The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-05

TO ruB EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Whe the British government " pvos-ssin the kndest
possible feelings for tbs country, and enea ror.ng 10
prove 10 w that they not and have not boen inter
fering In Central American Affairs British heet OF
or eight war steamers has been lying at Greytown for
Other purpose than to defeat the he under Col
Lockridge When the first recruits arrived from the
Sates, British officer named Cockeprn-nephew of the
admiral of the name, who burnt our Capitol-wen
GU shore with proclamation from Erskiao, the com
mander of the aeet tnrpg protection 10 all who choae
TO avail themselves of it, Suppose he had pursued like
In lS47 at Vera Cfuzor there great many
Of her Maestys loyal ST bjecs In army--hoW long
would have been before he would have graced the yard
arm Of an American man otwarY Not tho hope Of
prize money the promise that he might have Hte
city 10 brp could have ptsd him 10 do ii but when
protected by eight war steamers, no becomes brave
enough to land and disorganze our little column Not
satisfied with thus openly aiding Costa Rca by weakening
force, tho British offered every ndaceent to the men
to desert giving them through their agents, fifty cents
day 70 1--we on, and then shipping them on board tho
English mail steamer to .tspiuwal.
Every time the Rescue arrived, sho was boarded by n
Briti official willis, gunboats surrounded her 10 inmi
date When the expedition eventually bro
ken up and Col Iochrdge had collected III tho arms,
nons OF war &c, board the Rescue Erlne sent for
the and told them that ifthey would take the mmi
tons Of war from Col ioclridgs gvo them into his
hands security, be wonid procure them passages
TO the United States. The men thereupon sayo up the
which wero then placed in the hands IT Mr.. Mar
TIM Mayor Of GreyiowB and afterwards taken from him
by the British and placed in the keeping OF man named
ScHt ~ WB SIeks W htlhn utpOHbiy men Wtro
rendered perfectly harmless. Erskino Immediately sent
for Canty, Englshnan who is in command OF the Cos
Ia Rican troops on the river Ho came down forthwith,
and under the protection Of British guns no took tho Res
and remained in Grcytown unmoested. Ho WAS en-
tertained most handsomely by the English oncers, md
armed boats offered with him, niimidated his
Could all the tabled wealth Of toconda have temp
ed CAVITY to come to GrsytoHn h. had not felt perfectly
that the British world protect b,m2 AZ this
work had been accomplished, the whole st, except
gun boat got up steam and left.
IL Il not strange coincidence that hont Of eight
steamers should remain six months at GrcytOwn and then
leave the river safe in the hands OF Costa
Rca and not until thepp What was that feet there for,
not annoy and, IL possible, do troy, the column that
river3 England has set her eyes upon Nicaragua
great highway for her commerce. and have IL she viii,
II be- She is and has been all along The ally OF
Costa Rca She aims through Costa Rca 8: planting her
foot in Nicaragua AMI onee there mind by what
means, she VIII then claim with the title that she
does the Kingdom OF Dude any OF her other doinon3
throughout the world. let Engand's acts speak. Let
not the houyed words and set diplomatic speeches OF her
Minister lead from the true sSue. The British have OBJ
tanned fooihod in the different Central American states
and Mr. Buchanans Cabinet Will lind hard matter ever
10 iisiodgc them. 4. r. WHEAT
NV YORK, May I, 1857.