The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-15
LETTER FROM COLONEL KINNEY.
from the Central American. March 81

LETTER FROM COLONEL KINNEY.
From the Central American, March 81
To THE EDITOR OF TIE CENTRAL AMERICAN -
beg to refer your readers and the public in general
that take any interest In msttsrs relating to the Mosq
to territory to the above proclamation. What fs tte
osensby purports to be edict issuing from the
preue executive power Of Nicaragua but every unprs
upon which is founded the present government Of sak
State cannot il to detect It's emanation from tho dc
the OF the Ncsragua executive the object Of wna
II G not difficult to conjecture.
tory has been in eIenos since the year 1880 and hss
vernment Of Nicaragua until after lapse OF sevsatssa
been overturned and ano her substituted under the a.
tatlon and control Of an invading military Power.
II would be superAuous to repeat ell the arguments
that have been from time to time published ts pubic
prints In proof ct the complete independence OF tho Mos
Su,so 'sTsoy Of ~ ns,sI having been
America since the acquisition Of their independence and
the total absence Of fort castles ohurchss tAs
remains or ruins in any single quarter of the Mesquite
dominions in proof Of he country having bsen hela
In possession BY Span,arda; but would however recon-
la,ion in Nos. and Of the Central Amscan Of records
hom the city OF Carthage, whom these very Spanish
and s,t Orh sus =
vain TO conquer ths native Indians and thea
to the dominion Of Spain.
territory Of Mosquito Is asserted TO be notoious and
ncontestibe' here Is simple assertion, unsuppsrtsA
territory Could Ncorsgua bring for ward inconteshbIs
proof to establish hcr claim she would not BE- slow =
doing souDder the authority Of this title from the Ki.0
chiefs.
Msssrs. Sheppard & Hay, 1t cannot bs questioned,
have every right to make any sale disposition
bnfs granted to whonsoevsr 1t please them snA
in which they are sanctioned BY the highest legal aaho
and who ought cerainy to be competent to judge
OF the validity of titles than any parties composing tho
ssstsS n Of NS,rssu. cSs ssqusns
sgans the integrity Of Central America thus gro1n1
tuan not further trespass your columns than b.
quoting from pamphlet that has just isnued from ts
pres, paragraph which speaks volumes n support a
the title Of the Mosco Indians to the lands they have
ever held in uninterrupted possession.
1t Is usual to speak Of the Central Amariean States
iand All Spain had for stock n trade In the way sG
claims Was the Bull of Pope Alexander vi. Spain-noe
even Spain acquired any actual dominion either ~
be borne in mind grand smp6sr and eucidatnr Of
the tortuous diplomacy We read of about these days
made sort Of act admission Of the claim OF Spain whsa
the treaty of Paris drawn up in 17sS But Great
Britain has TOR two centuries at least continued 70 m
tain the authority O2 tho Indian King Of the Mosquitoes
At the present hour she ackno ~leges h flag Waves
at Grsytown and st Bluefeids.
In 1648 party Of colonists who bad the unity Of ts
Central States in sw left their headquarters NioarA
qua and proceeded TO the Mosquito territory.
NcsrsSna coion;s xho thar ssrS nu M
Not satisfied with this Great Britain compelled NicArs-
qua to make formal renuncistoh Of any claim TO ths
the sum and Of the volunous
on these subjects.
Britain, buteay We feel under great obligations 70 hsr
because IL has taken up the worry ground cd
vosated BY this psmphlst-that the 'true scvsreig.
yet remains with the Indians.r h I. KINNEY
GREYrowN, February 2t, 1855
ACCIDENT IN COL. wEEELERs FAMILY.
kErom Fl Nicaraeuense, Feb. 23.l
On Saturday last, Feb: 16 ~ Coa Wheeler, United
States and his family accompanied BY Colonel
Fsbens, were returning to this city Matt to Iso.
heavily loaded with shot and siue in the hands q -
oldest son, accidentally discharged and the con-
tents took effect in the body OF s youngest son. Ls1
the back Of the lad laying bare the back bone ana ons
slug took eject IN the The EArty retained Naga-
rote, fom whence Col Fabens prcosedsd to Icon ana
procured Dr. Van DYKE who dressed the wounds and
nouncsd the patient out Of danger for the present Co
Wheeler to Leon with ks SON. and win probsb
remain there for time, that city much
| MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
NEW PRINTING PRESS IN GRANADA-AHMY RE-
| CRUITs-wAsHINGT0N'S BfRTBrAY-rRrcs or P0-
| TArOEs--HRALTH OF 3HE TROeRs.
new Ruggies JOB printing press had been received ~
the flee Of E Nscarognense It was looked upon -
quite . curiosity by the natives.
Ore hundred seventy recruits arrived in Granada
On the ed ult. from the East.
battery salute Of thirty two guns was fred In hoaos
Of mWashington's birthday
On February ~, Senior Aadrss Mana was married 70
Senorita Demetria Morales, Ia the parocA church a
Granada, by Padre Bernabe Nontiel.
~ Niccraoses, OF Febsuary IS contains tho forax-
On "Wednesday afternoon as the diifereut military
companies we're eating oinner, courier arrived 6on
Leon hos haste to the General and the widest reports
were soon set afoat Shortly After several guns ere
70 1s ?, .ss O s and instantly
great confusion, many never scppisg 10 collect hesr