The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-04-06
very 1mportat frnn, r1ioararna-

The latest arrives from Central Ameri-
ca, bring intelligece of very important
movements that hFe taken place in Nj
caragua. 1t IS thu condensed from the
New Orleans paprs Our government
will, we doubt not Jake prompt measures
for the protectionof Americans in that
misruled and insoNnt little Republic:
The Northern Light reports that Prcsi-
dent Martinez haq seized on the steamers
of the American Transit COMPANY. and
the persons IN chTge had been expelled
from the country It the point of the bay
onet. The Amehcaa flag was hauled
down on tie steanersand at the depots
of the company, and The Nicaraguan flag
hoiSted instead.
These steamers hav, been delivered to
Monsieur Belly, Of theFrench Nicaraguan
Canal Company, whohas been put in pos
session OF all lInpOrant points on the
Transit route. 1t WIS reported that the
American Consul had been roughly ham
died whilst interfering to prevent these
summary proceedings, and also that all
the Americans in the country have been
driven out.
Monsieur Belly had entered actively on
the survey of the route for his interocean-
| ic canal.
The U. ). vessel Of war Decatur, which
| left Realclo, on the Pacific side, on the
25d February, under orders to proceed tC
| san Juan del Sur, and to return to Real
/ cio 10y the 10Th Of March. on appearing of
| the harbor Of San Juan del Sur was Ia
/ ken by the Nicaraglnns for a tilibustel
vessel under Walker's command, and the
alarm was spread rapidly all over tho
| country.
President Martinez Immediately march
/ ed, at the head Of three hundred soldiers
/ to repcl the supposed invaders; but o.
! discovering ms mistake. he retreatcd
! burning all the bridges on the route. In
/ the meantime, the French expedition
/ under Belly, seized on the American Tran
/ sit Company'- steamers the Cass-lris,arri
the Catherine, and the Maria blaming
/ hauled down the American flag. and i'm
/ pri~oned the crews at Fort san Carlos, OF
the river San Juan. The French eXpedi
ton have taken possession of the town o
| Castillo as their headquarters.
President Martinez has issued a deere
| opening the transit route to all nations
recognising no natiok Sar-oompany' RICH
to mondpqsize II, - islng the passace o
| foreign troops over il. except in the man
ncr laid down in treaty stipulations bean
ing on that point. and regulating tn
manner of making the transit effective.
The British Nicaraguan treaty. negOtia
ted hv Sir VIM. Gore Ou>elcv. it is a~cel
tanned. has positively been ratified by til
NicaraCuan government. Its provision
| are similar to those of the Cass-E rissal
treaty, except that it is agreed that n
British forces shall be landed in Niclr.
qua, unless at the request of the Nicar;
/ guam government. 4 treaty with Sardini
has also been ratified by the Nicaragua
Executive. 1t Is of similar import to ia
British treaty. and establishes Vriyatce
ing on the grounds laid down by the CoI
gre,- at Paris 4 treaty with France.
the same general import would shortly L
ratified.
The buildings of the American Tran,
Company ~ Punta Arenas have bee
washed away by the encroachmcnts ,
the sea.
The Larbor al Greytown is fast film
up with sand and other deposits, and
/ Inaccessible 10 ocean steamers.