New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-11-08
Antr-Siearaguap Manifesto.
A Proclamation By James Buchanan, President Of
the United States.

the United States.
Whereas information has reached me from sources
which I cannot disregard that certain persons in
violation of the neutrality laws Of the United States
are making third attempt g seq on loot military
expedition within their territory against Nicaragua
a foreign State, with which they are at peace. In
order to raise money for equipping and maintaining
this expedition, persons connected Herewith as
have reason believe, have issued and sold bonds
and other contracts pIedging the public lands of
Nicaragua and the transit route through its territory
a security for their redemption and fulillment
The hostile design Of this expedition is rendered
manifest by the fact that these bonds and contracts
can be of possible value their holders unless the
present Government OF Nicaragua shall be overtbrown
by force. Besides, the Envoy Extraordinary and Min
sLer Pienip0tentiaTy of that Government in the Uni
ted States has issued notice, 10 pursuance Of his in
strnctions dated on the 9th instant forbidding the
citizens or subjects of any nation except passengers
intending to proceed through Nicaragua over the
transit route from ocean to ocean, to enter its terri
tory without regular passport signed by the proper
Minister or Consul General ofthe Republic resident in
the country from whence they shall have departed
Such persons with this exception, will be stopped
and compelled TO return by the same conveyance that
took them to the country
From these circumstances the inference is rresiata
bic that persons engaged in this expedition win leave
the United States with hostile purposes against Mica
Tagua. They cannot, under the gnise which they
have assumed that they peaceful. emigrauts,
ceal their real intentions and especially when they
know in advance that their landing will lie resisted
and can only he accomplished bV an overpowefing
force. This eXpedent was successfully res0red to
previous to the last expedition and the vessel in
which those composing it were conveyed to Nicara-
qua obtained clearance from the collector Of the
port OF Mobile. Although, after a careful examina-
tion, no arms or munitions Of war were discovered
on board, yet when they arrived in Nicaragua, they
were fonnd to be armed and equipped and immed-
ately commenced hOstilities.
The leaders of former illegal expeditions Of the
same character have openly expressed their intention
n
them, who has already been twice expelled from
Nicaragua has invited, through the public ueEspa-
pers, American citizens to emigrate to that Republic,
and has designated Mobile the place OF rendezvous
and departure, and San Juan del Norte the port
which they are bound. This person, who has re-
nuunced his allegiance to the United Statas and
claims to be President of Nicaragua has given notice
to the collector Of the port Of Mobile that two or
three hundred OF these emgrants will be prepared to
embark from that port about the middle OF No
| vember.
For these and other good reasons and for the pur-
pose OF saving American citizens who may have been
honestly deluded into the belief that they about
to proceed to Nicaragua as peaceful emgTants if any
such there be, from the disastrous consequences to
which they will be exposed /, James Buchanan,
President of the United States, have thought fit TO
lssue this my proclamation eDonipg upon all officers
OF the Government, civil and military, in their re-
specve spheres, to be yigiant active and faithful
in suPpressing these illegal enterprises, and carry
ing out their standing instructions to that effect
horting all good citizens, by their respect for the
laws and their regard for the peace and welfare OF the
country, to aid the Efforts OF the public authorities in
the discharge of their duties.
In testimony whereof, Ihaye hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal OF the United States be affixed
to these presents
the city Washington the hfrtietb day of Octo-
tober thousar eight hundred hfty.eight,
sEALl and of The independents The United etay,s the
JAMES BUCHANAN.
LEWIS Cas-, Secretary of State