The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-14
LATER FROM NICARAGUA.

prom the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, Dec. III
We indebted to the purser of the steamer Washing
ton for the following narrative:
The steamer Washington sailed from New York No
vember 7th for San Juan del Norte via Kingston Ja
maca and arrived ut Port Royal the evening of the
18th ult landed several passengers and proceeded to
evening III clock arrived of the harbor OF
San Juan del Norte early the morning of the 18th
ult having experienced heavy gale from the south
the 18th and 10th She boarded outside the harbor
by boat from the United States fgas Savannah, and
entered the harbor about noon, pilot could
be obtained.
The U. s. men-ofwar Savannah and jamestown, and
English steam fgates Leopard and vaarous, ir William
G. Ousely benon board the Vaorous,l in the hsr
bor COL Chiltis, the companys agent came on board
and informed that nothing had been heard of the ar
val Of the Hermann at San Juan del Sur and that the
Nicaragua government refused to permit the passengers
of the Washington to pass through the country alleging
that the passengers by the Washington fbusters
connected with passengers the Hermann. Mr. Childs,
with other parties connected with the company the
morning of arrival took the little steamer Catharine
Maria and proceeded up the river to Granada to consult
and If possible to induce the TO grant per-
mission for passengers to pass the Hermann
San Juan del Sur Immediately upon anchorng at San
juan we were boarded by two English officers with side
arms from the Leopard and Valorous, inqurng in
gard to the number of passengers cargo &c., wishing
see the passenger list asking of the purser and chief Off
If the passengers Americans, and if they
armed and If there were arms and ammunition on board
the ship.
They told that the ship had been boarded by an
officer of United States ship Savannah who would give
them any information they required They replied that
they were instructed to get such information direct
They did not however Insist upon the matches being ta
ken of, and left the ship rather suddenly. The game
afternoon the frgae Leopard got under way and pro-
ceeded to under the pretence, Capt Wainwright
said to Capt. c., that they had eighty the sick
list and went to for their benefit 1t aferwad ap
pears she ordered to the mouth of the Colorado
intercept $50 flbusters whom it reported we had
landed the previous night Our boat could not get up
the San Juan account OF the very low stage of water
and had proceeded to the mouth of the Colorado where
she arrived at daylight morning. Just in time to be
seen by the Leopard that anchored off the mouth Of
the river there. Launches were immediately manned
and chase made of harmless little steamer AS she
had to stop after proceeding short distance up the river
to fix steam pipe. the boats came up with her in
gallant STYLE with howitzer and small pointed
an attack upon the supposed fllbusters After satisfy
ing themselves that they had been pretty cheapy Sold
they returned to their ship and about day
returned to anchorage at Greytown having been absent
only 20 hours to restore to health eighty the
sick list.
On the evening of the 25th the flag ship Roanoke, flag
officer Mcintosh arrived at anchorage outside the harbor
from Aspinwal bringing us the intelligence that the
Hermann had arrived at Panama the 7h and procced
ed to San Francisco ON the lIth On the morning OF
the 26th Col Childs returned from Granada without
complshng any arrangement with the government. On
the contrary, the boat allowed to pass from San
Carlos without officer with file of soldiers board
She proceeded to Virgin Bay the officer being instructed
not to allow the boat to land until he had ascerained
that there llibusers at that point the govern
ment being informed and firmly believing that thesteaner
Hermann had landed several hundred Gbusters at San
uan del Sur- small boat sent on shore and the
officer, after being convinced that there llibus
ters either there at San Juan del Sur the steamboat
was permitted to land at the wharf, and agent Of the
company proceeded to San Juan del Sur to look after the
Hermann The jamestown, Capt. Kennedy, sailed for
Aspinwall the morning of the 22d.
On the evening Of the 2Gth sailed for Aspinwal
Captain G. having orders to connect with the Mail Com
pany steamer of the goth from New York. for orders by
that steamer for the passengers to go forward by that
mail in the event of the Hermann not being at Panama
to receive them We arrived at Aspinwall the
ing of the 2Sth entering in company with the mail
steamer Moses Taylor. From misrepresentation of
the company agent in New York order by that
ship for the Mail Company to take passengers They
were landed from the ship and cared for by Capt O.
til their departure from Aspinwa Not of sick
ness has occurred board the Washington since her de-
parture from New York
Sailed from Aspnwal the evening of Dec. LIST, leav
ing the Mail Company's steamer Moses Taylor for New
York on the 4th, and the Granada for Havana The
sailed for San Juan the morning of the 29th
AT San Juan del Norte United States ship Savannah,
lag ship Roanoke, and English frgate Valorous Brig
orina OF Boston At Aspnval United States store ship
Relief, ships Arlington and John w. White.
Experienced strong notheastery trades in crossing the
Caribbean sea- and strong northery gales since leaving
the islands