Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-05-03


the line pattern muskets of 1912, can be sup
| piled for this service at Ell 3s each or if it
should be preferred, 1000 Of the line pattern
muskets of 1852 can be furnished for SOS. Cd
each
As soon as Lord CLARENDON is informed by
you of the species of arms which you decide
| upon, he will communicate further with the
War Department, and request that the arms
may be placed at your disp sal.
l have the honor to be, Sir, your most ODE
dent and humble servant,
Il. HAMMOND.
To Z. WALLERsTEIN, Esq. &C., &c.
From the Consul General Of Costa Rica to
the Minister Of Foreign Relations.
LONDON, Feb. 10, 1856
SIR:-In reference to my note of 10th of
last month"; marked No. 4, in which / commu-
nicated to your Excelency that in the inter
view with Lord Clarendon, ! had begged of
him to favor our Government with loan of
1000 muskcts. / now take great pleasure to
inform your Excellency that, on the 9th inst,
/ was advised by the Secretary of Foreign Re-
lations that Lord Clarendon, having consulted
with the Minister of War in regard to my re-
| quest, | received the information that 1000
muskets could be obtained at the price of 23s.,
or 1000 at Sos. Cd. for that service, as soon as
| informed his lordshp which Of two kinds
would suit me. He will give orders that the
1000 may be placed at my disposal for the use
| of the Republic of Costa RIGA. have not yet
| replied to that communication, but have writ
ten private letter to said Secretary, entreat-
ing him to send me an order to examine the
two kinds Of arms. After seeing them will
still consider if it is convenient to take them
without positive instructions from His Excel
lency the President; but in the meantime
am persuaded His Excellency will see the
promptness with which the Government Of
Her Britannia Majesty has complied with my
| request is very strong demonstration of her
sympathy and good will towards that Republic.
Nothing is said, it is true, in the Minister'S let
| ter about the time the money should be paid;
it shows this is left for the Republic to deter
mine. ! enclose herein copy of the letter
mentioned, and | take this opportunity to re-
peat myself your Excellency's most obedent
servant, L. WALLERSTEIN.
To His Excellency ST. Don Bernardo Cas-
tire, Minister of Relation of the Republic of
Costa Rica, San Jose.
From the Consul General to the President of
Costa Ricd
LONDON, Feb. t. 1856
Ser. Don Juan Ratael Nora, San Jose dc Costa
Ricd:
Much ESTEEMED SIR AND FRIEND-The mail
which brings the correspondence Of Jan. l,
from Costa RIGA, has not arrived, and in con-
sequence, have nothing to say to you in re-
gard to mercantile business. AS to public
matters, you will please to refer to my commu-
nications, of to-days, to the Minister. By this
you will see that this Government is willing to
put 1000 muskets at my disposal for the ser
vice of the Republic of Costa Rica. Nothing
is said in the note about the time of payment
However, have not made up my mind to take
them previous to receiving instructions from
you, or which Of the two kinds of arms to take
In case / should take them previous to your
being able to write upon the subject will
send them in the month Of March, if vessel
sails for Punta Arenas, without further orders
| from you. | have not yet replied officially to
| Lord Clarendon, to offer him my most sincere
thanks, in my own name, and that of the Re-
public, for his manifestations of sympathy and
friendship for Costa Rica; and though the
affable manner in which Lord Clarendon spoke
to me when bid him farewell, almost induced
me to believe he would not refuse the muskets,
| will not deny the pleasure felt on the re-
ceipt of Mr.. Hammond's letter. / could not
sleep at all that night for JOY. | sent him
note on the following day, stating | would ad-
dress an official note to Lord Clarendon con.
veying my thanks and that, in the meantime,
entreated him to send me permission
from the War Department to examine the
two kinds Of muskets, so as to ascertain
which should take for the Republic. All this
is very good, but ] don't like the intelligence
from Nicaragua, where it seems Walker is es-
tablishing himself frmer and frmer, every
day. ! cannot understand how the other
States did not unite themselves from the begin
ming to eIpel him from Nicaragua. / have
letters from Guatemala and San Salvador re-
curing me to request from this Government,
help and succor but what can be done for Re-
publics or people who do not make an erer-
lion to help themselves. When 1 pds telling
Lord Clarendon that Costa Ricd already had
an army Of 800 men on the frontier Of Mica.
rdgua, he ioas much pleased, and said, That
,ods a right step; )" and lam persuaded that my
hdping made that insinuation IS one Of the
reasons for giring MS the muskcts. The ques.
tons pending between this country and the
United States are very complicated, but there
will be no war; for this reason, that the gentle
men in the great Republic observe that al
though the British nation do not boast or say
much on the subject, they are determined to
punish the Yankees very severely for the least
! insult to the national honor. To the eyes Of
the whole world-of this country in particular
"A war between the two nations would be one
r II L.