Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-08
NUMBER 226.
Correspondence of the Evening Post
From the Kinney Expedition-Importau
from Costa Rica.

Correspondence of tho Evening Post.
From the Kinney Expedition--Importan
from Costa Rica.
SAN JUAN DEL NoRrE, (Nicarlgua,)l
July 2s, 1855.
Weighing anchor from Port Royal, jamaica, on
the morning Of the 18th OF July, the Huntress,
with the Kinney cmgrants, touched San Juan,
their destination on the afternoon of the 18th. a
very fair run over the Caribbean Three or four
ships were also lying at the same time in the har-
Dor, the most formidable Of which was the black
hulk of the British an,ofwar Buzzard, which. Il
was reported had been stationed TO prevent our
landing.
| Our object, therefore, was to get ashore without
any ones acknowledgement even the pilot, who
turned out to be very jealous friend Of the Colo
neTs-was not apprized of his name. Before We
dropped anchor boat came alongside, containing
a few gentlemen from the interior of Nicaragua,
who informed us that some fifty men had arrived
in the Star Of the West the night before, fully
armed, to oppose Colonel Kinney nominaly hired
by the Nicaraguan government, but, in reality as
was supposed, by the Transit Company. They
were mostly French German and Italian refugees,
picked up in the streets of New York on promiss
Of ten dollars month and house-lot in Mica
ragua for each, and il was said were now standing
ready to fire at the Emma If she should come near
enough to Point Arenas, where they were station
ed. Such was the report--at any rate, il indicated
/
thankful, from the wreck Of the vessel in which We
had sailed from New York.
After the Colonel had been safely carried ashore
we were boarded by the master ofthe war steamer
who took the number of our passengers, inquired
whence we came and whittier we were bound &c
to all of which he received satisfactory replies. But
| when he inquired for the whereabouts of Colonel
Kinney, he was teld that we supposed he must l..
in Greytown, as his vessel was reported to have
| sailed on the 9Th of June, and doubtless he uho
mastery had heard later news of him than we had
| The master then returned to his steamer appa
rently well pleased with the courtesies he had re-
ceived, as well as with the files of Jamaica unI
Turks Island papers which | furnished him, but
| from which care was taken to omit the very con-
plinlentary notices with which the Colonel's ari
val had been recorded by them. He, however,
embraced the occasion to tell rs Of the late defeat
| Of Walker and his men in the interior with whom,
he entertained the belief, the Kinney expedition
was in some way connected.
Mr.. John l.. Nelson, United States Consul at
Turks Island, who with his family aud two Turks
| Islanders had accompanied us in the lIuntress,
then went ashore with the bulk of the passenger,
all ofwhonl with the baggage, were safely en-.
| scpnced by the following day III the independent
little municipality Of Greytowp, alias San Juan drI
Nortp
The reception of the Colonel and his party by the
inhabitants was most enthusiastic. They had long
DeeN NhtLitlE lOf MIN, anu IlOW Ou tnc turu ubN
after The first anniversary OF the towns lombard.
meht by Captain Holins, they turned out to vel
come the man whom they expected to rebuild and
make it prosperous.
One would have thought from the demonstra-
| tons Of the crowd, that they were celebrating
| Washingtons birthday or the Glorious Fourth,
so general was the escitement it 80 happened
| that at the time several important functonaries
! were in town, Don Roman Rivas, agent for tha
| Nicaraguan government at Greytown; his father.
! Don Preco Rivas, commandante OF the NicaT-
| agran forces on the Serapaqui river; Don Pc
dro Poris the commandante, of Costa Rica AZ
the head of the Serapaqpi; Captain w. H. Dobbic,
| Of the British man-of-war Buzzard, then in port
and Mr.. Green, british Consul General for Central
America, who resides in Blew6eld.
| To all of those gentenen Captain Beujamin
Mooney, formerly Of New York, and a staunch
friend Of the Colonels, introduced him at once.
| and the results Of that first interview have told
| fvorably upon our affairs ever since. Mr. Mason,
also, the American vicecutsul here, soon called,
and has since shown a cordial disposition TO be-
friend his fellow-countrymen who have arrived.
The next day. however, the Colonel was waited
upon by Consul General Greene and Captain Dob
bic who in consequence Of some stories which
| had been told them by an enemy TO his disadyuu.
! tage desired from him an Interview, In order 10
have full account OF the purpose, plans, and hs
tory Of his expedition. With this request Colonel
| Kinney cheerfully complied, aud at the house Of
Mr. Gcddes, the British consul at Greytown, in the
| presence Of the aforementioned gentlemen to
gether with Consuls Nelson and Mason and myself,
gave at length the desired information tracing the
| opposition which his enterprise had encountered
| 10 the agents of the Transit Company -enemieB
alike Of Nicaragua and himsef--and charging tIr
decree which at government bad been nveiged
into promugation for his exclusion, solely TO the
misrepresentation Of interested parties.
ha aaid Nga tla ppapafuf pnl,ntyY.
ton Of certain lands IN Nicaragua, 10 which he be-.
heved he had valid title II the validity Of that
| title should be dsproved, he would abandon IT,.
| although he had expended thousands Of dollars
| on the supposton Of his lawful ownership. IL
regard to the rumor that the British mai.ofWar
aud the troops at Point Arenas had been sta
| toned TO prevent his landing, he was prepared.
with due respect, to say that he should ALLOW
his right of settling peaceably in Grrytown, wit,
the assent OF is inhabitants, 10 be called in ques
| ton by no power on earth.
Such, so Ear as can recall il, was the substance,
Of the Coloncl's remarks, which apparently proved
satisfactory to his interrogstors.
After partaking Of the hospitality Of the British
| Consul thu interview ended by the acceptance on
the part Of the Colonel Of invitation 10 pay 81
early visit Of inspection on board the Captains
man -oEwar, the Buzzard.
On the morning OF the lTth the regiment OF
foreign hirelngs brought out by the Transit Cuu
| pany left its warehouse at Point Arenas for Cas-
ilo, Nicaragusn fort on an island OF that natnr,
about half way up the San Juan river from Grey.
town to Lake Nicaragua Here, II cholera or dis.
sfFecton do not reduce them to nothing, tund
both, it Is reported by passengers from up river
have already made some havoc they await tho
| Kinney expedition, which they are determined to
put back if possible. On their passage on the morl-
ing they sailed in a steamer Of the Companys pact
Captain Moneys wharf, where, as they Colo
mel Kinney, standing they raised shout Of dcti
sion, and then, ~ il language failed TO express
their feelings, or, rather the feelings OF their cu
ployers, INDUCED in variety Of tions which
gave a truly conical effect to feir unwashed vi
| ages
According to the testimony Of the officers and
others, these recruits had been taken stealthily
from New York, and while out at sea had douncl
| their military uniform.
Such are the facts 30 far as have learned them,
which, understand, will be made the subject oi
complaint 10y the American Consul before the State
i Denartmpnt nj Washington