Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-11

ExottsaA AND rRkScs NAVAL AND MriirAsy NovrxrSrs
IN rHK WEST ISpisswe have Port Prince papers 10
March sh. They contain local Intelligence Of general
interest correspondent In that capital speaks Of an
imposing naval force la the bay consisting Of four Englsh
aud two French steamers. an unusual demonstra.
tlon Two of the British vessels had depsrted-the
figate Ternagsnt for Havana where IL arrived March cad
and the sloop Argus FOE ST Domingo aud Pot Royal
The soop Maacca remained In port at lt
The and destination OF the other British ship are
given, and nothing IL said OF the French rhip<
Chmcrs aud Ducouedic, further than that they had
been for more than one month In Ha,ien walters
We learn also from correspondent, that IL was
currently tumored aud believed Port Prince, that
from tsvve fourteen thousand French troops had Just
been landed at Guadaloupe, that much interest VAS
excited to learn the object with which large militia.
~ force had been thus quietly dispatched the West
Indies. The ury have foundation, or il may
grcail' cxagyerate the truth or, perhaps tho transfer
OF French troops will he attributed the same cause A.
that assigned tor the removal OF large English dctach-
ment to Cansds and be that In both cases being
no longer required Tor active service In the Cruea
for subsistence and routine the Colo
Mics But the climate of Guadaoupc not that which
would be considered the most favorable for the health
French troops this OF the year nor that 10
which army wearicd With rigorous service ia hostile
campaign would be the cose OF Indictment win.
ter Tor rccupcraton aud rcpose. Nor have heard
ythng in the condition OF the French colonies thun-
selves Ia require large reinforcement OF the contingent
ordinarily kept In garrison there. The only point dis
turbance in that region which invite their spe
ration il Central America. We have heretofore n,rn-
tiooed that the French steamer rAmbuscade had vi
sited port OF Nicaragua to forward reclssons to the
French merchants occssionod by military cxtortion
Of forced loans and it may be presumed that this
demand met by the reply OF mo funds" there /. not
wanting pretrxt for military Intervention drive out the
hbustcrs aud reinstsr the native rule IL that course
should be regarded promotive o French policy IL -
not Improbable that Costa Rica, the league composed
OF Central American the
oi Walker and his gang have found alliance With
secured promise OF assistance FROM France aud that
pursuant thereto considerable OF Frnch troop.
has been landed at Guadalupe. rendezvous with
view To their ultimate removal the scene oi action up
On the lsthnius. There is nothing however in the de
crees OF the Costa Rcan Government connected With the
war To indicate that foreign force beyond sea
WIS expected TO cooperate with the that Repub
he But in notice addressed the Agent the Transit
Company by the Minister OF Foreign Relations Of Costa
Rica requiring suspension OF the River aud Lake ser
vice OF that Companys during the continuance of
hostiiues, IL Is alleged that the government OF Costa
Rica IN UHioH Sih those OF the other Central IhasricdH
Sfdi is resolved upon combating and driving out from
Nicaragua the bandits who under tho OF disastrous
intestine have tratotous taken possession OF that
unfortunate country Ii would lin referring to
the allies OF Costa Rca potent auxiliary as France
would hardly have been omitted If there had existed
ground for anticipating the condition OF her effective aid
On the other hand it have been stipulated that the
purpose of that power should declared ill il was
announced IN action and she may desire that the blow
she contcmpates may be unexpected and sudden a.
was the alleged rendezvous of her troops Guadaoupe
Our latest intelligence from Nicaragua the 10th ut
The next news will probably by the steamer from
Panama, the Transit line is completely broken up
That steamer will be due on Saturday.-N. T. Jour Com.