New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-11-13

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rived here from San Jose de Costa Rica, says the
lumber does not exceed $50 men. II
The following is the official announcement Of the
blockade Of the San Juan river by Costa Rica:
COMANDANCIA DEL Rio SAN JUAN,) 4
....rs-,s +. steamer San Carlos, Oct 13, : ,
OF Fort San Carlos. IL
To C.J. Charter, ESD, Chief Magistrate Of Grey
own, Mosquito. Sir IL beg leave to announce to
Costa Rica, under date Of 18th September, am d-
ected to demand Of the Comandante of Fort San
Carlos the custody Of that fort and in case Of his not
,onceding it, have instructions to blockade it, above
md below so to enforce its surrender after the
18th Of this month. -s, ID. T.. 49,
As my instructions in this matter are that am to
avoid by every possible means collision which may
ead to the euson Of blood, and as the object is to
against the threatened flibnster invasion, AS the
government of Costa Rica does not consider that the
State of Nicaragua, without legitimate government,
without resources. can sufficiently guarantee that
country" have considered it necessary to advise
you of the blockade in order that the inhabitants of
Greytown may not expose themselves to the incon-'
venience Of detention in trying to communicate with
the fort Of San Carlos until its surrender, after the
notification of its blockade.
beg the favor of your communicating this to all
whom it may concern, ,. ,
iAnd am, sir, your obedient servant,
ID. Costa Rica.
Dates from Punta Arenas are to Oct. G, and papers
from San Jose to the Sd. have private letter |
from San jose the capital dated Oct 4, principally
a few paragraphs for you:
SAN JOSE, Sunday, Oct. 4, 1857.
The Transit contract with Harris Il Webster has
been annulled by this Government. I think the
Government is now heartily disguised with the whole
transaction At least one would think so, from the
promptness with which they declared the bargain
null and void on the day and hour at which the first
installment of 100000 became due, and was not
fort nod Of tha attp
asking fifteen days grace but it would not do; the
gates of Paradise were closed upon them forever
and different action has been determined on. A
commission left here to 60. down on the Columbus,
for the purpose Of proposing to the United States
Government plan by which the Transit route may
be declared free to all the world. In return for the
surrender Of her rights, Costa Rica only asks that
the United States will guarantee the neutrality and
fail to be avorably received by the American Cabinet
The news of the Harris & Webster failure brought
Mr.. Anderson, Vanderbilt's friend, down here from
Carriage: He appears to be in good condition, but
his star is not in the ascendant.
Gen. Canas has been spending few days here. he
speaks in the warmest terms of Commander Davis
He goes to Nicaragua in the Columbus, but will
shortly return here and be made Minister OF War.
Congress was still in session at San Jose.
By the following list of names, communicated to
the Panama Star, it appears that thirty of Walkers
men still remain at Punta Arenas in destitute con-
have forfeited claim on the Costa Rican Government
for protection More than half of them appear to be
Irish and English, although the majority are set down
as American:
Rt. Cranmer, English, served II months as SER
geant; good health; deserted 5th April.
Jno. Seannes, Irish, served u months sergeant;
rheumatism; deserted l4th April.
Jas. Kelly, English, served 10 months as private;
liberated leg; deserted 9th April.
| Jno O'Rourke, American, served Is months as
private; health good; deserted 18th April.
Pck. O'Rourke, American, served Is months as
private; health good; deserted 18th April.
Jno. Duffy American served Is months as private;
| health good deserted 29th April.
Jas. Mcdonald, American, served months as pr
vate; health good; deserted 18th March.
Jno, O'Dyre, American, served 10 months as prl-
| vate; fever; deserted 18th March. r.
Thos Fellows, American, served II months as lieu
tenant; health good deserted 9th April.
NJ Burns, American, served months as private;
fever; deserted 26th March.
John Parker, American, served II months as pri.
vate; fever; deserted 7th April. Iv
James Cowle American, served II months as pri-
yate: fever; deserted 10th April. s'7E
| D. Mcneil American, served IL months as private;
liberated leg; deserted 9th April
W. Mayfeld, American, served 10 months as SER
geant; fever; deserted 10th April.
Henry Woods, Irish, served months as private i;
rheumatic pains deserted 10th April.
j. Rush, American, served III months as sergeant
rheumatic pains deserted 7th April.
J. Lyons, American, served months as private
liberated leg; deserted l4th March.
R. Shea Irish, served 10 months as private; wounds;
deserted 18th April.
S. Miller, American served IL months as private
liberated leg; deserted 18th March.
F. Taylor, American, served 10 months as private
wounds deserted 18th March.
| c. Wells American, served IL months as private
liberated leg deserted I'd April
G. Bowen, American. served II months as private
liberated leg deserted lst April.
w. White American served II months as private;
fever; deserted 9th April.
W. Nicos, American, served 10 months as private
fever deserted 22d March.
E. o. Donnad, Irish, served II months as. private
fever; deserted 18th March.
John Spencer English served II months as prl
vate; fever; deserted Sd April
E. Boyle, English served IA months as private
liberated leg deserted 4th April
John Howard Irish, served 8 months as private
fever; deserted 10th April
C. Rider, American served months as sergeant
fever; deserted 7th April.
- Gentry, American, served IL months as pr
vate fever; deserted Sth April.
Nicaragua.
A letter of the I'd of October from Leon state
that the election of Presidential Electors off
the previous day. The returns did not show favors
bly, for Martinez. The letter says:
forward to you decree, issued fortnight sinc'
ordering the people to hold themselves in READINGS
to oppose another invasion by Walker. No well-
formed person here expects such contingency, an
many think the decree is only political dodge
raise an excitement or alarm, thereby uniting tt
people until after the President is made. All citizel
!, who absent are required to return and all Ill
: busters who have served in Walkers force are o
dered to quit the country within fifteen days. or pr
sent themselves to some legal authority to prove thf
j. they are engaged in some useful and honorable occ
= patton in which case the authorities authorized
at their discretion, to allow them to remain. CO..
&c siderable number OF Walkers men are still in IL
country and with the exception of few OF the mo
II obnoxious, whom this decree was especially promr
h gated to reach will be allowed to remain. There
l. but little prejudce iwill against foreigners
IN Nicaragua not half so much as might naturally
expected from the terrible sufierngs the natives
!" dured at the hands Of the filibusters.
The people are highly indignant that the Cover
p ment of Costa Rica should have presumed to ira
away the right of the transit, and when this fee
reaches Costa it will be respected. Another th
touches the pride of this people: the Cover
s ment of Costa Rca still holds Castillo, which co
mands the navigation of the San Juan river, and e
IDENTIFY intend to occupy it permanently. Costa Ri
likewise holds Guanacaste, which is claimed by Nj
T. ragua-but she has not soldier in any other part
the cOnntrV