The true Democrat., 1857-02-10
Further Correspondence fro-
 Nicaragua.

The following interesting letter fror
 JAMES T. COLEMAN, to gentlema, ;. Iept Orleans will be read with pleasure by u,n S''
 Ri0a', Dec 2o, l85s
 DEAR SIR: In accordance with
 made you before leaving New Orlsappa0 pa0lnse write you few lines on the condition o, ! nos in this country. of alfan
 Some two or three weeks ago there w,
 doubt in my mind with regard D tbs sons ton of the war, but the black clonda a''rmhs then obscured the serenity of our noI;,; Saa rizon have drfted away, and, behold hl again the sun of American inHn.n "ea above the volcanoes, full orbsJ ooII hSS bright. look upon affairs as sst,lnI at immediate vicinity of this place TL A be one or two more battles towards foa o nN scarcely more than that. The Gnato' b. ana ot: Saivadorlans have since the re.en.q ,a.''q !ofy ol Granada deserted the country IM ma pane' perfectly disorganized, and in 'ea'P or rom ten to thirty. And the Cost. Ip5aa p: are leaving as fast as possible, thounb ;na' l,''
 what better order;though there are a or..,Na assertions rom their ranks. The Leon".u'r hardly De bold enough to hazard an ment With our army. Our men roam all ,L the country without any damage. eycan, US department of Leon. 'P h4
 The condition of the American. much amenorated since the t!estrrctian C7 nada and the removal of headqusrtsrs U place. Granada was nothing nor. tbo, s bed Of disease and death. We ha,'aA AAG brave men lying beneath the sod in ,b ma yards of that fatal city. It sbonId h's' sa' Q burned some eighteen montbs ""'e 0es & "oniu nave been much better off Tbjsr, I, IS qulln healthy' and the country around s r"' II pfouucIlSe and beautiful. Most of tbe e c' hac'eHda dl cocoa are in The yicnisv oI I .. 0i'!' anu the chocolate of this depsrtmnn," " considered the finest in the world. Tba. 7 much Very line government land in this ds do' |, hen'' also; and were going to specnlars % ', ', lS the place where l would locate all my r,, " . rah's, either here or on the San .Inar lhey Will certainly come soonest into tba~ a ket, are Tn themselves more rich ,,oro oi-- -4' slcaliy valuable In every respect, better a4. 1. ed to raise the more valuable prodnct;on"F q q thls climate; and besides, are more .nnva+: ~ a to the two principal shipping points of ., state, to wit: San Juan del Sur and San I- = dei Norte, or Greytown-the one on ,bo :, ianIlc ana the other on the Pacific ocean, ;n The land on the San Juan river ia er ;o | adapted to the production of the vanilla I ;n (where It IS found growing wild in aoodlv orn ;s titles,) and Is also admirable for the orov,. ,th the sugar cane. It is probably not SO bsants Jt nor so healthy as this portion of countrv ii, yet 1t is beautiful, and not what womb b. .b eu unhealthy. It is, perhaps, more fertile tI,.h any portion of the State, though. in that .sh spect, the whole country is remarkable, a, y~rc can cui'Fate, with advantage, to the very br, u oi the mountains. Many fine tracts of i'm n hve, ten and fifteen thousand acres of b;sss lano' can De obtained all along the coast of Hra San Juan river. The vanilla bean is ind;-t nous on the banks of this river. and asont i. # only place that 1t Is in the country: and ow,. n! 'o the valuableness of th;s article. river nl,c is VIII subsequently, be in high demand. fbrFis along the river and in this department will brc the Mississippi river plantations of this eopso try. They will, owing to their conyeniepes ol seaports, and their intrinsic merits, certainly ,o the first settled. 10 Scrip can be obtained here for little or poto Ing. It ranges from six to ten cents on a, dollar. Land warrants can be nnrchaSed E twenty dellars-warrants for two hundred at hity acres. l purchased one for tweptv.f,a dollars calling for five hundred acres ApJ can oe done again. l have not learned ds ''' nl'ely' whether scrip will be taken in payms TOT the cohhScated estates. I believe there l. been some alteration in that respect since Ivs,, Ill the States. Then, they could be furnbh. '' tor It; now, believe, part must be in cash a. 'no ieI""'nue' r ll scrip. l intend convesro O with Gen, Walker on thissubject, as soon sl returns from Virgin Bay, and 1 will Iet ,ar know the result. If you wish to make aDrs,y vestments in this country, 1t would pleasure pe, to do anything in my power for you, If Ihy1 the money, certainly would speculate hsa lol tie Aherieans are doomed to prevaii-ttny are now too mighty to be resisted. %
 Your friend, m
 JAMES T. COLEMAN Iii