Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-24

The Mobile Mercury publishes the following let
ter, addressed to tie Postmaster General by the
owner of the steamship Fashion:
PUNTA ARENAS, Nov. 80 1871
Hon. A. v Brown Washington City: Dear
Sir-Haviug been disappointed in visiting Wash
ington a. / had intended and desired TO do, / take
he liberty OF addressing you upon subject hich
involves a question of much interest to the South,
as well TO myself personally.
addressed you for the reason that in former
years had the pleasure of personal acquaintance
with you, and for the more important reason that
you understood here TO favor the AmeriCaniza-
tion of Nicaragua.
am the owner of the steamship Fashion, which
sailed from Mobile on the 18th ult. for Greytown;
and the hostility which has been manifested by
she Government concerning her departure, and the
numerous rumoFs as to the measures which will be
adopted to prevent the vessel from continuing reg
uary in the trade, has induced me to write to you.
The enterprise with myself and those associated
with me was not only of a commercial character
purely but that il was entirely legal in all
respects; and at the same time do not deny for a
moment that l desired to afford, in putting the
vessel on the line facility for transportation for
emigrants wishing TO go to Nicaragua; and so long
as | continue to respect the revenue laws, ! main
tain that the enterprise lie perfectly proper and e-
gal. 1t would be a most extraordinary proceeding,
il seems to me, for the Government of the United
States or any other government, TO attempt to stop
this vessel.
distinctly stated to General Walker and those
who went on the ship, that would not permit any
thing in the way of a military armament mill
tRry organization TO 90 on board, and, 10 fact, it
was Meth r desirable nor desired that either the
one or the other should be the case.
1t was enough for me to know that there vas
desire with many to emigrate to Nicaragua, and
that one or two vessels plying between the port OIL
Mobile and Greytown would prove to be lucrative
business for those who engaged in it.
In "a conversation with General Walker, Com
mander Chatard, OF the Saratoga, requested him
might produce disturbance, and he would feel
bound to protect the people of GreytOwn. l was
greatly surprised to hear n United States officer
speak of protecting the population OF Greytown.
! am perfectly satisfied from what occurred, that
Capt Chatard is mere boot in the hands of the
Brtsh Consul here, and il is enough to make Amer
lean blood boil at the sight OF such subservieney
TO English interests. This morning he sent mes
sage TO Gen. Walker that if he inteFfered with
American property not alleging that there had
been any such iuterfcFence-he would regard US
as hostile force, and prevent US, by shot ana
shell, from senuing away boats or from leaving the
point
The whole conduct of this officer has been hos
tile and disgraceul to any one wearing the Ameri-
uniform.
The Commercial Agent at San Juan del Norte, is
bitter in his hostility TO our cause.
The Costa Ricaus aud Nicaraguans are in open
war and tut for the disposition manifested by the
Commander Of the Saratoga, every thing indicates
that Gen. Walkers success IN regaining his former
position, might be regarded certain.
Respectfully,