The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-14
Important from Central America-New Com.
plications there.

plications there.
The fun accounts we publish elsewhere Of the
movements in Central America have q deep sig
nfcance in the present transition state of affairs
there and the uncertainty that attends the Mica
rsgua Transit route. The evidence of an early
renewal Of the intestine quarrels between the
Chamorristas, who are gathering at Granada, and
the Leonese, who are concentrating their forces
at Leon, is what General Walker and the flbus.
tiers have been confidently predicting as the fore
runner of their return to Nicaragua. The failure
of the Council at Leon to elect provisional
President in accordance with the siipulaiions Of
last September, and the appointment Of Presi-
dent Cusdrs by Generals Jerez and Martinez
while President Rivas is still in the exercise of
his power at Leon, has very sinister appear
ance.
passing in Nicaragua, the other States of Central
America, with the exception Of Costa RIGA, are
showing the utmost satisfaction at the Close of
the war, and are withdra wing their troops. In
order to take an advisatory interest in
the reorganization Of Nicaragua they have
empowered Ministers Plenipotentiary there. Not
so Costa RIGA, however. She, confident in her
strength and proud of her victory is evidently
determined not to lose the fruit Of The many
sacrifices she has made. Her Minister Plenipo-
tertiary, Gen. Canas, remains in Nicaragua,
ostensibly to negotiate, but at the head of the
Costa Rican forces, who remain in possession of,
and are to hold the San Juan river and its fortif-
cations. She is going even farther than this
for, adopting the old Spanish military strategy
for garrisoning the country, she has determined
to put the strong fort of Castillo viejo-the key
of the Nicaragua Transit route-in good condi-
ton, and has opened new military road to il
directly from her capital, so that men and pro-
visions can be sent to II at short notice. In
addition to these measures it is announced that
she does not rest from her military labors, but
will soon he in condition to put ten thousand
men under arms, equipped with Mimic rifles
All this has sinister appearance for the indie
pendent reorganization Of Nicaragua and we
have not the slightest doubt that should the
parties in the latter State come TO an open
rupture Costa Rica will hold the Transit
route for a long time 10 come. In
this state Of affairs, ii becomes the duty of our
government to protect the interests of our cti-
zens in that quarter, and TO secure an early
opening Of the Transit route to the commerce of
the world. II is not at all improbable that the
intestine divisions Of Nicaragua may lead some
Of the parties there to renew their invitation 10
the flibusters 10 enter the country and we are
| informed that agents are already of work TO
bring about that end. The conflicting interests
and passions Of our steamship commodores are
not unlikely TO furnish the material and the
sinews OF war, in order to get firm control Of
the Transit route.
The Importance Of that route to the commerce
Of the world is universally admitted, and the
valid interests that some of our citizens have in
its rights and immunties give them abundant
reason TO claim an Intervention by our govern
ment in their behalf They have long since
urged their claims upon the Cabinet at Washing
| ton, and several of them have sent agents 10
Costa Rica to look after matters there. II is i'm
portant, therefore, that the government should
be ably and properly represented there, and II
no agent has been sent IL is TO be hoped that a
Minister will be al once appointed, In order to
prevent future and perhaps dangerous compli-
| cations