The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-05
the congratulations Of the dis.ipguiahed corprny Or,


the King the b. gisns her Royal aghrsss ths Du
1fKeLt his Serene Hg Primes Ernest OF sining
W-yer The Begian Minister and Colonel de MosrSesie
Csrtain rrse aud Dr. Ricken in attendance the
King of the Belgiaus.
Walkers S'osltien In Central Auserica--Neu-
nai'sy cf the Transit Route, and Cossu uct
From the LONDON rmes (Cgty Article) March col
me fact that q the pending disputes with the United
States, the Central American and not the suiis
question Is look ed upon the most serious
cesuaoe TO clear up nisapp-ehcnir that ateY
nave p,evSea on tnis SIDE regarding one OF the pda-
TO the elect tEat the for an Improved
comnnnicsti between he Atlantic Pacific oceans,
which In 1890, i'm lated the two government AXE
eay for preserving the euyrsity of regtop wss
ataI Idoned on account OF its having tcen iouod nprh:
cable Although this ste ement has besn meds by high
suho rit wholly fne prop ,s i,ns Of he
Americans Tor uHitec wi Peep Q, only
ring tie future prosperity t Ncaragus and she Aain
states were never .tner vie han periec feasible anA
the. have already Lad thsir accuracy demonstrated
by the uiss OF events rheJ treated with dsre
9ard vi the time and all the nbseqnen.
were predicted Thscourse of even amply foi-
lows AZ the commencement Of l849, when the sxsts-
neDt ccnfequent upon tte Csforca discoveries was al
its height the Times ia series Of articles suggesssd
the ces leness Of m mediate at lou being gveu 10
the pt ssibhty Cf establishing passenger route fen
Grey to up the riv'r san Juan and Lake Nier
qua, and at the time gave . summary o. ihs pro
jec,s which had pre- yiousy been by she
King ct Holland, Louis Napoleon and others this r.
ma'ion q sar al at that point Great paSc interest
appeared to be awakened but nothi done. In the
United states the idea speedily taken un
and IN the course OF few months it ,unced hak
body Of persons at New York bad despatched agen&
10 be government of Nicaragua scl,ct con es aoa
This negotiation ccessfu aud the 9th OF March,
,Riirg the company. Meanwhile tho vigilance of
The goverpm nts Of the United States and 3rcst
B, ain had been respectively aroused and trsay -as
proposed with the view OF pr. venting the Ion
isng upt er the political control OF either country This
treaty wss entered into the leeh Of April ,wipe
aDd stipulated the entire neutrality OF ths PROPOSE
route and also that neither the United States Gle,,
Blita,n should ever occupy sr colonlze or assume
Mo anio 6. sst or part Of Centlsf 4mess 0A wa
When 1t was found that few private citizens At NsS
York had succeeded in gaining from NicaragaA the
elusive pstvifege # constructing the communics N
thus brought into prominence cry was attsmpted
be Iased that the Americans seeking to grasp Co..
The uenty OF neutrality had also taken the o
conoiiatrg these par',ss and had btaI ed from thss
the capitalists Of Epgand. This offer they CARRIED o7s
with perfect good faith, After they had expended
,en ,ss . sum and incurred rss .soss-
spatched two agents to Lordon-Messra Vanderbilt
and Whitetc invite principal mercantile to
characteristic They told tta., ho vevsr dea-
raoe the project Of establishing passenger &C oss
Nicaragua night SEEM there could ba little do lb il wes
totally imprsocabe. The river San Juan Is assert
e., was scarcely DavgaeIe even for canoe, the climate
was deadly poisonous rep lies and beasts Of prey
to be dreaded at every ar the frequent
Ct would insure the rapid destru on VI sry
works thai might be exeouted Nevertheless the oomps
cause oorations ard surveys be made that shoad
establish the pcssbi ity OF canal being buiit at
up and 10 tie Bish -
ment to thar effect beug ultimately aiveu to the in
vssiti.g Ihs 'g,nta The company then returned =
State of New NoIk, was engaged, with
petent stat, to maize perfect survsy. rhs
peted and drawings and specifications OF every OF the
CO nal had teen prepared the company again despatched
two commissioners to London, accompanied By Mr.
meut-
The lowest previously surnsed by the London sapi
.ssss s,o sso a. eoa the cost q h canal nad appsfen s
about 81 600 0CO The London capitalists then dsmaad-
cd that the estimates of Er Clds should be submttsd
the British government. Lord Mslmesbury, Forriga
Minister Nr. Walker and Colonel Adrioh. These
with any particular engine eirg Gicuiies, tina. rhs
survey OF Dir. Chds hna eve appearance of accuracy,
that Mr. Ches han impressed them with conviction Of
1etiect farress ard candor aud that the estimates q
cost, so far juogm Mt could be formed, ads
quae. Upon receiving this report the commissioners o.
tie Sew York Company, sell Ms Mr.. Abbot LswIencs.
a that time American Minister to this country consider
cd they had fulfilled every hirg required Of them and
that the n,u edate co operation the ouptres v~s
ured. To their surprifs however, it was followed
by refusal cf the London CAPT ssts proceed any far
thar They then returned second time to New York,
wi lee ngs which they have sin attempted to
cguise and from that nent the series Of operations
ccmmeLced which have reached stage Of their
gress in the uastion of Nicaragua BY Gen. NAk
er Tie pIivege OF the company inc ude not only the
right OF making the cAua but also Of nakipg railway
or other rosd in case canal sh uld be found too a
cult exclusive permits sion to navigate the waters of Mica
rsgua by steam and mmense giants Of land la alternate
,ecions along the route. They had already established
steamers en- ,he river and lake well IS read the
IA miles which constituted the only Intervening land
between one ocean and the other. When they found
hat Great Britain would have nothing +, DO xitA
to use their powers as to establish . per-
mansnt sway and Americarze the entire coun-
attracting the attention Of Europe, would have initiated
against this, accordingly dropped. Every effort
internal am navigation wei as the line ef vesss be-
lorgirg to the company between New York and San
Francisco Large fnn6s in this way became available
which alleged t. have been employed towards the
great ,olitical aim just achieved.
Ger ain It is that the boats of the Company have cM
tsted all the movements Of General Walkers band ana
also that one of his first acts when he virtually assumed
the dictatorship of Nicaragua to confirm the whols
Of their privileges The country being oc,up ed The
only prospective dicuy In tie way Of It's annexation "a
the United States consists in the treaty the
neutrality Of the transit route and prohibiting
the United States from taking possession Of part
oiCentral America. Although, the efore, when 1t WAS
expected that England would be willing TO CO.
operate with the Nicaragua Company, the Amerf-
less eager than Ourselves for the conclusion
OF that treaty /. Is obviously their wish to set rid U
popular at Washington knowledge Of these circuu-
stances will enable the public TO understand many things
10 the probable course Of events which might otherwise
perpexses have grown out of the Central American
question were plainly oreseen. The Nicaragua Compa-
ny acted Hth entire good atb to this country 10 the
time when their proposals rejected. They have
since pursued their ends with the unceasirg conn
vance, according to the op nion Of we'll In formed
Americans Of their government. As our people
fused to hand In hand with them In carrying their
privileges for the good Of both countries and for hs cd
ct Nicarsgus by honorable MEANS there u
little m for surprise that they have takes iAde-
course, and that that less satsastory
Than the one we might otherwise have hoped for.
The Napoleon Dynasty.
CONGRATULAToRY ADDRESSES TO THE EkPEROR,
AND HIS REPLIEs-THE POPE BLEssEs TIE CHILE
BY THE ELECTRIC WIRES.
From the Paris Sloniteur, March To-
On Tuesday, athatpast IL, the Emperor received all
the Peppo entaries OF the Paris Congress- well the
members attached to their mission.
On this solemn occasion Europe was represented by
the most eminent personages OF each respective country
all OF Them Presidents OF the Council Ministers Fo
reign Affairs ana enjoying the full confidence of ther
sovereigns.
Count wslswsk President of the Congress, selected
speaker the occasion by his colleagues spoke
Follows
The Penpotentaries OF the Congress have thought ct
to select me, this solemn occasion, the mouth
poce Of their sentiments towards ycur Majesty Ann
ham andnr roud NJ Gpdi veaH 1o1 IN