Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-05
Manifesto Against Filibusters-Rm.
portant Notice from the Nicaragua
LEGATION OF NICARAGUA, 4
Brooklyn. Oct. %. 1853. (

Brooklyns Oct 2S, 1853.
The Republic of Nicaragua being threaten
ed by a new invasion Of filibusters, who are
endeavorihg to enter that country under the
disguise of colonists, and under other pretexts,
the public are hereby informed that all per-
sons, whatever may be their nationality,
going to said Republic. to any port or place
within its territory. will be subject to the
following regulations:
l. All persons, whatever may be their ma
tionality arriving at any port or place of said
Republic. will be obliged, before entering or
landing, to present themselves to the local
public authority, with a passport signed as
follows: If going from any of the Spanish
American States. by the Minister or Secretary
of Foreign Relations: if going from the United
States of America, or from any other coun-
tries, by the Minister .Plenipotentiary.
Minister Resident. or Charge d. Affaires; and
in default of these, Ly the Consul General
of Nicaragua in such countries respectfully.
q Passengers going for the purpose of pass
ing through, without stopping longer than
may be absolutely necessary to make the tran
sit from one ocean to the other and embark
ing Immediately for California or any other
foreign port, are exempt from the obligation
of presenting passports.
3. Persons attempting to enter the country
or to land therein without passport. in the
cases in which it is requii ed, will be stopped
and shall he compelled to return by the same
conveyance that took them to the country.
4. Persons arriving for the purpose of
passing through to foreign countries. and
who may unnecessarily stop or tarry in the
Republic. shall be considered suspected
and individuals, and shall be subjected TO such
measures as the laws of the country have es-
tablished or may hereafter establish for the
preservation of the public peace, excepting,
however cases of sickness or other physical
! impossibiIity.
5. All persons arriving at any place in the
Republic in any ships or vessels not belong
ing to the company having the right of transit,
or who may attempt to enter the country,
being in either case more than ten in number;
and who shall not Immediately proceed on
their way to a foreign country, shall by these
facts alone be subjected, as suspected indivi-
duals, to the measures now existing and
which may hereafter be adopted for the pre-
servation of the public peace, excepting,
however. the case of sickness or other ply
steal impossiblity.
6. All persons not passing through to
foreign countries shall Immediately on land
ing declare before the local public authority
what business Gf any takes them to the
Republic, or what art, trade or profession
(if any they intend to carry on therein. and
also the place in which they respectively
intend to reside.
7. The public authority before which the
bearer OF the passport shall first present HIM
self shall subscribe the same and write at the
foot thereof, 1.-THE bearer goes To-" in
serting the name of the place mentioned by
the bearer, who shall present himself with
his passport, certified as aforesaid, before the
public authority of the place in which he
may have decided to reside; and the two
aforesaid public authorities shall Immediately
give notice to the Minister or Secretary of
Foreign Relations that such person has APP
peared as required.
s. The Consular Agent at San Juan Norte
and the COmmandant of the port OF San Juan
del Sur shall insert in book to be respect
lively kept by them for that purpose, the
names of the persons arriving with passports
by every ship or vessel at each of said ports
respectively. setting forth the places to VIII CHI
they are going, and shall also Immediately
give to the Minister of foreign relations no.
tice of all persons who have landed from the
ship or vessel.
9. All foreigners attempting to enter the
Republic without a passport in the cases in
which it is required, shall be considered as
suspected individuals, and may be compelled
to leave the Territory of the Republic by the
same place and in the same ship or vessel in
which they arrive.
10. Ships or vessels arriving with passen-
gers at San Juan del Norte, or at any other
ports OF the RepuDllc, shall receive on board
the agent or officers that may be appointed
by the government for the purpose of enforc-
ing the faithful performance of these regu-
latiOns.
IL. The public safety of the Republic re-
quiring, under present circumstances, that all
its ports shall not be opened for the transit of
passengers to California and other foreign
places, nor for the purpose of receiving colo
nists or emigrants, such transit and the intro
duction of colonists and immigrants, can on
ly take place by the ports of San Juan del
Norte, and San Juan del Sur, until new regu-
lations or orders are made on the subject; and
such colonists or immigrants shall not be al
lowed to take with them arms of any kind
that may be used in war.
A. J. DE YRISARRI