Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-17
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LETTER FROM AspINwALL.
CORRESPONDENCE critic Richmond Enquirer.
AsrISwALI, juno 3, 1857.
Upon the I>thmus everything appears dull
dead or diving. The rainy season is on us, anc
the large drops come pattering down bountifnl
~.
The flag ship. Roanoke, returned to Aspin
wall, after putting down the Hon. Geo. Jone:
at Carthagena on the 2Stll; and, it is believed
, this ship will sail soon for New York with thu
japanese Commissioners. who are supposed tC
be due at Panama OH the arrival Of the steam
or. There is little chance of scribbling out any
more long and windy correspondence from thu
IsthmuS even by those who pretend 10 such 6
horror of them. That good old chorus
The treaty &, coming, bow WOW, bow Won:
has been the everlasting theme; the eternal
tune, and mawkish bombast; the Alpha and
the Omega Of all letter writers Of the lsthmus;
and what TO sing about now is somewhat diff
cult for YOUR emincntly original correspondent
to decide; yet, for all this, | will write il, after
all is done, | cannot but admit myself that il
mounts to nothing more than n native Sc
sarrettas 10 puff and spit.
The Jamestown, Capt. Kennedy, is on the
point of departing for San Juan or Greytown,
to continue that same cruise for fllibusterS.-
There is not the slightest objection to the
''little man.Ofwar" leaving the port; but un-
less he keeps nearer the coast than has been
his wont, he might as we'll be commissioned
for the Chinese Seas. Three or four hundred
miles from the coast is a long way of, and he
must have an extraordinary glass to make out
for Il certainty the little General and the emf:
grant tillibustcrs. Millions might land at fifty
places on the coast and overrun Central Amer
lea before this Administrator would be II bit
the wiser. 1t is no less dangerous than useless
to keep this cranky ship in commission in the
Caribbean, and il she is not soon withdrawn
she will share the fate Of the unfortunate Albany.
None can desire release more than her officers,
who daily offer up dcvout prayers for their
speedy and safe return.
How long are the American people to remain
in such 4 state of uncertainty: When are we
to have another transit to our possessions
through Central America TO California? There
appears very little hope OF anything being ac-
complishcd until after the next Presidential
election, and, therefore, we should advise Gov.
Wise to make Il feature of these questions
On this hobby Mr.. buchanan rode into power;
that is, he promised the Californians a fair show
for their rail road. and peace and truce to the
cmisrants hereafter. If he thinks the .Ameri-
can people desire an opposition transit to battle
against the ills Of these mighty oligarchical
monopolies, let him avow it, and he will secure
the vote of the whole Of California and the
e,nigrants for ages to come
The insignificant steamer belonging to the
United States mail line came into the harbor on
the 3lst ult. She brought between 500 and
900 passengers. They were sent almost d.
rcctly over the road to Panama, and hurried
off to the steamer without a moments breathing
time.
jerks believes if Mr.. T~hingembob does so
and so, and all goes on well, and If the greasers
arc not found treacherous, and England is hon.
est in her pretensions, and if the world is not
destroyed by a dcluse or volcano, or a rain of
fire, there are some prospects OF having these
difficulties in Central America, together with
the treaties which have been so long lingering
OH the tapiS. settled. The prospects are small
to be sure, and in all probability nothing will
be done until Gov. Wise seats himself in that
old arm chair, now n long time u fixture in the
white house, and Mr.. Buchanan takes his tinal
departure to private life.
The American citizens are being robbed by
; the bogus government at San Juan, or Grcytown.
Their property has been claimed by the British
consul, as a part Of the Moschito coast and ii.
B. VI. possessions. Americans are still refused
passports to ascend the river or enter the
country. Since the death of Mr.. Milot, the
chief cnginccr Of the Belly Troop, they have
all been seized with Il kind Of panic, difficult to
account for. There Is evidently something Sc
rious in the conduct of the whole corps-canalic
and we cannot help believing they arc about
to slope. The harbor is once more becoming
navigable for the larger vessels. such as steam
ers, and by 0ctobcr-thc month it is said We
arc to have an opposition steamer on that line
the vessels will, without doubt, be able to run
in and out without danger.
The war spirit continues against Costa Rlca,
and it would not be at all astonishing ii on the
eve of a terrible war in Europe, another hardly
less serious war was about to between
the Crcasers OH the one side and the g%reascrS
on the other, in Central America. The inha-
bitants of Greytown. mostly negroes, are in a
wretched state Of poverty, and the resumption
Of the transit Of Nicaragua alone will save
these negroes or the greascrS from starving
The country is perfectly cleaned out of provi'
sions, and if the enigrants come back they
will have 10 bring plenty OF provcndcr along
with them.
The passengers from California have arrived
mt Panama and will soon be over the road to
leave by the Star of the West for New York
and New Orleans. ;.
fN,s-iH-s MAY 81, CORRESPONDENCE OF London Times.