Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-12-18

A rumor has been aaont that the Spanish
Minister at Washington had received inlellt
geuce Of the rumored declaAtioa Of war by
Spain against Mexico This rumor has been
cen,radicted
The Washington correspondent Of the Com
merciul Advertiser says that Capt McImosh
has written TO the Department that the British
officers did not visit the Washington on
occount Of any pretcnsions to the right Of search
hut on The ground Of the dnihs Of Great Brit
ain under her protceiorality Of the Mosquito
coast. aud also in virtue Of her engagements
with Nicaragua for the enforcement Of her
policy.
The emigrants on board the Susan from Mo-
bile will receive similar visitation. aud ir our
own naval force should in defiance of positive
orders suffer them to land, they will be followed
by British forces into the interior Lord Ma
pier has avowed this us the purpose of his gov
eminent aud its officers ut GreytOwn.
The Agent of the steamer Washington has
announced that that vessel will he dispatched 10
Nicaragua again on the 20lh, and that all the
passengers who wish to go eau do So Very
few of those, however, seem disposed to avail
themselves of this Offer. Many of them are
selling their tickets ut heavy discount aud
Others are demanding back their passage money.
The STEAMSHIP WAsnINoroN AT San JUAN.
The Steamship Washington, of the Me.
aragnan line, arrived at the port of New
York on Saturday last, rom San Juan del
Norte aud Aspinwall She left New York
on the 7th Of November, and arrival at
San Juan on the 18Th learning that the
Herman had not touched at San JUN del
Sur, where she expected to receive the pas
sengerS she proceeded after n weeks delay
to ASpinwall Part Of her passengers
such Of them as had money to pay their
travelling expenses to San FranciScO-were
taken TO Panama and shipped on board the
Pacific Mail Company'S steamer. The re-
maindcr greatly exaSperated and distress
ed at the trratment they had received, were
brought back to New York. While at
San Juan the Washington was boarded by
two officers of H. b. NJ. ship VaIorous,
who questioned Captain Churchill after a
fashion that brings To mind the scenes IN
the Gulf of Mexico. Flag officer McIn-
tosh promptly demonstrated against the in
reference The presence of Sir William
Gore Ouseley on board the Valorous gives
an Importance to this visit Of British Off.
GERS TO an American ship, which it would
not otherwise possess.
The passengers of the Washington, were
suspected of being lillbuSters, and the Me
hrnguam authorities refused to pass them
through their territory. 'Phe non appear
ance of the Hermann, oIly strengthened
his suspicion in the minds both Of the To-
cal authorities, and the British officers Oh
| board Ihe ValOrOuS These latter were re-
/ frrred to the American naval officers who
had previously visited the Washington, but
they replied that the nature Of their in
StructioDs required them to- obtain their in
formation direct, aud in reply to the remon-
STRANGE that was offered. it was asserted
that their visit was under color of the Brl-
tish Protectorate, which had been establish.
cd. This aspect of Nicaragunn affairs,
see.Ls thctO present some obstacles togratii-
cation of the manifest destiny" notions Of
Mr.. BCcHANAN aud friends, aud does not
preclude the idea, that our iilibuStering
propensi;ics, are not only to he hampered
in that direction, bnt that some little eau.
tion may he found ncedful to avoid brush
with her majesty.