The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-27


Mons Belly Asaim-Row lie Fooled President Kora-0G-
cial Decree Confirming his Contract-Preidem Mora, of
Costa Rico Reelected for Ten Ysars-7ne Late Negro
-Rain-AoueHsents Of United States Vesses-7fo
in Bogota, &C., de-
President Mora, accompanied by Prince Polgnac,
OGorra Mahon and STAFF left Panta Arenas
for San Juan del Sur In the French flag ship Andromede
the 18th ultimo, TO help Mons Belly naugurate his
canal at Rivas, the 27h. But when Nora reached RI
vas found preparations made to receive h-Pres
dent Martinez not being present. So he had sleep
hide eat tassjo with his fingers and swallow hs aguadiente
from fortuna. Not fapcying this treatment the cole
braon est, and coming 10 the conclusion at last that
Belly was making fool of him. he repacked his traps
and made bee line for his capital. During his stay
in Nicaragua be was bothered with taxes his baggage
charged for coming on shore and going off again.
and had to decker about his mules just the
Pike would have been his way to California.
Belly has shown his baud at last by asking from Mar
tinez decree granting him the exclusive right of the
Transit which granted be Belly) agreeing TO pay
small captaton tax and furthsr tax Of 100 monthly
government for the of the Transit This
Decree however, will be of to him until ratified by
Congress- which IT will be- Belly appears to be
nearly played out His first contract has been approved
by Congress, with the following modifcatons:--
DECREE OF RATIFICATION OF THE BELLY CONTRACT
The Senate and Chamber of of Nicaragua
Article Herewith ratified with the amendments contain
ed in this law the contract for the sp canal
h aId s the ps%s Of In q Gsagsn MI Was
Presidents Of kcsrsgna and Costa Hica and Mr. Felix Belly
a1 e. a! ne fa ss srde fa Il Suppressed
following and TSe rsp % Of
ksSsus rsssves for he.s the and aos9 9s
SaSsants She also herself sas isryas:
Esdsfs defence equally the islands Of Vmeepe and
other fortidcations public sue aess h or
meps Of bs nee cities in he TIC free porte has been
Threat se hi sEsu af g a.
public lands An The srsct Of lands yell
sad IS
s s .s asS % s n aa
that aue.tion whatsoever Be brought ibis point
d Id solep;s According Z r option
ana s'n ss az .ss u s
PAID sar
Of s sss s ss s a soo
and Salinas Other Sass The 40 will agree
S ssis n .ss s s two
sss % Zen
70 the damages and harms ocasoned By their own faults
ion sss ssdasIsS ssht a
understood a. sooD ss he canal has been built zen
the sha be subject 70 the twenty 9th article
S s made VI" &:
cia agreement all vessels company shau enjoy
when hey employed Carrying mssef or
Art In The eighteenth article the word porasgos to be
suppressed In he Spanish text
day Of The ratification Of this contract two sraned
oona % @ Complete sOneun S
sI.ys nature saSSd impede The works ,nsy shall
THE term according their opinion with the ratification Of the
IT. s1d "a are suppressed. and
stead shall be resdThe of me eight per cen. to hs
monthly and The dividends shs he
~a Of %
Cd ns rsna 0r the rent coming " her and
the custom house laws in manner satisfactory to the com
At i. he 2sS article is suppressed:
er ~ the @ s bs s ssd S n
be 5asssd By be "a zen in Ncaragas
= s%sss. y
BE- d'
| Art - The 23.h article 10 suppressed
The contract shall impede fualmsut
have made with other nstions shall The WORKS Of
the river San Juan only in of absolute
Is hnis6ed Nicaragua sh. preserve the free
w s the s H. s C
no be ne csmpany Ia tbs last named case the
The government and company 'AA' W "s'e'a upon W
2whst me canal ]. not concluded the company ha.
Noe than The establishment OF Their Sort dams dredging
aud L s Ss psssn
contract shall Tot interfere .hal the government
tracts ard make of the lands woods ana ali other
Al he end u he nse nu .as ~
n.y. the capa With ali rs w6arves locks machinery and iii its
ne s hs q ad
aud sbs be repaired Ave before
Art 10 as soon az the preaent oonrAc, ratified by NM.
and BE- pabhed s law 81 s
Given In the hall of Congress- Msnagua April 1882
1t was stated that Sir VIM Gore Ouseley had made the
acceptance OF the British convention relative to Mosquito
positive demand, previous to Engand's accepting the
Ouseley ZeIedon treaty, and c0njeatnred thai the
principal object Of President Morals visit 10 Nicaragua was
Onr AspinwaM Correspondence.
AsPiSwALL, May Is, 1850.
Necessity Of Ltoh ne Eastern Coast of Honduras and
NosqaaoA Suggestion for the New York Board Of Un-
| d,writers dc
OF all the ocean tracks there probably none more dan
than that of the coasts OF Honduras and
Mosquito. For several hundred miles sunken coral reefs
extend rendered the dangerous by variable strong
currents These reefs lie the direct course between
Cape st. Antonio and Aspnwa or San Juan and al, sail
ing vessels and steamships pass among them in going or
returning Within the past two years not legs than ahalf
vessels have lost come one Of these banks
the Sueno Serrans Rencador others lighthouse on
"spl Rock" Old Providence would have saved many II
all Of the oet veees; but there is not light between
Cape st. Antonio and Aspiuwa. Millions, in treasure
manufactures and produce with thousands Of
pass annually over this great highway II should
be protected with lights at every possible point but with
The exception OF the British lights Belize there are
| none.
New Granada bias not single light on her coasts. on
the Pacific or Atlantic The gh. at Aspinwa was erect
| ny. Vessels arriving at Aspnwa pay small lighthouse
tax to the company 1t would be well for the Board Of