The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-23
lasporr.nt from w.Ahs.x,on.

POSITION ov ous 6ovsRsaSkr row ARD rHs CEN.
TRaL AAAKiCAN srArs%-w.R NOT 20 BIZ MAZDA
AND 6nS TkMALA TO ANsvBR FoK THE AuRDAR or
III. WHEELER AID OTHERS at GRAEArA-rIL
BuS~sRs ana AEy,-FI.IBUarRss no osHY rHE
LAWS or HUMANITY, Eic., ETC., FRO.
WASHINGTON. Sept a, 1857
TEE demand OF the Ministers OF Costa RIG, and Guste
msN fcs shs assys insrpossioa Of ths govsvnmsa 70
prevent Walkers return 70 Nicaragua has given offence
TO several members or the Cabinet from the senswhA
iu,s pers,e IN which has been preferred o,
t.o or ,hree sccaaicna, when the actions and motives Of
our government. we're suqst openly sssalIsd, Genera
osss tepned verbally thu. he States invading Nsarasus
had In fac: ado the United s,ses By wansony
lsfs'rg the cce, dspos. wharves and steamers Of IN
important American enterprise aud highway, and In
making them especial objects or destruction me Seoro
,ayy remarked ihs! before Costa Riaa ooud possibly claim
70 be In amity with people, would be necessary 70
make some ssonemsn for
ht rbe lives Of fourteen Of citizens, murdered In
cold blood their place Of business at Virgin Ray while
pursuit. cf their legal occupations
I'd For she forcibie deAnaru, pirnder and imprisou
men, or some twenty citizens In the lawful and
ressefo employ Of the Americas rrAnsit Com pany.
% The seizure, detention and destruction Of the rrasst
steamers the consequent scppage Of an international
highway up 10 the r esent time.
70
dor OF and combalant Americans, ministers
Of The spe women End child en-, at Granada and other
points, and for the cruel torture o. Innocent citizens In
chains and prfons recognized BY usagex OF aorg
civilized nations, but In the eravSca Of lawess bar
bsry. these acts, the Secretary OF State, Ia his
semi official conversation with these Ministers, Cosa Rca
ard Der ses Rave plscsd themselves In attitude Of
with the United States, and should preface this leud
call for protection by some eiJu ri repsrsuon
for the past and security for The future,
From this would appear that Rca IL not State In
e1y with the United States and has clsln 70 spe
cia care until abe banda tho Trans! steamers and
makes other reperaon but, nevertheess, the United
ssaes ociaI have Instructions not 10 permit the neurali
y laws 70 be violated and have bad such instructions for
two months past. am assured that Gen Walker has
written TO the Presdon. 10 The effect that he intends 10
to Nicaragua, to his official duties there
time before Chrstmss thai he does NOT public
LITIGATION 10 this effect necessary - could doubt
biz legal right TO return With his relIonAl Fan and guard,
he de ure the only actual President Of tho republic,
although, unfortunately tho country bad been Invaded
and ws In the temporary military occupation Oft, allied
enies OF Nicaragua and the United States. further
understand ihst there members OF the Cabinet who
support this view OF Affairs taken by General Walker
The proptnesz Of President Buchanan In early trans
hitting instructions to government officials 10 observe
u AmeFlCan
with surprising effect upon the Central Amer Inisters
who loud In their demands for puos proclamation
for immediate open sca IN By this government
sgsins, the ibus,erns general and his imagined ,nou
sands Of followers.
THE NAVAL COURTS OF MQUrRv-rHE STEAM sLooP
OF wAB-THs R1vNUE LAws-c0rr0N STATS
TICS, ETC., ETC.
wAmuSeros Sept. n, 1857.
me steamer Central America was cenplesed and re-.
ceived BY the Navy Department In October, 1854.
A. j. o. Hadlon has been appointed Pension Agent at
Fayetteville, N O., Woo James Huske, removed.
Before the First Naval Court 70 day Lieut. wsons Gaze
concluded. The defence will be read 70
The or Lieut. Peter Turner ruroughed, wss taken
up Capt F. Buchanan, the first witness called,
amned on the part Of the government
In the Second Court, Lieut. John p. Parker's was
aiken up for examination and the greater part OF the
morning occupied In the reading or documentary
evidence L. Parkers object In coming before the court
pos obtain his restoration 70 The active list but TO
leave naead Of furloush pay. He has bean severely In
ured In the service, and u not asle 70 perform active
duty.
In the rnird Court the case Of Commander Joseph e.
Jarvis, retired on leave pay ~ss taken up. Commodore
eorer, nmodors kcCuney and Lieutenant BrasheF
examined The part Of Commander Jarvis, and he three
wlnesses uniet in giving him high character en-
officer In every respect Here he rostod bis
The Advocate then 10 the surpr Of The
Cou, and spectators, that be afvtsed that the gov
eminent had anything againT Commander JARVIS and
hat The consequently closed. II nsrc nothsg
sgsrst him, why he from The scgve List, VIII
the Retiring Board pleale Aniwcrf
The Csbine, had Q short meeting 10 day. Nothing OF
importance Was done. The Burosu appointments san
hang Gre
The Secretary Of tho Navy - 70, announced the award
or the steam soop Of war.
The eminens New York shlp luilder OF whom 1 made
mention last evening NJ the contract for building
The soop OF var IL eI Mayo, wessorveiI win be on.
oally announced 10 morrow. The report Of NE Bard
10 unanimous In favor Of watorveis model
Collector schen len here this morning for New York
BE has been engaged days VII Secretary Cobb and
John D. Guthrie In examining the Revenue laws with q
view 70 simplifying and adapting them 70 the present
foreign and domestic business Of the country The ,vs
In force copies Of old Eusish laws and suit
able the present condition OF commercial business The
Secretary vii have them arranged By the meeting Of
Congress This ID Al Important moyome1i for Tho
meyciai world.
lam enabled to forward you the following important
statement, drawn from reliable dAA While The exports
cotton from ME United ss Co. for the year ending both
June last has fallen ahcr or the preceding year. by $685.
e6 Ib the value Of the last crop exceeded ibe osber
BY Cos The accuracy OF these figures hes no, ye.
been proven by the government ocsis but The olcal
rcpor viii rot vary them mrch, apy, when Isucs.
The following details viii DO fcuna be sufficiently cor
rect for pra aioal purposes
EXPORTS SvprSG yrvs 30, 1857.
Sea Inland <uoher kinds. Value
Foreign vessels, lbs ,o6s ,G71 2H 6534A f333i0IA
Domestic .sss2,oss 77soss,s2s ss,aes7ss
Total. OTIS 1895 3si7so 13I 7rss5p
Amt exp'd 1885, IL 7s7 22s 3ss Gsst7e slas asl
An evening penny sheet here has The ir udenoe 10 pro
my reports OF the evidence before the Naval
Courts Of Inquiry grossly false whom they are IN the
very words Of the Witnesses The ver pronounoes .hs