The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-12-22

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KANSAS. Gov. MEDARY has arrived
in this heretofore much distracted Terri
tory. We hope and believe his admins
tration of affairs there will be creditable
to himself and satisfactory to- the peo-
pie.
NIcARAGUA.-Quite commotion was
kicked up down on the Nicaraguan coast
recently. 1t appears that the steamer
Washington with passengers for Califor-
MIA from New York, was not permitted by
the authorities of Nicaragua to land her
passengers at San Juan, for the reason,
as was alleged, that they were filibusters
the passengers desiring to go by the
Nicaraguan route to the Pacific. The
officers of the O. S. frigate Savannah had
boarded the Washington, when outside
the harbor. She was also boarded by
officers from the British ships-of-war
Leopard and Valorous, with side arms,
who asked questions as to whether there
were arms and ammunition on board, and
requested. to see the passenger list
They were informed that the ship had
been boarded by the officers of the Unit
ed States frigate Savannah, who would
give them all necessary information regar-
ding the character of the vessel The
officers replied that they were instructed
to obtain such information direct. They
did not however, insist on the matches be-
ing taken off, and left suddenly. The
same day the British steamer Leopard
went to the mouth of the Colorado to in
tercept two hundred and fifty fllibusters
whom it was reported the Washington had
landed there the previous night. One
boat could not get up the San Juan, ow-
ing to the low water, and had proceeded
to the mouth Of the Colorado, where it
arrived at daylight next morning, just in
time to be seen by the officers of the
Leopard The boat was chased by the
boats from the Leopard, with howitzers
and small arms. Having overtaken it,
and found no fillibusters on board, they
went back to their ship, which returned
to Greytown. -
These proceedings on the part of The
British officers caused intense excitement
in political circles at Washington city
1t appearing as if the British were. about
to claim the right to search our vessels
which they had, by treaty, recently aband
oned. The following are the latest items
we have seen relative to this affair:
i Commodore McIntosh, of the Ameri.
can squadron, when he learned of the
boarding of the Washington, Immediately
wrote note to the English Commando,
demanding an explanation. The En-
glishman replied that they had a righ
to visit vessels in port belonging to
nation under their protection-meanine
!, Mosquito and probably Nicaragua.
{ Commodore Mcintosh wrote anothe
note, stating that he took an entirely diff
ferent view of the case, and if the act Q
aggression was repeated he should b
compelled to resent it with what force b
had.e x5er his command.
Thf2ly to this note was an immed
iute visit Rom several of the chief Britis
! officials, to the Roanoke to verbally ez
r plain and arrange the difficulty. CaE
lain Oldham disclaimed any intention t
exc rcisc the right of search, saying ths
10 he had merely boarded the Washington t
get the news and after it wsE known tn,
an English Government S6cer was anon
the passengers. In other words, the
=. had merely made the usual friendly visi
~ the same as our officers made to the Bri
- isb vessels.
G Sir William Gore Ousley and his Sc,
e rotary explained the matter pretty mut
,e in the same way. The prominent fact o
;, ours, however, that Great Britain exc
- cises protectorats over the Mosqui
% kingdom.
n At Washington, there is said to
s. much less excitement on this subject thu
# when the news of the event was first r
2 ceived.
= THROAT DIsEAsE.-A throat disea.
Is is carrying off many children in Kingsto
r, N. Y, after short sickness. 1t is ca
Ie ed there the "sore throat disease" fro
h the fact that it operates much like crou
20 A very high fever is one of the symptom
20 We have been told that disease som
y what similar to the above has prevail
d. in Benton township.
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