New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-20
INTERESTING FROM NICARAGUA.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL,
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Editors C,escent-The just position assumed by
your Journal to Gen Walker and his asso
cates in the noble cause of the regeneration Of Span
ISL America a high and exalted motive-has met
with the candid approval of those understanding pro-
perry his position. ....y. ...-..,-..-. g. s.
The once rich and powerful vice-regal power of
Guatamala consisting of the States of Costa RIGA,
Nicaragua, San Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala,
since the abdication of Spain in 1923, has been the
field of the most unrelenting civil strife. The Re-
public was formed with constitution similar to that
of the United States and two parties sprung up
known as the Arisocratc the other the Democratic
or Liberal.
Not understanding how to administer constitutional
law they resorted to arms the several States seeded
and since then everything has been chaos-the civil
war extending not only to their sister States but in
temally within each State. For two years past the
conflict has been constant and between the two
partes in Nicaragua. The Liberal party were strong
in numbers but without suficency of means to pro-
In this emergency the latter party invited
Gen. Walker to to their assistance and while he
was yet in California sent him commission Colonel
in the Liberating army.
Gen. Walker accepted the commission and acting
in good faith towards his then superior officer with
his funds and those of his friends chartered the
good ship Vesta, and with fifty-four brave spirits
landed at the port of Realejo in June last
What has taken place since is known to all. After
severe and sangunary conflict at Rivas and Skin
msh at La Virgin, he entered the capital on the 18th
of October last, and gave peace to the exhausted
country. For more than four months there has been
the most decided calm ever experienced in its history
The country itself is most lavish in picturesque
scenery-plains, mountains, volcanoes and silvery
lakes meeting the eye at every view.
During my soourn visited the different places of
note, and much to interest well to instruct
The most interesting was the battle ground at
Riyas, and gazed upon it wtha mournful interest
not because in that most sangunary contest recorded
in military warfare noble little army were hem
med in by 600 of the enemy, nor that ten of our
boys were left on the eld-but there smouldered the
dry embers of the helsh funeral pile that consumed
our dead and dying. With feelings indescribable /
raked the white ashes with my fingers and drew forth
q few parched fragments of bones-aIl all that re-
manned on this earth of those martyr spirits. May
they rest quietly in Heaven. @.+-
Granada the present capital, is very ancient city
and its strong castles and churches bear the marks
many revolutions is at the head of the large lake
/ Nicaragua, and is delightful place to while away
time.
Life there is a sweet luxurious, indolent existence
ride to the lake for the morning BATH breakfast at
8 o'clock a snooze in a hammock and a round of
visiting the lovely Senortas in the evening" consti-
tutes the qualification of man in Granada.
And What use of more exertion, they ask? The
rich soil produces almost without labor. plantair
bush will yield food for whole family. Then what
good is to result from over exertion?
Can my lady friends realize that in Granada We
have fine pianos and young ladies to play upon them
. and who, in making themselves captivating, equa
their fair sisters of Del Norte, and somewhat exec
their lavish exposure of personal charms?
The agricultural resources of the State next attract
;, ed my attention.
For the purpose of getting correct data visited
some of the large coffee and sugar estates, and mus
thank their hospitabe owners for their willingness tt
give me all the information desired
The cane was large and sweet, and yielded a fine
quality of sugar Two crops were taken from the
ground in year. and the ratoons had remained from
| eight to ten years.
The coffee plant hourshes on the high lands il
great perfection, and in the English market stands
inferior to Wishing to call the attention of the
merchants of New Orleans to the importance of the
trade in Nicaragua, procured samples of sugar. cot
fee and rice, which herewith send to your Office and
will also be happy to give the same to any who may
: desire it. Don CARLOS