The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-13
INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH.
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NEWS FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMGRIl.
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Election Excitement on the Panama
IsthmuS.
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Activity OF the United States
Pacific Squadron.
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Arrest OF Americans at San Juan
Del Sur.
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THE TRANSIT AND MOSQUITO QUESTIONS.
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RISE Of THE SAN JUAN RIVER,
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the TRANSIT AND MOSQUITO QUESTIONS
RISE OF THE san JUAN RIVER,
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IEWs FROM CENTRAL AMERICA,
Our San Juan Correspondence.


Our San Juan Correspondence.
sAs JUAN, tGreytovn,) August 20, 1853.
evess Elsed st GYeytops-Fvs Oasio DssrtedOot OaSy
Au<sspts to Sy0x Puxa AyeN0sJos Scott InprsgRabls-
British Consul and British Nan Of oay Come TO tae Res
Sse-P PSssa Arenas ARs<Ssd 70 the AS7aito ht9doN-
1As Leopard Captain CLAWS for Her AoetD-Laoomsc
Ne>-Way Ehse.sderisg ,oitA Costa Rica and Es9taSd-
DsstA Of CapEais Ogrie- Wreck ef ne Anna WEsey--
Cs~yltesttons Of Ae Ce~tysl A~ss,icsn Quesos-Des-
psir Of Ne Gyeytou~us-Au Faith Of tie CpcnsaD T
ns 7Yc~sit Dessroycd- obi OaS,y Dropng-1ahss Pas
ssseJsr A,psrsoail-1Ae Gysaseys' Bodst-Ir1u@phs q
Ay~s and DiplOmaey-NisaYasuo~ Troops Drioss from
~ Sam Juaa del Sur by the Sanac-h he Transit to De
Rw~S Ope~-Lamar Dsmaads Sir Millions of DoslaSs
fysm As Gsue,mm<nt of Nscarssua-1Ae Sapa~naA,
xvstsoo and Plymouth Arrive at GreysoWn, dc.
Of l,te wo have had repesons Of those scenes from
Ne picture sf the deiuge, without relief, In water coors
hs Juan has risen some eight feet above high
wsAer maxi has broughs cewn islands, houses, bun
sses and men In the greatest profuson Feat q Inland
b swept away. As The houses foned by, the chickens
sosA 10 seen roostiDg The rAtsrs high and dry Mr.
Deasman remained hn house until tho water reached
NJ top sf the table on which his wife and children
phssd, and then embarked his household In canoe,
which he had for that purpose and down 70
Gysy town and lanced his family in sAfety.
some few natives drowned.
me Ncarasuan soldieys who were NJ Fort Castillo
have abdcated the fort through fear Of being drowoed
wSAm Il.
ne food Is rot without It's good eecE. bas improved
shs channel (Which feared would be oberated,
prior 70 ), and carried away bars, which have been
sxnshtng for many years.
The Yeooubtablc Col Cauty lsst week manned boa.
viii twenty Rcan ssldsrs End stesred for Point
Arenas ne oolonel dressed IN full uniform and
looked very forndaDle display ng the Coss Ri;au nig
49, onn nd
rned he ever tenacious Joe Scott tha, his time hat
ssne 10 aDdcate He sAii,'Agreeable 70 the irstruc
soas from his government that Of Cos.s RicA), hnd 70
tase possession and all property therein
and .hAs he further uced 70 notify all persons
sidens upon thc hAt they are expected iorth~ih
10 give h their enrol their signatures upon
ledger prepared that purpose and from this e forth
tAey remember they arc under the Jarsdcion Of
Costa Rca, and subject 70 ner laws"
he gave sco1 twenty -four % surreoter the pro
peyty with as inventory Joe scarcely repei 70 .,e ooo
seL Leaving him lie inetlpNy heE 70 and tns
Rfshh Goa su and after abort consul si,on these noh
hlcs decided TO annex Il 70 tne Mosquito terfitory
Tne Ooosnl Informed the Colonel that he n1d loug be
Bsvsd his sabIo Majesty ought 10 claim tx pops
bot mad pos mentioned il before publicly, Dat the tim
havipE arrived and his Majesty not being present. h
would tago upon himself me respouSipiy o. snnexog
Iso Colonel demurcly put In III. demurrer.
he captain the Iecpsrd then informed Of the ma
YER and the Colonel rather a5or cy as well o.
Asrs'say was his pleasure ths, tne properly
As possession of all to proecsh In the namo VI her gra
Majesty, and he persntsd La hm van ate mp D.
uuM walk through blood and oarDsge over his vs-seps
ssor V again reach the point" nArdy necessary 70
cd he Colonel left
make provision Tor the new eaaa for wbicn ne has
osausct o Cosa Rcs 70 De cat IRON
- mouth Of be serspqui 70 the nterfr Inc cla'ns o.
tAc Mosquito Kipg Majesty 70 Post Mcnss, am
s.ucss naseraoiy and mclAnchoy- AFRAID, ~i further
npicas Central American In orcsho, aod asrs. our
vsr.ses q home N tne'r co'nmenaAoie eh0r 70 Keep
rraush ClQo0ly sealed
Captain OsDvis Of lbe brig Experiment died on board
"a 49, s,s ss. ~ ,.Sv M rne, hsye recovered
ed ~ ytsssl, wih cargo o hides deer skios cocoa
ass, aye woods &c leaves ,horiiy for New Yorx sae
Dsss niDg charge The freight on the cargo vii proba-
b,y asouAi 900, being very valuable fhs cArs1
Usa Intended for the Anna waer lost Old Providence
ssn1asn for $500. me Br tSh Consul ana his Trend,
concerned in The matter, and VIII no douo' MAKE "
HARD i'm es al wrstehedy poor and hope and patience
Re rresers say here IN bsssns way ,aey ahead,
having beaten sne Yankees in arms and diplomacy.
TIE commander Of the earsnao, before LEAVING san
Jssn scl sur, drove the Sionagusn troops IRON thn
1srs 70 open rouc clear thoroughly preparscry
- spsnss Presden, Martinez has bccu hardly ptcse
q Sy Lamar for the sum Of six mions or dollars in.
denshy due American citizens.
NJ Piy mouth VIII leave soon for Vera Cruz
Oar San Juan del Sur Correspondence.
SAN JOAN pxL srE, August az, 1858.
A~escas Cpsse~s-Isssoryof Cartaia KslIy's Action ia
ne hatSr-ns General su ooumasd risits me Sara
xA~-FollicaI Ercseners-7k village and rs Pcpuid-
nS~-7rsde Of the 7sc.-Hsakh cf u> Crc0 y As So
rssae, &c.
A sxssserssed socoun,. OF rccens dieculty between
che nsary Governor Of San Juan and the caan Of tho
Unsd States ship sarsnsc in rciaacn 70 The srres and
ten xpsrary confinement Of two American cissans-resi
ses Of the plsce-nay reach homo from this quarter
ssasees thereof in detail.
appears that The government Of Nicaragua derive
small Of by the imposition Of YAK on
all cattle killed for sale individual within us ter
tory and certain place. without the limits of city, town
village appropriated for that purpose, In which they
mss be slaughtered rhfs requirement, being inconve-
nient Americans (Mitche Greon and Caleb Thur.
lowl Who had contracted supply the
beef So they obtained permission or the Commandsnc
of san Juan slaughter their premises with
pvoviso that they would psy the tax the usual
regulation In this mster bad bern strictly complied
rss commsndsule who hsd given them his pernssiOa
assensed himself for few days from he village dsegas-
ms his authority the interim 10 captain IN The army
youth Of but nineteen years Of sseviaout inormiB
MIN Of the grant of This privilege.
On Sunday the san inst, the Acting uommspdsntc hsv
iag been informed Of the slaughter of an animal IN N
shambssof Of Nesss Green and rburio~ despatched mcs
ssnser 70 request the attendance cf the sstcr al hi,
cnce Mr.. muriow sent individual -bo spoke tho
nensse We country with greater duency ami oorrecs
neee than himself 70 inquire tne business OF tho Oonman
oan Before the return Of ihis person, however, hs
passed hs es.osh nsn, sna fnarios
mssrrosnaeo him - 70 ths purpor, Of me rsons, and
<esreA 70 know time he should pressed himself
bis office, 70 which The Cornandsnie replied -"rhN
his once hours were s all times, and N sny hms
DUNG the osy out, THAT ne should arrest him tNT.
~ CRIMINAL Mr.. T. rasided with his partner, NJ.
Green n7 snofhy Nier ths c0Dversai0n with he Com
rsndant, pro T7 three or four soldiers placed
guard before the residence of Mr. g. vita orders pof
mh no one W leave or enter rain ef acsib snd to
sFres these persons on their appa&rsrce without tor
Mr. Green upon emerging from iha porro Of sassllbq
was met ~ ue ASung Commanc Nnte --aJRry wor IS,
t m curing wSeh the later maze atteraql D secUrs
en- person. q h, Green, and bad bis baly t1rn II
tie stuie Al this time the order va svea bt te fnv
comUandsuie " charge IN Gr. g and bayJaet wAs
hrust sctreen Mr. Green sni hls WIFE, VIII ha As bor