The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-01
~xxonrAL 70 THE SENATE Or THE UNITED STATES
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10 The EDITOR HERALD
IhAvs honor to address to you annexed letter OF
eight pages of text which, the 18th Of this moath
cent TO the President Of the American Senate wash
ingtos.
request Of your patriotism and loyalty the insertion
OF this document the columns of your Journal and
take in addition the liberty Of soliciting pressing
recommendation in favor Of the appeal which coneden.
iy mako to honor the morality and the probiy Of the
American nation and which, bssi les, will have the ad
vantage of being pressed upon the serious attention OF
Congress BY . number OF honorable Senators.
also ask the iavcr Of your accompanying the inser
tion with your reflections and with warm and
esrnsst recon- mendson in support Of the OK pee aton
entertained by honest Of all countries that il will
secure the part 81 Congress complete and general
fhs unfortunate victims of Grey,own viii be forever
grateful for any support that you can give them.
have the honor 20 be, sir o,edient servant
PHILIPPE AUGusfE DE BARRUEI BEaUvERT,
Delegate Of the French Popula ion Of Grsytown.
document, which have let IA French, cot knowing
Ensish sufficiently well 70 ,ranslsse it ourselves
TIE DELEGATE OF THE FKEScH POPULATION OF
oREYrowN TO THE AMERICAN NATION AND TO ITS
NEW CONGRESS-
GEsyIows, Central Americs, Nov. Id, 1855.
GEsrKxEs-in the solemn moment when q Con-
gress composer OF the ei' of young but powerful
and admirable nation is about to open, come to fnla
the honest q the United STATES, and par
tieuaxiy We honorable members OF the Con-
gress, duty which quality Of delegate OF the un'or
tunate French ;rhabsnts of Greysown will sufficiently
justly.
In addressing my self to the whole urion which CON-
prices 20 many noble sod elevated hearts. and address,
ing self to the new Congress- which composed Of the
eie Of It'd etzezs enteI tain the hope that my feeble
voice viii be heard and In FACT cannot be otherwise
sor the spirits Of the great who foun ded the Union
are sn amongst you snd the vrsues OF those great ei
must be diaused throughout Of the Anne
ricAn natcn Ia proportion equal to its marvellous
srG.ta.
American people, address myself humbly TO the honor
And loyalty Of tie entire nation to ak Of justice
sI6 toAt justice hope for the glory OF the Union viii b
Tho young nation which scarcely eighty years
Of existence and which all esdy Of the three first
GUS commsrois eets plough proudly All the seas OF The
universe the admirable people who with power Of force
created Is by eDchsntment that magnificent and bril-
liant series OF capitals which dazzle the OF the travel
pie full OF pi and inieatgable aTdor who have
verted VAT pcrten Of the- immense territory but
Gently covered with ancient and virgin forests which have
shaced since the creation OF the world toe most fertile
Lands OF the gicce-be young people say who have GOV
cred an immense part Of h vic aud extended territory
with rich and cultures whica England that cias
ec land Of magnificent and prodi9ous agricultural works
would envy the nation ~hich first taught the Old World
uation. one of whose greatest discovered the useful
application o. q conducting agent of ligatning-that
lesdal terrible anc destructive which the Pagans
placed In the HANDS OF the king CT tne gods the nation
which has succeivey sstonished the rcvetse BY
the first railroads. by extracting from bowels of the
earth the most precious Of fossil combustioes hracite
e. q s sns
the velocity of which without parallel: by con-
IN speed tie BEST paddle Wheel or screw sa
ers, and which win soon effect general rovola-
to e., m y witch Of . & sailing
the two iater oceanic communications of the
s:amus Of p.oAm. .Id the Isshmus Of Niesrasua.his
Latter having In prospect immense fortune, which,
however, can only devecpe Itself when it is freed from
The miserable proportions imposed it by the anti
soea monopoly expoted and converted into BY
hsss apsasn a,sd ss ss .a' Ss
mountains into rs valleys turned rivers from their
eourses and with heroic srdor have vrupg from the
soil Of this dorado INN of the representa-
tive emblem OF wealth the nation which running thus As
it were after shadow, has, nevertheless made viii
make ct very distant time of Mexican CALIFORNIA; until
lately completely uel to the civilized world one of the
mast fertile and productive countries of the American
ao convert into complete reality the golden dream
OF the 6nanc:er Law on he Mississippi the nation in
number Of marvellous deeds is at present without con
fadicto1 one of the three first nstions OF the globe aud
dial union with France and England for from this frauk
and complete union woulc still result fr the American
people, also for the old civilized world countless ad
vantages, and even incslculabls illustrations.
But Why. in presence of go much glory-xhy, in pre-
seGoe Of SO many nobe deeds-mus:a dark hsdo~ in la
gubous whirlwincs OF fame and smoke present itself q
our vsv, lie black ard melancholy reflections obscung
the oeies,is. armament in watch your constellation
shinesS Why is this constellation, lately luminous
covered and obscure1 by TIE sinister smoke OF horrible
act of iRcer dsIism?
1854 dc oorsbis Ard terrible DE- ed accomplished
Greyto~n by the naval and military force ofyOur power
Far be from the thought of see ing make any sp-
Peal TO passion Or the contrary pray God TO direct
my feeble In the effort to aepit TO you, in the most
suocnet and Moderate possoe-leaving you the
task Of sounding ano examining tentivey ali its mystic
rious dstaiths derlors5 Die affair also the not less
culpsols means which employed bring il about
The American Transit Company of Nicaragua, which
monopoly, aided by Mr. Fstens whom It succeeded in
gsttrg appointed United States Consul at Greytown,
complained to COVE nment Of pretended injury
injury purely iGsRnaT (which they alleged had
been done them by The Eve hundred pescesble and inof
fsnsivs inhabitants OF that Town, whom Win views
outlAwed pirates TIE Cyane frgate immed atels
sent 70 Greytown, where it arrived he llth Of July
1854 On The 18th proc amation from Consul Fabens
posted up which ne announced to the inha bants
that on the following day the 18TH the town would be
bonbarded If they did immedia ey pay the
Tran~t Company the fum of tsentyf'ur thousand dol
The inhabitants who were all convinced Of the re-
reasonably have suptoted that their town would
cisny as the foreign consuls ana principal inhao-
tan1 hAa protested against It, abandoned without ex-
retired into the surrounding marbles Never theles
contrary TO al expectation at Line the morning Of the
18th the irsate unms ked her b and the re Of
her artillery opened at short distance and continued
until three O'Clock in the afternoon Up to this time
none q the ho1ses sns ss Dsen sd b the hGos
and ohesrs At their head Mr. fabens e1Consul Of the
Union but then In the full exercise OF his functions also
marched Ut the head OF the column and four IL the
afternoon the men comp sing set FIRE to the houses
after the other and Fix in the evening this melancholy
and sickening work of DESTRUCTION which plunged five
hundred pescesbe and inoensive inhabitants into dis
tesa and misery consummatedi
In consequence Of this horrible act OF destruction,
and during seventeen consecutive days OF tropical and
torreoA rain these ave bundled unfor tunates without
shelter and without food experienced suerings without
parNe and which it would be impossible to describe.
Since the of this Fad event. which has
cited tho Indignation Of all honest men, 1t is said
the government Of the Uaton gave orders to
this eject 70 the Of the Cyane The unsor
tunAte inhabitants Of Greytown would wish TO believe
that this s the TIE oombardnent, however has
not the taken place, 1t has destroy aud ami
hiASed an enormous amount Of property be onging 70
Freaoh, En$iish, sardniAns spsnisrds Germans and
nuHbsr Of persons from Nicaragua, Costa Rica and