The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-18
.Ic,,,r FROM de. erni walker.

liant. complainina Of the interference In Commar
/ der Davis with his operations In Nicaragua. II
AVS he felt perfectly secure at Rivas as long
had the steamer Granada to rely on. After givip
L +, long history of his advent and peEformanc II
Central America, with which the public are h
n,illar he comes down to the subjec, In question
and s,ates that Captain Davis once twice oe''''
his last outrage offered to assist him In h's e''p'
gu. Of the country. He then goes on to say
After the visit of Lieut. Houston. ! nea an.s -
more from Commander Davis nn'n h. nnsmy
April when two aids de camp ho oa.,.r er,m N.
came under flag of truce WIN .nd that obouId
,fIicer to myself The letter pfoP" ,h" :, Msrvis,o
abandon Rivas and go a6os ,ot,na to guarantee my
"aa.T 80 Although this proposition wa
extremely ofensive--insnuntips' as " Wv" A..
my norsn, al safety, irs'eau Oh ,hT "o'" - -
ni.v of the Government "l "nsn ,o','na,.rc,, II,
- ;ht proye a determining circumstance ~
uuss, nhSna nnvsn,on-I replied that the PROPOSE"
hii'1nS ,spue and suggested his coming '"i"
- .pd personal! conference oet~een "s
NtH s,,hmittad to the modification OF answering
only ste nm the suppostion that Command T
Auch -, have information l did not possesH.
n.,,,bich MIGHT Justify the substance thouSh not
.hn manner of hia offer. He answered oY saying
.hst he was sorry tound MS prop ,S'''o1 vague ;
hat he proposed u shou'u abandon tho enterprise
10 Lao % The country :" that ! might rely on the
49, ~ C,I I.ockriige having left lie San Juan
rivcr and finally that he had matureiy consider
od ,h, Invitation 10 enter Rivss, and had decided,
uuroservedy not to take such step
The ne Ct this note was II pGsNn O. more OMEN,
,hsn tina, Of the tirst; and the nse Of this word
,rntarnrisou in connsxoI with u Government
,yhch Commapder Davis had studlou'ly acs no" .ses
ed hv addressing me @ FreEIdent' nut Few
wee 4, previously sounded strangely d!scoIdant As
Lovrvst the letter stated the evacuation of She Han
Insu rlvsr-the first news had OF this eveut--l
.ooned to answer the offensive note by Proposing 20
E,i
tame At Commander Davis, provided they had Esfe
conduct from The allied General. An answer coon
same ucosipg the required safe conduct; and the
answsr WAS in effect, that Gen. bennins.en and Col
lytsr, should proceed at once the head quarter4
of the allies es Commander Davis Instructions
quirsd his speedy return to San Juan gel Sur. WA
surprised to recognize the oody OF the note as The
handwriting Of Gen. Zavais one Of the generals OF
t allied forces who spoke and wrote English aud
% fnd that such note was signed By profeaed
neutral.
Col Waters and Commander Davis refer you to the
report OF the former officer, herewith enclossd and
70 the terms Of the convention Of R1ves. Allow me
to susgest thxt the convention itself s the htst ev
darcs the sruy in Rtvss VS. not ca the eve OF do
structon or dissolution If the peril 10 my command
Ras az great has beer pub cy represented, the al
lea never would have pol mtted us to evsousts the
pisce. act only Ia safety but vith honor.
IN HE Int ofvery with Gen. Benninssen, Comusnd
er Davis had expressed HIS ''unattersble detcrmipa
ton" to ssiZe the schoonsr Granada; and this hao
zen determines circumstance with III signins
the convention. | was therefore surprised, on .h-
morning after went aboard the st Mars to hear
Commander Dsvi. propose that should deliver the
vessel 10 him without the necessity for the uss o.
fsres This rejected He then proposed should
deliver the vessel on condition he gave tbs srm
and emunitiop On boa-d of her. | replied, not ras
or splinter should be glvsn up, except te al over
hs!n,;ng torce Tor tho honor Of the little ve'ssl
IN her hull and rigging and in the flag abs bore and
Il comparison with this, the value OF the trope y
aboard hor WI 8 mere dross. Nesd express surpr's
Unit ad SIS Cfl6eF
honorable proposition
Finding that Ccmmen Ter Davis appeared to hest
tate in the execution I. what he had declared hi
"unsiterab.e determination endeavored to con
vince him OF the gross wrong and inj1rY he woait
commit BY .Fe sa1Iure OF the Granada. ienoeavor
ed to satisfy he had ght TO question the tss
of the schooner while she lay IN .hs port Of ssI
Juan; thar while there she wsa within the ter ltoiJ
Nicaragua and subject only to he sovereignty OF tbs
Republic; thet it wac unworthy OF The United state
thus 20 trsmple CT .he Uost I'D rights OF slate
State; and shst could not and would NO: believe nj
Government " ould ssnc ion suSh i violation OF IN
ternationa law. He replied rs would weigh what
hsd said and again on the subject; but, with
out any urther conversation, he gave written order.
20 hs frat lieutenant to s9lze tha GRANADA by foTc@
The ord-r wss exscuted. Tho inst lieutenant bos.d
Cd the Granada with small force Captain Fay
SIOUX OF ths GRAINED !, beat u quarters Lieut. ID gu
~ en6t av)Ied to persuade Capt fsy.scuh 20 giro III
his vessel alleging in accordance with hs lIstIuc
ttons that il wCuti be n accordance win tAe flVs
convention.
Capt. Fays.ors ss!d his orders were not 70 dely-
tn. schnCner unless to az overwhelming force -
.isul Maury returned 20 the st. Marys aud in
formed me that ne intended 20 take The :}Tspada
and If desired 10 save the eusion OF clcod Ehoal
give order to deliver her TO hm tie theD 6rouEh
his brosdsde of sleSen te beHr the schooner
manned his small boats with one hundred mon, SIT
c.mo 10 for;he order; W hich was of course given
) on aftervafd had tbs modification 10 zoe III
csTsguan flag hauled down and The American
fac ho.ted Indignation rtficer of EiCsrsgu'
1T tbs lowering Of its f,g was stlli-d By shane 80
us,ivs of the Up!tsd statss at seeing its siorloo
ensign dissIaosd by covering an act OF pslfdy ans
AK leave to beg your special onsderstcn 0
the fact ths Lieut. Aaury applied 20 me- tor orde
T. Cap. Fasssoux This an acknowledgment
thst tspt Fsvssoux yvss siIl an ofiser Of :h- Gov
ernmcnt of which " as the Executive
sut thu dignIt; and honor If Eitasagua had not
been sufficiently de2taosd ~ hlNins 70: own 10.
lowered in her port. 1t wac rsfsrvcd Tor Com
nlard.r Davir to complete L series o. ipsnlt5, by
delivering the Granada with all hex armament ard
equipments to an e.!sn onemy.
He closes as follows:
One thousend Americana have per!shsd in order to
The auis and privileges promised thsm in Nj
csTssus. Their heirs for the most part, c1:i-
zans OF the United States; ard leave il 70 your via,
dom decite whetheEt Is rgEt or pol:lc that such
ioteress should be endaofefed, II not sacrificed, By
tue ecs either auth unau irJtize1 Of Amer
lean otlcers
But whatever your wisdom may beside In reia
ton 20 The policy Of such CONDUCT know the tus
tlce OF the Government your Exceency 40 wortnily
controls will not fail to rise up the honor of Ncara-
qua wounded By the seizure OF her own vesceis IN
her own port and by its delivery to foreign Toe |
know you will not, with IMMUNITY. permit the cove
rsisDty It sis!e. Republic to be violated simply be-
cause she is weak WI fall conf ience ust Tor
such acts aud drc.Qrstions on the nsrt Of the Gov
eminent of the Unt.ad stetes &c viii entirely Clear
II from any participation liz the Insults snd nss'sda
ton which Nicaragua ma, reserved at the hands OF
American officers
have ,b- homo: 20 -, your nl,'ss obenisrt scr
want. "M "ALkES.
To his Exesiency JAMES BUcHANAs.
President CT the United States
TIE STORM IN RaPPAHANNOCK "A lattsr
from Rappshannock county Va, in the Alexandria
S eutinei, says
LAST Wednesday night we had the heaviest rain