protection Many of the most intelligent OF this party
are avoved annexatiopists Intelligent of both |
parties satised that Nicaragua alone and unsided
cannot govern itself Thirty years of sad experience
has the this hence the desire OF foreign pro-
lection. This protection is absurdty, not at all
practicable, and doubt IL possible.
What then is to become of Nicaragua, torn and dis
tracted she is by party strefr the feuds bet
ne houses Of York and Lancaster that long distract
=. Nd. not more inveterate deadly tHas |
60 nns.- ne ''serviles" and the lbersls' ~ Mica
ragua"
God only knows what viii be thel end OF this !
strife unless Colonel Kinney else should
put stop to it. sincerely believe land my opinion is
formed from long residence and extensive &C.
quaintance in Nicaragua that should Colonel Kinney
any else arrive in Nicaragua With sufficient force
OF armed colonistssay Eve hun bred mea-to restore
the country to peace in conjunction with the we'll
disposed citizens fern substantial yet liberal govern
ment, he would be hailed as public benefactor by
cry large msjcrity Of the nation. j. L.
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1855.
W., po,,,y,, land Decision of