Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-27
Nicaragua and England.


All that has been published 90 ncerning the
unwarrantable interference of the English Ad-
miral ErskiDe with the troops of Gen. Walker,
8 more than confirmed by the news received
by the Texas. The ten men who were taken
from Col. Lookridge's division on the 10th ult.,
in the plea that they were British subj &c IS,
were claimed, not because they owed aHy al
legsnce to England, but because they might
possibly assist 10 destroying the rule of the
moDgrel races in Central America, over whom
the British Cabinet still hope to obtain COM
ple'e control.
On the return Of the steamship Tennessee,
on the 9th inst, the vessel was boarded by
English naval officers and a demand was again
made for British subjects. Some seven recruits
for Walkers army were, by this means, unjust
ly carried away. What right has Great Britain
co board United States ships and.. bear off menu
Precisely the same act Of tyranny was the chief
cause of tho last war between America aud
England. 1t is sad TO think that, during the
Pierce Administration, our ships have been
fred into, boarded and the national flag treat
ed with every indignity, and all with impu-
nifty.
At the present time there is not a single
United States ship~of war at Greytown, while
the British have there seven fine men of war,
with one thousand marines We learn that as
the Texas was leaving GreytOwn on the 18th
inst, seven boats from the English fleet weat
up the San Juan river, with one hundred and
seventy-fye men. The rumor was they were
about to proceed some sixty miles up the river
to where Col. Titus's camp was situate, and
there make a further demand for British sub.
iects. Should this be denied, then, In ali prob
ability, a collision would take place. That Ad.
miral Eiskine anticipates result of this kind
is shown by the fact that his marines have
been landed and made to 60 through their field
exercises, a thing that is seldom thought Of
when land-6ghting is notsnear at hand.
Many persons who have been lulled into
quiescence by the tame policy pursued by
Pierce and Marcy, have begun to think that
peace is preferable to national honor. Let our
flag be spit on, LEI every slight be keaped up
on our citizens, let Panama butcheries be mul-
| tiplied; no matter, they are only American Cit
liens, and should be killed off instanter.
Ii Is time that q more digni6ed position
should be taken by our Government. Firmness
and a due sense of national rights are especial
| ly required at this moment. No United State:
! ship should be permitted to be boarded with
impuDity, and her passengers taken away
| What would have been said by England il, da
ring the late Russian war, United States on
GERS had climbed the sides Of her chips and de
msndee to know IL an AmerioaE citizen could
be found on board A cry of anger would
have resonnded through the British isles, anC
/ redress would most Assuredly have been speed
/ ily demanded by Lord ClarendOn. We have
suffered like ihdignity in Nicaragua, aud ye
our Government is suplne. IL reposes on STATE
papers snch Rs are written by Marcy, while !
casts aside those Of Jefferson, and in its dreams
words become giants, bat when il wakes IL
actions are those OF dwarfs.