The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-13
Our Naval Correspondence

VU1 Naval S0rr09pONdenc0,
UNrvs STATES Sarp DvoArua
PUSrA A1ssAs, Costa RioA, July -, 1857.
INtywationa; Cbu,teas-0Toial Vtu 70 san LSs-W
Oarey Jowa dsd Tom Ed,oards-Coaa Rican Wfshs r..
o1rdin9 the TRANSIT Rosse-Wouxdsd FRsbuaers-Okss
Rsca. LOSES in the Late Wars -f'resex Gournm<ss or
N,cara9aa-sasIor; Pranss on Shore, DC dc.
On arriving IT this place, commander. H. K rhAsoh
or went sshore and visited Colonel uAnas commandAat q
tho place. and brother TO General Canas who acted % ~
minent part In the late Nioarsxuan war In his nsss-
view with she commAndAat Captain Thatcher proposed 70
re salute to the Cosla Rsan nag, but remarked thai n
30 doing he would expect the honor to be duly rsOpro
Gated gun FOR gun To this Colonel Canas replied that The
want Of guns would rondsr such return impoaib,
hs part and that furthermore late OCCASION Of Della
Drafting the triumph OF Costa Rcan arms over nlbusaer
ISM IN obedience TO State proclamation two Of his
os sner lives from tho III timed discharge Of gun. Tia
consudaas thanked Captain Thatcher for the propose1
compliment and stated he should consider salute
- having been fred and make report 70 thai sGecl -
the authorities Ut San jose.
soon alter arriving ii Punta Arenas, our commandee,
accompanied By Lieutenant 4. W. Scott made q vizs 10
eaa jesse, the capital OF Costs Plea They travelled upon
muss-the principal OF l,comouon in This country
The description Of the badness OF the roads and The hard
ships Of the route would lead to that ira yenx
nos rssorted 70 a. means Of pleasure in Costa Rca
exterior presenting bat few features which would entire A
70 the position of city.
Captain Thatcher had ~ the object OF his VISIT to make
inquiries In relation TO certain Americans who, while e.
gagged In the peaoeable vocation Of engineers Lake
Nicaragua, saId TO have been made and
compelled TO do service without compensation. On
irving San jose Captain Thatcher held interview with
Prnsdeat Mora npou he subeci by whom be osaa
IDENTITY assured that the men not In prison,
thers any ~ages due thsm ~hoa they had not recevsd
Whilst Oaptsin Thatcher at the capital W. Carey
Jones' E'q United states disomso agent 70 Csss..s
| by an American, KNOWN here by the name OF Tom Sd.
wards. Said Edwards enjoys the reputation OF man a
uncertain MORALS yet Seems 10 have nsinuated hmes0
into the cona fence OF Mr.. Jones immediately stsr
tue arrival OF the latter at Punta Arenas, whence
he accompanied him to San Jose. Said Edwards was
originally from California, but during the reign OF the
"vg,,Ante," for bis benefit veil thai Of tas
State he isok his departure thence next turned up
In The camp Of Gen walker 10 was finally advised TIA.
his presenoe longer nested IN that quarter when
be made bis exodns 10 Costa Rca but seeras 70 have
br0rgh his unaaviabio saiesedsrs With him For tha
aDsi act BIO was at tns Instance Of Mr. Jones' lodged in the
| prison q, san Jose
ton or the Ban Juan river, learned that many Of the
most inue n!ia Costa Rcans would much prefer that
tnDl would favor the detection and suppression o! aar
nlibnsterlng movement which might arise In future
There are nov some fifty Americans at Punta Arenas
wao formerly connected with the OF Walker.
but the issuing Of pFociamahons BY the Costa Roaa
authorities, assuring them Of protection, and that all vino
wished should be sent no they ind uce to desert
This benevolent policy the part or Costa Rica, which,
has carried into elect In thu OF largo number
Of Captain Spencer appears to be isss strictly adhered 70
since The expulsion OF Gen walker the most Of .hsss
men Punta Arenas have been there several months,
and reduced 70 The est grade OF desutlon 5evs
raj kbong under chronic dseass contracted 10 the
country Some two weeks after our arrival in por, Tho
real fl2X cepta) which bad been appropriated The
eay support for each CT heso individuals was ordered 70
| be discontinued.
for leaving this place nau vesae named The Ros-
tan, commanded BY an italian, entered the hHbor, bring
ing the s. rTss Of s "a0 ne
were Of such character az 10 render their remvA tm
possible When Cen Walker left Nicaragua, this party,
s,me eighteen IN number, were len under the charge d
Dr. Roy,;on form eriy OF Mobile, who had occupied
prominent position in the medical corps OF the Ncafasuas
army. Dr. Royston kindly volunteered his medical
vices this party until they should be sufficiently I'm
proved 10 admit OF their removal homo 10 this company
Lieut. Rsyburn, ali or whom are labor az unoer most %.
rous wouucs nom which however, they are now coavA-
escent They all exhibit unmlsiakeAble evidence Of hsv
ing been in the immediate range OF mimic s0ots and
pecaly the unfortunate hsor who has received
gunshn wounds OF formidable character that IN ord
They embarked on board the Rosan 1t San Juan del
Sur for this place, and report that during he
eu ns su here shortest ss
! food and water Had II rot becn for the rain water
that they caught at times the surgeon In charge Of than
company dcd aor the arrival OF tho vcsse u Punla
Arenas his death being attributed I, insufficient noursh-
meet during tho passage The attendant
the transportation II this company 10 this place
frayed By The Costa Rlcan government Amer their asi-
val here they assigned quarters in the por chAm
bers OF Custom House, and the meantime were fur.
mist ed with an allowances OF food which Is bill OF fars
though not lavish In laxres, SIN was sacieni for The
have learned from reliable sources ,ha. in the lsss
Ncarsguan difficulties Cos R'ca lost about 20 900 men,
Is 600 Of whom lost their lives from cholera the remain
Ing 500 were lost In battle This largo por ocnage
Of me whole population, which amounts in oil 10 about
since the expulsion OF General walker Nicaragua hes
received at the hands or Costa Rca provisional govern
ieeH su9 Asoss oo,n
cAed The inferior classes OF the people said 70 be
very hvorsby disposed towards General walker This
remark doos not sppy 10 the higher orders, many Of
whose pu, suffered iec,ded reduction pslhs.
during the late fOrays which have desoaicd sh unr-
whilst lay at spoher before Puns Arenas q number
Of eur crew were permitted 10 20 Ashore liberty. One
Of these, rarine, whilst int,xicaed was committed 70
the guard house. and not.oe Of tho Case, written IN
span sh was sent the following day 10 our commauder,
signed BY an official siyns himself tho Judge Of ths
ira. n,sance" The following offensive charges wero
preferred against the marine vzrhai OF being drunk,
and whilst 10 that state Of having broken door and tho
end OF some ones sbirs literal rendering might be
given OF the aerbu sted thss the payment OF the
JAIL fes nwei ~ fol- indemnity for the damages
done the prisoner should be ibersed
the damages paid according TO the Jadxea own a.
seHmenii yet ne Was not sa-Hed bat forwarded detail
accom-. o. inc matter T. the authorities II San Jose,
mahing bitter comp ains against seamcn but tho
thosues sppen 70 have paid no special attention 70 the
matter. whatever ndscrctious our may have been
gully or the plsce was than indie nnIhcd large
harvest Of spare change tha, put ia circulation "
their presence quite enough In fact 70 c,ce grand orc
| In The financial stutus OF the tosn.
whilst we rcmsined At Punia Arenas W. Carey Jones,
Esq, trspsacted publo plomstc buslnoss with Coss
Flea or Ut least nothing, that would tend to render TIE
| special Object OF his mission apparent.
| me objects for which oar voyage made having
been secured q this port our Commander AFTER taking
board The company OF wounded nbusors under
Of Or. Roysson ~ well ~ few OF The deseYtep whose
diseases pcspac,sied tnen from obtaining living eel
| tail on the 9th Of July fer Panama
Affairs NJ Psna ma.
| OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.
| Usrrsp SrArE sHr DScArrR,l
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