The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-08
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REPORT OF HIS OPERATIONS IN sIcARAGUA-MKKr-
ING OF THE REGENTS OF THE sAtrHsoSIAk INsrI.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THX NAVAL COURTS
NAMES OF oFFlokRs ORDERED TO TUE FRIaArH
MISSISSIPPI.
WARRINGTON June 7, 1857
Hon. r. II Thomas, Of Maryland, TO whom the Governor
ship Utah has been rendered. did yeser;
day expected although sent for matter still hangs
fire. and should Governor Thomas accept Tuesday
Col. Cummings Will receive the appointment Mr. Buchau.
doubts Mr. 7. will accept though his friends
pledged him to do 60 before the appointment rendered
A, nexed Is the ocal report Of Capt Davis, of soop
of war st. Marys, to Com Mervine, detailing bis Opera.
tons in Nicaragua
UNITED STATES sHrp ST. MARv's,)
Al SgA, May ls, 1867.
saAt the la.es. date OF my last despatch had the
honor say that then waiting for favorable mo-
men; when by timely and eiiecua interposdon OF my
good Offices might hope to engage the conendiug par
les to bring their affairs to peaceful issue The ntor
nation brought by itut MCorke, who returned the
10Th ult determined me to 20 to Rivas the next day
Preached Gen Morals camp on the afternoon Of the sohs
accompanied by DR.. Winthrop Taylor, the surgeon Il
his ship, and by my ain and another Of my ggsmea.
After half an hours conference with Gen Mora,
cbaoged several notes with Gen Walker, which trans
mtsd here with (Coes Of which have already appeared
in the HERID,) numbered from one to Elk
Tras n;eryeTs TOOK Place Detxse1 General hennns
myself assisted bv ccsor Taylor AT the last OF em oc
the morning Of the Isl instant the agreements copy Of
which accompanying this Is numbered s-rece!ved my
sgna.aro and the signatures OF the other
present. ana having h. IN eturaed to Rvas was breaga
General Mora then addressed to me the COMMUNICATIVE
mar ked No.
Zavsa and his staff who attended General Walker and he
staff to Juan del sur, where the latter embarked on
board the ~. Mafy's.
In Rvas the An ercan trcops-about two hundred and
forty in number-weie drawn up In the plaza aud the
agreement read 10 them IN general ORDERS and they
were transferred by Cen. Hennpgen nv charge. Hay.
ing Hen, ,nant with requested r Tay TO drec.
their m ,vements and accompany them to Virgin Bay In
the morning which servcc, though entirely extra pro-
fcssiora the favor 10 accept most cheerfuy;
be executed il with per fec, success.
general Canas having entered to lake possession,
turned TO him the plaza OF R!vas By Of tho
(he original Of which is in Spansh) numbered o. al
ter which Gene:a al Henningsen and myself went to san
Juan
On the Cd inst baving cxertod myself in vain to per
sua &c General Walker,o place the Schooner Granada In
my keeping, gave Ler', kaury the or Ter, numbered
TO- Finally, however, when The preparations for the
orcble seizure Of the schooner Completed, she was
delivered up to the United States by the accompanying
order OF Gen ,rsl Walker, No IL.
The duty Of cooduc ing the Americans from Virgin Bay
through the province Ct Guanacaste to Punta Arenas and
thence by steamer 20 Panmaa assigned to Lieutenant
McCorkle by the accoupa" wing order numbered ~
On the evening Of the Cd inst, went to Virgin Bay
where found of the officers and rncn IN good spit
and behaving exceedingly well Lieutenant! McCorcie had
vTeun 10 sY beng lost
In this he ably assisted by several officers, whose
amiable conduct under these dlcan circumstances com
manded my aspect and grateful acs nowledgmen.s Ihs
troops embarked for Toriaea ca The morning Of tue ah
Instant
On the morning OF The Sd ms. crossed 10 Rvas,
where visited the hospital and the sick and wounded
Americans in town Your special attention Will DO N
viicd TO ibis subject in separate communication.
The accompany ing letter from General Nora numbered
IL, banded to me here
The schooner Granada San Jose, transferred 10
the authorities of Nicaragua by the accompanying letters
numbered Ii and Is the former Of which explains con-
cisely my ason for this manner OF proceeding.
AS soon certain information received Of the de-
parurc Of Col I6ckrcgc from the river Sau Jlan II be-
came apparent that General Walker, now deprived q al
Stunning his mules and horses mus either succomo to ths
superior force Of the enemy or Try hs fortune in chnse
rh m hQ1
judging than mysolf that ono month ago he could have
passed the openys lines and maintained himself In the
open couty. Since that limo deserton had become %
numer, and frequent, not only diminishing his army
in numbers but dcmorazng in character, that towards
to cut his way down to the coast and take refuge IL po
sibls, board the schooner Granada Here again
intelligence such attempt would have been
fort OF despair and would have terminated fatally
The time had therefore, arrived for determining on tbs
course to be pursued 10 the anticipated your nrss
Il the expulsion Walker and his forces from Nicaragua
by The allied armies and of bis departure dscent ter
rtoy Central America for the purpose OF hostile and AZ
gressiye operations"
When considered that. der these circumstances tho
Granada woald be destitute Of legal commission from
amy recognized government from any party then
actually exisng that she no longer acting indor
authority Of sovereign state or even of distinct and
separate government such State the party VIII ch had
hitherto been deemed belgerent nation having lost its
footing In the CO 'nty and that as well know she would
be under the necessity OF procuring by violence the nds
pcnsabe OF subsistence, could bring myself to
that tho Granada thus characterized should pass
from under my guns out upon the high Accordingly,
leaving the ship for Rvas the Goth April, handed
Lieutenant Maury the memorandum ofnstrucons number
ed 49, and in conference with General Henningseu and
Colonel Waters made known to these gentlemen my Dc
cision.
with General Nora the Comm sndcr In Chief Of the
allied armies was intimate. Z"
am very conscious that in these novel and unusual &C.
may have often 10 ask for my conduct the Kind
and candid construction Of the De oartmcni. Feeling
in the enjoy of Its favorable disposition while
TO here but hat General Walker has INDUCED impu-
alons against myse and the three senior sutenants OF
this ship, OF conduct not only improper but even base.
Knosing whatever unwilling mistakes OF judgment 70
may have committed that We have never wavered In oar
integrity relaxed zeal to countrymeu,
reflect with Subtraction upon the defence afforded %
by the friendhp and protection Of the Department. n ID
times, but Than when we are absent on the
public service Very respectfully obedicnt servant,
CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, Commander.
Commodore WV NrEnx, Commander 10 Chei o. NE
New Granada.
The Regents OF the Smithsonian Institution held iher
regular meeting yesterday aud consequently but little bu
sncss transacted by the heads of departments,
they are ca oo members Of the Board Of Regents, ana
wcrc present at the meeting.
In Naval Court No. escrday tho case OF Lieut. 5an
ley was st before them, when Lieut. Parrot Lieut. Hag
gcity, Commodore Nccauley, Engineer Williamson, Lieut.
Cash, ard Commodore Iavallete examined On tbs
pert Of the government The Of Lieut.. Simmons vN
before Court No 2, and Lieut. Russell examined on
Part OF The govern nert and the Court Adjourned
IL O'Clock cf the absence OF Witnesses
In Court No O. the Of Captain Lamer " still pend
ing DR. Hunter Of the navy was examined In behalf We
government
The following officers have been ordered 70 join The
United States s,ca fgae Mississippi which sails forth
with from New York TO China;-wm. G Nicholson CAc-
tain; r. ~ Stembcl, John r Decatur, Thomas Patisuu,
John @. sprostou and Henry Eben, ueutenan.a
The Steamship city OF New York.
BosroN, June :, 1871.
Tho steamship City Of New York arrived here to day IN
tow Captain iewes reports that when fourteen miles 81