Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-19

myself entirely able snd compeen: to carry oa surb
movement. When learned sfferwsr'.. tha' fhs
message was never delivered 10 Mr. Macdona',l VS.
,orced ., to consider Commander DAVIS OFF, III G.
w.rds 1T rom me dsr'ara'rnn which 10 nigh; s.:eS
"a.as turn to my disadvantage.
A"er lhe visit of Lieut. il ,,h.(on haa,Ahs rrn~.
run run oommander Davis until the 3ltth * Arr.l,
n aau of ,r"os ae;canP from the enemy camAu n
a. -, uuee win letter from that officer ,NtN-
J se!t. The letter prnpos.d that I shouid sb,ndnNA
| vas ana go aboard Of the ST. Mary's To Psnc,;N
| Commander Davis undertaking 70 guaranty ,ny mr..
sonaI safety Although this proposition wa. ,.Y;Ter. (
ly otenslve-insnuating, II did that ,nv r.--,,,i
safety, instead Of the honor and d;yni,v NJ ,h
ernment of which was the Executive niyh, ur..,,N
| determining circumstance in a military r,nv.,..
toni replied that the proposition was vague rnt
suggested his coming into Rivss, and persorai r.a.
terence between us. only submitted to tur rl5:,.
hcaton OF answering such letter ia. .. y, . lDr
tbat Commander Davis might have :;trrLnfiaa | itI
not possess. and which might Justify the snD-t"a.
though not the manner of his offer He nGswerut -.
saying that he Was sorry | found hs prnpuS. ti,O
vague that he proposed II should abandon the N
terprlse and leave ths country" thar might r.s -.
tne tact OF Col Lockrdge having left The Sau Juan
hiVeri ana, haaliy. that he had mstur-iy ann-;.fr
the invitation to enter Rivas, and had decided ur
| reservedly, not to take such step
Inc tone OF this nots was, if possible, more "tIeu
slVe than that OF the first and the Of IN. w"g
enterprise, in connection with government wIt,r
| Commander Davis had studiously acknowlet,"! ~
add -essing me as President" but few week. pr
yiously sounded strangely dscordant. A. h"w-,"r
the letter stated the evacuation of the San Juan rv,
the first news had Of this event-I stoup-d 10
swer the offensive note by proposing tn send wo off.
eers-Gen Hsnningsen and Col. WsterI-tp meet
Commander Davis, provided they hsi safe condact
from the allied general. An answer soon came, rr.-
closing the required safe condnct; and The an~S.r
was, III effect that Gen. Henningsen aud Col! Waters
should proceed al to the head quarters Of 'le
allies. as Commander Davis Instructions required b.
speedy return to San Juan del Sur. was -u-pF-,I
70 recognize the body Of the note a. the handwriting
OF General Z1vals-one of the Generals of the fi,.i
forces who spoke and wrote English 10 tnd that
such note was signed by professed neutral.
For what passed between Gen. Heunifgsen snI
Colonel waters and Commander Davis. | refer Won
TO tho report OF the former officer. herewith eucio.s
and to the terms Of the convention At Rtvas Alln.
me TO suggest that the convention itself is tn b..t
evidence the army in Rivas not on ,ha ry- ri D..
| sruction or dissolution. Ii the peril to my command
was as great rs has been publicly represented, to
allies would never have permitted evacua,e tis
place, not only in safety, but with honor.
| In his interview with Gen. HennUgsen, Conm.n.
der Davis had expressed his "unal;-rabo de:crmiat
| ton" 10 seize the schooner Granada and h- nli
been Hdeermining circumstance with IN. in -igniug
| the convention was therefore, surprised on :,,
morning after went aboard the ST. Msry'- 10 hrar
Commander Davis propose that should deliver rle
vessel to him without the necessity for the I-- ..
force. This rejected. He then proposed shou,1
deliver the vessel on condition lie gave me tn. uruIs
| aud ammunition on board OF h-r ! replied n,f -
| rag or splinter should be given up, rxc-p; in su
overwhelming fOrce for the honor of the lt,l. w.
was in her hull and rigging and in lhe tsg she hp.-
and in comparison with this, the value of the proper.
ty aboard her was mere dross. Ned express sur.
prize that United States naval officer should usks
| 80 dishonorable q proposition!
Finding that Commander Davis appeared to hea,.
tate in the execution Of what he had declared his u,
alterahle determination" endeavored 10 convince
him OF the gross wrong and injury he would corr
init by the seizure OF the Granada. endeavor.i Z,
satisfy him he had no right To question the t4 f
the schooner while she lay in rhe port Of San Juri
| that whilst there che was within the territory # y.
csragua, and subject only to the sovereignty o; that
Republic that il was unworthy of the United Sat...
thus 10 trampe the mos sacred rights oi Sister
State; and that could not and would not believe h..
government would sanction such violation OF n'r,.
national law. He replied he would weigh wiz I
had said, and ma again on the subject; bu; III
out any further conversation he gavs written orders
To his FIRST Lieutenant 10 seize the Granada by force
| The order was executed. The Fret Li.ut.naut
| boarded the Granada with email forcs Captain
Fayssou4 OF the Granadn, beat 10 quarters. Lieut..
Maury +ndesvored to persuade Capt Fays-ruxi to
give up his vessel, alleging. in accordance wiFh his
instructions, that il would be in accordance with tne
Riyas Convention. Capt. Fayssoux ssid his orders
were not to deliver the schooner unlrse Ia over
whelmiug force. Lieut.. Maury returned L" the ~ I,
rvs, and informed mo that he intended To take .ro
| G,ansda; and if desired to save the efusioa of
blood should give IN order to deliver her INN.
| He then brought his broadsldo ot eleven guI. fn
| bear on the schooner, manned his small boats with
| one hundred men, and came to me for the ordr5;
which was, of course, given. Soon after had tn,
modification TO see The Nicaraguan flag hanicd down.
| and the American hsg hoisfed Indignation es aU
| officer Of Nicaragua at the lowering Of it, Asg
stihsd by shame ~ native of the United States nc
seeing ts glorious en:gn disgraced by covering al
act of per6dy and wrong
ask leave to beg your special consideration of the
fact that Lieut. Maury applied to me for an order
Capt Fayssoux. This was an acknowledgment :.nt
Capt. Fayssoux was still an officer OF tie Govern.
| ment Of which was the Executive.
But the dignity and honor OF Nicaragua lad NOT
been sufficiently drgraied by baving her own z
lowsred in her own port. II re'erved for Cn'r
| nader Davis to complete series Of insults, hy j,
| livering the Granada with all her arma.nen. ani
| equipments TO All alien enemy.
Nor did the hostility Of tho United States n"rn,
officers cease our departure from San Junr :, i
| Sur. On the arrival o the ST. Mary's 1t Pan3:.;r
Commodore Mervne kept me and the sixteen "!ii.:
with me prisoners on the sloop. He would not prr
| nit us to land or hold communication with the shnrr.
| Even my letters from the United States were rep,
back to the shore and when requested him 90 soud
aboard the California steamer in orGc: 20 nquir. iu
| letters expected, tbs Commodore replied hu wOuli
send one of his officers TO inquire for my I.-ls,
| protested that had gone aboard the St. Mary
an oticer-Titb my sword on-and not ~ n pris"rs:.
but the Commodore replied that the New GrGns:!
| Government had published decree torblddirg siy
| one lately engaged in the Central American war 10
| land al Pauama unless upon conditions. An Amer
| cGn citizen at Panama afterwards asrur-d ma Ia;
| the Governor OF that place remarked, the s".G
have been no difficulty about my landing ii TIE a.
| plcation tor it had been made.
Such, sir, is faithful history OF the Teana Uh...
have been used to exile the Americans natural Il il;
Nicaragua from the country Cor which they have slt
their blood and risked their lives. For the land yt
lhe. adoption they left the ease aud comfort oi h'''
endcared to them BY many tender Ii. aud mPng
| glorious recollection One thousand Anericnn~ iaN"
! Lershed in order 10 the lands and pr,sII~G."
promised them in Nicaragua Their heirs are, for
| most part citizens Of the uU:'ed Sates and / i"a;u
il 10 your wi.dom to decide whether il is risDt ~
polite that such interests should be endangered hot
sacrificed By the acis, either authorized or un8uihu.-
| ized of American officers.
But whatever your wisdom may decide in relation
10 the policy OF such conduct, know the Justice os
the Government your Excellency 80 worihiIy control.
| will not fail to raise up The honor Of Nicaragua.
wounded by the seizure Of her own vessel in her
port, aud by its delivery to foreign foe. know y"n
will not, with npuny, permit the sovereignty ci u
sister Republic to be violated simply because ST."
weak. With full confidence, trust for such act aud
declarations on the part of the Government OF tho
United States, will entirely clear II from any parr
cipaon in the insults aud degradation which Mica.
ragua has received at the hands Of American officers.
Ihsve the honor to be, your oh"'i,snt servant.
| WIN. WALKER
! To bis EIoelency JAMES BUCHANAN,
PrPSdem Of tie United .SiGi,s.