Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-10-22


The steamship IsNas. Capl. Estb#s. l.a'm Sal
Joan del Mort. VIA h Wet. pot intn llamP
ton Roads On Thursday Ter a supply Il coal. -
She ha- N board 7ie passengers and sl56563,
Is in specie.
the Tr.a. sailed. and everything about san Juan
bore the impress If Improvement
From the II N.cafag uense we take the follow
NJ ITEM
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Monday the 18Th day # September. WAS cele-
/ GRATED IN fhi- CITY with becoming enthusiasm. by
the native population. The day va hko our
Fourth # July. being the thirty fourth Huniyer-
,nrv If the Declaration of NicHragurn lndePen-
rpce frum old spain. Tae Presidents man
lion aud the ot her principle houses N tho city
T we're efnamentrd with palm leaves. Every house
/ had flag swung out ffam the Window aad the
I different foreign representatives, displayed the
+ banners oftheirrespectire countries. The Amer.
lean. French. Danish. Russian, English. aud
Pfn.sian flag. were displayed ia front # the Lee
CATION. and Consulntes. The city wore a gay
and brilliant appearance, and at night general
Illumination Of the public and private houses took
uIace In tho morning the principal officers 81
State and Of the Municipality assembled at the
Hall Of Justice, when forming procession they
unrchea IL the church. The R"v. Father WI
,fclaied in tbs performance of High Mass at
tor which the choir ohnnted the II Dtam
GRANADA 4
At no great distance from the city of Grann-
la nre situate cluster If the most beautiful and
fsrtile islands it j. possible to conceive. They
vary from few square yards, 10 several square
niles in superficial extent. Beyond these and
separated from them by deep nayigable chan
nol, Stands the large island of Iepataro, whose
bold hendnnds and irregular surface serve as
guide To all who navigate the lake. Iepetar0 Is
IN its western extremity seoopcd out 50 far n 10
H. audi .Iara tl lH
mainland opposite having deep curve nn almost
circular bay is formed of several miles in diane
tor 50 securely shelteredb by highlands rs to make
tho slightest skti lie secure upon is surface, even
when storms may be lashng into fury the moro
exposed parts Of lake Nicaragua. The southea>-
tern part Of hi bay Is also entered by channel
Of deep wafer, which divides the southwestern eX.
trcmity Of Iaprtaro from the mainland. The
northern part If the bay Is bounded by the clus.
ter known ns the IA ousaud Islands" each one
of which, 10 our mind, i in short time to be
n II of houses stores aud commercial warerooms,
and where vessels Of considerable tonnage can
move from ono depot to another with moro ease
than the curts now used in ranada move from
one street Ia another. On this city of II thuus-
aud islands pure cold water will be always con
,cncnt and ii would be impossible for impurities
or infections toeNst in lis vicinity. Here canals
will occupy The place of streets, nnd light fairy
atcad Of a Wall street. we will have K alto
here will be seen and heard senors and senoritas
ia their gondolns singing love songs in the star
light, aud here will be the most pleasing c"mbl-
nation Of health, convenience aud bcanty IN amy
city upon which the sun ever shone
EXECUTION OF JENHINGs EsrrtrE.
At o'clock T. NJ, on the evening of Friday
the 10Th inst, 81 Lieut. Jennings Estelle suffer
ed the extreme penalty OF the law. by beng shot
IL. 4 - 4 'h,rl Loo
Gordon, in the guard house in tho city Of Grann
dn, while acting rs officer of the guard. E-IeIla
had been previously arrested for shooting lhom-
A. Edwnrd~, and wH-.~hen he committed the un-
lortunaie act for which he suffered drnth, prs
uucr confined to his quarters. lie had II talr and
impartial trinl, and The gentlemen who sat IN
alignment. rnye him every opportunity 10 ostah-
l.h defence bat Ia this lac utterly iaIcd.-
II deed wa committed without any provoca-
ION. ar without any negmvatlng circumstances.
He was sentenced to he hung; hut the commnn-
dcr in chief caused it to be SO far mitignted rs to
allow him 10 lac shot. There was II large con.
COARSE gathered to witness the execution. Is
trHe walked with finn step lay the side ot 1'v-
crcud iather Of the church, who prayed with him
aud for linn from the guard house 10 the pIa'" u
rN'euten When he arrived at the spot where
tc Wa IN breathe his last he requested that his
.nul~ might bo united as he wished II address
Ih' tI9"d | MS request Doing S'hn''o' Nv ~"
IN II firm nnfaltcring voice, In his speech he
asked the forgiveness OF the officers and soldiers
"f the Niearaguan army. Voices responded from
the crowd. God forgive YOU
suoCKS or An EARTHQUAKE.
Two very distinct shocks of an earthquake
were felt one day last week in the city of Rlvas
and It's vicinity The shocks followed each 9th
~ in quick succession, and were of Sufficient
force to shake the adobe buildings. No injury
wa done by them.
VESSELS AT SAN JUAN.
We learn from Thomas +. Fisher that there
are eight British steam war vessels at san j IAN
del Nrte; and there are, in addition Ia those,
one Italian mcrchan! vessel, one English, one
United States aud one vessel belonging to Nj
cnragna.