New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-30

more in width, protected from the sea by tongue
a lspd running 10 within few hundred yards OF
the msin shore at the entrance from the ocean, and
The water Of sufficient depth 10 admit the largest
ships Back Of the town extends lagoon
upnipp nearly parallel with the shore OF the har-
hor connecting with the river q short distance to
the eastward. into which the river steamers have
frequently entered, and which may easily be 80
managed that vessels can discharge and receive
their csrgoes on both sides of the town The land
h. the vicinity OF the town is low and marshy ex-
cept the coast to the west in the direction of In
dian River which like San Juan itself is CON-
posed of black sand. There is no cleared land
outside of the town, in aDy direction except on the
noint between the harbOr and the sea, where
few plantations &c, have been coaxed into
sckly existence by diht Of hard labor. After
reaching Indian River, about six miles to the
westward, some appearance Of soil may De seen,
and supar.cane. native vegetables and plants
might probably be cultivated TO advantage. About
midway between San Juan and Indian River, a
short distance from the sea shore, is small lake
called by the natives Aqua Dulce (sweet water)
lint as vel not even hut has been reared on its
margin or in it's vicinity.
Previous to my arrival here, having read glowing
accounts Of the immense tracts of lands of Col.
Kinney. and the plantations which he had under
cultivation, had formed the opinion that the Col
onel really he'd accomplished something in the way
of AT least clearing the wilderness. But | am
sorry to say that have failed to find or to hear Of
single halEacre Of er, und which he, or his fol-
lowers, have cleared much less planted. Two
Young Germans attracted here by the heartless
MISREPRESENTATION of Col. Kinney, attempted TO
clear patch OF ground near Indian River with
the int ntiOn of making plantations but after
working for several weeks, exposed TO all kinds of
hardships, and expanding all their funds in the
fruitless endeavOr TO settle the Kinney lands"
they abandoned the enterprise, and by the assist
snce of friend (nOt Kinney obtained passage
to New York, where they have relatives. 1t is to
be hoped that the gallant Colonel will expend the
money he obtained from these young Germans
for the benefit Of the destitute others who still
remain here belonging to the Kinney Union"
srd who have been lured from their homes and
friends by such cruel misrepresentation.
The United States frigate Potomac, of the Home
Squadron, Captain Powell bearing the broad PEN
dsnt of Commodore Paudng, came into port on
the evening of the 2Ist ult. Fleet-SurgeOn Dill
lard left the next day in one of the Transit Com
! anys steamers for Granada, with dispatches for
.he United States Minister, the Hon. John II.
Wheeler, accompanied by Captain Powell as far
as Castillo Rapids. Colonel Wheeler returned
with Surgeon billiard, and spent day with the
Commodore. Col. Hornsby, Of the Nicaragua
Army, also bad an interview with Commodore
PauldiDg. The officers of the Potomac seemed
pleased with San Juan, its harbor, and their visit
here. The United States steamer Fulton, Lieut..
Tildon, arrived few days after the Potomac, and
both left on the 9th inst.-the steamer towing the
flag ship to sea.
Senior Don NarcissO Espinossa, who was ba-
nshed from Nicaragua about the time that Gen.
Corral was shot, returned from New York in the
steamer OspreyiOn the Both ult, and is still in
town. Gen. Melo, who was some months ago
banished from Neuva Granada, has been stopping
IN toep for eavaral yyaqka awaiting nr0hahly the
course of events and politics in his State. ii. b. NJ
briggs Of war Espiegle and Arab were in port
during the stay of Commodore Paulding and
II. b. NJ. ship Of war Eurydice arrived the day
that be left. The two briggs have since left-One
of them for Buefelds.
From the interior learn that everything re-
mains quiet. The heads of two Departments
Minister of War, Jerez, and Secretary of State,
Beune, entura Silva-had resigned their Offices in
consequence Of Gen Walker declining to send an
armed forced into Honduras to assist their friend
tho late President CabaIas in fighting against his
eonaueror, Gen. GuardOla. In getting rid OF
these two restless and revolutionary characters
Geo. Walker has been fortunate, and if they we're
sent ont Of the country for few years it would
not greatly affict Nicaragua.
From Costa Rica there is nothing new. The
last papers mention the arrival at San Jose, of a
foolish son of the present excellent President OF
Nicaragua, named Roman Rivas, who left here
few weeks ago with some twenty other drunken
Buppo men, with the avOwed intention Of proceed
ing to Castillo Rapids, destroying the Transit Com
pany's bouts, burning the town, and numbering all
tho I'D Yankees" residing there. He managed
to pick up quite number of old muskets aud con-
siderable powder and ammunition, but he did not
reach Castillo. Becoming sober on his passage up
the river, his courage and aqua dente deserted
him together, and lie turned aside into Costa Rics.
The American briggs Olive and G. II Sampson,
md Il. b NJ. ship ofwor Eurydice, Capt. Tarl-
ton, IL b. NJ brig-of-war Espiege, Commander
Lambert. and the Transit COmpany's steamship
Daniel Webster, are all the vessels at present
here The brig Olive has been here since the latter
part OF November, having put in in Distress the
captain and all on board except man being sick
With 'Chagres fever" Capt. Dunuing fingered
until last night, when he expired. There are but
two men now able TO do duty, the mate and one
seaman. The New-YOrk steamer will he looked
For 10 morrow. =
MISCELLANEOUS
IL Nicars qua Gen. Jerez has resigned the place of
Minister of Relations OF Foreign Affairs Cabinet
If HIM