Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

vi the W est, from Nicaragua, are up 10 the loln
OF August, when that country was still at peace
externally and internally. No party had risen
up to dispute the Government with It's DUAL
Provisional Presidency. That fact is an anon
ally in the history of Nicaragua, which never
before. since it became separate nation or
Power was so long without internal dissen-
tions-civil war.
Costa RIGA is evidently at work to produce an
outbreak there, designing, upon some pretence
or other, we judge, coolly to take possession of
the whole country, and calculating upon the
success of her Vaccinations in this country to
induce the Government of the United States
still longer to delay diplomatic intercourse with
Nicaragua, that, being without the moral coun-
tenance OF the great nation to whom she has
appealed, Nicaragua, weak unto death from the
exhaustion Occasioned by our flibusters, may
quietly fall into her hands, made strong by
British capital, to the particular end of eventu-
ally absorbing her, and thus getting the prize
the Nicaraguan Isthmus-as much under Eng
lish control as though it were portion Of Can
ada or English India.
England's game is deep one in this matter,
and is being played silently, but with consum-
mate adroitness. All who know much of the
internal condition of the Central American
States, must be we'll aware that. unsustained
by England, the expenses Of the late war and
her current comparatively enormous military
expenses would long since have eaten up every
available dollar in Costa Rica. Yet she has 50
far exhibited no lack of means whatever. They
did net come from this country that's plain.
They came directly from the English and Eng
land, who will be more than repaid for them if
the plan of inducing the United States to refrain
from strengthening Nicaragua by an acknowl-
edSemcnt.. of its Government and the formation of
atreaty with her succeeds to the desired point of
compelling her nicaragua to resign herself
transit route and all-into the hands of Costa
RIGA, from sheer exhaustion, and without a
struggle.
The INDIAN WAR.-We confess to very little
knowledge of our own upon the details of this
subject, and 80 decline to weary the Stars
readers with our individual speoulations upon
1t; nevertheless, it is our duty to keep them
posted with reference to its-the wars-pro-
gress. Our faith in the views of the Journal
Of Commerce are stronger than in those of any
other American journal, because its conductors
have the means of acquiring more accurate in
formation upon such matters than any other
American editors we wot of, and are, withaI,
gentlemen of exceedingly well-balanced minds.
We read them, therefore, on foreign questions,
with more confidence than we read any other of
our contemporaries. Their last exposition of the
state and prospects of the war in question is as
follows:
The News FROM lNDIa-The news fron the
seat OF war in India, brought by the Jura If accu
rate IN lis account, Is far the most favorable for
ahe British arms that has been received since the
nrst outbreak. The defeat of Nena Sahib's army
by zen. HavelOck's comparatively small force:
the capture of the rebel chiefs army the demo-
litlon OF his stronghold at Bthoor the desertion
under the influence of panic produced by repeat-
ed defeats, of part Of his forces the self de-
Structlon OF the miscreant and his family doubt
less to escape the vengeance of the British SOL
dlers, whom he saw he could not long evade; and
the Ieller OF the feeble and suffering garrison Of
Lucknow, are the most important features of the
news bI. this arrival, ard if authentic Justify i'm
some ~asure the expectation of a successful
movement against Delhi whittier General Have
lock was said to be marching with the remnant
OF his victorious band Reinforcements were ar
irving almost daily from the British Colonies
force destined for service in China, the troops
which Were employed in Persia, and the detacb-
nents from the Cape Of Good Hope, probably
reac he'd India soon after the departure of the
mall, II not before il, and under the command of
Sir Colin Campbell, whose arrival is announced
and whose well known military skill and
achievements in the Crimea, would naturally in
splre the confidence of the men and officers UNI
der bis orders-would cause an important change
In the aspect OF affairs before Delhi
The relief Of Lucknow. with the dispersion of
Tue Dude rebels, is OF incalculable value to the
British cause; because not only does 1t circum-
scribe the thratre OF operations, and facilitate
concentration of the British forces for the attack
on Delhi, but il is also calculated as In the case
OF Nena Sahib's cavalry and infantry. who threw
down their arms and fed Ia every direction tn
discourage the rebels, to increase their supersti-
uous dread OF the - feringheeS, - and shake their
confidence in the possibility Of their triumpb
80 lar a. we have vet seen, Nena Sdhib was the
most prominent ard influential leader of the reb
els, and as the pretended successor of the last
PeiShwa OF the Nah attas, il NAV he inferred that
lie was acting III concert with the King of Delhi
the nominal head OF the revolt, and Of the Mo
hammeddn cause. His total overthrow notyith-
standing the immense superiority Of his force
and his utter Eopeessness Of success as shown bv
his destruction OF himself and his family wifi
not fail to discourage the rest OF the rebels and
IL II does not cause desertion in their ranks will
probably deter others from joining them. The
dairy Increasing strength of the British army
and the activity and deterlni naton displayed by
the government, will tend to increase this feel
ing; and II once the rebels cease to hope and com
mence TO fear, those already compromised NAV
NJ ht with the energy OF desperation, conscious OF
the terrible punishment which they deserve and
are sure to receive, but those who have not vet
identified themselves with the movement-ihe
country population in particular-will hesitate
before they risk their lives and property on so
dangerous d venture
The PunJaub, and the country immedi lately ad-
Jactnt To Delhi, are represented PEI fectly tran
quiz the bombay and Madras armies were still
ioyal according To the last accounts at one place
Tinbalpore-two regiments of native infantry
and one OF cavalry, under native officers are said
TO have attacked and routed a body of mutine.rs
and in other places where Tcbellious spirit
showed itself, the offenders were speedily pun
issed and tranquility restored
This Is the bright side of the picture There
is, however, a dark side also, but Of compara-
lively little importance. Signs Of disturbance
were manifested al Bundle uGd a province south
west OF Dude; plot had been discovered at Be-
mares; there was d TumOr that the rebels had
taken Agra; three regiments that mutinied at
Cawnpore were marching to BenaTes two other
regiments had murdered their comma ndnn Off
GERS, aud the accounts Of the awful massacre OF
CawnPore by Nena Sahib are confirmed in all
their hideous details.
There IL still d vast amount Of arduous work
and suffering before the British troops befor. they
crush the revolt and restore the supremacy OF
their Sovereign In Northwestern Bengal and
they Will require every man that can be sent to
reinforce them, to perform the Herculean task
imposed upon them. But if the last accounts are