Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-19
NICARAGUA.


Transit PrOPerty--VyhO Owns Punta Are
nas--Ehe S3aSee CroP--The SaranRc "a
From the correspondence Of the Panama Slsr, We
obtain some particulars Of affairs in Nicaragua
About the middle of The month the Costa Riea
government sent a force 70 GreytOwn 70 take posses
sion Of SCOTS property there and 10 claim the right
to Punta CasiillaoF Pdnta Arenas; but Cen
mander Of the British ship Of war Leopard refused
to allow Col Cauy, the Costa Rican represent alive,
10 interfere with WhatWa olaimedo be the property
Of an American Company, and Mr. Green, the British
Consul, contested Col. Oay's right or that Of Costa
Roa toesim Punta Arenas, insisting thatit belonged
to the Mosquito TeIritory. The whole affair called
forth quite correspondence the result Of which was
that the Commander Of the LEOPARD and Mr.. Green
both sustained their position for the present, and the
Costa Ricans had 20 Withdrew their professions to
the claims advance ed.
1t is not improbable however, now that no vessel
Of war Is IN 6reytOWRi taI fhe c aims lll % again
/ renewed Bolh Cos.a B.ca aud Nicaragua take the
yrouPd that as the fbusters we're permitted 70 &C.
! eupy Punta Castillo without any opposition onthe
part Of he King Of ths Mosquitoes or his allies ne
can now lay 10 iust claim 20 il or 81 any rate mat
they haYeas good 20 &C s. the Mosquitoes nave
/ and a better enc than Inc hhiousters NIcarSSuas
We understand talks Of 1uying out the mosquito
kim and win ia a probability offer him pension
Of 500 A month 20 lay dlWh his CroWn and turn his
/ possessions over 70 them Doubtless the pension
Vould he more acceptable 10 N, IL he dare accept
IL than The piapcs be 40 present Fpee'ves; but as
he IL mere tool tits Of likely he could enter into
sueh an arrsngementI without the cluaeut of The
| British authorities HQWtV z. the idea Of buying
an a King. crown ard a. Tor S50a mouth, is By no
I means bad Joke; it shows hos low down rasahy
can ds.cend and what q farce the title Of'King Of
/ he Mosquitoes" is.
BusIpess was very dun At GIeytOEn, and people
iespuig Reports sy the place Ia o. p essnt misera
Iu-Ipa the stay Of the British ship OF war lie PaTd
Il tre her crew ike th5se OF the United aes slOOP
Jyz15 norm coutraeted COED deal Of sickness, and
she W. obliged TO go down 10 AspinEal to recruit
/ eirheihhqs --lE r.-. -
i lie Costa Rica Coffee crop will, It Is expected.
exceed 100 600 gels. IRE coming season, and the
sugar ercp 20 600 qqls 1.i -
u The crops in Nicaragua are expected 10 be more
productive this year than for some time -..-.
Since the arrival here Of The United States frigate
SaraHae the 23rd Of July, Ihings have taken more
4 OF q business aspect. -7' z..a 500 q
Oa her sTrissl, various Tumors we're atoat IS 10
the object Of her visit as yet nothing certain IS
known, save that she 10 Look out tor An loan
interests, and 10 anticipate the opening Of the tran
sc, That she will aqficPIieH By long lime, ls the
belief Of your correspondent for after waiting fifteen
months we can see but little advancement during
that time. As for steamers, only one, the FHrgiH, Is
on the lake, and that can accommodates but poorly
800 passengers. The river boats are also too few,
and there is no coal there nor far as can learn,
none on the way. The transit road is in travelling
condition, but the men employed 10 repairing Il are
getting tired Of working "OB tick As they were
4 employed By the Slebbins White Co 3 Agent, thsy
have 70 await his return from Neg York WITH funds