New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-31
The Central american d the 18th, published at

he central American 0I ttle i5tfis pupilshed 1
q San, Juan, says y 81 { 8
War has beer. declared against Nicaragua By I'll
Government Of Costa Hca, and 3 800 troops are und
way. headed BY Gen Mora, the commando r-in-ehie
81 Baron BuloWs is iii the field with 500 men,
y " are informed that tile Transit COMPANY has
been notified IA stop running their boats upon ii
or Costa Rica will not be esponsble for Il
consequences. I'll Al 81 4
q On the part Of Nicaragua, Gen. Walker has de
patched Major chlessnger to meet the Costa RIcan
q Up to our going to- press all kinds Of exaggerate
reports are made by the snatiy upon none Of Wc
we can safely rely.
OF the actual condition Of affairs between the be
lgerents re have no further news. aiiI astic
& in EI Niedraguefse We extract tile following para
II graphs :7 NJ II IN MI MI u
Nicaragua would have preferred peaceabae adjust
ment of her difficulties with Costa as her offers
Of peace have amply testified; but she does not
shrink from the sterler q we sword
And war has been thgs wantohY lnrusI upon
rest az our charge to ask peace. The enemy must
Offer terms Of repa,atio this sion before
Nicaragua can consent any cessation Of hostlites
Tie resident Mora " q regular
woods lawyer. He q great many things he does
"A not mean, and proposes feats he has no idea of
n ACCOMPLISHING He is a weak President, something
after franklin Pierce's model, and no doubt has d
Minister quite tie counterpart Of MI. Marcy. But
i they have walked mp the wrong man they have put
on airs IN the wrong company. Gen. w alker will
learn them better manners, while he imposes upon
Their minds q serious lesson in politics. Such will be
the consequence of this piece of parchment to Mr.
Morn and his Secretary Individually. n
70 Costa Rica as nation M cannot calculate the
consequences. On her rests the blame, and on her
must fall the effects This much we can say, however
that peaceful citizens need apprehend no evil The
soldiers come to regenerate, not to de-
story; and while an energetic war will be waged
against the Government Of Costa Rica private pro-
perty will be held sacred and personal liberty pro
sected as, lnyioable. The agitators however, who
hare set this war foot must hold themselves re-
sponsibe to new ands different authority from any
that ever Judged their deIinquencies heretofore
ut has been vaguely limited that Americans, cap
tured N battle the enemy are to be sum1nary ex-
eeuted The truth OF this report we must disbelieye
assure the army that the General has deter
mined on fearful letributoni iii the event So inhumal
approaching should be attempted. The frightfuness
Ct the old make gibbet Of the State
But we have no fears OF so improbable d contingency
and only refer to it as Il rumor. " z 'f$
highly probab our army is to-day within the
borders OF Costa Riea and few days We shall hear
of the aptuTe Of Gnanacoste.
learn that is General Walkers intention, as
soon as the proper supply Of horses can be OBJ
tanned, To mount two companies of men, armed with
Sharps rifles, sabres and be employed as
rangers in. the military service Of the State.
5Ei 0icarasa e1,se has an account of the ceremony
ofTaising the flag Of Nicaragua for the first time,
which took pacein the plaza Of Grenada on the I'd
inst. The ceremony closed with salute Of twenty
one guns and three cheers for Gen. Walker. The
ensign three stripes two Of syblue, with
white stripe in hecentre M#the midst Of the white
is circular device Of the seal Of State and the repre-
sentation Of seven volcanoes, in token of the volcanic
rangeof Nicaragua.
letter from irgin Bay states that the troops
which marched against Costa Rca consisted Of one
from New York under command Of Capt Creighton
one from New Orleans commanded by Lieut.. Cole
German and d French company. The letter
reports the men excellent spirits and resolved if
they geta chance, 10 make their first fight tell.
n The True Delta publishes letter of the 10th from
Castillo from which NE extract the following II:
The lish mail to Costa RIGA was seized d few
lays since at the junction Of the Cheripokee and San
uaI the chment stationed at that point
w Gen. Walker. 57.H s93s n
Correspondence had passed between tile English
Ulcers at San Juan, and Col. Baldwin, the command
MT OF the detachmentat Gheripokee in regard to
he5 seizure Of the mails the English officers de-
handing the restoration Of the mall on the ground
sh, French and Sandman merchants in Costa RIGA
1ol Baldwin replied, thai as war had been declared
y the government of Nicaragua against Costa Rica
he mails could not pass, but assured them that the
lot;be disturbed or opened until Gen. Walker could
decide in the case. 81 rs $500 's@5E
II An; attack is expected, however, and troops have
neen sent to meet! the English at points below the
river adjacent 70 the harhor Of San Juan. The Eng
sh officers have sent dispatches to the West India
squadron and we are looking out for squally times.
5A X sss -s,.----.----s.-.--
Z THEs CoNcoRD or SWEET soUNDs,--We find the
following decidedly good story III the Paris cores
pondence Of the New York Express. It will be APP
preciated BY musical gentlemen with weak nerves
The sleeping artments of two gentlemen, belong
to different grades Of the upper classes, joined
sach other M. dc V passed his nights ii anus
ng himself at his club and came home to 60 to bed
1t s o'clock in the morning NJ. de P, his neigh.
'or rose at O'clock and beingan enthusiastic lover
This not being precisely agreeable to NJ
e that worthy entreated his neighbor to re-
train his enthusiasm until four or five hours later in
he day. II. de P coolly responded that his en-
isasa was Of the mature Of the st1oonguIl' in tie
arden Of the Palais Royal and was bound to 90
If at the regular hour. The nocturnal gentleman
ppealed to neighboring Commissary of Police. He
as laughed at for his pains and advised to go to bed
to reasonable hour. He had a lease for six years
9 tried TO rent also the apartments of the musician
ut found that he, too, had agreed with the landlord
u aterm Of six years. That plan was, therefore, in
efeasible. Should he send the musician challenged
poninquryhe learned that the object Of his resent
iet Was III ltit ite4eI 4utttu lis IQOl AS
sort Of dernier resort NJ. de V, caused his walls
. be lined with thick mattresses; but this did not
Xclude the horrible matinal music. M. de W
oncluded to commence the aggressive. He bought l.
n enormous cor de chase and made his servant keep
p o fearful din throughout the night M. de P,
he piano man. cited his neighbor before magistrate
nd caused him to be fined for nlisdemeanor.-
ng the French Horn for amusement being only per-
nitted during tile last days of the Carnival M de
Z -, bought a hammer and pounded with all his
night upon the wall. NJ de p waited until he L
nd the servant were both exhausted with their ex-
rtions, and then recommended his piano. All this
ime Al. de ", could get no sleep at all. The
lamnler wouldn't do--that was clear The noise
ouldnt be kept up long enough. He must invent
omething would be lasting and ncessant in its
land organ passed one day under NJ. de VS. win
low. He called in the proprietor, q savoyard, and
purchased the instrument. 1t was an organ which
lad been frozen during its passage across the Alps
md had never since been tuned. M. de VI bought
patent turnspit whichran eight days without being
wound up but once, and adapted it, To his hand
,rgan. When all was ready, he put his organ close
o his neighbours wall and set the turnspit in motion.
u. de P stood it bravely for nineteen hours, at
ihe end of which time he concluded to send bearer
If a flag oftruce He was informed that NJ. de "
mad gone into the country for eight days, and had
carried the key of his apartment with him. At the
present writing the organ is in rapid motion, and NJ,
de P is trying to underlet his rooms though
with small chances of success.
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The PHILOSOPHY OF A FRoG.-We saw Yesterday
on Bollingbrook street, o lump of solid Transparent
ice, about ten inches thick and wide in the heart of
when was large frog nicely frozen up, and looking