The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-17

SITUATION or rHs CITY OF SAX CONGRATULATIONS
TAM sontss- SOCIAL LIFE "a r1s sAPrsAh.
yns subBoinsd letter from Of tie steamer HmonA
r.sssnrers who went up W. Baron Hulow, from PAnA
M TO costa Kiss few weeks since, will be found int.
resting y giving moass description Of the capital of
'A"' SAN E,ss, On COSTA RlcA, Dec. 20, 1855.
Tam e'1y n n IN sa.s III, - tor
than ihoes Of Panama; tho houses pn.cpaly Of
appearance than those q your city and there are few
very tasty and pretty cdiAces the principal Of which
NE pa!.sio NseesA erected Ds..vs IN the las. ys.r
priety be called beautiful The principal parts Of tic
building are seosssisIs By fight steps. ranged y
nasy apastmsnts or Offices ali round the structure within
All these c3ces connected, one with tho other
By .eans Of folding glass doors are appropriated 70
secretosiss the despatch Of all pubic badness and
matters seetings Of Importance, the hearing Of cases
Also got his apartments but shss hsvs not Below
in the yard there always sentinels ANA ON part
the Van placed sysy ans e,ocn IN sns ms01 Ss
the general Post Office Saturday here ~ the market
day exscily like country towns where there - an
vsndibes Stalls are erected in the square pro tenn for
the tsle Of cloth, clothes. ironmongery, stationery
in . line psrrepticulaily and horizontally, there.
by preserving the shape Of the square, With modes Of
and thus esy a,ns IN ses S Ssd ~ g:
temperate zones in the season you them in the
lss Tbs meat Kind hare Is very tender and pretty Well
that ID, the meat is Invested Of all the fat.
yestsrdsy abundant piles Ct cabbagss, beet gar
four and ave- Tor real as for esnss nobody buys
them, except to feed beasts.
About half League from the town there Is savannah
Of beautiful aspect level clean, regular and extern
sive than Up Park Camp On this spot for some days
previous tho 25h there has been gathering Of the
sociery militia from al quarters Tents pitched,
stalls erected for the sale OF and portions Of
ground allotted for the culinary process OF oxen killed on
the ground 90 lbs. of oes, peas rice uka, oto and
eds of plain ains Dozens Of seen cooking
in these tents and they pass the time until the 2st on
The marisl field There were two eighteen Founders,
as and about twenty other cannons OF brass and Iron,
On the morning Of the 24th there partial review
by the President Al the same atternoon banquet
at which the President presided On the morning were
to be . few carriages, Of which several American
sex on hors.bacl ofcers IL uniform enjoying social
chat others duty, groups OF soldiers nnoer dri yra
id of muskets and every on the other sue ss
tered sclcers eating drinAng smoking ounging on the
short Bahama many of them theiess, all
their arms were in liz Q order.
At 10 A. NJ, everything was In train for general re-
view and at that time there front Of about GOO
men under arms. They then underwent military exsr-
else and practice Of big guns and after few rounds
Of Ere they dispersed each apparently we'll pleased with
particular part played by him the oc ;ssion.
Among asemblage Of thousands the greatest qniet
and good feeling pervaded, rows nor accidents On
the contrary, each took good care OF himself and re-
turned home safe and sound
the centre Of such placed fine iron lamp posts and in
dark nights the whole town Is lighted The people are
excessively polite the population are mixed race OF ths
negro-except those who of with There are
three printing offices here but am afraid they are not
OF much account.
OF NEW GRANADA AND COSTA RIGA.
Translated from FL Psnameno Jan. l8.
New Granada finds itself under the necessity OF regu
ating its boundaries with Costa Rica Several times In
the Of the last two years. have occupied OUT
selves with this question 1t is convenient for every rs
ton know well where its territry extends and there
ASCERTAIN circumstances when this becomes nece ssh
ty. This is just Central America is menaced
BY foreign invasion, aud already TIE territory
Of the State of Nicaragus has fallen into ths pow
of q hardy iAvader-a representative OF annexa-
ton to the eour try 70 which he belongs Walker, who
has nothing to fear from San Salvador and Honduras,
whcse governments pay him respect will prompt throw
himself upon Costa Rca whose government opposes his
ton will easily understand that foresodugs have all
the character Of certainty Well: will the boundary
Rcs not be incompsrabIy more complicated when that
Invasion and its natural coneequences-is conquest by
foregnersshall be Teslizedf VIII, shall defend that
pcrtcn CT disputed territory, New Granada Costa Rcas
Now that the lsthn i sovereign State the danger
Of being absorbed by North Americans ha, greatly To-
creased There PREVAILS unfortunately, the idea that
the New Grapadian government viii not employ It's
forces ard the defence ofhe integrity of the
republic far regards the Isthmus either because
it is only sppen iage which, separa ed will leave the
whole undspaaged or because the belief general that
the United States will finally seize upon such valuable
of time As to ourselves, who do no. share in these
ideas, shall, in quality OF New Grausdiau de-
vote feeble TO the defence OF ionality not
wihstancng being well convinced that by the beet
purposeiy nourshei the part Of soma, OF ths nder
ence ,he Of this republic win show in the
Of con iict the conquest is still probable
As regards there car OF being ever
annexed 10 the United States either in indrect way
in consequence of expedition fitted out tor this
purpose and directed against the thmus Never have
there BEEN expeditions directed against the Isthmus,
whilst such have b. carried out wards Cuba parts
fpu AIt I'd X Mt IN uoS he
Apglc-Amercan erj ,ys amongst us all liberty aud qua
rantees and it may even be asserted that he
his activity in this country II II formed part Of the
Great Republic. TO wha. purpose would the conquest
serve themf
On the other hand, the Isthmus represents to say
neutral territory, where France, england and the Uni
ted States carry their ercai affairs with equal
liberty These three nations must have in.srest 10
continue this state Of foreign relations it il
now for the Istamus falling into the power sDy
nation whatever there would exist great danger that
restrictive laws for the convenience OF the nation in
whose possesst 1t would be- would be forced upon It,
But would there not be another and greater probability
Of danger tor Isthmus if the contiguous SAFE Of
Costa Rics absorbed by foreign nvsdsrsS Tasre
cannot be any doubt. The governmen. Of Walker ud
begin with contesipg with this large New Grana an
belong to it. Hence disagree ement and very naturally
war, which perhaps, would keep friendy nations from
two Independent. countries 1t would be affirmed th..
nGbody has right to take part in the struggle except
the parties called on TO fight it out.
Therefore II is evident ths apart FROM the
sons which can be alleged in behalf of arranging the
boundary question between New Granada and Costa Rc.
there particular of pressing nature. Bat
this aim be attained by d olomatc mission TO tbs United
States, charged At the time, TO be the nerpre
of the wishes of Cosra Rics?
This is error, proved by petieDce. Minis Maxi
Iniano d. Psyedts devoted himself With zeal to this
affair without obtaining his end and Minister General
HerraD will have the osappoint ent. minister
Of Costa Rcs in Washing will, Whatever perplexity
address himself TO his government for Instructions
and in gu Oh way years oa years wild pass away This is
TACT, since IL happened partly, to Senior Paredes.
We conclude With insisting that our government take
early possbl The ih
boundary difficulty with Costs RIGA before 10 may
late. The surest would be 10 send special ans4s
sator there with the necessary instruction enable
him to come to a prompt conclusion.
-Sandsvtch Islands.
POPULAR EDUCATyoS-REPoRT OF TIE PRESIDENT
OF THE BOARD.
The undersigned during the present year made the
tour of all the Islands, examining carefully into the
state of the schools and public morals, and Observing