New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
AFFAIRS IN NICARAGUA.
From n. National In,elligenee,. May 2:


The suboined letter from Gen. Walker, of Nicara.
gua which read in the Senate yesterday, excited
the more interest from its reference to Brtsh inter
vention' in behalf Of Costa Rica To our apprehen-
sion Gen. Walker does not, in this letter, manitett
very decided confidence in his ability to malnteln
his position in view Of the pers now apparently sur
rounding him. His effort to enlist the sympathy OF the
people of the United States in his behalf by appearing
To their supposed preudices against Jealousy OF the
power of Great Britain, is diplomacy which the
ieiuS1 nta%ed w that Cen Walkers Official organ, (El
Nicordgnense OF date as late as the 22d OF March,
contains an article in which it threatened the United
States h the adoption of measures which would here
after exclude an American policy" and place Nicara-
qua and all her works of internal Improvement ihciuu
ING of course the important line of communication win
our possessions on the Pacific coast under the coniy
lists of Europe to construct works OF internal improve
ment in Nicaragua was dwelt upon as a matter %
paramount interest,"" and it was somewhat vaun.-
inoy uroclsimed that the ship canal between Tue
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans needed no longer 10 De
shut up because the capitalists OF the Uneo STATES
were not able or willing to undertake IT, ana that
Nicaragua was " no longer bound down TO the Amer
lean policy 1t may be observed too, that at the
time the article to which we refer was written, zen.
Walker must, according TO his own statement, has0
been in possession of the intercepted corretPoh-
Sence which he now uses for the purpose OF arousng
American iealousy and enistng American sympathy
GENERAL WALKER TO SENATOR WELLER.
GRANADA, April Is, 1856.
MYDEAR SIR: By the last papers from New. ork
learn that, when was denounced IN the senate ioI
the conduct Nicaragua has pursued toward the transit
Company YOU generous as TO undertake 10 ue
fend me from the aspersion of men utterly lgnoran o
nv character In consequence OF this take tne hoet
y of writing some facts in relation TO affairs here ana
these facts WILL think, prove not ummportan 70 the
| Government Of the United States.
Yop have doubtless learned from the newspapers
how pacific the policy Nicaragua proposed 10 Sui
sue toward the other States of Central America Not
witbstandng all our overtures of peace the neghoor-
ING Government showed themselves, II not poetivey
aesst negatively hostile to the actual administrator
of Nicaragua. II was constantly asserted, NOT oaty
here bu throughout Central America that the states
were stimulated to this conduct by Engsh ana French
SCENTS But il was not until the correspondence OF
the Consul General Of Costa Rica IN London was ln
tercepted by me a few weeks ago, that POSITIVE evi
S.rca was afforded Of the active sympathy the Brit
ish Government maDifests for those who oppose the
Americans in Nicaragua. The correspondence shows
that England is furnishing arms to our enemies % ana a,
is TO San joan del Noe in order that the moral
weight of the English Government may be thrown INTO
| the scale against our Republic.
| do not know how these facts may appear TO the
| people of the United States, but to me they seem
| directly a. variance with American principles and
American interests These facts patent to all and
their significance is apparent to the most superficial
observer There are other circumstances connected
with the present war wagDg in this state and IN Costa
| Rica which may require Interpretation IN order TO
4 make their mPoItancefet
| The Government of Costa Rica has never yet de-
/
il has invaded our territories and has murdered Amer-
can citizens who have forfeited the protection OF
| the United States Government. This has oeen done
under cover of decree issued by the President OF
Costa Rca declaring war against the American forces
in the service of Ncaragus To declare war sgainst
the forces in the service Of Nicaragua and not ega
Nicsagua herself is TO deny in the most positive ana
off, sive the right OF Americans TO engage In
| the service of a foreign State. Not only has TINS
declaration of war been made in this offensive and
upheard of manner but another decree has been pnb-
listed ordering all the American prisoners of war taken
by Costa Rcan forces 10 be shot. This to deny to
Americans engaged in foreign service the common
rights TO which soldiers entitled by the laws OF wsr
Such decrees those have mentioned not only throw
Costa Rca conceive, beyond the pale of civilized
nations but they directly affect the honor and dignity
| of the United States.
They the Costa Ricans attempt to control the
| American people and keep them within limit which
the American Government has never prescribed Costa
Rica saws Americans shall not emigrate to Nicaragua
and tsE srms her service. Ii remains to be seen
whether she can sustain herself in 20 Singular a
NJ siop. In such a war as they are nov wagng
ar.n;st us there can be but result. They may
destroy my whole force-a circumstance deem almost