The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-24
Our Nicaragua Correspondence.

GRANADA, June Is. 1856.
The Wdr Nth Costa Rica-Quality Of Nicaragua
d-Walksr's Election 10 the Presidency
Sale Of Valuable Estates.
The troubles we have met with In regard to the
steamers and the invasion Of the Costa Rcans,
have, as you may suppose, occupied most Of my
time. have taken many rough chance, and have
seen many a man die by bullets and fever, but " I
yet live" ! am pleased to observe the even-handed
course pursued by the HERALD in regard to this
country Certainly. within year all the States will
be consolidated, and the Americans, led by General
Walker, win be at the head Of affairs.
have been recently all over this State and l be-
leve there is in it scarcely Of bad land Up
to the very summit of the Chontals mountains you
will find grass knee high. In the high lands the
weatherjs delightful the temperature averaging
from so deg. to rs deg. have eaten good butter
from native daries and bread from the wheat which
is grown here.
General Goiconria returns to the United States
this steamer and will visit England to settle the
Mosquito question: and from what we know about
it, We think he will have difficulty. The General
ike very much, and he has already been Of vast
General Walker viii he elected President next
Sunday week.
| 1t may be prema rre movement, but it has be-
come necessary. III ali dffan Scd with the pre-
sent government at Leon, few days since, and we
supposed from their manner that all satisfac-
tory. That they look d upon the matter did
| we had no doubt Well, the General requested q
| settlement Of accounts. % the old government was
| nearly done with. and wished all matters Of that
/ s0f 10 be ready for adjustment when he returned
for inspection at this place. When he arrived here
! 10 receive his letters and the leyies we were
hourly expecting by the steamer from the States,
| in comes courier from Leon (this m,rning) with
the information that President Rivas and his Cabi
net could longer be found that they had actu-
ally away, But II will make no difference. The
General bias gone up tonight and will put the
try under martial law until the election takes place.
What ridiculous affair No wonder Central Ame
RIGA stands so low in the scale Of nations when 1t
has had such set Of miserable scamps to govern it.
They are unfit for anything. Costa Rica is sick Of
her grand military operations. She does not fancy
the click Of the MIME rifles. We have no idea that
/ any Of The Northern States will ever cross our
| borders and il they do IL will amount to nothing.
General Goicouria when he arrives will with plea
sure give any information that may be required by
/ the merchants mechanics, farmers or miners who
| are turning their attention this way. He has been
ali over the country with me. on horseback. There
] will be some thirty fine hacendas sold by govern
ment, at public auction, next fall / have seen Sc
| yeral Of them. Among them are some choice cattle
estates, well stocked and cacoa plantations which
viii produce from 50 GOO to $l1 900 per annum AS
soon the Legislature SITS law will be passed to
FELL them; they now in sequeantion. They
will no doubt sell very low. and soldiers scrip will
he taken in payment. Good speculations will un.
doubleday be made in them, and l should like to
have the coming sale made public in the HERALD.