The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-28


enc thousand men, while FIVE times that number of men,
under CArrers surrounded him every direction. Find
Ing then that Al was lost and well aware that among
solved to break through tbs line that surrounded him.
ana withdraw The contest TERRIBLE the majority
Of his officers killed. thirty three of the dis
ngushed Of those remained 10 tine city took refuge
In the house Of Mr. Frederick Chatfeld the British Con-
sui who delivered them up and they were cut dowa in
Asg of France were The only ones who escaped
when Ao'szan reached San Salvador he found various
vansge OF his misortunes To seize the rens of govern
meat Seeing that all lost and without =
spark of hope left hs departed ons dark and ssormy
night, with Q few cf his officers, quitting with
prof'.od grief that country which he had twice saved
from and to whose service he had devoted all
bis efforts and all his ability. Such was the of the
Presidential career of who remained two years
At Valparaiso with those who had accompanied him
Carrers finding himself without foe in Central Aue
rsca and smbolaened by hs triumph thought that he
could easily master the whole country With this object
Salvador He met with NO resistance and he able
psrpetrate the greatest atrocities with mpunity. He
placed the sovereign in the hRnds Of of the
factions that had Joined him: but Honduras and M
cassgua had formed 2 League against him, and as his
ont mao % hs ay. xnsn out o. their
Guatemala before the people of San Salvador deposed the
authorities that he had left and placed other leg
mate ones Ia their stead,
CHAPTER VII.
CARRERA-RETURN OF MORAzAN-HIs DEATH-AT-
TEMfT Az TURNING UNtON-lS4t TO 1891.
In the year 184l the national spirit WAS completely
gone, and tine republic divided into five separate
States, each jealous OF her neighbor, prey
terror factions, and to the opposite efforts of the differ
emit parties.
In Guatemala ths members Of Carrera's Assembly
discovered that they nothing but Instruments
Of his WILL he having assumed all the powers of the
State and taken them into his hands He we'll know
that the anti liberal had only joined him TO further
their secret and private The ignorant butcher
Of Mia had sufficient experience of his associates to
know that he must look to his personal security
therefore Is that he only adopted and carried their
measures when they conceded with his own ideas; he
conformed the law when it subserved his interests
aud he acted with discretion when suited him. Senor
General said IN excited member of the Asssmtl one
cay, in fuu council, you possess the physical power,
but we rely upon the moral power Of the country
lariesa made no reply. bat immediately Withdrew.
Whhia fifteen minutes he returned and ive hu adred
bayonets surrounded the room Carrera ordered that
the should be- opened, and said the irrta ted
member :" Here are my Indians, whore is your moral
powerr'
The Clergy hastened to procure a return not only of
their cor hashten property but also re establishment OF
their c sna otter REerauies aeohsd Sv the
but prohibited the Assembly from oblgn9 people to
support the clergy. II any one wants to employ
COSTA Rica stl the orders Of the dictator
Carilo out having received and pro pereus i'm
pulse BY the introduction Coffee the SCUM
uy remained quiet. Ii euabed t, contribute its
had surplus lsf which i devoted to csjeess Of pubic s
utility.
Nicaragua, San Salvador and Honduras although with
separate governments, ali anxious for national
cuies there assembled at Chinandega, ON the i7h OF
March, 1912 Congress for the purpose of establishing
the bases Of constitution. THIS step opposed
by Carrera and the anti liberal party VI Guatemala and
by Garlic; but the representative of the States above
formed the bases of national government in
these words supreme elected by the
~ on he EYQc tiva
that Gounci Of state wou be formed IN the
ner; that there would be supreme of and
laws" The jealousy and mistrust OF . central power
which had been In the minds OF all after the dissolution
OF the eonsdecy again opposed this project besides
means Of existence, could only be nominal.
stin this attempt-thOugh without any result-served
and the friends OF Morazn, believing that all personal
hatrec against hin, had died away tnoagh that BY re-
turning to the country he might help to revive the ede
He was therefore urged to return, ana assured
OF mort enthusiastic reception. Full Of
his officers in March, 1872 an lin April following reached
Ia Union, In San Salvador But finding that the plan
os the liberals had failed, he repaired Caderas, in
Costa Rica- There he gathered together troops
and marched upon the capital, where he deposed Car
RHO and raised the republican amt nag once more Ihs L.
the decree in which the state had withdrawn from the
union.
This result brought about in one of the States thai
had been most hostile to the union naturally inspired
Molazan and hs friends with great hopes Of being able
to re.esablsh tie federal government. They believed
that the other States would follow the az
Costa Rca, and aid them in their operations With this
view they prepared expedition 70 Nicaragua. Phe
$50 Geo. But the people Of Costa Rca war;
and great part Of the men flew into the woods that
H. Obligatory to take sts9ng assures to enforce
hostility, which was encouraged by the emssaries OF
Guatemala and the English agents. At this moment.
fatal the assistance of the latter
An officer named Molina, belonging to influential
family, seduced young girl from the honse Of her pa
rents for which crime he was arrested by General
raised the troops against him; he assassnated.
For this act Molina was taken to Calderas.
created considerable excitement Some Of the
troops sided with the criminal and attempted to
prevent the execution OF the sentence To uel che dis
troops and remained behind with small esoort LIS
enemies seeing him alone took advantage of tae oppu
uniy offered 10 attack him. the people With their usual
ickicness joined them, and lie assaulted by absut
5000 men at san jose Morazsn, with three e
four hundred maintained bis ground FOR two days
and two nights broke through the lime Of his besegers
marched the city OF Garbage where he disgrace
fully betrayed made prisoner With eis two aud
some Of hls officers, taken TO san Jose the 18th of
SEPTEMBER 1872, and immediately shot. Thus disd the
most able and purest that Central America ever
produced. To Cosa Rioa belongs the odum OF having
perpetraed the most aoornnabe crime in accordance
wi h the suggestion of the anti republican party.
When the intelligence Of Norazans capture reached
The asst 1. hardly credited nevertheless General
Cabanas, with small body of picked troops, went to his
but ne had hardly started when Spaniard called
Espac, who professed friendship for Mors persuaded
him that not only he in safety but that he pro-
baby by that time the coast Having been deceived
in this way, Cabanas returned to Calderas, and his
arrival there heard Of the atrocity that had been
perpegated at San jose. The friends Of Mprazan
filed with terror but although without their leader,
they remained firm to teer principles. They embarked
in different vessels and proceeded 70 San Salvador
ports they bockaded curing several weeks; finally they
landed and received in friendly manner by Males
pin and took part In the affairs of the State Malespin
had formed plot against Morazan, but having been
eated by the latter had been obliged to the country
he afterwards retained with Csrrera, who left him
the head of the TROOP that he might put down any
tempt of the liberals; but he saw that although
these divided they really predominaed and he
aesced With them with view to insuring HIS power.
raisee many Of them to Office This on his
part and his concating measures towards all the adhe
rents Of Morazan alarmed Carrera and his friends and
they determined 10 STRIFE blow that would destroy him
and his new allies. An expedition therefore orga-
n2ed to invade San Salvador at the head Of which
General Arce the first President and first traitor Of Gen.
tal america who had been reduced by his crimes to the
position Of an adventurer. The expedition was unsuc
cesiul, and Cabrera punished his wretchsd