The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-31
OUR GRANADA CORRESPONDENCE.

GRANADA, July 10, 1853.
Colsn.l Schlessinoer Neso Characteristic Operations
s General agent of0e Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal
Cb~pmy-H9 Threats and Reclamations on the Nicara-
Sus Govsrnment-Sp,endid Trade Chances Thropn
Asody-h the Cars Yrsdrri Treaty Of any Va,ge Whit
Ne Capilalias Fight for Private Profts'Ow Relations
ss,h TIE Nicaraguan Gopernme,s-k Belly's Cana1 Pro.
jet Looked on Wild Scheme France My Seni Her
CasA Along II she Please-Legsaiie DOincs-- General
Lamar in Good HeaHh--AnsaI Of the Vanderbilt Cash
s~d 0vs.fosring Treasury 7he President Hand
General Jrer Minister 10 the United Ssttes-Hs Brings
ne Modified Yrisdui Treaty Raifed His IHsrvsetus
viii Mr. Alen-He IS 10 Negotiate with Commodore
derbik in Person--AH the Natips Shysers at Work
zrade and Financial Reports.
Since wrote you last have been up 70 ManaFna and
the hero Of the dsy the Kos,uth Of New York.
She Schessirger OF Nicaragua He has given 40 his d.
psoussc being bearer Of reAtessnd is
better employed the general sgen Of the Atlantic
aod Pscinc Ship Canal Company This Company has had
about half dozen OF agens here. all claiming 10 10
general agents; aud understand that there about
two in New York expecting 70. this general
agency. sun Of th,se general and agents
had any iu power, or any credentials, and they
perhaps sent out with tho object Of doing stn1g
as scnethns 70 be optional to the cOmpsuy, either 10
- socepe1 repuss.od, according 70 oonvenionce
Nov this time there mistake Col scnessnger Ia the
agent; this time there Is sell about n, there was
when the Colonel the bearer of the
treaty.
Re has made . dashing attack, Ike that in ssrta
Rosa, the government here, saying that his "my
c,mpAny" backed up by the state Department, ard n
sse government conf behave well the whole American
Use, wl ss down on them Ike thousand OF brick, aud
open the Transit and pass the treaty by force. Tnis A.
lack has su made other effect but Frightening few
snid merchsrts into "calcniura IT." He has made
reclamation Of ten hundred thousand millions Of
dollars do not know exactly the amount-bu !, matters
lnaic-the claim Ia thero There b doubt that ths
government Of Nicaragua have received very pfoss
ing deapsiebes urging the ratification Of the eay and
little prolongaiion for Transit opening All these
documents from the State Department, whore The
sap Canal Company here universally called the "Arple
Cart Company y Ia 70 veil taken Of.
ID really pity 70 how chances have been thrown
Away sas case. This very company had snch splsa-
I'd chance business point Of view, they mic have pa,
fhe Cass Yrsa treaty In eject de Decentralization or
10 ra,incsiion-oy only establishing the rransa iMN
faey indehted 10 the United States for treaty tbsl
guarantees their land grants for emigration and In this
vAy excluded ali other colonization. rosr gives
chem monopoly OF navigation In river and lake Cor
eighty seven years
How penny wise and pound foolish men All these
privileges they might have secured and the Unted states
would In The hurry have overlooked th Unco Sam
had adopted q pocy-thst on protecting exclusive
cSonzssiou and navigation monopoles 10 foreign ceun
tries. Bat The government Of Nicaragua have acted en-
trely fair in this Imbrogo. They granted the CO. pany
pr,lonsaton, ever proougston 10 open The route th.
sav the urgency of having open stni nothing was
dne Instead OF preparing for opening tho rouss, N
ether prcorsston Of one year ssked for Then INV
made conditional grant 70 Mr. vsnderbi. vh,ro'p ,be
H.Hfa foA mn
Nicaragua which sum, together with all the properly and
The grant, be forfeited he Old not open the r,y,e
% seed, and hep cneu durIpe the term Of The grant
Gould tbsr. se anything more resinaoid and iN' '"
the psr Of the Nicaragua fcverrm n'S and could there
ne anything more satisfactory 70 me Unised States govern
men, Than having the Transit open1
nc canal ccmp,Dy did no, wan, 10 open n; try some
body else
what the use q treaty between the United States
and Nicaragua there no rrsnsit' Is no. the passing
nj and freight and treasure the rsns
here the roo, from whence the treaty tprings up
IL sc csn there be sry interest," any necessiiy any
Advantage 10 the United states Of having treaty with
Nicaragua when the transit shall be In the hands Of a
PARTY who do not open ~
An the above questions hope 10 see answered 10 your
vaiushle paper. Although the answers sppear quite
easy st there might be powerful reasons "a The
policy Of the United siatcs which poor hAckwcodsmen
are not a~rs OF. Please post rs up.
Nicaragua s much IN want Of The Transit as the Uni
ned states are.
Her whole commerce is depending on u, and all hfe
seens TO be extinct since this main artery Is out In
fsc, the whole country in perfect Of agitation
and II the Transit stimulus Ia not soon applied she will
soon be reduced 70 entire wilderness; money s en-
enely scarce and wl DO forced 70 use eacso beans
for paying our rtesips.
should Nicaragua mot be allowed 70 use every
effort Va save herself from such dessinss Should
she be forced by The most nobs and generous Of
oil sovernmerts-thst Of the United stasee-to submit
70 ubiuss recsms,ops made up by company who has
been nurbuesipg both countries and both governments
fer o whole YEAR.
WI the United States government protect susb c,,ns