New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-11
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CALIFORNIA STEAMSHIP LIaE, VA NIeAEAguA

4 jpg and dated November d signed by Maxine Jerez,
who styles himself Minister Plenipotentary and En-
Voy Extraordinary of the Republic Of Nicaragua near
Il the Government of the United States.
OF this individual know nothing more than that
/ be was at one time Minister Of War in Nicaragua,
under William Walker, and one Of his most active
partisans; that he afterwards deserted Walker and
| joined the Granada party under Martinez. He APP
pears to hold also some commission from his Govern
ment near that Of the United States which has pro-
duced no satisfactory results, as all the world knows
If be really holds the exalted character of public
Minister Penipotentary, it is much to be regretted
that he should come down from so high position to
attack an American Company that has acquired the
appreciation Of our Government and the public pa
tronage,
have simply to say that the aforesaid card or
notice, signed by said Maxine JereZ, is false, ma
licious and defamatory in all particulars relating to
our Company and the lsthmus Transit,
For the proof of this refer the public to the follow
ing extracts of letters received from the transporta-
ton agent of the Company in Nicaragua, Mr. ~ "
Fitzgerald and from our general agent, Col y. ".
Childs formerly State Engineer in the state OF New
York also to the letter of the Hon. A. J. de 1rsarr,
the Minister resident-Minister Plenipotentiary and
Envoy ExtFaordinary-a gentleman of high char
acter and much esteemed both in this country and
abroad,
the question of veracty between the Hon. Doctor
General Jerez on one side, and the above named
American citizens and the Hon. A. j. de 9risarr on
the other LAM ST. yours y TespeetIqy'
G. G. Fitzgerald, transportation Agent of the
Nicaragua line, writes from Nicaragua on the ed
September, to the Secretary of the Company
| received dates from New York advising me of
the dispatch of the lake boats, ETC.. and justified
in making immediate arrangements for land trans
portaton to receive passengers and freight between
the 10th October and lst November. have secured
500 mules and all the necessary carriages / can
take so tuns of freight and take this opportunity of
informing you that the Company may not apprehend
any delay in the easy and speedy land transport.
O. ElTzGERALDs Transportation Agent.
Colonel @. w. Chiids writes from (Greytown) San
Juan del Eorte, 18th Oct. 1858:
The steamer Cass-Y rissari left this port for her
destination ION the Lake NicaTagual by the way of
the Colorado, on the 9th inst, and had proceeded
far as the foot of the Machuca Rapids, learn by
the Nicaragua mail boat.
The Catherine Maria arrived in quite good con-
dition at o'clock on the morning of the 18th inst.
We have concluded to leave in the morning.
Since the above was written the Laura Frances
arrived in the river San Juan the 18th October as
published in our papers.
Brooklyn, Nov. 3, 1858. {
DEAR SIR-In answer to your note Of this day, in
quiring if | know whether the route across the
lsthmus OF Nicaragua is in good condition for the
transportation oil passengers and freight from one
ocean to the other can assure you that know from
reliable information, received from Nicaragua, that
the transit for the transportation of passengers aud
freight across said sthmus in complete order and
ready on the 18th of October last, when the last
steamer OF the Company arrived, and that since the
latter part Of September all the necessary mules and
carriages were ready for the transportation of passen.
gers by land the road itself being in good order and
condition.
AS to the other point about which you consult me,
as to any knowledge may have respecting any new
contract Or privilege made with Mr.. Van Dyke or
other parties have to say, that although in dis
patch from the Secretary of Foreign Relations of
Nicaragua, dated Managua, Sept 25 1863 directed to
me by that functonary by order of his Excellency
the President OF the Republic Of Nicaragua he re
commends to me the arrangement of the affairs of the
transit, 9 acting IN concert with Mr.. JereZ,h aud
although in letter from the President himself Don
Thomas Martinez, dated at Managua the 9th June
1858, the President informs that MFR. Jerez will
return to Nicaragua as soon as these matters ale set
tied to your (the subscribers) satisfaction and ac
cOrding to the interests of the country notWith-
standing the said General Jerez has not Informed me
that he has made any contract with the said Mr. Van
Dyke or with any other person; neither has that
gentleman informed me that any propositions have
been made to him relative to this matter.
Yours, respectfully
ToJP Yelverton President Of the american Atlantic and
Pacific Ship CnuR Company, New York
In connection with this subject we extract the fol
lowing correspondence from the New York Herald
San juan nt DE- R sd41Es se c shy4 iss5
The Cass. Yrissarri is aground on the rapids in
San Juan river, awaiting rise to reach the lake.
The Catherine Maria is still here, but apparently
totally unfit for the purpose she is intended as she
draws too much water to navigate the river and can
carry but few passengers Col Childs the Transit
Companys engineer, is here and observation-disclosures
at the prospect of a steamship load Of passengers
being dropped upon him from New York and he
without the means of transporting them to the
Pacific coast. He is well aware that if any number
of passengers are landed in Nicaragua where every
citizen Of the United States is looked upon as fill
buster by the masses, there will be great ribuaton
Col CAVITY, commander of the combined forces
OF Costa RIGA and Nicaragua on the San Juan river
for the humiliation of pirates and tiIibusters is
"a nm Ito TJDN J,.e,Jf
dofse the passport Of the steamer Cass Yrssari that
his forces might not interfere with her progress up
the river,
Welearn of Gen. Lamar as late as the 10th October
He was at San jose Costa Rica, and hopes to settle
Central American affairs to the entire satisfaction of
Yankee oodledom ; but blessed are they who expect
nothing, These petty republics wrapping themselves
up 10 their own weakness, are good at whipping the
devil around the stump, and ifthey get the General
ntoa correspondence who of us will see the end of it
The Saratoga is at Aspinwall.
Her Britannia Majesty's war steamers Leopard and
Basisk are here watching our squadron. Johnny
Bull wants to know and see what is going on He
is jolly good fellow, and only wants his tiffn and
room to swing around his anchors.
SAN JUAN DEL NoRTE Oct l6, 1889
Inc Gass Grlsarrl lett on the Sth, via The river
Colorado, for Lake Nicaragua and reached the Ma.
chuca rapids, some seventy miles MP the San Juan
river, without single accident making the passage
in about forty eight hours. The Catharae Maria left
for Castillo on the morning of the 10TH passing up
touching Col Chlds and Mr. Fitzgerald were pas.
sengers in her, bound for Managua, to communicate
with the Nlcarguan Government
The arrival OF these steamers and Col Childs the
agent OF the Company, created quite sensation in
our little community. This town generally gave
him cordial welcome but the thick sculIed bjped
who holds the office of Mayor assisted by Joe Scott
and his admirers, took the matter in high dadgeon
The Mayor, who decidedly wolhsh was exceedingly
btter ia MS denuntlatiohs OF the Company and its
gentemanly and cautious representative Col Childs
and IN reply to question from the latter in reference
toan arrangement with the town for the establishment
of depot on this side Of the harbor, declared that
ut ish der tuyful yot no grant it DEM mine Got'
The Colonel however found The merchants and the
Common Council altogether in favor of granting the
Company all that he required for it and at meet
ing OF the Council vote was taken perfectly to his
satisfaction. The next morning the Mayor rendered
his resignation, written in choice terms and decidedly
with the German accnct but as yet there has no
alarming change taken place in the minds of the PEG.
pie, and strong hopes are entertained that the sun
wall continue to rise and set and the world and the
machinery OF life Jog on as heretofore.
The redoubtable Col. Cauty whose military ey-
plots along the San Juan river and at Punta Arenas
have so nstonished the world and made his name so
terrible TO mankind ut large is about to honor your
city with his presence He goes to lay before the
capitalists of New York his project for establishing
transit from San dose TO this town, by means of
steamers on the rivers San Juan and Serapiqui and
by railroad over the mountains of Costa RiCa. A
grant for this enterprise has been obtained by his
venerable parent and himself from Costa Rca and
il sufficient money can be obtained to construct the
road, etc, they hope to make good thing of it {da
Belly) The capital stock is to be 5000 900, divided
in shares of $l00 each. have been told that the
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