The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-14
The Nscaragua Route.


10 exonerate ny self from Tho unjust charges and
nons issue OF yesterday and day concerning my
Withdrawal from the COMMAND of the ssain oraln.
In referring to the article the signature Of in, f.
Body, in the Herald OF Sunday, have 70 say, fh do
not know that gentleman, 10 know the American
Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Company, with which hos
said to be connected never had any busiposs I'll him.
with that company; neither he they ao ioN
mano. have received no orders cithsl funi him
them and should not have obeYed orders from had
received them Each statement covert ntarrogatory
made BY him relating 70 me, either remotely d.
rocty, is either wifuIly false, or else he has been
most grossly deceived. In ordering tho staam
ship Hermann to proceed direct 70 san Fran.
cisco, and IN voluntarily retiring from the comuand
of the ship at Panama, was not influenced 10 The
spL degree by regard for the interests Of the tho "a
cnc Mail 81 amshp Company the Panama Railroad Com
papy Cornelius Vanderbilt, any other corporation
persons whatever.
sailed from New York the 23i August. w,tn about
Gve hundred passengers bound san Francisco Rio
Janeiro Vapa also, aud San Juan del sur The pur5er
bad ships money sailing about three hundred dot
iaIs which al the moDes board helougns 70 the
ship arrived a. Rp on the lSta September cousgnei
10 coleman 4 % coael anu nogsinnoi M ship aud
accordance with my nsirucons from Tho agent of tho
OF The ship (nsci being one Of the owners ma
all on bim at ten days SIGHT, Tor ny dsburs N ns
there which dlait was secared by bottomy bond
the slip. That draft IS here and AT maturity dis
hnnored. / arrived at the Iotl coal mines, chlied
tho ship, AM sailed for yaparn nso, where / nr.
fited The oath October, consigned to Tm L. Hoe5on,
isq and again drew On my agent a, ten days sight ,r
diSbn scDths at THIS port Here Ireccysl the tolog
rr rstrn tons from my agent IN New York, aa.el 9Th
September
,ou viii proceed from Valparaiso Panama, and ,aer he
eas,s Aew york touching At Aspio~ail October 2 Ter
The and take the hermsnn An agen, VIII meet yon
., Panama and you are compelled TO Take on COAL 20 have
th' IN ready
accordingly proceeded 10 Panama where / arrived
9Th November, ana there informed, both by the
chants of Panama and by passengers en- routs ior
California as well as by private adyocs from
my friends in New York; that the Washington
could not come out; tina. her advortiscmeit
had been withdrawn from the New York papers
by order Of her real owners; that my agent IN Nrg
York had advertised the Atlantic and Baltic Ticket, hal
been sold for the two former ships AM the ntesnosnn
Of the MAY bad been invoked vi the
the money paid as the owners of the said sh distinctly
denied having scld chartered them all Of when
corroboraten by the New York newspapers, TO which
now refer the publr. met al Panama young mao So
represented himself the agent of the New Yok or.
Dan and European steamship Company, who handed me
open note, ;''You VIII proceed 20 San Juan oel
sur ard wait the washington's plsscugers whom
the following dialogue took place. nssoa, "where
your credcn,issg p lie replied, II have none srn then
asked ''faye You moth NJ from The eompanyY' lie sad,
Nothing but this Bote.n | asked him # he had
brought any funds FOR the sh p's dislursemcnts 10
which he replied, "Not cent | then informed him
that, considering tho circumstances under which was
placed, could not regard hun the agent OF The snip.
leaving his hotel bill 1888 50) unpaid There at
Panama two hundred and eighty two tons OF cois held
for freight and charges out from New YORK, "r which
bad money pay and therefore could ;h IT,
Ind coal and provisions enough board 20 tho
shp 10 san Francisco provided had good weather, de
teniion and used every economy The ship hat 40 mo
nry nor credit (sec certificates below nor suf
ncen for my personal expenses, and ih4t which had
was realised from the wine ROOM IN when the ship had
interest, and therefore unable 20 purchase a
pound OF coal or an ounce oi provisions Tor
the ships All could get six hundrel
pounds of butter, which s s unpaid for AMI tnat vas
indispensable for the use q the passengers already
board Here received stvces of the serious nness Of
naiey endorsed AMI winch bad hscn discounted The
rfoeseds used n the original purchase of the ship, and
which had not been paid notwithstanding the repeated
of my MP the hour my delr.
ture (pfoc, being that moment served moi
the note would positively be paid The next day aud with
out which positive promise would NOT have sailed.
They allowed Judgment 10 be recovered against M. for
this so,e, and my family Was only saved from bong
turned into the stree, by tn. n,eposton of friend.
NY passengers, who had already been the ship FOR
eighty days. clsmofous fs the fuGlinent of
contract made IN New YosS and insisted on being con
yeyed direct s San francsco having already stopped at
three ports.
Mr.. ". !. Hobson, Of Valparaiso, a large creii
tor OF the ship, also demanded that she should
proceed at once direct to goft under Amcri
can jurisdiction. ] had reason 70 believe The
Washington would arrive out at all and ali these forcgo
ing circumstances male up my Judgment, which
nrrned by the mer, hants of Panama, and by Amos H.
cofnpe fSq Uned Sts.s Consul, AMI the Of
te chip all required that should order rr drcc, San
Frapcseo. This course I pursued, AMI the nerm snn
sailed from Panama ,hc 1lth November, under the
command Il my chef officer, Captain Patterson, gentle
well known sD this city, and n onlbo quail
ncations.
Upon The arrival Al Aspinvan Of ths nn,s, November
16 Ave days after the departure II the Herman, frat
learned thst the Washington hai sailed fvm New York
the 9th November, win passengers for sn Juan del
Norte ,o meet the Hermann ~ ssa Jaao del SUI. Ny
the Illinois came pr. fserson, director of the Cali.
fosnia, New York and European Steamship Company,
whom met AT Panama, on bs way - sin Ffsao-co. ~
the accredited agent ~ the company 80 whom sug.
fls ,f Al In
for the MaabDgtrn ptssengcfs and asked him why he
did MT come out u The lsbneton shs having s.ed the
same dayf To whh' be reilcd. thai h. had noihng 10
ng m, hc had no confidence rnseif N hs washaeons
passengers getting thronlh
The washington returned 20 this psst on saturday w,n
advises q hef arrival - $40 Juan e Norc the
18th November, and % the tsc previously reported here
by the Iinos, ami now conirmei by the hsas Taylor,
VIZ That The government ~ Nicaragua xoild not have
suffered the Washington passrngcr8 " pas over Sup
Pee the Iiarmauu had gona - san Iuan NJ Sur where
she would have been due he I November naI haf
there awaited tie srrva of the Washington psscngcs
subsequent event. having shosn that 3D. wouit
pass the Isihmus n aliwcu,a ~. have culpa.
bic 10 have watoI there h, length - time wth over
six hnndfe sqpls toFd, short of co snd provisions,
and - sau Juan del Sur, Lad money credit
Ia buy With, unhealthy elimsis, 10 country
whose delicate political condition soad hsye been is
turbed BY The presence ~ so arg nsmhr a Americans
for lonS timer Would not have r.ssei tho loss n
my ship and troubles innumerabs have grown of tY
! hrrr 10 yiudicatc my owa rlusBct and IL. 10
the course a that Justice ~ myself The ~. ssnss ;,
others may BE- maze apparent rnnsi eseifuy ieciiue
being made sapcgoaf " their iappead ne ste.
m 'hr principal merchants ~ Panama, " Ia the
United states consul's ccrticats also, article from
Panama Ii,rald az Nov Ia
PAsaE,, Nnv f6 1854
We the undersigned wholesale gro shp caniers
q psnama y view p he fet that tss com N ses ys,s
here rausac ther business havr Fsige
~ their sovency absy % for supplies trrshei sat.
ship declined p ss considerable upon The
sh ars % .,a co%psny IN New So,k sre-p, gen ~
Nor willing ~ furnish supplies uVan the capne by
poih~catlon ~ sa ship collateral security
s already hypotneated beeve f1r hr fp valne
N San francirrA " ~ REKMlNsHAN A 20,
JAMES = TIkRMANN
A. BF<g ANufID,
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J. The Undersigned United States Cansal tr da
hereby cert that W. De bermspeham e. lanes Her.
mann tnRel tsrgnm0to and rs Rosrup 1b sign
Axed u The written instrument merchants
O re.pe,tabiry Wholesale r,cers ap ehsndl.r
ths city sud hat their signatures above genuine and
entitled n fnll faith and credit
Witness my band aud seal of oce Panama his i7th day
Of a ApD "a fpIy nHad STAT