New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-17


during that right. The next morning the boat re-
turned and took Us on board, and we proceeded to
Granada where we arrived about sundown. the pas
sage from New-York having occupied about two
weeks. The passengers were landed in a surf boat
the dock at that time being unfinished. The landing
Of the passengers not completed until nearly eleven
o'clock.
My friend and myself took what baggage we could
carry and started through the darkness for the city
which was distant about three quarters Of mile
There were no lights except the occasional gnmer.
ing Of candle in native store in the city; the road
was narrow and very sandy, and on either side was
thick and heavy underbrush. We arrived at the city
at last and met a sentinel of Walkers army who told
us to hurry up or would get into the guard house.
Having letters of introduction to the American Con-
su proceeded to his residence and without stopping
to present them ] asked him if he knew where we
could procure lodgings. He very kindly sent
want with US, and after hours search offered
the privilege Of swinging hammock in the court Of
one Of TIE houses. Having no hammock our next
effort to secure them, and after long search we
succeeded in buying couple at - each.
We returned, tied them up got into them and passed
the remainder Of the night in gazing at the stars and
fighting musketoes Welearned the next morning that
fortunate in securing good accommodations
did, many of our companions had slept in the
Government barracks and some on benches about the
Plaza Mr.. Squires, carpenter, one OF the passen-
gers who had gone on with his family, succeeded in
getting house and during the remainder OF my stay
there myself and Mr. Squiress friend, Mr. Jackson
Of Sharon Connecticut farmer, remained with them
and we were supplied with he best living which the
country afforded We still continued, however, to
sleep in hammocks, which we hung high to avoid the
lizards which abound there. Ny next two weeks
were occupied in looking about the country in the vi
cinity. Ny opportunities for observation were abun
dant and will now proceed to state succinctly tn
facts Of Importance which desire to communicate.
First, then propose to show the inducements for
farmers to emgrate to the land which has been called
the Garden of the world" The offer Of from $50 to
300 of land a free gift, is held out to the
worthy farmer; and on the Northern Light going out
found eight farmers board who had been lured from
their homes in the United States by the golden prom
ises held out by Nicaragua. Mr.. jackson, who with
myself boarded with Mr.. Squres had sold his farm in
Connecticut to emigrate got discouraged, was taken
sick and died in three days -Four of the others wentout
from Granada with other parties to examine the country
and were gone over three days. They hired mules
and went to Messiah. Two of the number were taken
sick with the fever before their return and died The
other two returned to Granada, where died with
the fever three days after The remaining three left,
determined to get ont Of the country as soon as posi-
bic. Another party of farmers, some from California,
went down to examine a region of country said to be
very fertile situated between Rivas and Virgin Bay.
Two of the party taken sick with the fever while
absent and the others returned to Granada and filed
their claims to the land they had staked out after which
they returned to the land to commence operations.
But while at Virgin Bay en my way home, saw one OF
these gentlemen and talked with him. He was verylow
with the fever himself and beyond hopes of recovery.
He told me that after returning to commence
working their claims, they taken down with the
fever and when he left his location four of the number
were lying there, too sick to removed learned
from Government officer that these claims were the
first which had been filed for farms since Walkers
Government had been established and that TO that
time not spade had been struck into the ground on
Government land by an American.
As regards the fertility of the so some parts of the
State is very fruitful; but do not think an American
can make a living on any amount OF land. From all
that can Judge the Government land for agricultural
PURPOSES is worthless. | believe that the labor re-
oured to cearup sufficient land of the underbrush to
enable person to live from il, (f he could live IRON
any amount of land,) if that labor were applied 10
five acres of land in rendering fertile ana deVoting IL
to gardening purposes ana Irtt heAI heie, II "o'"u
make man independent think person Is tar better
off who is working farm at fifty cents day ana ms
board than he would be at Nicaragua with thousand
acres of land After they have got the land in their
possession if they live long enough to buid mousse
tbey will find that the labor of clearing land enough
TO raise an acre of corn will be more than they can
endure The land is covered with an almost I'M
penetrabe underbrush, which forms the retreat OF
countless snakes and scorpions. Numbers OF farmers
who have gone out for the purpose OF taking up aho'
were in Granada when left, some dying, some SICK,
and others without the means of getting away, dis
couraged and disheartened. | took much pains to
test all the tropical fruits of the country, aud would
not give our apple and peach for the whole catalogue
The inducements to mechanics are but little beter
if any. Mr.. Squres, the carpenter who went ont on
the Northern Light-who had good chest OF tools
and was an excellent workman-was making from -
TO s. per day; but he told me that this could not last
more than few weeks there was nothing IN his
line to do except repairing windows small Jobbmg ana
making an occasional store-cOunter a young man.
also carpenter who went out with his BROTHER was
emploved by the Government in making collins, which
is the most lucrative employment in the place. lie was
taken sick at o'clock in the evening and at the next
morning he was dead, and that day was buried IN d
coffin which he had made himself He was perfectly
temperate in his habits and in excellent health up TO
the moment when he was taken sick. His brother
came home in the Northern Light n few days since
sick with the fever and il only by careful nursing
on the voyage that he was enabled to reach his home
alive Mr. Il. T. Starr, for many years cutter and
foreman in the tailoring establishment Of VIM L. Jen-
nings & Co.. of Broadway, is the only person in Ora
NADIA who is making money at his trade, he having the