Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-05
ArRAIRs IN NIcARAcrA

he now for the purpose srousng American jealousy
and enlisting American sympathy"
Gen. Walker 10 Senator Weller.
GRANADA, April is. 1856.
Hon. JonS b. WELLER, q. S. Senate:
My Dear sir;-By the last papers from New York
learn that when denounced In the Senate for the
conduct Nicaragua has pursued towards Transit Com.
psny you were 50 generous TO undertake defend
from the asPersions OF men utterly ignorant of my
character Ii consequence OF this take the liberty OF
writing some facts in relation affairs here and these
facts WILL think prove unimportant to the Govern.
ment OF the United States
You have doubtless learned from tho pewsnapers how
pacific was the policy Nicaragua proposed pursue
wards the other States OF Central America Notwthstan-
ding all our over.ures OF peace the neghbong Govern
ments showed themselves IL not positively at least mega
lively hostile TO the actual OF Nicaragua
IL constantly asserted only here
Central America, that the States stimulated to this
conduct by English and French agents But il not
until the correspondence OF the Consul General OF Costa
Rica in London was intercepted by me few weeks ago
that positive evidence afforded Of the active sympathy
the British Government manitess those who oppose
the Americans in Nicaragua The correspondence shows
that England is furnishing our enemies and at
the same time the whole British West India squadron is
sent to San Juan del Nore in order that the weight
oil the English Government may DO thrown into the scale
against our Republic.
do not know how these facts may appear to the peo
Pile OF the United States but to me they seem directly nj
variance with American principles and American inter
ess These facts patent ALL and their significance
apparent to the most superficial observer There
otner circumstances connected with the
gng IN tins State and in Costa Rca which require
depreciation in order TO make their importance telt
The Government of Costa Rica has vet declared
var against the Government of Nicaragua; vet il has in
vaded our territories and has murdered American citizens
who have forfeited the the United State.
Government this has been done under decree
cd by the President Of Costa Rca declaring against the
American forces in the service OF Nicaragua To declare
against the forces in the service of Nicaragua and not
against Nicaragua herself is deny in the most positive
and offensive manner the right of Americans engage
a. n Saf.a
ton OF war been made in this offensive and unheard of
manner but another decree has been published ordering
all the American prisoners of taken by Costa Rican
forces To DC shot This To deny Americans engaged
IN foreign service the rights to which soldiers
are entitled by the laws OF Such DEGREES as those
have mentioned not only throw Costa Rca conceive
beyond the pale OF civilized nations but they directly al
feet the honor and dignity OF the United States
They (the Costa Reans attempt control the Ameri-
can people and keep them within a limit which the Amer
lean Government has prescribed Costa Rca saw.
Americans shall emgrate to Nicaragua and take arms
III her service. Ii remains be seen whether she can
sustain herself in singular position In such war as
they now wagng against there be but one re-
suit They may destroy my whole orce-a circumstance
deem almost impossible-they may kill every American
now IN Nicaragua, but the seed il sown and not all the
force of Spanish America prevent the fruit from COM
ing 10 maturity The more the Of the war
they wage against US the certain the result the more
terrible the consequences may live to see the end
out eei that my countrymen will permit the result
to be doubtful know that the honor aud the interests
OF the great country which in despite the foreign ser
vice engaged in still love TO call INV own are in
voved IN the present struggle That honor be pre-
served invioate and those Interests be eaousy main
tanned.
So far we have had great moral odds against u.s. The
Government To which We all naturally look Tor aid and
comfort has treated US with GOODNESS and dsian There
has been Government encourage US aud bid us Good
speed Nothing but sense of the Justice of the
cause we engaged in and of its importance to the
country of BIRTH has enabled struggle on "A far
as VIC have done We may perish ia the work we hay.
undertaken and may be for a time lost But if
We fall We feel is in the path of honor And what
life what is in comparison with the conscious
ncss of having performed duty aud of having coopera
ted no matter how slightly in the cause OF improve
m"nt and progress lbegin, however leave facts and
therefore will conclude.
remain, with high regard your obedieut servant
WIN. WALKER
We find in the newspapers the intercepted cores
pondence referred to in the foregoing letter and hereto
append it, IL will be observed by the despatch from the
British Foreign Office the of Costa Rca
that the application for made to England proba
bly, three months before the present war between
Costa Rica and Nicaragua:
"FoREiGS OFFICE, FEBRUARY Q, 1856.
IL am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to acouant
you that having referred to the War Department your
letter OF the 18th ultmo, requesting that small supply of
arms may be furnished 10 the Government of Costa Rca
his LordShp has been informed 10y that Department i'll
reply, that thousand smooth. muskets (nttons
which are rot so highly finished the nepattern mus
kes OF 1912, be supplied for this service AT 81 q.
ehch or II should be preferred two thousand the line
pattern muskcts OF S52 bc furnished at 5s sd each
As Lord Clarendon informed by YOU OF the spe
eies of arms which You decide upon will communicate
further with the War Department. and request that the
arms may be placed at your disposal
humble servant, F. H.yyoxn
ITO Z. WALLESsrEIS, Esq. &c"
The following purport to be copied from pi
Vae letter 1.-THE date OF which is gyen addressed by
by Mr. Walensein the Consul General of Costa Rica in
London TO the President OF the Republic of Costa Rica
by this you will that this Government is willing IN
put 1000 muskets my disposal for the service of tn
Republic OF Costa Rca Nothing is said in the note about
the time OF payment
81 have not replied officially to Lord Clarendon IN o
Ter him my most sincere thanks. in my name and thar
OF the Republic, for his manifestation Of sympathy and
inenIsip :or Costa Rica All this is very good but
don't Ike the intelligence from Nicaragua where it seems
Walker Is establishing himself irmet and fnner every
day cannot understand how the other States did NOT
unite themselves from the beginning expcl him from
Nicaragua have letters from Guatemala aud San SALIVA
uor requiring me To request from this Government helm
and succor but what be done for republic. or nsn
pie who do not make exertion TO help themselves
When was telling Lord Clarendon that Costa Rica
already had an army Of eight hundred on the frontier of
Nicaragua lac much pleased and said that was ril
step and persuaded that my having made that in
snuaton Is one OF the for giving US the mus
kets.
"The questions pending between this country and I'm.
United States very complicated but there will he mo
war, for this reason that the gentlemen in the pr-a Re-
pupHC o"reE'e Uat hlthOnRh tile British nation do
boast or much the subject they are determined 10
punish the Yankees very severely for the least insult Ia
the national honor. To the eyes of the whole worI-of
this country in PARTICULAR between the two nation,
would be Que oi the worst Of evils but Central America
the case would be very dercna Walker and bi. assoc
ates would soon be kicked oIt of Nicaragua
Il send Ia the Government copy Of the Times ia
which ~ found letter from NJ Marcy to the American
Minister to Nicaragua Though tits letter appears to
ccnsufc the Minister aud hold. ont threat To Wak,r
true scsc =, that iu short time the Government Of the
United states will soon recognise Walker Government
May God help u Yours, &c. +. WAtLFx.rgtvu
The latest date the British rgate Eurydcc ant Tarle.
ton, was the only vessel IN the harbor Of San Juan
Mr.. FILLMORE AccErrs.-We authorized to state
that letter has been received from Mr. Fillmore b,
gentleman in this city in which he states that he had not
received the official announcement Of his nomination bu,
declared himself at the service Of his friends Hi. formal
acceptance Of the nomination may therefore be expected
N tho course Of few days Wash Orgm
The Female husband, who has created 80 much
excitement Ht Syracuse, and sentenced ninety
IN the pcnitenary brought before Judge on Friday
under writ n habsaScoTDs aud discharged She tl,nks
Tho fttflr .r.Ir. L.