New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-01
NICARAGUA.
From Oar Own Correspondent.

From Oar own Correspondent
SAN JUAN DEL NORTE Nov. 2, 1857.
-To.dsy makes seventeen days that the Fort San
C. rios has been blOckaded by Costa Rica, accord.
ing 10 tie notification Of Col. Cauy and yet it
seems not to have surrendered. COsts RIGA BIS all
the advantages of possessing the lake and river
steamers, and Nicaragua has nothing in the way OF
boats but few small piraquss or "dus-outs. !"
But Nicaragua is quite equal to Costa Rica at all
times and now that her citizens are united and act
ing tremendously together under the direction OF
Gen. Martinez who has been elected, and in six
days more will be declared, by the opening OF Con.
pI.ss President Of Nicaragua, Costa Rica will ind
herself in me- ST unenvable position, and the pugna
ciOus, bul-nosed Col. C,uty will have TO seek some
other field for the display Of his wonderful military
and naval skill.
SpeskDg of Col. Cauty, let me Inform you That his
distnp ushed father, who was not sent Minister by
Costa Rica TO Washington, and who is we'll known
and duy sppre cisted here, as well as in Nicaragua,
Costa kica and San Francisco (it would not do to
hint at the proud land of his birth, since il Is no
secret that he has sound reason for not returning
'ome) arrived here in the last English mail steamer
from Aspinwal, accompanied by a Mr.. Young, aud
threw the people OF San Juan into great utter by
the announcement that the Webster contract had
been fully sustained by the Government OF the United
States and that the Transit Route would be opened
on the Goth of November, when steamer would be
here from NeW-IOrk with passengers and freight
&c. Mr. Young Was to be the agent of the new
company at Punta Arenas Webster was to come 10
tie first steamer t. superntend the opening OF the
line and all that sort OF thing. This kept the
anxious ones busy over night, but 10 the morning
there were many anxious inquiries for Capt. Cauty
AND Mr., Young, and few long faces, but the
- dresm was past, and with il gone' Capt. C4uty
and the new Transit Agent YOuog. They had left
il csIoe early in the small hours Of the moruiog,
via SarSyqui, for Costa Rica. Capt. Cauty has
made one or two sudden exits before from this
town. but this one is, by common consent. acknOwl-
edged 70 beat bis best time.
At II O'Clock this day, agreeably to thirty days
notice the house, &c, known as he Kinney prop
erty," was sold at public auction to satisfy mort
gage given upward of year ago by Kinney to
Me,srs. s. 5. Wood X Son. merchants. 4 few
minutes previous 10 the sale the aucriOneer was
served with a notice addressed 10 the puotc and
sgued by Kinney, admitting the mortgage but stat.
ing that lac did net ore Messrs. Wood farthing.
The principal public houses Of the town have for zoe
psst month been nearly covered with "neticesr Of
GtRs, &C., upon the same property; but they all
cared in except cid fogy, fdniisrly called " Uncle
Ben who swoIe awful oaths that before the prop
eIty should be sold several funerals would take place
But the property is sold and the funerals are laid
aside with Uncle Bens alse teeth, until further no
tice Messrs. Wood x Son We're the purchasers
The hsrk SiIafpa has been resdY for sea. an
bor, for the past aree or four days. Owing to tue
bocksde y Fort San Cares, nothing has co ne for
ward for her, as would otherwise have beea the ease,
and she goes away with abou: a quarter freight
thanks 10 Costa Rics.
TUESDAY, Nov. 3.-Her British Msjesty's ship Of
the line Brunswick, II guns, arrived kst nig,t, and
anchored outside being of too deep draft {, enter
the harbor.
The bsrs Sersiina is stir detained BY head wi0d.,
and yesterday Capt. Thompson was down with
slight attack Of caenturs- Tne bark will probably
30 TO sea during the day.
Pun.a Arenas, or Scots Point, as il is nov
cslled, is being greatly improved by the energetic
proprietor Joseph n. Scott esq, who is engaged in
plai ting coccsnu's, CLEANING of bis and, erecticg
cen fortsbe sheds, and cultvstng biz grounds gem
orally. 1. is WHISPERED that be has received over
lures from psrties high in power, ard provided with
abundant capital Subjects # Costa Ricsl for lis
property at PuDta Arenas but declines 20 negotiate
unless biz old friend Morgan as he terms him, shows
signs of ikrowing him off, like an old shoe, now that
be il tf 10 further Use 70 tie mad transit specula