The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-10

Our Nicaragua 0OrreSponuenccs
GRANADA DE NICARAGUA, Feb. II, 1885.
p~syes of ne Democrats from Jdevd to Leon-7ne vi
taoe of Hasaya Taken at the Point Of the Bayonet-Ome
Hundred and Thirtyfour Democrats Slaughtered
Their Leaders 7uksrs bat Soldsrs-Poor Prospects
for The Creditors Of the State-Latest Ne,cs from Virgin
Bav-Feelsng ,c,h Respect 10 the Kinney Expedition.
The democrats retreated from Jaltsva to Leon on
The 10th What has been the caufe2 The rascslty
Of Hs leaders, who have collected large contributions
and have allowed their soldiers to be suffering away
from their homes, without parent or friend to assist
them.
General Jose 7. Munoz's arrival at Leon caused
General Chamorro to act with more activity, for II
MunoE had got to jail eva he would have given him
good deal to do On the 9th inst Masaya, email In
dian village in the rear, taken at the point of tue
bayonet. The church assaulted, and one hundred
and thirty four democrats slaughtered This equal to
loss of twenty thousand Russians at the battle
Of Inkermann that in comparison OF the population OF
Russia and Nicaragua General Jerez finding out that
His CON municati0n with Leon cut off, that his
men would have to .tarve, and that ammunition
nor renforcements :ould be sent him. had the 10th
inst retreat for Leon leaving all his in the
hands Of CLamorro. This to say the least Of it, s very
poor gsneralshp Leon will be the theatre of war;
but what are the democrats to do without cannoHsY
The revolution viii be in this State The war
on Honduras will be next
The leaders of the democratic party write first rate,
but act differently. in what havs they invested the
large contributions coectedp Do they intend TO have
fund to carry the in they had to
treat intend to appropriate the amount to hemsslves
In Leon alone upwards of $4,000 has been collected
and what has become Of all this money, when their
have not been padY
Nicaragua 10 ruined for years to come. How can Cha
moro mahe on Honduras, when the republic has
revepue Does he intend to continue collecting 2A per
cent month forced contribution the capitals of the
A4sfa n fba noIa IF hla fnba ~
dry gtods3 Under such poor auspices, foreign
chants expect to receive cent Of what is due by
the Ncayae merchants? Can such state of things
induce foreign enterprise, or foreign merchants have
comic in Ncaraguan merchants and forward gools
ON credit what does Chamorro mend to do with Maa-
ming Glenton the LIST Of July, the date at which all
the of the State falls into their hands If The
amount due them il not paid Chamorro cannot pay
nor give up the to these gentlemen and theirs,
FORE although the Assembly has by law mortgaged the
of the State they have to break their word
What prospect has Nicaragua when she does not COM
ply with her engasements2
The people Of Nicaragua of the first to throw
is not cautious there will be, from night to mornng
general massacre Ike the st. bartholomew Of France. If
the lower class Of have been cheated by their
Leaders, will that alter their present feelings and opn
opsP Win they stand being governed is proposed by
the constitution Of the 3oth of April Of last Year,
Pies and takes no advice It is again said he will resign
ON the meeting Of the Assembly, and peace being
stored, so much the better for Nicaragua.
From Virgin Bay you will have correct
from the department Of Rivas. This morning hun
dred started for there under command of Colonel
jose Estanisado Argaelo it being reported that the
democratic authorities had yamosed the ranch
quepce OF General Jerezs retreat to Leon.
This actually the true position of this fine country
which II properly managed ought to be the Eden Of
America
The Kinney expedition has somewha. alarmed the
natives of the country. The question is this-what
speculation In Mosquito pay a company much
that they afford to pay 5000 the first Year,
Ia this-they coming 10 take more than they have
paid for II this expedition be serious one the leaders
ought to proclaim to the world their object and prnci
Pies. W. C. II.
LITTER FROM THE UNITED STATES CONSUL.
Extract OF letter from John Priest, ESQ., United
States Consul at del Sud- to his father in Philadelphia
dated February 21:--
Yesterday affair took place of serious and dis
graceful character at this place, which trust in Col
for the honor of country, will not permitted to
pass by our government without making example of
those concerned was arrested and taken prisoner by
The officers OF Chamorro the Pres dent of Nicaragua be-
cause man obnoxious to their government and who
bad been putting up at my hotel not delivered up
by me to them. l sick and confined to my bed
assured The commander, Cornell that the had left
house, and believed the town that knew nothing
man or his hostility to the Chamorro party Not
withdrawing this they took from bed and sent
me to the guard house with two negroes with guns to
guard me. And there told that, unless would
tainy have me shot and have been grossly NAL
treated in many respects Ny horse tah en- from the
cans are treated in a moot shameful manner. They
have just made levy of S. $50 on the American and
other foreign citizens. The
Of house and hold their councils ia it, and all
N fact treated us though slaves. have stud
eusly avoided mixing up in their quarres but neither
this nor my position avail me or the Americans any.
thing There is vessel Of war here and of course
am powerless, and God only knows what will be the
salt. have given information to government, and
surely II win speedily righted But Ncaragus has
always acted towards Anne leans though had
government 70 viDdcae our rights But things have at
length come to such pass that some thing surely will
speedily be done.
The RevolutIon In Nicarnpuo-A mother Ac.
count Of the San Juan del Sur Outrage.
The following particulars OF the late disturbance in
Nicaragua and the outrage upon American citizens
furnished to the Boston Journal by of the passen
gers in the last Nicaragua steamer -
On the 4th Of February the city Of Messiah was taken
by Gen Correo commander in chief Of the govsrnmsnt
Chomoro party, with armed force Of six hundred
Gen. Corrello then marched to Granada and at
tackled the Centone the headquarters Of the Castan
rebels This fertilization had been erected by Castan
70 guard the Plaza 1t attacked by Gen. Correo in
the and 'front.' The battle resulted in the precp
tate flight of the rebels II conld not be a.csrtaned
hsw many were killed Gen Correlo being Of the OPT
MON that the rebels had rereated to Messiah proceeded
1t once to that city, which thirteen miles distant
themselves, with additional force which had joined
them from Managna. Notwithstanding the odds were
against him, Gen. Correo at gave fight. The bat
e lasted all day and resulted again in the total defeat
of the rebels.
It IL said that the conflict was terrible ughter
The rebels losing come l26 men, while the government
party lost go II is also stated that the Chomoro
not having time to bury the dead, their included,
set TO work and piled the dead bodies in large heap
and burned them The rebels fell back to Leon, where
their leader Castlian Gen. Corrello did not m
20 pursue them any further Our latest advices from
him stated that he making preparations 10 march
TO Leon.
On the 18th the rebels had possession Of that portion
Of Nicaragua which includes Rvas San Juan del Sur and
Virgin Bay For a few days they were stationed at
Rivas but on the date have given they left Rvas,
With their principal officers and about $50 men, AMI
marched TO San juan del Sur, eighteen miles Instant
From this place the greater portion of them embarked
for Tiger lanr in two schooners which they captured
in the hay, while the remainder numbsr ng 1875 men
turned to Rvas the morning OF the 18th On their
arrival they found that during their absence afty
Of the citizens who favored the OF Chomoro had
sxRnnized- and In nnasessinn Of tina paza An