The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-16
Important from Observation-Disclosures Vic
rOIlOus-The San Juan River In P0ssessiO,
Of lhe Costa Rlcans.

Important from Observation-Disclosures Vic
rOIlOus-The San Juan River In Possession
Of lhe Costa Rlcans.
NEw ORLEANS jan. is, 1857.
Tho steamship Texas has jos. arrived from San Juan
del Nor,e.
The Costa Rcan forces protected by the English feet
have seized steam BOAT 90 the 500 Juan river
Colonel Lockridge has possession Of Panta Arenas,
which he holds With $50 men.
The OF Costa Rcs, abou, one thousand strong,
hold every other point on the river
Genera Henniugsen has beaten the allies 1t Granada
AT joineo General Walker at Rivas.
lie army reyer was in better spirits, FOR more cont
dent Of success.
Among the allies there existed great discord and they
were Gghtrg among themselves.
Tho passenger from California, by the Oriz,bs, lst
Virgin Bay the Sd instant for San Juan del Note, on
the steamer San Carlos.
This boa. wss ceptu,td by the Costa RcAns snr she
60. iro the river.
The steamship James Anger arrived At San juan the
OH instant and the rsnsit closed she sailed toe
next mornipg with her passengers for Asrawali.
she viii return 10 Punta Arenas and then 90 70 New
Ycst, where GU may expect her on tue "a inltsut
HARRIS, MORGAN 90
For he foregoing interesting despatch we are
indebted to Messrs, Charles Morgan a. Co., of this
city. Tire chief point Of the news which is that
the Costa Rcaus, despairing of being able to
close the Transit route by operations against
San JuaD del Sur, have changed their tactics, aud
by taking possession of the river Sac Juan have
stopped all commune alton between PuntA Are
nas and Lake Nicaragua, is cvideut at glance
hut there are other points which viii no. be so
Gear 10 the reader.
The Costa Rcan forces that have taken posses
sion Of the San Juan river evidently distinct
body from those which at Our last accoua;s were
holding Rivas against General Walker. They
might have come from Costa Ricl 10y the route ID
the SsIapiqui river, aud following that reached
she San Juan about half way between Pousa
Arenas aud tue outlet from Lake Nicaragua o.
they may have marched through Guaoacaste
Whichever way they approached the river, theic
blow seems to have been surely aimed ald we'll
struck, they having captured all the river
steamers aud one of the lake steamers, the VI
Carlos, aid left Walker With the lake steamer
Virgin only. The result of this movement has
been TO prevent the recruits that went down By
the last conveyance from reaching Gen. Walker.
Ii Is with these mat Colonel Lockrijge has taken
posse ssioG Of and holds Punta Arenas
We have some doub abolt the statement that
the English fleet gave assistance to tbe Costa
Ricans 10 this matter. II would be in violation
Of the policy ihc English government have pur-
sued IL this conflict. which has been thai OF CO.
vert and indirect assistance; and besides might
I've construed as an inffsction OF tue Clay son-Bu-
~er treaty by the George Law we bal
dates from san Jnac 10 the 20tn nit. aud il was
stated that the British feet was beginning TO
leave The Imperieuse lad left for home; tue
CosSack and Tartar bad gone 10 Jamaica, aud
the Arrogant and Archer were soon to follow
II these ships were AZ san Juan and afforded any
assistance or protection 10 the Costa Ricans
COL Lockridge could hardly have taken posses
sion OF Punta Arenas
We have known for some tune thai the Britt n
steamers for San Juan have taken ont there arms
aud other material for Costa Rica, and the fol-
loving notice issued by the British Consul 10
Costa l;ica looks MS though be had some pre-
vious knowledge of the movement, aud anticipa,-
ed its success -
~ TersoIs residing III this republic, claiming TO =
Brt1l tIhJcctt a.e rcqlet-d % SEMI INTO lhw of
90 proN ihsir nan,e, uro es,lous or oscuplIous d
pl con o. ? saoIoe, WITH the uNn,, Of tsc members Of
yer family, II any, ALLAN WALLIS,
sAn Jutf Nov 70, 1893 II NJ "a C,nsNh
The will form an interesting point hereafter.
as one Of the purposes Of nc Clayton Bu yer
treaty was to keep tbe Transit route throu n
Nicaragua op,n. II the British feet has assisted
in closing The tIan.it We shall want some new
reading OF that famous document.
The following is the decree of Presideu' Mora
directing The seizure Of the route Of The San
Juan liver and bis r,ascns therefore,
Dos .r.s R,EAtL NoE,, President OF the repsblc Of
Of Costa Rics
Tic interrupted osrpaisp against tie riurp, q Slci-
ripus tevrE tfa'n begun, DEGREES
lat TIE ptrlci san Jean dti sur 10 declared ia sia
Ct blottads from the cate
ID The nav ,sTpu Of the river ssu Jusn de- Sof,s
Hobbfe to al Kids OF vsstcs vi 1osiiiies AGENT
b. ltvLcor Of the Ceitra American coll coutnus.
3D. rhs Gombo0fi hot NE narggs "a Scs yU AN Tfr
wd,y u, al out. dsgsuion Of tas ne y,>r wm. Woi.
tsirg ~ nat otts a-ior.' iheu s fake. des.olei
Avn The nc rs anJ military fo-css o. he rsp bite viii
carry out to- decree S,ns Tor ths, purpe sry
Ccrmutics,e itl, TO sbou nay correspond and to
the nai0'" and of'isS Minister, an S'enIs ., o,,
Given o. sas joss Nos. l, 1885.
This decree shows that the step had long bcct
contemplated. in connection with this subject
we re publish the following letter Of Commodore
Nanderbilt:--
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS or fHE ACCESSORY TRANSIT
COMPANY OF NicARAsUA.
Bsvirg perceived that ih, steam alp Pfcmsih su., b.
ioBgrf 10 The Accessory Transit CJslpaay, vas sirer
go 70 be sso this day, process o. the United
: ace District Court sutborEef psrsor 20 atecd tbs
sglr, I'D rave him irstructDcs 10 whs' exien, bli
Re rurh ,ed her Tor tie sun Of slo,oil 10 my n,ns
snd ca ny
fr,sa arp.o'oncs ,pdioo's rsaii,a,s-s Of NY hops
hot ~ cmTaaE I'D 10 t,sfiiy rettr.d 10 their rgh
g1d'tkno o'd ffct0t Byon "a hihm0s Of NiczragsJ.
y hUh Mas teH 10 ana ~ tRUi6si For thu reason
We 90 med u 70 he my dry ~ make effort 10 PIE
serve tie mssrs tf ava cg myself the opportunity to
recon mepce operations When that tims arrives
n steria AZ nay have on hand IN mt n % operation.
sh urbbb, tvng ,aeh s,ocxholder the rlgst in prJ
r,on 70 his stock TO participate vi D q, c1s, IN
essbnnbg Zoe q. VANDERBILT
NEv YoTE, D,c ~. 1888
a curious question arises here. Was the Com.