The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-30

not superior, 10 anything else which our country
can produce. So, in regard 70 nations. yesses-ney
think that nation except Great Britain has large SHIPS
Of The appearance Of the Merrimac at San Juan
del Sur with her battery Of ten inch guns and length o
three hundred feet viii tend 10 dsabuse them somewhat
their error on that point That such is the Contempt
Bile opinion which they entertain Of the capacities our
government have been repeatedly assured oy
cson of which the nitatory step has now been taken
is the only which have proper weight with these
Don Tomas Martinez the President of Nicaragua, il
represented as q man Of bulldog determination and Of
strong prejudices against our government
The early appearance OF vessel at this place. after
the FORMULATION of Mr. Cass' despatch Judging from the
Of talk it has occasoned among the natives, has
brought them TO the conclusion that in earnest
Ocr 80, 1853.
During the past week our commander has been actively
exercising the crew in the use Of small arms, boat
cse Target firing &c. The weather at first unfavora
BILE 70 all out door exercise has somewhat improved as
respects ran yet the heat Of the from to three
O'Clock intolerable In all the exercises the
protected far possible by awnings from the rain
and SUM- Without such protection from the North
are able TO labor here without falling victims TO fever
sunstroke.
Our vessel is expected TO await here her orders relative
to what part she is TO perform in the negotiations
pending between our government and Nicaragua. No
communication has yet been had with Minister, Mr.
Lamar.
The population here highly claed the story of
reatywhch turns out TO be bogushaving been entered
Gore 0useey They view the treaty almost equivalent
to an alliance with England, and, think that 1t will
have the effect Of stavng OF their day of reckoning with
the United States The idea currently aoat and
pareny aiordng the people much enjoyment is, that
there be any lighting in the case, il will be between us
and Britain In that they say that little
army of 600 only would get decidedly the
Of the conflict with the Brons. This opinion, which s
truly belle I'd by the furnishes additional evidence Of
their imperfect ledge respecting the extent oil our
countrys resources.
SYMPTOMS OF ALARM IN NICARAGUA.
tFrom Fl Centro Americana, Of Granada, Oct. 81
The from the United States is Of very alarming
American
disposed to open the Transit line only without the
sent of Nicaragua but without its being notified Of it,
Instructions given to General Lamar spoken Of which
to be presented to the government Of Nicaragua in
order TO inspire with such fear that will be imposs
government and SPECTATORS The system Of frightening
Nicaragua for the purpose of wrestling from her
sion or prorogaton, have been from the time the first
negotiations concerning the Transit opened followed
with the greatest consistency and not without success
and now that fhbustersm is dead to rise
again, she is threatened with invasion Of
Walker, doubtless in order that General Martinez
sha hasten TO adopt the charitable counsel
given to him by the Know Nothing newspapers
Of the American Unon o resign his power and TO make
place for new President and liberali policy,
capable Of overcoming the pending difficulties between
'liberal policy in newspapers Of this knd9 All the inn
porant journals which enjoy the greatest credit in the
General Martinez emnently LIBERAL consequently what
matters TO this worthy functiopary the passionate
opinion of immoral and interested peope' Both the dis.
approval and commentator of people of this kind must
always be interpreted in the sense more 50
honorable have given their judgment the most
distinct manner.
What gives nexplicable surprise and deep sor
row, provided all the news alluded to be true, is
that senor Yrsarri, Minister Of Nicaragua, a
Central American by birth, has taken part him
self in these Internal manGuvres by assisting at
the banquet by which Mr.. White and his companions
celebrated the triumph they had obtained in procuring
the unquestonabe protection OF the American govern
ment for taking possession at all hazards OF the Transit
privilege this hthmus and at this feast where several
toasts given Senor Yrisarr answer one gwen
by Mr. White, expressed his hope that the company may
triumph. and congratulated himself his having power
fully contributed 10 this happy result This is incredible
ami unheard Of
II may well be OF those newspaper inventions which
every day sent out into the world How is possible
that the who, in his writings, has vigor
ousy and eloQuenly defended the rights Of his country
and vaianty combated the absorbing tendencies Of the
American should have undergone such fearful
formation, which would place him the other
This s, 10 repeat words, incredible, unheard Of
As TO Mr. Whites declaration that Of the things the
company headed by him had TO struggle against the
vcnaty OF the Ncaraguan functonaries who sold them
selves for money not there, but here does IL give
10 the supposon that these words uttered without
proper reflection involve accusation very distinct
from that which II was intended 10 maker