The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-03-19
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Especial rrssponlsncs Of the Comet
sAE CAaIos, NroAaAsuA, Feh'y 10th, 1854.
Dear Comet There are times when we
feel alike Indifferent to fate or fortune, to
home friends and relatives, but as if 1t is 4
part Of life clinging to us in all lands and
in all circumstances the love of native
country never forsakes u.s. Childhood's
happy hours, fond faces around the natal
hear.hstone, the very graves of country
men at home, the old trees where we sport
ed and the fields over which we rambled,
all come up at any sign or signal that brings
to mind our native land. So with me to-
day. Faint and weary with sights, and
sight seeking, covered with sweat and dust
l came out from the dense forest, upon a
plateau Of ground, near the river and far
down its winding blue course, ] saw the
"Stars and Stripes" futtenng from the
mast Of the steamer that plies between
Granada and Castillo. Pointing my tran
sit at her 1 saw her decks covered with
passengers and instantly thought of home
far away, my native hills and vallies Of
that glorious "Home Of the free and land of
the brave" Gold mines and silver veins,
blanche, Chontales, Nicaragua, lake, river,
forest, flowers, birds, all fled away from
my mind and heart, leaving nought therein
but home. All, thought l, how do we
wrong those who were born in distant lands
for their recollect.ons of native country
Ireland for the Irish, Scotia for the Scot,
France for the Gaul and beautiful Italy for
the Italian. Nature has planted it there
in the heart ant he is no true man who
forgets to loue his native land Allons. |
left Granada on the 14th, for this place, to
lay it out into city and make such other
surveys as the site and surrounding country
might present for the information of the
Government. To-day the work is done
and here before me is the city of San Car
los; the old fort on the hill, the adjacent
Notifications breast work, walled prom
entory with mounted canon, balls, bayo-
nets, broken swords and grape shot scatter
ed up and down, all occupying point at
the junction of the river and lake that in
the U. States would in six months be oil
swept away and houses, streets, drays and
steamers replace them. This is the place
for emigrants to this part of Nicaragua, the
point Of departure by water for Granada or
San Juan and the mines of Chontales.
feel little proud Of my work and maug,e
ravinous appetite (which eating eannot
cure) l am contented, nay, happy. The
Government has stationed company of
soldiers here for the protection of the
town and its inn"meyable inhabitants (ants
and musquitoes) as well a. for any move
ment il may desire to make towards any
other point within striking distance The
surrounding country is rather low, but very
fertile and those who settle here now, will
find it the best agricultural district in the
State. The productions Of the country are
so numerous that 1 need only name them
to enable emigrants from the States to
choose what they will grow to best advan-
tage. Cotton, rice, sugar, coffee, chocolate
corn, potatoes, beans, peas and all garden
vegetables, and the fruits that thrive best
are oranges, bananas, cocoa nuts, pine APP
pies, plantains and lemons. Tobacco and
other productions Of that kind flourish we'll.
Every thing of the kidd above named, how
ever are dear now, because Of the limited
extent to which they are cultivated by
these lazy, dirty, smoking natives. One
dollar for chickens. Fifty cents per dozen
for eggs Four cents pound for sugar that
is so black and nasty that much as I like
sweet cannot eat. Only think of this
In country where such things can be
raised in abundance with half the labor
they are produced in Louisiana. Settlers
from the States should bring plenty Of
seeds with them, for they are scarce here
and the natives do not yet know that they
are valuable. The public lands of Nlcara-
qua may be occupied by settlers at once
and wherever they please to locate, al.
though the surveys are not yet made, hard
ly begun. At Castillo, around San Carlos
and Virgin Bay, are the best lands and
rear one or the other of those places
would advise settlers to squat at once and
notify the Government of the fact of occu-