Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-01-01

our o'ciock, pending afeSoluWon lnVlunS
Mr.. Orr to preside. took Q recess until 10.
morrow, at Ten clock. II
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NEW YoRk, Dec. a4,-Shor,ly nfier E j
o'clock, This afternoon, the U. S. Marshall
received despatch from Washington, or.
dering The seizure and detention of the
steamship Northern Light, for Nicaragua.
and officers were senl on board TO de,ain1
her. fFitAkf' y n
Tho Counsel Of tho Transi, Company
declared iha. the vessel should sail q, her
usual hour. Subsequently, however, the
Captain of the ship wen, TO the Office Of the
United States DisWic, Al,orr ey, 10 see what
arrangements couldbe made. but ID result
Of the interview is no. ye,lkn ,wn. D
About o'clock, the Northern Light go.
under way, but had not proceeded lar. before
she was intercepted by Revenue Cuitef,
which fired TWO guns across the bows Of .heI
steamer and brought herio. AJd
Two olher cutters afiervard proceeded 10
assistin s,opp,ng the steamer. eo5
Between ihFea and four hundred youngl
men were found on bourd, whose appear.
ance indicated that they were Nicafaguan
adveniurers. Ono " them, confessed. tha,
they were such, and had beelI engaged by
Parker H. French, and others. :.
When The Northern Ligh, 'ef. her dock,
she had on board tho three United STATES
officers who had been delpined 10 lake 10
charge. ,aro4|
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NEW York, Dec. se.-The Baltic sailed
| to day with $36O.O0o.' ,-.,' I
The authorities have been furnished with
affdsvits, and documents which they deem
unrefutable, showing that wide spread
movement has been commenced all along
the Atlantic seaboard of the United States
to send men and arms to Nicaragua, for, the
purpose Of organizing an army in that, STATE
to descend on Cuba and San Domingo, and
wrest them from their present possessors.-
AFTER the consummation Of this design, the
parties interested in the movement propose
to enter into one confederacy the State oI
|, Nicaragua, and such other portions of Cen
tral America as may be acquired by con-
quest or otherwise; Cuba and San Domingo
either to setup separate republic, or apply
| for admission into the Union as Slave States
1t is alleged that thousands of the mos
reckless advcnturers in the Atlantic citie'
have been already enticed into this move
! ment, and that the ranks Of the ewouldsb,
invaders are daily augmented by extensiv'
/. accessions from the interior, and it is furthe
alleged that Mr.. Walker cares not it'll
!, for Nicaragua, any further than as she ma,
r prove serviceable as gathering point 70
: the invading party. 'ei ioJ
Ell So far as we can learn, the information
i supposed to have come into possession
g the United States Government through th
I. treacherY Of the man who was to have gon
IS out as General of the expedition. The G,
ban Junto is said to be at the bottom Of u
r. whole affair.
The passengers by the Northern Ligl
Is are much annoyed by their detention whic
r. viii be continued for two days more, to ei
'r able the cargo to be examined. A lars
e amount of freight, said to consist of hame
Of and farming implements, is believed to il
clude implements of war.
er Secretary Marcy has responded as follov
Id to Parker H. French's letter, transmittiI
his credentials as Minister from Nicaragu
I'D II am directed by the President TO rep
Of to your communication that he has not y
IL seen reasons for establishing diplomatic
., tercoursc with the persons who now clai
Is to exercise the political power in the Sta
q. of Nicaragua. Those who were chiefly
On strumental in suspending or overthrow
a the former goyornmentcof that State, We
OF not citizens belonging to IL, nor have the
OP citizens or any considerable part of them,
nd far aslis now known here. freely express
OF their approval or acquiescence in the pr,
e. ent condition Of political affairs in Nical
Va qua, ilsuch sliallbe the ease, the Pr
", ident does not deem it proper to receive y
'es or any one as Minister to this Governmt
- unless duly appointed by the Supreme Gt
10 ernmcnt Of Nicaragua" ''y - sA'as4
Z NEW YORK, Dec. se.-The Northt
!. Light is still detained by the U, s, authc
u, ties, the offered bail being refused. I
ha search for munitions of war among her c
- 90 is still going on. All the packages
No. her sworn manifest are to remain undistu
.s, ed, but other descriptions of freight are
,as be opened and searched. The parties P
me- me- yiously arrested have been again in custo
m and were required to give heavier bonds
,ha I SECOND DIspATcH.--Atthe suggestion
,"' :, the Transit Company the U. s. District
:. torney this evening consented that the N
|, ~ " thern Light may proceed on her journey,
49,, condition that she takes out two Of the Al
,s ~, shals deputies, to superintend The discha
or prl of her cargo at Pgnta Arenas. the comps
asol stipulating to bring back all the cam
ire and munitions Of war found aboard.
;,o will sail as soon as she can be got ready
lrsl New HAVEN, Dec. 26.-Samuel Sly
o weak-minded fanatic, confesses to the m
use der Of Justus Matthews. His confeders
'all are a male and female who pretended !
lsn they had revelations from heaven that
q deceased had an evil spirit which tormcn
y Sly's sister, a prophecies, who professed
re- have risen from the dead, g.,-' ,,d MIX. = 4
y 81. PAuLs, Min, Dec. "a "A party
pks rived here yesterday from Red River
ing ,heir,vay to Canada, bringing authentic
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