The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-20

also took three brass ied pieces from them,
wb,ch he en behind In his has.s % return 70 Granada
A GJat ana be took three from them The Rev.
Mr. Wheeler copoy,sur from NV York recently Mr.
LAwiess Ams ric~n merchant At Graaaa sipcs 1861
two ,lber Americans MT connected witn shs
amy we've found dead 10 house TO which they mad 70
treated numbered by ,he enemy SAID tney out
the upaeo States nag and Yelled upon s Tor protection
Plerse's ,Dsns urAi.1
The enemy entered the city At the northeast ~
me san FraBcsoo church which situated tbs
Generals quarters, wnoh they p,ured until It
vas nllsd, NJ also Major Gen. Fry's, next door Toe
americans manly msce stand Al The house 81 Co'ose
Whes her, the American penp0teutiary, tho hospisa
ano ,he express amt post Office Of Wines q, rnasa
points were kent guarded by the Ame icsns giving the
enemy the range Of the rest Of the town. whch OF
course they sacked and plssed far and ~ fast
their briei opportunity would permit
When driven they He'd IN all directions in the Wild
est disorder, leaving twenty five Of their dead In t1e
Generate lwalkers) quarters alone They scattered
hr0ushou the town squads, ming those Iargs hoases
charged ny me American troops and slaughtered with
the Ray onet HE paDic stroll doks rnns both div
ed, but nave received . pretty s,und thrashing STILL
they probably will not stay whipped " for any great
length Of tim Like tue stupid OK they forget.
OGt II We hourly exposing fna passengers from
New York by the Texas aud both lake my
miles down the river waningthe one n take the through
pa sepsess direct 10 Virgin the who
ces lin "a here IA We expect the Orizaba s vail
ing At Ssr Juan del sor.
sba prooapy ct no further news tor thts mail aud
must trust your re ewing ct Other hands from Ora
naca tbe health u bot tns army aud o'tizens IS most
excellent rooshout the State ant At Granada
nave eckness To. weather cool 90 deg 70 ID deg
bciug the range Il showers nearly every day and tbs
rainy Is fast drs xtog 10 n close.
inc the ps'S rom up b ss' as
whom one hundred recruits, and several mortsrs
with fhel, for the army
SAN CARLOS, NICARAGUA, Oct 81. 1855.
CENTRAL AMERIoA-Irs BIOGRAPHICAL POSITION
ITS MINES, MINERALS AND Aa6IoULrUaAL
WEALTH ITS RLEMkSsS OF SUCCESS.
having resided IN Nicaragua for sometime and being
observer or the produ ctiveness OF the soil ami
seen something Of mines and knowing that all Can
trial America similar " the portion embraced ID Nica
rsgua, kno~hg That many Of yonr readers tsks deep
interest In the affairs OF Central America, submit the
following The candid and dsonii s,iog for thor Pc
rusAl:-
The geographical and typographical situation and ies
lures of al nations have had and always will aave, an
almost coorcliug influence upon them aud most ike
wise upon destiny D.
pulaions Of all countries The OF this Inf
rece7 marked illustration from she past prss IT
features OF Central America A. tue no of ia discovery
Y may be said TO have been Inhabited by two aim ",
separate ard cistinct Of men, showing
the most distinct points Of contrast 70 each other
In he interior and upo, The ~esnra stops, tue
country being comparatively open AMI high ana the
climate cool and brscug, found po pnoas cites
somewhat AWARDED IN civilization and h.vas syss.n
Of religious ard political orgauizatoo. IA the east.
evn or Atlantic slope. among the almost naoounded
orests nurtursd by constant into rank vigor
growth tho low lands among the asoons aud
where the rs,s or berce gcodered deadly uias.
msic and iA.ai dampness, found OF beings
whose condition without any fixed pace Of resdsuse
not removed from inst Of the dncivlzed ana
barbArous savage. Tae,r living consis ted prnolos o.
ash and The spontaneous productions OF tho soil ant
hy,pe without shadow OF political religious orgAo
.o6 The coDy!cti.n consequently Irresistible, that
tho condition OF hesstK? races o. men were due 10 tho
situation ar ply scs condition II tneir fespect7e ooan
tries On she one hand VS. have she conyi;son - ~
vorabe Of relief 70 the setter, es2isl
climate an easily cultivated soil, rich IN the pToduc:oo
Of ali kinds OF fruits winch no. Only Abes ths nhssi
tant " supply Ms wants hut give. him an IN
oourssement " devote his tne 10 agricultural
pursurs, ara The improvement. o. nlm-si pa
70 ax his PERMANENT abole and ENJOY HE. ], seslns
10 have been . po,icy thN the old Spanisn rulers
pursued TO suppress the natural condition aud
bear Gown aud oparess dsgrsded portion o Contra
America ard not IN favor the d-veopcments eagerly
teizad upon the other ANAL portion Of Csars
America ,ti semaiup the ha,nt oil savage tribes whom
fbfee hundred years oi comparative civilization In
part have isied improve In the other These condi
lois Of respective clans will doub 1T 10
duence st the present day. no small degree the oocd-
patcn and i'm, roveueu me coanssy ny Amerioass
and Eni opeans unu the more ssvorA ocasoas sna De
conc denseiy populatd and mAa may ps mere enabled
sutdrc and brire the toi Al the eastern declvy OF
he counuy through the Icreasod sct,es aud prgress
and discoveries in the srn Of nc N condition thai snail
vnder mms neshl I'D And inviting. rpeu vii the
Mosquito NNavsgus and the country nSrta NJ II.
be sucjci-d 70 TIE influences Of civilization aad rsnel
ne pcsos OF ps an
portspt one Connecting - does tire two & ess grsod
divisions Of tie Western OoDt,nent 81 III nos o.coms 70
Ill Of kxco the na'es OF mo Psnnc coast north o. nes
Tar OvsvoD, and u some Of the ssases OF Souh
ADeyics ~sat ire Wet Indies haze besn 70 Euro -
.od the United STATS and with Tho sidInos tnars
lion NJ the United Slater N The ther, and mat route
The meet favorable one thsi can be hal ultimately,
become the grcai route Of commerce beveea the
EsssYn and weusrn Henri pneresf Tue oesuny Of Oen
trAi America N sgibiy written on the features and %
IN the Interior s surface well - ny ner geograpn
cal posi,cn Her rorss opep 90 the ose hand 70 Europe
AID Mrwa; o. Polynesia, Asa and Aasrshs on the
other The beet " her pSrt the Atlantic tina, VI
IAN Juan dol Nofto and the Psrdc that ~ ReAlsla
although San Juan Del sur Possesses many ~vantsscs
and " an exceedingly god port though rstner zoo small
rorts upon tho Atlantic and Pacific, sufficient for any aud
al wants thai ray arise from wcspssos and extended
tho whole world.
Cennal America. IN sgficultursI print OF view u
zec0fd to rose In Tie worit, California oussr a hs
sreai rouashes. pumpkss iura'pE, IL Sa. This co
uy eqasiy good The roo aston ~ all ciAsser OF
the vegetable Kingdom Ia vegetable sroiuots, sot AL
and ptsehf. would sNbAnst NE fNf botn M mo
tcmpeuie sod ior.n yrues sod ihe tropics
Barley, at, rye soc Vie prAio sre rAisst
IN sn,pdsnoe upon tho hsn lands ~ he
Interior susa. cane. Indigo, tchaco. oystm csfs-,
Usosc p,antains, banana, oranges Inns, ienasns 81
Sc rev IN abundance w the vshsy. 10 many par
pine equal ~ the b.st n tho C.rgas the hiis;
SEQ csdsr mstossly, srsnsoila Brazil wood NORA 3D.,
Tor buildings, dysvOods ard mar Giscsure
Anore me OFT common may he meaiooet o,pi
bslss m ard liquid smbe~ Bf~ldes - sgricu terA an
csber vtsouree Ceniysl America distinguished tor
psgeraly and Tsc5 mstsss. God and silver mi1es
EcmtroGs and masy a than very rtci, hut ve-7 utis
scfksd frors isck o. scen.e3 knosi,dgs csyts,
Cbiao<y and atehsenoe. Copper nine Iso atrrna "
ecue esisrt yeloing hish sisty Yer cent pesids
ign one hurdred ounces u silver 70 the ton Of
OosI Ia also 10 e'ne serions abundant; " Il " . flr
quality Aad ti.rninSw Asseso<, c.4svey sna p's;ts
arc s'so louLd t1%S a.e ce.Sosd I'D ssvc ben q
Ported 20 srns extent Tho vanilla and ssys-la
vty shun,sai a. a.. Ancrg he other nuDeross
irees Tia; night be neIioaca the eorS sreos India
rubec, rtswcoi AMI irnscns b0od; sGd isns o. every
variety. irdee. orc night 70 on and copn<s,e an
aEosi rdless ht a I've ss.iops Tsdueipss a to
ocvLtt!t which must cven.osuy erhancs TIA vaue
tnd f5l he CON nSroe o. tie csnptry 9Th eli parts q
at.a~ r.axlA =.