New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-15
NICARAGUA.
Fr,u o,r ovn Correspondent.
CASTILLO RAPIDS, Nicaragua,

the town of San Juan del Norte, is Just one OF the
most uLinteresting locations imaginable The
motlca Of the sea one side aud the current o.
the San Juan River on the other, causing Z" meet
ing of the waters has thrown up partition OF
sand between the two, which, beginning years ago
two miles or more to the eastward of where the
COmpany's works now stand, has gradually
stretched along toward the west until il now
resches point only few hundred yards from tho
main shore, about mile ard half below the town
| of ssh Juan del Norte. Between this point and
| the aain land 10 the entrance TO the harbor, or
mouth OF the River San Juan. The Company's
buildings consist Of half dozen rude sheds which
as residences for the agent clerks and work
men, as well as for depot. Why the Company
Should have selected this spot, when the San Juan
side presented such superior advantages it is Inn
possible to conjecture; and why have said any
thing about such forbidding looking place 1
hardly know. | think il must have been for the
purpose of telling you that hither the people who
live in the town opposite as well as the travellers
who wish to 20 up the river in the Company's
boats must come, teing compelled TO avail them
selves of whatever kind Of c0uyeyances they may
meet with-skiii, canoe, or what MOTTO cross
over 70 the steamer. Being desirous Of going into
the interior, | employed myself nearly the whole
OF one day endeavorng TO get an answer from tho
COmpanys Agent and steambOatmen as To when
the steamer would leave; but the nearest thev
would come 10 any specific time was "Some time
during the night" To make sure of passage, i.
like the others, procured boatman, just at even
iIg crossed over TO Punta Arenas, and stepped
aboard the steamer. Night came, bringing clouds
of saDd-1ies and musketoes in great abundance.
but never bed or cot of any kind to stretch ones
weary limbs upon. There were several distm-
Cuished characters on board among whom one
was pointed out as General Grant-the eloquent
advocate and agent Of Colonel Knney-who had
come out in the last steamer from New-Orleans
with some ten dozen of his followers, but.
finding the Colonel just returned from Granada.
where he had been imprisoned by Walker, and
finally sent back here, the General had concluded
| 10 60 at once and endeayor To concillatc Walker
| by joining his own forces to those OF the General
| in. chief of Nicaragua Another fellow, with
| cut throat cast of countenance, was said to be-
| long to the Kinney Union" and had recently
| distinguished himself by shooting an unarmed man
| at san Juan del Norte, and considered himself en-
| titled to the favor of Gen. Walker. There were
| several others who looked as though they might
under favorable circumstances, prig pocket
| handkerchief from an outside cOatpocket, and
although stars of less magnitude, still claimed to
| have no small stock of Nicaraguan patriotism
After sleepless night of severe contests with the
| ferocOus insects | finally got of early the next
morning and slept soundly that night at a COM
Portable hotel at the Castillo Rapids. Here con
cuded to remain in preference to travelling further
| in such company. The water in the san Juan
| river is very low, and it is scarcely possible to
navigate it with the steamers when fully freIghted
There were two weddings celebrated IN San
| Juan del NOrte few days ago. The ceremony
| was performed by the Rev. Benjamin Smith OF the
| African NJ. f.. Church, formerly of New-Orleans.
bIr Smith has established church at San Juan.
| having built house at his own expense, and set II
apart for Divine worship lie has likewise estab-
lished quite an Interesting Sabbath-Schooi' which'
like his church, is said to be well attended. have
| heard, but do not assert 1t as fact, that the
! Princess Phpa, who asserts that she is a cousin
| TO his Majesty the King of Mosquito, and who is a
| servant of all-wOrk III Mr.. Smiths family Is a
| member of one of his sunday School classes. This
certainly looks well for the prosperity OF the good
! cause among the Indians.
On the 18th inst. decree was published In Ora.
NADIA, signed by President Patrico Riyas annulling
the grant made the 22d Of September lS49, to the
American Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Com
"pany,' and likewise the grant made the 18th
August, 1851, to the Accessory Transit Com
"pany," by the Government of Nicaragua. Three
Commissioners were appointed consisting Of Sr.
Don Cleto MoyOrga, Sr. Don Edward |. C. Ker-
wen and Sr. Don George +. Allen, with full
powers to examine, liqudate, and ascertain the
amount due by these two Companies to the State.
and with full power to send for persons and pa
"pers and to enforce respect and obedience to all
their orders and decrees." Capt. Joseph N.
| Scott who has long been agent Of the Company,
and who doubtless in the secret OF this in
the entire agency for the Company from Ocean to
Ocean, and had passed along the whole line, re-
moving all former agents. Ii so happened Gas in
another instance when Walker made his ten-strike
and seized the steamer at Virgin Bay with
Capt. Scott on board, by which means be easily
took possession of Granada that Capt. Scott
readily agreed to put bimsef under the orders Of
the Nicaraguan Government, alias Gen. Walker,
and actually accepted from that Government tho
very agency to which he had been appointed by tho
Company, previous to the seizure of their property.
This movement against the Company will doubt
less create great sensation in the United States
when il becomes known.
On the 10Th inst the youngest son OF Col.
Wheeler United States Minister, lad about
13 years old, was seriously wounded by the acci.
dental discharge of a gun loaded with balls and
sIugs, in the hands Of his elder brother, Col.
Wheeler, who with his two sons and small party
of friends had been visit TO Leon, and were
returning to Granada at the time Of the accident.
The lad is doing well.
private letter from Beneventura Silva, late
Minister of War under the Walker Government,
written from San Maguei. San Salvador, TO friend
in Nicaragua, copy of which has just been SHOWN
me- states that Guatemala will furnish men and
means 10 e1terminate Walker and the nnlpusteros
n Nicaragua He says that San salvador, Hondu-
ras and Costa Rica, will join and make common
cause against los Yankees" and that there are
already now on the frontier Of San Salvador 2,000
Guatenalan troops, with fund already in hand OF
$4,000 and an extra quantity OF arms and ammu-
milton; and that President Carrera declares tho
Yankees shall be exterminated throughout Central
America. lie writes that Senior Don Jose Maria
Estrada, the legitimate President of Nicaragua, 10
in Teeusigapa, Honduras, with Don Fulgencia
Vega, Generals Martinez, Hernandez, and Padilla,
all Nicaraguans OF the late administration, and very
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